Sprint certifies Xserve, QuickTime for PCS Vision
Sprint and Apple jointly announced today that Apple's Xserve G5 and QuickTime software have been certified as mobile multimedia delivery platforms for Sprint's new PCS Vision Multimedia Services.
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HP to unveil new HP iPod
Hewlett-Packard plans to unveil their long-awaited HP-branded iPod among dozens of new gadgets that HP CEO Carly Fiorina hopes will help HP get a foothold in the consumer electronics business and lead their consumer push strategy. Besides the HP iPod, some of the new gadgets include the company’s first digital projector for consumers, televisions, and …
Students crazy about iPod follow the music to Apple laptops
Apple‘s trendy iPod digital music player, which has revitalized the company, is giving laptop sales a boost during back-to-school season. Many students, after falling in love with the iPod, are packing for college with new Macintosh computers. What about you? Are you a Mac user or a PC user? Do you own an iPod? Please …
iSkin Announces New eVo Case for 4G iPod (2004)
iSkin announced its plan to ship the new 4G iPod skins on August 31. According to MacMinute.com, the eVo 2 is made of high grade silicone (possibly the same type Pamela Anderson has), as well as rear heat release pores and a redisigned belt clip. Some models will glow in the dark. The iSkin’s eVo …
College P2P File Sharing Is On The Decline
A combination of authorized music services and lawsuits is successfully helping to control illegal file-swapping on campuses, a joint entertainment industry-university group said on Tuesday. In the last year, more than 20 schools have signed up for deeply discounted access to music services such as Napster, MusicNet and RealNetworks’s Rhapsody, the Joint Committee of the …
Can DealMac.com’s Online Apple Deals Compete Against Amazon? (2004)
Will DealMac be able to take on growing mega-sites like Amazon.com? We will just have to wait and see.
iPod Mini Software Update?
According to Think Secret, Apple is set to pull the wraps off of a software update for the iPod Mini which would provide the same functionality as the current big brother click-wheel iPod. The update should include the single-click shuffle function, …
Filmmaker Errol Morris Challenges Americans To Swap Your PC And Your President
Errol Morris, the famous documentary filmmaker who produced Apple's well-known series of ads about discontented PC users who switched to Macs, had a similar idea on how to reach undecided American voters.
RealNetworks Targets iTunes Users with Price Cut (2004)
“In a bid to win customers from market leader and now fierce rival Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) , RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) said Tuesday it would offer 49-cent music downloads, a price-slashing move that the company admitted would cut into its profits. Real said it would cut its prices in half, offering single-song downloads for 49 cents …
Everything you need to know about Apple’s iPod Update 3.0.1
On August 12th, 2004 Apple released iPod software 3.0.1 for iPods with a click wheel. The company says that the updater contains the same software versions as iPod Updater 2004-07-15 for all other iPod models.
Griffin Technology Now Taking Orders for Road Trip Accessory
Griffin Technology is taking orders for the Road Trip, its new all-in-one iPod accessory that acts as a car charger, FM transmitter, and cradle.
DVD Jon Hacks Apple’s AirPort Express Encryption (2004)
DVD Jon hacked Apple's encryption software used for wireless music streaming with Apple's AirPort Express WiFi base station.
iPod Chipmaker Called PortalPlayer Plans Stock Offering
PortalPlayer, the Silicon Valley company whose chip powers the iPod, is looking to play its tune for Wall Street. The Santa Clara, California based company filed registration papers last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the first step toward an initial public offering. PortalPlayer said it hoped to raise as much as $75 million. They did not say …
How To Save Your iPod from a Toilet and Dry It Out
The iPod is barely a few years old and already we've gotten a bowl-load of these "Help! I dropped my iPod in the toilet!" emails. It's an epidemic.
Do You Have an iPod Battery Draining Issue? Here’s Apple’s Advice and a Solution
A user was able to charge their iPod after it was left in the dock for 45 minutes, despite the battery indicator showing only 3/4 full.
iTunes Education: How Your iPod Can Help Make You Smarter (2004)
Need a reason to convince your friends or family to buy you an iPod? Then tell an iTunes education will make them smarter.
iPod Nation – How a Tiny Gadget Changed the Music Industry
Newsweek got the scoop on the new 4th generation iPod. They devoted almost 90% of this week's issue to the iPod and the culture surrounding it. The article is titled "iPod Nation."
