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March 2, 2005 – Bill Gates was knighted today by Queen Elizabeth, who conferred upon him the title of “Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” in a ceremony at Buckinham Palace. Gates now joins the list of prominent individuals who are bestowed honorary knighthood. Money can buy many of games …
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer provided interesting answers to questions about the direction of the iPod at last week’s Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium. Apple’s CFO was a featured presenter representing the company among 140 other leading tech companies in the U.S. Oppenheimer noted the following: –Apple is co-developing an “iTunes mobile music player” with Motorola …
Street Official Mixtape Vol. 4 is a free iTunes download that features music from NAS, Xzibit, Pete Rock, The Game, and KRS-One to name a few.
It’s a sad day for Mac fans. Jef Raskin, the human-computer interface expert largely credited with beginning the Macintosh project for Apple Computer, died Saturday at age 61. Raskin, who named the Macintosh after his favorite fruit, joined Apple in January 1978 as employee No. 31. Famed UI designer dead at 61! What a shame …
Does anyone who works at Amazon.com ever read the user reviews? I posted this tongue-in-cheek review of a David Hasselhoff CD on October 16, 2002. I expected it to be deleted immediately but almost 3 years later not only is the review still online, but so far 2 people have rated my review as helpful. …
A Smith Barney equities analyst said that Apple is not likely to buy TIVO based on discussions with Apple senior management. According to the analyst, Apple is committed to proven technologies, like the iPod and DVD-R. Wall Street is rife with speculation that Apple will acquire TIVO as part of its strategy of owning the …
Who will rule the digital living room of the future? If rumors serve true, it could be Apple. TiVo‘s CEO, Michael Ramsay, claims that his company is not for sale, but with a market cap of only $300 million, TiVo is basically a garage sale bargain. This is especially true for a company with a …
It seems like the world is stuck in a permanent iPod fever. First everyone couldn’t get enough of the(Amazon link) iPod Mini at Christmas time. Then after the holiday shopping season calmed down, iPod demand seemed to get back to normal. But not for long. The iPod Shuffle was announced and we started all over …
Notice a lot of white earbuds lately? You should have. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about 22 million US adults have an(Amazon link) iPod or an MP3 player. Yes 22 million MP3 players! That’s a lot of music walking around our streets. But what’s that number in comparison to the total …
When Miguel Merrano first came to Mirror Valley, the land was green and lush…and off limits to Mexicans. Ranchers Tom Drake and Joe Stangle tried to drive Merrano out, to fence him out; and when he warned them that greed and overgrazing would ruin their land, they refused to listen. Now Merrano’s predictions have come …
Just when you thought Google couldn’t get any better, they launched an amazing online mapping service this week. Also newsworthy, MapQuest crapped their pants. If you have yet to play with Google Maps, don’t waste time and go check it out. The service is still in beta, so expect a few glitches and make sure …
“About 80 percent of Microsoft employees who have a portable music player have an iPod,” said one source, a high-level manager who asked to remain anonymous. “It’s pretty staggering.” Full story from Wired.
“Apple has released a second iTunes New Music Sampler album. The free 16-song compilation features music from Death Cab for Cutie, Simple Plan, Skindred, and more.” [Via IPODLOUNGE] The only thing better than free is………..well nothing, nothing is better than free. That’s just crazy talk. Click here to get your free 16 in one shot. …
Push the Button daily for your chance to win an extremely limited edition(Amazon link) Chemical Brothers iPod iSkin, featuring the debut of the first-ever click wheel protectors from iSkin and the first blue screen to come with an actual skin. One grand prize winner will receive an entire home recording studio with all of the …
SIRIUS Satellite Radio CEO, Mel Karmazin, revealed that he recently had talks with Apple CEO Steve Jobs about producing an iPod with a built-in satellite radio. “I’ve spoken to Steve Jobs,” Karmazin said Wednesday at the McGraw-Hill Companies’ 2005 Media Summit in New York. He declined to elaborate on his comments other than to say …
Ask and ye shall receive. This weekend, while moving my entire iTunes library from one machine to another, I noticed how few of the Albums in my collection had the all important “Album Art” (ok so not exactly a critical component for organizing or playing back digital music but if you have songs from the …
GoDaddy.com CEO, Bob Parsons, is “using his blog to communicate in his own voice and in more detail his company’s side of the story.” [Via webpronews.com] FOX will show almost anything… except a human shoulder. The NFL decided to pull the 2nd commercial spot for GoDaddy.com this Sunday during the first half of the Superbowl. …
