Tag archive: Atlantic

Finland's Nokia is continuing to push its XpressMusic platform forward, based on the idea that when people buy a phone they also buy a time-limited license to all the music they can download…and when the license expires, they can just buy a new phone. The latest addition is the 5530 XpressMusic, which also hooks in to social networking services like Facebook and MySpace and offers 4 GB of onboard memory for music and media… Read More

For centuries people have hunted the lost, and probably mythical, city of Atlantis, which was located…well, somewhere. It supposedly vanished around 9000 BC, "in a single day and night of misfortune" according to the philosopher Plato. At the start of this week, however, British tabloid newspaper The Sun said that aeronautical engineer Bernie Bamford had spotted a suspiciously square grid of lines in the Atlantic off the… Read More

With worse economic news darkening the tickers on CNN every day and companies collapsing like cardboard boxes in the icy December wind, you might be inclined to shorten wish lists a bit this year to make for a lean Christmas. But while a little fiscal responsibility never hurt, it doesn’t mean you have to come up short on gifts either. Believe it or not, volumes worth of books, games, TV shows, movies and software are all waiting… Read More

It’s a sign of the changing times. Atlantic Records has said that its digital sales exceeded physical CD sales in the 12 months that ended on the 30th September, the Guardian reported. Now part of the Warner Group, 51% of Atlantic’s revenues came from digital sales during the year, figures helped by its merger with the Elektra label in 2004. Atlantic's chairman and chief executive, Craig Kallman, said: "It was… Read More

Do mobile services have the potential everyone believes? Google certainly hopes so. Last year it launched Android, its OS for mobiles, as well as offering a newsearch service for phones in the US.   Now, with faith in the future, it’s launched that bigger and better (but actually more local) mobile search service in four other countries –Britain, Germany, France and Canada, as well as setting up engineering groups on both sides… Read More

Online music services might make it seem like every track that's ever been recorded is now available for purchase and digital download—with each service claiming to offer millions of music tracks—but the simple fact is that vast collections of music are not available online in any form. Sometimes these are limited-release recordings on obscure labels, where master recordings may not be available, and many others are… Read More

Folks who were hoping the iPhone hype might die down a bit following the item's hectic June 29th launch might be in for a disappointment: according to a new survey (PDF) of U.S. residents from Lightspeed Research, nearly one third of respondents (32 percent) say they intend to purchase an Apple iPhone, with 8 percent planing to do so in the next three months, and 22 percent planning to do so in the future. The survey also found some… Read More

Google has added muscle to its Google Calendar application with Google Calendar Gallery. It’s a widget that allows users to import listings and events from other sites. By giving Calendar users access to a numberof public listings of all kinds, Google’s modest aim is to turn the application into “the next best thing to a personal concierge.” With a single click, events or complete calendarscan be imported to the user’s calendar. The Gallery… Read More

A new study has examined online usage and penetration in Europe, revealing that the average European spends 24 hours a month surfing the Web, and goes online 16 and a half days during the month. More than 122 million Europeans over the age of 15 go online every day.   The survey was carried out by comScore to examine the online habits of people across the continent, and reveals just how pervasive online usage has become. Leading the pack… Read More

LucasArts and video game developer Day 1 Studios have announced a new high profile title for next generation systems including the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Fracture will combine "next-generation gameplay, an intriguing storyline and compelling characters" to create what may be another major hit for LucasArts. Fracture, as described in a press release, is set in "the year 2161, where ecological and seismological disasters… Read More

AT&T and Firethorn Holdings LLC have announced a new wireless application that enables AT&T mobile phone customers to manage accounts and pay bill using their mobile phones (PDF). Initial banks on board with the plan include Wachova, BancorpSouth, Regions Financial, and SunTrust Banks. Users can download the online banking application directly to compatible handsets beginning today; AT&T plans to offer the software as an… Read More

iPod owners can be something of a special breed: some of them become inseparable from their click-wheel enabled toys and their ability to cart around mammoth music collections, and seem to experience withdrawal symptoms when they wake up and their iPod isn't there, or if they have to take a shower or swim without their favorite electronic device. Fortunately, the market economy has these folks covered. The folks iLuv have announced two… Read More

Sirius Satellite Radio earlier this week announced the availability of a new marine weather data service for the boating community. This new offering will be available via a satellite receiver module which attaches to Raymarine's E-Series multifunction navigation displays. The marine weather data service, said Sirius, will provide on-demand access to detailed boating related weather information. Coverage includes the 48 contiguous… Read More

It's the end of the year, and you know what that means: search engine companies release their lists of top search terms for 2005. Yahoo, AOL, Lycos, and Dogpile have already done it

The 4200e front-and center-channel speakers have been redesigned by replacing the original user-installed cosmetic side panels with permanently attached finishing panels. In addition, the new system's 642e subwoofer has a new, more massive 12-inch woofer and an improved cabinet. Like its predecessor, System 4200e provides the home theater enthusiast with premium THX Select certified performance in a moderately priced product that… Read More