Tag archive: distribution

When is someone going to cut Research in Motion some slack? First it has to hit back at lackluster reviews of its new 7-inch PlayBook tablet, then its co-chief executive walks out of an interview with the BBC. Following that come reports of slow sales of the device upon its North American launch on Tuesday, and now, as if all that wasn't enough, Verizon has entered the fray. It appears that America's largest wireless carrier is… Read More

Although not everybody with an iPhone wants to jailbreak the device and explore the wild and wooly world of iPhone applications not sanctioned by Applem, the Cupertino company is apparently taking a dim view of developers who want to create programs and applications and distribute them in some way besides the officially sanction iTunes App Store. The latest version of the iPhone software development kit (SDK) forbids developers from… Read More

Last year, the Recording Industry Association of America won a jaw-dropping legal victory when a federal jury ruled against plaintiff Jammie Thomas and awarded the RIAA $220,000 for making 24 songs (and, allegedly, thousands of others) available via the file-sharing service Kazaa. Now, the RIAA might be singing a different song: U.S. District Judge Michael Davis has declared a mistrial in the case, saying he committed a "manifest error… Read More

Chocolate or vanilla. Right or left. Diet or regular. Life is full of bland choices, and for the most part, "Palm OS or Windows Mobile" has been one of them when choosing PDA. That could change with the introduction of a new breed of Linux that has been optimized for mobile Internet devices, announced by Pepper Computer on Thursday. Pepper already caters their distribution of Linux specifically to non-technical users, but still… Read More

Operations in the U.S. have already been closed and distribution has been transferred to Tocad, an American distributor. Kyocera bought Yashica in 1996 and acquired the Contax-brand name as part of the deal. Despite this announcement, rumours are still circulating of two new launches for Contax' medium format ranges. A Mark II 645 camera and a digital rangefinder to join the G series have been predicted, but could not be confirm… Read More

“This is a great benefit to small acts that will can receive greater online distribution than independent record labels usually provide by releasing music for these artists through digital only services such as Apple's iTunes, RealNetworks' Rhapsody and Microsoft's MSN Music. If digital sales are substantial (at least 5,000 copies), Universal has the option to release the song or album in CD form and begin retail… Read More