Music Sales Pricing Fixing Suit Revived Afterall
A NY Judge has approved a motion to move forward with a lawsuit claiming that several major record labels are price fixing digital music sales.
Boston University Student Ordered to Destroy Illegallly Downloaded Music
A graduate student who must pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online has been ordered to destroy his illegal music files — but a judge declined to force him to stop promoting the activity that got him in trouble. Joel Tenenbaum, a Boston University student from Providence, […]
Amazon to Improve Kindle for Blind and Vision Impaired
Amazon updates the Kindle to be more friendly for those with vision impairments or those who are blind.
Disney Wants Consumers to Stream Content
On Oct. 29, Disney let out a teaser to the media about its Keychest Project, which is designed to “shift what it means for a consumer to own a movie or a TV show, by redefining ownership as access rights, not physical possession.” Keychest has been the subject of several articles and blogs about whether […]
Cloud Computing Could Pose Serious Security Issues
Image used with permission by copyright holder (Editor’s note: This is the second part of a two-part series on addressing security risk on cloud computing. Click here for the first part.) A few years ago, Google Enterprise president Dave Girouard had his laptop stolen from the trunk of his car at a San Francisco Giants […]
Apple iPhone Coming to South Korea This Week
KT Corp will begin selling the Apple iPhone this week in South Korea with rumors that SK Telecom might follow shortly behind.
Barnes & Noble Adopts ePub Standard; Aligns With Adobe
Barnes & Noble embraces social digital rights management (DRM) and snubs Amazons proprietary AZW format.
Off to see “The Wizard” for free at Netflix Oct. 3
Netflix is streaming Dorthy, the Tin Man, and everyone else into living rooms all over.
Billboardlive.com to Let Viewers Watch Concerts for Free
Fans will be able to watch concerts of Alicia Keys, Usher and others for free via billboardlive.com.
Zune HD v4.3 Firmware Now Out
Microsoft has released v4.3 Firmware update for the Zune HD Today. All three users rejoice.
How to Keep iPod Headphones From Tangling
Learn how to keep your iPod headphones from tangling so you can get them out and ready to use fast.
BestBuy Gets Into Online Movie Rental Business
BestBuy is partnering with CinemaNow to offer movie rentals on all of the company's web-connected devices.
Apple iPhone Makes China Debut Without WiFi
Apple’s iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world’s most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models. Apple’s local service provider, China Unicom Ltd., hopes the iPhone will give it an edge against giant rival China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest phone […]
Google Android 2.0 Released Today
Google today released Android 2.0 (aka Eclair) to developers. The hyped up mobile operating system is expected to show up on the Motorola Droid smartphone (through Verizon) next week. Key features include Android Search which allows users to search their own phone and web at the same time, text-to-speech support which is supposed to be […]
802.11n Debate on Middle Ground
The 802.11n standard has not secured enough votes to move forward and falls back to square one according to ExtremeTech.com.
7-Eleven To Offer Music And Movie Downloads
Not to be left out of the digital media boom, 7-Eleven will begin testing music and movie downloads available at their convenience stores.
$5,000 Off Fujitsu 63-inch Plasma HDTV
Yes, you can now own the largest plasma in your state for a lot less, $5,000 dollars less to be exact.
2005 Home Entertainment Show Coverage
We have just finished posting our coverage of this years Home Entertainment Show. If you were not able to make it to the show, we have the next best thing!