Via a comment on our coverage of the iPod touch app upgrade, Jackson let us know about two ways that people are protesting Apple’s $20 charge for the update that adds several apps left off the initial release.
Jackson’s reaction to the $20 update reflects a lot of early buyers’ attitudes:
I am outraged that Apple is [...]
What do you do with a dead iPod?
Rhett and Link have some ideas for you.
via iJustine
An Apple patent reveals that the company is working on a podcast aggregator that would dynamically collect the news that you are interested in and deliver a personalized news podcast, according to a report at AppleInsider.
In other words - Apple wants to be your news and information station.
The system would allow you to:
Subscribe to and [...]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has issued guidelines (pdf) regarding blogging and other user generated media at the 2008 Beijing Olympiad. And while the Olympics may be a celebration of athleticism and global togetherness, they aren’t going to be a celebration of personal expression.
The IOC’s guidelines address rules for blogging and other user-generated media for [...]
The BBC is warning about the rampant new problem of techno addiction - when gadgets get so damn sexy that people become addicted to them.
According to the venerable BBC:
Techno addiction can become so bad that people wake up several times a night to check their e-mails and text messages;
Techno addiction can interfere with an addict’s [...]
Good news for Apple: half of all music sold in the US will be digital in 2011.
Sales of digitally downloaded music will surpass physical CD sales in 2012, according to a new report by Forrester Research. Digital music sales will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 23 percent over the next five years, [...]
A new version of HandBrake - the free, open-source DVD to MPEG converter - is now available.
HandBrake 0.9.2 incorporates many changes, including full support for the AppleTV Take 2 and the latest iPhone/iPod Touch firmware.
Download it now.
Features for Apple fans:
Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3) sound in MP4 files, for a true DVD experience on the AppleTV [...]
Apple today announced that it has slashed prices on the iPod shuffle, now priced at $49, and that it is introducing a new 2GB model of the iPod shuffle for $69.
“At just $49, the iPod shuffle is the most affordable iPod ever,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing. “The new [...]
At Scripting News, pioneering podcaster Dave Winer is highlighting a service from BlogTalkRadio that makes podcasting a no-brainer:
A new service from BlogTalkRadio…
Call their special phone number: 646-200-0000. It records the call. When you’re done it creates an RSS 2.0 feed with an enclosure that’s an MP3 of the call.
The address of the feed is a [...]
Apple yesterday released the delayed “Take Two” interface for Apple TV. We’ve gone through the update process and tested it out, and here’s our thoughts on the new functionality and interface, with an emphasis on social media.
The update process is painless. Navigate to Settings and choose Update Software, and Apple TV will take care of [...]