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Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free music

Apple, Amazon may hold future of DRM-free musicSales SlumpRemoving DRM from thier music won't improve sales. The Major Labels are in slump because of the content they are offering. First it's limited in terms of choice and what you have to choose from is all the same. You can have...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Sales strategy, Digital media, UNIX, Major Label, Apple Inc., dinosaur, similiarity, Amazon.com Inc., music, slump, digital-rights management, RIAA, late 80s, CD, sales

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

HP seeks larger role in iPod mania

HP seeks larger role in iPod maniaWell I have to admit that I never thought the iPodwould gain this kind of traction. Frankly when I first heard and saw the iPod and iTunes I was well not all that impressed by the device. I just was not into...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Major Label, information technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple iPod, music, IPOD IS

Discussion threads 2005-03-30

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Red Crab Cube Timer 1.0.2 (Windows)

The latest update to Red Crab Cube timer brings a whole load of new features and functionality. Red Crab Cube Timer 1.0.2 includes important bug fixes, more themes, a new and improved Times list, and much more. One of the most significant updates is the improved times list. You can...

Tags: Inspection, Red Crab Software, Red Crab Cube Timer 1.0.2, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Toshiba Satellite E105-S1802

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.Toshiba's latest Blue Label laptop from Best Buy, the Satellite E105-S1802, is an exact replica of the company's earlier Satellite E105-S1602 model with one...

Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer, satellite, battery

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Sony KDL-46VE5

Photo gallery: Sony KDL-VE5 seriesIn case you haven't noticed, "green" is big business. One way for HDTV makers to cash in on the public's craving for efficiency is to label a TV "eco-friendly." Sony's KDL-VE5 series does just that, but unlike a lot of so-called green electronics, this...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony KDL-VE5, Sony Corp., TV

Product reviews 2009-11-06

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Private clouds: A valuable concept or buzzword bingo?

Governance and Control are a serious isssue...The blog seemed to try to downplay the loss of control of business information and data like it was the same as losing control of an electricity grid. The two things are not the same. When the electricity grid goes down, sure business stops...

Tags: Virtualization, Recruitment & Selection, tech industry, Google Inc., cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Picture Viewer Max 6.5 (Windows)

Picture Viewer Max will Find, Display, Edit, Print, Organize, and E-Mail Images and Pictures. You can also find and play multimedia files, including Audio Video and MP3 files. A Slide Show is included that provides you with hundreds of transitional effects between picture viewing, and plays MIDI or MP3 music...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Picture, Accessor Software, Pictures, Slide Show, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-09-22

California screenin': Majority of residents oppose big-screen TV ban

Regulate power, not sizeThey should be regulating the power consumption of TVs, not necessarily their size. Force the companies to make big screen TVs less power hungry and more efficient. Not flat out ban them.TVs should strive to be Energy Star compliant because I'm sure many of them...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, big-screen TV

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

USB 'SuperSpeed' 3.0 logos to appear on certified devices

In 3 Years, Apple Will Take Credit For ItOne of my FanBoy friends, who died a couple years ago, swore that Apple invented the USB. Not really any different than Apple's commercial advertising now.Oh well, give me more speed, no matter what !Sweet...been waiting for USB 3.0 to hit the...

Tags: USB, USB 3.0, SuperSpeed

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

FruitfulTime BookmarkManager 2.0.2 (Windows)

Release you bookmarks from your browser. Import and add bookmarks from any browser into one central store. Carry your bookmarks with you on a USB thumb / pen drive. Why limit bookmarks to the internet. Add bookmarks to frequently used documents, files, and folders on your computer. Just drag n...

Tags: Bookmark, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, FruitfulTime, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2009-09-01

TechRepublic: Most CIOs refuse to buy the hype on desktop virtualization

Simply put, there is no value in itand a massive number of headaches.RE: TechRepublic: Most CIOs refuse to buy the hype on desktop virtualizationWell I see lots of advantages.1) IF the workstation do not have hard drives, this will reduce the cost per seat. Most Desktop hard drives...

Tags: Desktops, Virtualization, desktop, desktop virtualization, VDI, Emory Healthcare

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Media divides politically on Gardasil

Hold on there, tigerTo come out as questionable as to whether Gardisil significantly reduces the cancer risk and is worthwhile, you label such opinions as fear-mongering. But a not-so ringing endorsement of "seems to work", the equivalent of an literary shrug, should be taken as bible? Followed up...

Tags: Gender and diversity, HEALTHCARE, Gardasil, vaccine, HPV, women

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Let me say it again: Stop sharing music!

They're being bankrupted because they choose......to be bankrupted. I believe both defendants are being offered manageable settlements to this day. Only their "principles" prevent them from doing so.When you don't like the price......of a product, that doesn't give you the right to steal it. Gee, I want a Ferrari...

Tags: Ferrari, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Google Wave too complicated? I don't think so

"Solution" looking for a problem?That's how it looks to me.RE: Google Wave too complicated? I don't think soToo Complicated? It will make everything easier. All of my communication in one spot!people have said the same thingabout a number of the major technological advances in the last hundred years.And they...

Tags: Right Now IT, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-08

Apple: Won't somebody please think of the cellphone towers?

Apple: Won't somebody please think of the cellphone towers?24 season 9 plot thread?Jack Bauer has to foil an assassination attempt on Steve Jobs. Chloe arms him with a jailbroken iPhone that cripples every cell tower in Cupertino. Jack activates the iPhone, only to find out that Steve Ballmer has already...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., cell phone, Jack Bauer

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Analyst: Forget the Feds, Apple is 'doing just fine at wrecking the wireless business'

Analyst: Forget the Feds, Apple is 'doing just fine at wrecking the wireless business'that's like SAP "wrecked" outsourcing...while I agree the govt inquiry may come to nothing, Moffat's argument is ingenious. By agreeing to a locked SIM, allowing AT&T to continue to play games with 3rd party apps like Skype...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Apple Inc., wireless business, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Google ChromeOS: Have people taken leave of their senses?

Reading the commentary from the likes of TechCrunch, Mashable, The Guardian and even our own esteemed Sam Diaz on the pre-launch (you've got another YEAR to wait) you'd think the Google ChromeOS was the closest thing to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Get a grip people. First up MG...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Register, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Parents bought me an Apple fruit, not Apple computer: FML

After the news this week, I think the vast majority of us could do with a cheer-me-up post. The FML craze has been spreading like wildfire since the start of this year: the website, Twitter and Facebook especially. "FML", stands for "f*ck my life", has its own dedicated website which...

Tags: Phone, Apple Inc., Boyfriend, Computer, FML, Productivity, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Apple's Remote app adds gesture controls for Apple TV

Lurking under the hood of Apple's freshly-updated Remote app for iPhone are the beginnings of a powerful media center remote control application. Say goodbye to Apple's skinny, white Front Row remote because you can now using your iPhone or iPod touch to control your Apple TV...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple TV, Remote, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-24