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Cingular Music

Long after Verizon and Sprint launched their music download services, Cingular finally has released its own mobile music solution, aptly titled Cingular Music. As the first mobile music solution for GSM carriers, it's poised to take advantage of the carrier's expanding high-speed 3G data network. On the downside, only a...

Tags: Cingular Wireless, music, Napster Inc., telephone

Product reviews 2006-12-18

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Dell Inspiron i1545-4374PBU

Editors' note: This review is part of our holiday 2009 retail desktop and laptop review roundup, covering specific fixed configurations of popular systems that can be found in retail stores. There's something to be said for simplicity. The Dell Inspiron i1545-4374PBU might not look like much and its limited supply...

Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Intel Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-07

Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions

Except that most software is not 64-bitnor are most drivers. Also, you have a nasty Microsoft enforced warning screen if you are trying to use non-signed drivers each time you boot. Not a killer, but stupid and annoying.Also, as someone else pointed out, if you don't have at least 4...

Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Windows 7 Upgrade, 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Universities in hot water over students' peer-to-peer sharing

The success of iTunes shows ....... that people will pay for a product if the cost is reasonable and they have CHOICES.Most music CDs now a day have a SINGLE song that is worth listening to. The reason people started stealing music was because the industry was forcing them to...

Tags: Personal finance, P2P, MPAA, RIAA, piracy

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

With Kazaa, TPB going legit, are illegal downloads over?

With Kazaa, TPB going legit, are illegal downloads over?Pirate Bay was purchased?I would love to see that business model! All the thieves in jail are polishing up their resumes as we speak. And hey, I have a stack of baseball games on video tape that I recorded without the express...

Tags: Cyberthreats, TPB, Kazaa, illegal download

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

The case for a Global Digital Public Library Network policy

By Bill Kallman This guest blog is penned by Bill Kallman, CEO of Scayl, a direct, unlimited secure email solution, a longtime VC and real estate investor. He was a founding director of Streamcast, one of the defendant's in the landmark MGM v Grokster ruling. He holds...

Tags: Google Inc., Network, Radio, Library, Digital Library, Library Network, GDPLN, Content Industry, Copyright War, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-22

China and IP: the piper will get paid

As everyone knows, and as our quarterly supply chain risk data proves, China is a den of thieves as far as IP is concerned.  Today's New York Times has a lengthy and prominent article on brand piracy in Shenzhen's cell phone industry.  The practice of making and selling black market...

Tags: Brand, Branding, Business Operations, China, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, IP, Kevin O'Marah, Marketing, Network Technology, Networking, Piracy, Software, Supply Chain Management (SCM)

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Zune's purchase history (Hands on with 6 online music services)

Zune's purchase history (Hands on with 6 online music services)about the zune marketplaceArent's the Zune downloads only compatible with Zune players and also DRM'ed? It would only make sense to download from there (for a non-Zune owning person like me) if it was non DRM and could play anywhere. Please...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Ed IT, online music, Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

6 music services compared: Who can bust the iTunes monopoly?

6 music services compared: Who can bust the iTunes monopoly?RE: 6 music services compared: Who can bust the iTunes monopoly?AHHH, Lala is only available to US residents.You really sold me on it as well Ed. :-(Only services I can access are iTunes(I presume, I wouldn't touch it) eMusic, and Amie...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, iTunes monopoly, music service

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Pirate Bay judge is member of Copyright Association

Pirate Bay judge is member of Copyright Associationthat judge is a joke redo the whole processWith some one impartial and honest.This whole thing is farce is should be seen as is ...... there no legal ground when you judge is before its start already sold to one...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Pirate Bay, Copyright Association, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

The Pirate Bay torpedoed

The Pirate Bay torpedoedThe Pirate Bay verdict ...... thoughts?Even if TPB was completely shut down it wouldn't matter.Piracy will remain as strong as ever and just morph into something even harder to stop.RE: The Pirate Bay torpedoedGood. Enough with the theft of copyrighted material.They may not be so innocent... but...

Tags: Piracy, TPB, Pirate Bay

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay case

Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay caseNapster only "made available" copyrighted works, too......and they were found guilty.RE: Prosecutor drops a charge in Pirate Bay caseMy goodness. The number of charges is getting smaller each day this farce continues. I think the only reason they're continuing it on...

Tags: Ineptitude, Pirate Bay, TPB

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Pocket Tunes 5.0.0 (Mobile)

Pocket Tunes turns your Palm device into a portable audio player! Play music and audio books from your collection, or subscribe to an online music service to gain access to millions of unique songs! With Pocket Tunes Deluxe, you can even listen to Internet radio anywhere that you have wireless...

Tags: Mobile, Online Music, Internet Radio, Online Music Company, NormSoft, Palm OS, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-02-15

Apple iTunes goes all DRM free, with three price tiers

Apple iTunes goes all DRM free, with three price tiersSo it'll be a net price increaseseeing as most downloads are of newer songs.Not that I mind a fair increase every once and a while. But I wish I had known that before I had purchased some iTune gift cards for...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, digital-rights management, Apple iTunes, tier, price tier, Apple Inc., DRM-free

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009

Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009no, actually....A) The battery is supposed to last the usual lifetime of the laptop. They are rated for 1000 charges. If it goes bad prematurely, then you would be covered by the warranty. Since the details have not been posted yet,...

Tags: Engineering, Philip Schiller, battery, Macworld 2009

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

LG Invision - (AT&T)

AT&T first launched its live streaming mobile TV service, AT&T Mobile TV, in April 2008, and since then there have only been two devices that would support it--the LG Vu and the Samsung Access. The LG Vu appears to be the flagship product due to its wide display and touch...

Tags: TVs, LG Invision, LG Electronics Inc., AT&T Corp., mobile TV

Product reviews 2008-12-12

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best luxe Mac accessories

What do you get for that special person on your list already owns a Mac, iPod and a nice digital camera? Accessories! Here are my picks for the Best Luxe accessories ($200 and up) that are perfect for the Mac user with everything. Don't forget...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Accessory, Video, Blu-ray, Camera, FlipShare Software, 7xx-series, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Why the new Zune Pass should be irresistible

Why the new Zune Pass should be irresistible"No one seriously considers buying a Zune"?I beg to differ with you. I own 2 Zunes and there are 4 of them in the family. Along with 2 iPods and one Sansa.Oh, We have Windows and Apple computers in the house. So,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2008-11-21

Subscription music services: Are we there yet?

Subscription music services: Are we there yet?I have used both...I have used both pay-per-song and subscription, and I will never ever go back to a pay-per-song model.The only people complaining about a subscription type service are those that never actually used it.I have news for those that think they "own"...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, subscription model, Are-we-there-yet, Subscription Music Service, Microsoft Zune, music

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads

Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloadsWho wrote this?!?Because whoever did needs to take a quick look at their article and proofread it.This article makes it sound like this vulnerability will mean certain death to content providers' business model and no one is going to pay for it unless...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Fair Use, Adobe Software, movie download, movie, Adobe Systems Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-09-29