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Apple retail stores to match prices

Apple retail stores to match pricesNot the first time Apple has screwed their authorized resellersApple faced a huge lawsuit years ago when the first Apple stores started popping up. Turns out that when an Apple store went up, authorized resellers in the area would be told that certain items were...

Tags: Retail, VOIP, Apple Inc., Starlight, Apple Store, retail company

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

StarLight for Mac enters alpha; iPhone client in development

StarLight for Mac enters alpha; iPhone client in developmentdeleteddeletedRE: StarLight for Mac enters alpha; iPhone client in developmentFrom the Developer:Thank you for the super write up on StarLight. We are working hard on StarLight 1.1.0a which will include native quicktime audio as an option an alternative to the built-in mplayer...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Starlight, iPhone client, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-11-24

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XM Sirius (finally) developing an iPhone app; too little too late?

Engadget reports that satellite radio provider XM Sirius has announced that the company is developing an iPhone application to receive satellite radio content streamed over the Internet. During a recent earnings conference call Sirius CFO David Frear confirmed what XM Chief Marketing Officer Vernon Irvin told...

Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Satellite Radio: put a fork in it

Yesterday's revelation in the New York Times that XM Sirius is in such financial straights that they're considering declaring bankruptcy, didn't come as a complete surprise. It is unclear how a bankruptcy would affect customers. Service is unlikely to be interrupted, but the company might have to terminate contracts...

Tags: XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-11

Did the iPhone kill satellite radio?

A Slashdot post notes the sad state of affairs at satellite radio's Sirius XM and that it's starting to look like a "failed" company. why would anyone want to pay for proprietary hardware and a limited selection of a few hundred stations all controlled by one company? Since...

Tags: Apple iPhone, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-30

News to know: Ubuntu; New Macbook; BlackBerry Storm; Google layoffs

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Are you sure you don't just want to use Ubuntu? Netbooks + Ubuntu: OS solid but... Robin...

Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Layoff, Apple MacBook, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Notebooks, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-11-25

StarLight for Mac enters alpha; iPhone client in development

As a subscriber to Sirius Satellite Radio one of my favorite new applications for Mac OS X is StarLight from NiceMac LLC. It's a super simple, thin client to access the Sirius radio Web streams. Currently at version 109.a download link it's an excellent alternative to Sirius'...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Apple Macintosh, Sirius, Channel Management, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"

Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"What is the maintanance cost, and backup planshould a storm or fire destroy the structure?It's all about feeling goodThere are people who think logically, and people who think emotionally. Logically, solar is still a losing technology when factoring in all costs...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures 1.0 (Mac)

The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures is an arcade adventure game about a thoroughly modern family trying to bond on a road trip to see the Alamo. In addition to 40 engaging levels of side-scrolling action, players are treated to animated, comic book style cut scenes brought to life by the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Macgamestore, Workforce Management, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-06-19

(Photos: Low-price digital cameras)

(Photos: Low-price digital cameras)Is that restricted to latest products?Surprised that Canon Powershot S3 IS, which by far the best price vs quality I have seen, and at about $260 couldn't make up to this list!RE: (Photos: Low-price digital cameras)great little camera iso works great in low light starlight and fisheye...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Low-price digital camera, camera, photograph, digital camera

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

Black Cherry Magic Screensaver 1 (Windows)

This screensaver will display on your desktop a black magic unicorn surrounded by purple starlight. The Black Cherry Magic Screensaver will allow you to make some magic with deep, dark purple and a starlit midnight unicorn. The Autumn Snow Screensaver will give you the option to enable or disable its...

Tags: Screensaver, Magic, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-12-07

HP bolsters digital video library

HP is building out its digital library for its turnkey on-demand video services. Back in February HP announced an effort called Video Merchant Services and signed Wal-Mart up as its first customer. The general idea was to offer on demand video downloads. Simply put, HP was angling to...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., On-demand, Digital Video, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-04

Starlight Walk 2.0 (Windows)

The game is a terrific space shooter. The setting of this game is located in the outer space. Your objective is to switch on the lights on every level. You need to walk on a platform positioned in the outer space. A gameplay setting contains teleporters which can at once...

Tags: Space, Microsoft Windows, MyPlayCity, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-09-27

Baby's Night Out 1 (Windows)

They love to play and make you play they are the irresistible babies in our lives. Be a part of this ultimate star busting experience every night with Coobila, the innocent dreamer baby and save all the starlight of the universe before its sucked away by the evil black hole...

Tags: Baby, Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-07-24

Coming up: Sprint EV-DO, THE major road test

CES is done. AFT, and I dont mean the American Federation of Teachers. After significant miles underfoot, the clamor, the clang, the commotion of 140,000 Type A souls, the hours waiting for convention shuttle buses, taxis- the FRIGGIN RACKET- man am I ready for downtime.Over-stimmed. Decompression mandatory.Some would...

Tags: General, Case Studies, SprintNextel, EVDO

Blog posts 2007-01-11

Starlight Living Desktop 2.0 (Windows)

A beautiful starfield gently drifts in a variety of ways while shooting stars streak across the night sky. Starlight Living Desktop allows you to change a number of features of the starfield including the number of stars, star size, starfield direction and frequency of the shooting stars. Eye catching and...

Tags: Star, Lumesoft, Starlight Living Desktop, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-11-16

Will Google purchases be a download?

Since Google Earth has now started to be available for users choosing to "Check for Updates", I have been poking around the dl.google.com domain using telnet to view headers and I have found something quite interesting. I was testing subdomains and this is a screenshot of what I think I...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Purchases

Blog posts 2005-10-25

NASA's better eyes to find planets

Finding extrasolar planets is quite difficult mainly because of three basic facts: planets don't produce any light of their own; they are far from us; and they are lost in the blinding glare of their parent stars. But now, NASA engineers have found a way to eliminate this blinding light,...

Tags: NASA

Blog posts 2005-10-18

Galaxy 3D Space Tour Screensaver 1.0 (Windows)

If you look up into the sky on a clear dark night, far from the intrusive glow of streetlights, you will see a faint band of starlight running across the heavens--the Milky Way. It is actually the disk of our own galaxy seen from our perspective within the disk. But...

Tags: Disk, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Appearance, FP Software Lab

Software downloads 2004-10-14

Battlefield Vietnam Operation Starlight map (Windows)

This is a custom conquest map for Battlefield Vietnam, based on actual events. The US troops have capture the town of Chu Lai and the NVA forces must take it back.

Tags: Battlefield, Vietnam, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-07-16