Archive for May, 2007

YouTube Coming to Apple TV

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

Wish you could watch YouTube videos on your Apple TV? Sometime in June, all Internet connected Apple TV boxes will accept a free software patch that will enable wireless streaming of YouTube videos. YouTube is making thousands of clips available each week until thier full catalog is accessible later this fall.
You’ll be able browse the [...]

Apple Launches iTunes Plus

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

On Wednesday, Apple released an update to iTunes (US) that added DRM-free AAC music files to the iTunes Store. Dubbed iTunes Plus, the new version of iTunes will allow you to either download DRM (Digital Rights Management) files for the standard $0.99 or spend $1.29 on DRM-free songs.
In addition to iTunes Plus, Apple added a [...]

Just Checking In…

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Just wanted to let everyone know that this is not like the last time that I posted that I was “back” and then fell off the face of the Earth for the next 10 months or so, I really am back this time. I am just busy sprucing up the place. Fact is that WordPress [...]

I’m Back

Friday, May 25th, 2007

I was gone for a bit. Well ok, a little longer than "a bit". Some life changing events transpired. Things settled down to a degree. In the meantime some funky things occurred with my hosting account. A change in IP's locked me out of my domains. Incorrect Apache pointers disabled graphics and theme changes. But [...]

Cingular Brand Killed Before iPhone Launch

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

After purchasing the remaining 40 percent of Cingular last year, AT&T has begun the process of rebranding some 1,800 Cingular stores. The telecom, which will be the sole carrier of the iPhone in the U.S., is undertaking the rebranding move just weeks before Apple's hotly anticipated smartphone hits the market.

"Our branding Email Marketing Software - [...]

FCC Approves iPhone

Friday, May 18th, 2007

The Federal Communications Commission approved Apple's iPhone, clearing the way for the combined phone and music player to hit the shelves. Apple expects to begin selling the iPhone in late June.
Some of the FCC documents confirm a few features of the phone, including it will have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and will operate in the 1900MHz [...]

Beatles-iTunes Deal Imminent

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

According to Billboard magazine, a deal to make The Beatles' back catalogue available for sale online with iTunes is "virtually settled."
Paul McCartney told Billboard, "I don't want to pre-empt anything, but we're well on the way to something happening there, which is very exciting."
Some reports say McCartney is rumored to be making over £200 million [...]

Toilet Tunes: iCarta iPod Dock Review

Friday, May 4th, 2007

The bathroom. It's one of the most important (and hopefully used) rooms of your home. So much so, that people usually add radios to their bathrooms and provide a soundtrack to their personal grooming and thinking. But isn't this the iPod generation? Why just settle for a radio? The iCarta iPod dock lets you bring [...]