Archive for December, 2007
MobileScrobbler hits milestone updates
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, Developer, iPhone
Scott hasn’t found any reason to jailbreak his iPhone yet, but one of the jailbreak apps that readers suggested would make it worth it was MobileScrobbler, and now Sam Steele has dropped us a note that he’s updated the iPhone’s Last.fm client to a 1.2.0 release. There are [...]
Wii most popular item on eBay UK since Christmas
The Wii shows off its popularity once again as the most searched for item on UK’s eBay. The info doesn’t come as all that surprising, as earlier this month, comScore found the console as the most popular gadget on online searches in Europe.
According to the data from eBay, the Wii’s been the [...]
Apple patent reveals plans for more iPhone wifi purchases
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Rumors, Software, Apple, iPhone
I’d just like to say that I called it. Way back earlier this year when Apple first announced that you’d be able to use your iPhone to buy iTunes songs at Starbucks, I commented that this was only the beginning, and now Forbes publishes news about a [...]
Leaked iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 video confirmed true, stops jailbreaks
A video of the iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 was recently leaked into the internet. While some may dismiss this as a hoax, website Gizmodo and other members of the community have confirmed that this video is indeed legitimate.
Natetrue, the creator of the iBrickr iPhone app, spoke about this saying that “if it is a hoax, they [...]
Apple, Fox ink new iTunes movie rental deal
It looks like Fox will soon be joining Disney in offering new releases on Apple’s iTunes service, but in a decidedly different way.
According to the Financial Times, Apple and 20th Century Fox have inked a deal for a new online video-on-demand service that would let consumers rent Fox releases as soon as they come out [...]
Warner Music Group ditches DRM, on Amazon MP3 only
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iTS, iTunes
You’ll be hard pressed to find anyone outside of the Music Industry who thinks that DRM is a good thing, and today it looks like more people in the Music Industry are seeing the error of their ways. Warner Music Group has announced that starting today people can buy [...]
Fortune: Radiohead was dumb to ditch iTunes, make more money
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Multimedia, Odds and ends, iTunes
As long as we’re in 2007 review mode, let’s review the saga of Radiohead’s In Rainbows album (which is definitely one of my favorite albums of the year, by the way). First, they said no to iTunes to keep their album in one-piece, then they decided [...]
iPod Access Photo v1.3: Now with iPhone support
Here’s something for iPod owners who carry a good bulk of images in their choice player. Findley Designs has just announced the availability of version 1.3 of its iPod Access Photo for the Mac OS X and Windows Vista/XP/2000.
This application will ease up the process of viewing and retrieving photos in your iPod player, and [...]
