Technology News

Six Prominent Technophiles Give Their View on the Tablet Computer

Source: Michael Ricci
April 1, 2010

Apple Inc. stormed back into consumer electronics in 2001 with its iPod music player, then solidified its reputation as the coolest, most forward-thinking tech company with the iPhone in 2007. The landmark devices have generated an estimated $60 billion in sales, and the halo effect helped revive Apple's personal computer business. Now Apple is about to light the fuse on the latest technological smart bomb: its iPad tablet computer that goes on sale Saturday. The touch-screen iPad is being billed ...

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Redesigned YouTube Takes Aim at the Boob Tube, Trolls

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2010

YouTube will change the look of every single one of its video pages Wednesday afternoon with a redesign meant to reduce visual noise and clutter, make it friendlier to watch longer-form content, increase viewing time, and introduce new playlists that follow you around the site as you search, browse and watch. If you read our coverage of the stealth rollout back in January, you've already been able to access some of this redesign using a special link. YouTube is rolling ...

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Top 10 Jazz Websites for 2010

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 31, 2010

According to the WreckHouse Jazz & Blues blog here are the Top 10 websites for jazz on the internet - I tend to agree...There are numerous websites dedicated to Jazz on the Internet but there are several that stand out above the rest. Here is a guide to ten of the best Jazz websites we have found on the Internet.All About Jazz (allaboutjazz.com)All About Jazz one of the most complete sources of jazz information and ...

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In U.S. 44% Own MP3 Players, 54% Use Them Cars

Source: HypeBot
March 31, 2010

24% of all Americans over age 12 have listened to an iPod, iPhone or other MP3 player while connected to a car stereo according to the new Infinite Dial 2010 national survey from Arbitron and Edison Research. The new national study showed that 44% of Americans 12+ own an iPod or MP3 player. Among that group, 54% have connected their players for listening in the car.

“The car is clearly a crucial battleground for people's attention,“ said Larry Rosin, Edison ...

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No Flash on the iPad? No Problem, Brightcove Says

Source: PC Magazine
March 31, 2010

Do you want to develop video for Apple's upcoming iPad? Brightcove on Monday released a new solution that will allow publishers to develop video experiences for Flash and HTML5 without incurring extra costs. “We are investing to make it possible for publishers who are using the Brightcove online video platform to deliver both Flash and HTML5 video experiences with equivalent capability without requiring a lot of extra work," Jeff Whatcott, vice president of marketing at Brightcove, wrote in a blog ...

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Google, Microsoft Push Feds to Fix Privacy Laws

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2010

A coalition of the net's biggest online service providers, including Google and Microsoft, are joining with the top internet rights groups to demand Congress modernize the nation's privacy laws. Among the reforms pushed by the so-called Digital Due Process coalition is a requirement that law enforcement get warrants from a judge when they want to force companies to turn over your e-mails, documents and location data. But despite issuing a clarion call to change privacy laws, none of the companies ...

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Buyers Guide: Choose the Right Ipad

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2010

If you're planning on buying an iPad when it goes on sale this Saturday, you have some deciding to do. Unlike the iPhone, there are six different versions of the iPad, ranging in price from $500 to $830. The three models shipping this weekend are Wi-Fi only, while another three shipping late April include both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. Your first decision is between those two fundamental differences: Wi- Fi only, or 3G plus Wi-Fi? After you decide which route ...

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Verizon Report Sends Apple Shares to All-Time High

Source: All About Jazz
March 31, 2010

Apple Inc. shares have hit another all-time high now that it appears the iPhone could find a new sales outlet through Verizon Wireless. The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple plans to release an iPhone this year that would work on the network technology used by Verizon Wireless. For now the phone is available only to subscribers of AT&T Inc. Apple and Verizon declined to comment. Apple shares rose as high as $237.48 on Tuesday before retreating to $235.30, up ...

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