Technology News

Billy Taylor's iPhone App - Jazz Piano

Source: Michael Ricci
September 9, 2009

Pianist, composer, educator, author, broadcaster and Jazz advocate Dr. Billy Taylor announces the release of Jazz Piano, an iPhone App. Billy has always been on the cutting edge of using technology to reach existing and new listeners, first on the radio, then television, on his website; on YouTube; and, now on the iPhone. Jazz Piano, an iPhone app available for free download in the iTunes App store, features Billy’s music; a Photo Gallery; both performance and instructional videos; a Biography; ...

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Rumor Roundup: Apple's Sept. 9 Music-Related News Conference

Source: Michael Ricci
September 7, 2009

When the largest U.S. music retailer has an imminent news conference, people will speculate.

Here's what we know for sure: Apple's announcements Sept. 9 are music- related. The invitation the company sent to journalists (pictured at the top) shows a familiar silhouette of a woman dancing, iPod in hand, as we've seen in countless TV commercials. Here's what others think they know: plenty. Chatter accompanies every Apple conference. The company is highly visible and wildly popular in the computer, gadget ...

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Record Labels Say Student is Still Encouraging Illegal Downloads

Source: Michael Ricci
September 7, 2009

Joel Tenenbaum was found liable for copyright violations in a trial in Boston. The cautionary tale of Joel Tenenbaum continues.

Weeks after he was ordered to pay $675,000 to record labels for illegally downloading and sharing music, those labels are saying that Mr. Tenenbaum, 25, a graduate student at Boston University, is continuing to encourage music piracy by linking to a file-sharing service on a Web site created for his defense, The Boston Globe reported.

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Hopping Mad Luxo Sues Disney over Hopping Desk-Lamp Character

Source: Michael Ricci
September 6, 2009

“Luxo Jr.," the squeaky desk-lamp character created by John Lasseter more than two decades ago, is in the spotlight again -- this time under the glare of a transatlantic lawsuit.

The hopping swivel lamp has been a corporate mascot for Pixar Animation Studios since its founder created the character in 1986 for a short computer-animated movie that was nominated for an Academy Award. Lasseter was said to have based the character on his own Luxo lamp. But Norwegian lamp maker ...

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China Web Sites Seeking Users Names

Source: Michael Ricci
September 6, 2009

BEIJING News Web sites in China, complying with secret government orders, are requiring that new users log on under their true identities to post comments, a shift in policy that the countrys Internet users and media have fiercely opposed in the past. China has gone to new lengths to control activity by its huge population of Internet users, like these in Beijing on Saturday. Until recently, users could weigh in on news items on many of the affected sites more ...

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A Bit of This and That

Source: See! Hear! by Richard Kamins
September 5, 2009

The Firehouse 12 Fall 2009 Concert Series opens its 13-week run on Friday September 18 (alas, the first night of Rosh Hashanah) with Brandon Ross & Blazing Beauty for 2 shows (8:30 and 10 p.m.) You can purchase tickets for individual shows or the entire season by going to the venue's website (firehouse12.com). Speaking of the entire season, the lineup is now complete with the addition of the Darius Jones Trio performing on Friday November 20.  The alto ...

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imgiggin.com Launches Social Networking, Career Resources, Interviews for Music & Entertainment Pros

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2009

Entertainment Industry Veterans Open Exclusive Social Networking Site, Building Careers with Entertainment's Cream of the Crop

In an industry where success comes largely from word-of-mouth and who you know, two entertainment industry veterans are making the process of finding entertainment gigs and building a career easier through ImGiggin.com. Launched September 1st, ImGiggin.com is a specialized social networking portal for the entertainment industry founded by Co-CEO's Onree Gill and Ralph Rolle, who have been in the music business for over three ...

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Opera 10 Browser Launches

Source: PC Magazine
September 3, 2009

Norway's Opera Software released on Tuesday a new version of its browser, Opera 10, promising faster downloads, new design and new features. Opera battles for the spot of third-largest browser maker with Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari, but is far behind Microsoft and Mozilla Foundation. Opera said the new browser is significantly faster on resource-intensive pages such as Gmail and Facebook, and adds features like full thumbnails of all open tabs. Opera said its Turbo feature for slow connections, which ...

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