Technology News

iPhone as Modem

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2008

iPhone Modem App Is Still Available

Minutes after Nullriver released an application allowing you to use your iPhone as a wireless 3G/EDGE modem for your computer, Apple took it down.

Or did it? The software, called NetShare, reappeared in the App Store on Friday afternoon. Users also reported that you can download it through a direct link.

“Despite reports of Apple removing Nullriver's NetShare tethering app for the iPhone, I bought it seconds ago," software developer Andy Baio wrote on ...

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Tutorial: Turn Your Iphone into a Wireless Modem

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2008

Here at Wired.com a few of us were excited about turning our iPhones into wireless modems with the $10 NetShare application

But none of us could get it to work. Fortunately, we got our connections up and running with some help straight from NetShare's maker, Nullriver. So we've created a step-by-step tutorial in case you're stuck, too.

Before we begin, do note that we could not get FireFox 3 to work with NetShare using Nullriver's settings; the company said it ...

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Herbie Hancock on Studio Recording

Source: All About Jazz
August 2, 2008

Herbie Hancock On Apple

In the following (extended) interview, Herbie Hancock talks about serving on the board of a synthesizer company with Steve Wozniak, how he keeps his music fresh, what it was like to have released the biggest breakdancing hit ever, and his use of mental imagery techniques to record his then latest album (2007) River: The Joni Letters, featuring guest vocals from Norah Jones, Leonard Cohen, Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, and others.

This album comprised of Joni Mitchell ...

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SEC Updates Rules Regarding Web, Blog Posts

Source: PC Magazine
August 2, 2008

With major technology mergers dominating the news in 2008, having up-to-date information on the investor relations Web sites of companies like Microsoft, Yahoo, or Google can help reporters on deadlines as well as shareholders wondering whether their life savings are about to chewed up and spit out by Carl Icahn. Federal guidelines for what type of information companies can provide on their official Web sites, however, have not been updated since 2000, so the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on ...

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Adobe Updates Photoshop Express

Source: PC Magazine
August 1, 2008

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Yahoo Music Refunds Can Be Rhapsody Credit

Source: PC Magazine
August 1, 2008

Users affected by the shutdown of Yahoo Music Unlimited will also have the option of receiving credits from Rhapsody, Yahoo! said Wednesday. Yahoo said earlier this week it would offer refunds to people affected by the closure, and that it was pursuing other options for compensation. That option is coupons from Rhapsody. “For any consumers that have problems with their DRM licenses after the store closes, our customer care group will provide coupons to the Rhapsody MP3 store so they ...

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LG's Blu-Ray Player Streams Netflix Movies, Too

Source: PC Magazine
August 1, 2008

On Thursday, LG Electronics launched the LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc player, a DVD player that will play both Blu-ray and standard definition discs. As a bonus, the player will also allow consumers to instantly stream any of the 12,000 movies and TV episodes available to Netflix subscribers. With a wired broadband connection, Netflix members can access their account information and “Queue" via the BD300. Once there, customers can browse movie selections, read synopses, and rate movies. They will also ...

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Concert-Tour Data Finds a Home Online

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2008

Tour Tracker taking on Pollstar's dominance

Online concert databases, once the singular domain of trade publication Pollstar, are getting some competition as AOL starts tracking tours and Live Nation ramps up its Web- based information efforts. AOL Music unveiled Tour Tracker on July 24, a free Web service that lists acts, venues and concert dates. While Pollstar offers global listings and Live Nation is assembling a similar database as it goes into the ticketing business next year, AOL is positioning ...

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