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MP3 Format Moving to 5.1-Channel Sound
While electronics titans like Sony and Samsung have massive booths and endless product lines to flaunt at CES, Fraunhofer's booth was tucked away modestly into the North Hall. There is nothing modest about the company's technological achievements, however – the Fraunhofer Institute is responsible for developing the now ubiquitous MP3 codec, as well as the AAC ...
Slacker App Now Available for iPhone
Internet radio provider Slacker has long been a favorite at the PCMag offices, so it's a bit exciting to hear that the site has finally crafted a version of the service for the iPhone, following a port to the BlackBerry just a few days ago. The app is live and available now through iTunes. Among the ...
Report: Obama Picks Genachowski to Head FCC
President-elect Barack Obama has reportedly selected former FCC staffer and IAC/InterActiveCorp executive Julius Genachowski to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski is already serving on Obama's transition team and most recently worked as a venture capitalist in Washington. Genachowski was chief counsel at the FCC under Reed Hundt, who was FCC chairman ...
Warner Adding Social Networking to Music Sites
After years of watching music fans flood online social networks to interact with their favorite recording artists, the music industry is starting to get serious about adding community features to its own websites. Hoping to become a big player in that effort is networking giant Cisco, which during the Consumer Electronics Show, January 8-11 in Las ...
Analysis: Apple Finally Kills DRM
At Apple's final keynote address to the Macworld faithful today, the company made an announcement that should change the way music is purchased from now on—roll it back to the old, better way, I mean. Apple will no longer put DRM code on its iTunes music files. DRM, shorthand for Digital Rights Management, is the “protection" ...
China Attack on Web Obscenity Hits Google, Baidu
China has launched a nationwide crackdown against websites that officials accused of spreading pornography and threatening youth morals, including the big search engines Google and Baidu. China's Ministry of Public Security and six other government agencies announced the campaign at a meeting on Monday, state television news reported. Officials were shown taking away digital equipment from ...
Phishing Scam Targets Twitter
Micro-blogging site Twitter was the victim of a phishing scam over the weekend that took control of users' direct messaging capabilities. Scammers have been taking control of users' accounts and sending direct messages to their followers. These messages include links to what looks like the Twitter sign-in page, but is actually a phishing site that will ...
Web Radio Royalty Battle Takes New Turn
The battle over radio royalty rates will likely continue into 2009, with the latest issue tackling how and when cable, satellite, and Internet stations should report their playlists to copyright holders in order to determine payment. The Copyright Royalty Board, a government body that sets royalty rates, released a notice on Tuesday that suggests altering the ...
U.K. Plans to Ask U.S. for Website Ratings
The U.K. minister for culture plans to not only work to establish a movie style ratings system for Web sites, but to work with the Obama administration to implement a similar program within the United States, Reuters reports. As of now, there has been no response from the president-elect. The kind of ratings used for films ...
MP3 Player Saves Pair Lost in Mountains
In what could have been a tragic ending, a pair of French outdoor enthusiasts were saved when they became lost in the Swiss mountains, Reuters reported. What saved them? The faint light of their MP3 player, which rescuers were able to see. The light from an MP3 player saved two lost tourists from a chilly night ...
