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A Tale of Two iPods: Why the Touch Has No Camera
Apples decision to not include a camera in the new iPod Touch is somewhat surprising. After all, there is already a perfect camera for the job, and it sits inside the iPhone. That Apple included a video camera inside the iPod Nano makes this more inexplicable still the Apple of today is clearly happy to put ...
Pirate Bay Purchase Sinking
The company planning to purchase The Pirate Bay was de-listed from its Swedish stock exchange after concluding Thursday it duped investors and regulators in the $8.5 million deal. Threat Level has repeatedly questioned Global Gaming Factorys intentions of turning the worlds most notorious BitTorrent tracker into a legitimate, pay-to-play site. Now, exchange AktieTorget permanently barred the ...
Watunes Wants to Become the New Myspace
“WaTunes to Become the New MySpace?" is the headline of the press release, but we'll all have to wait until after Sept 28th to learn more more. That's when the free online music distributor launches WaTunes New Experience. The company does say that the upgrade includes Skype integration which enables artists and fans to communicate directly ...
Billy Taylor's iPhone App - Jazz Piano
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 ...
Rumor Roundup: Apple's Sept. 9 Music-Related News Conference
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. ...
Record Labels Say Student is Still Encouraging Illegal Downloads
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 ...
Hopping Mad Luxo Sues Disney over Hopping Desk-Lamp Character
“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 ...
China Web Sites Seeking Users Names
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 ...
A Bit of This and That
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 ...
imgiggin.com Launches Social Networking, Career Resources, Interviews for Music & Entertainment Pros
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 ...
