Apple has released its first security updates of the new year, fixing bugs in its QuickTime media player and iPhone and iPod touch devices. As with previous updates, the iPhone 1.1.3 software patch sent those who had installed the unauthorized Jailbreak software -- used to run third-party applicati...
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Alpine has released its second-generation digital media receivers with in-dash iPod integration at CES on Monday. The new receivers -- the iDA-X100, iDA-X200 and iDA-X300 -- include AM/FM and options for XM or SIRIUS satellite radio; HD Radio; MP3/WMA players; USB mass storage devices; and Bluetoot...
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Asian consumers aren't yet buying digital music to pack their iPods with sprawling collections of music, but they are splashing out on digital music in the form of mobile ringtones and ringback tones. That's how Sudhanshu Sarronwala reads the state of the Asian market for digital music and he ought...
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iPod accessory-maker JBL on Monday launched several new speaker systems, adding support for Apple's new iPod touch and iPhone. The first update is with JBL's On Stage. The On Stage IIIP system is compatible with the iPhone and all dockable iPods. The system comes with an IR remote for iPod track se...
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PMP Today: Myvu’s known for their personal media viewers that allow you to watch videos comfortable instead of squinting at your PMP’s tiny-ass screens. They’re not exactly the most fashionable things in the world but I suppose they serve their purpose. At CES 2008, however, Myvu showed off two new ...
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The world's first iPod-compatible bed - called the Starry Night Sleep Technology Bed - is packed with high-tech toys, including WiFi connectivity, a surround sound speaker system, an LCD projector, dual temperature controls and DVR capability. It also features a built-in iPod dock. Essentially, this...
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LAS VEGAS--Belkin introduced a swathe of iPod-compatible products at CES, including new models of its TuneBase FM and TuneCast Auto for iPhones and iPods and a new gadget - Rockstar - which lets groups of iPod users share and mix their tunes. Equipped with ClearScan technology, TuneBase FM and Tune...
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Just as iPhone users were getting new capabilities via an iPhone software update announced during Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo keynote today, iPod touch users will get new features for their handheld device, too. But unlike the free iPhone update, iPod users will have to pay for their new capabilities,...
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The European Commission ended its antitrust investigation into Apple after the company agreed to reduce the price of music downloads from its iTunes website in the U.K., the European Union's antitrust regulator said Wednesday. Apple said that within six months it will lower the prices it charges fo...
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TVPredictions: JVC is launching four new LCD HDTVs that will include built-in iPod docks. The company made the announcement at last week’s Consumer Electronics Show. JVC says the iPod dock will be integrated into the sets, meaning they will offer playback through the TV’s speak...
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Telegraph: Music fans who spend hours selecting their perfect jogging playlist now face a new dilemma. What track to listen to as you Taser someone? A combined stun gun-MP3 player may well be the most bizarre gadget to be unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The device&#...
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Mobile Magazine: Creative seems to want to make you hate the people around you. The company has unveiled MP3 players at CES that have built in speakers. They are now calling their Zen Stone and Zen Stone Plus models ‘micro boom boxes’. The company claims that it will free people...
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PMP Today: As far as the PMP industry is concerned, CES ‘08 is iRiver’s After wowing us with the likes of the iRiver?WING, P20 and SPINN, it’s yet got another PMP up its sleeve. This time the design is a little subdued. The iRiver e100 is boxy with a 2.4-inch screen and a huge control pad taking up...
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PMP Today: Bill Gates Announced the Zune 2 family (Zune 80, Zune 2 and Zune 4) for Canada and Europe. Canadians will get their Zune 2 earlier and Europeans will follow in the Spring. That’s basically it for Microsoft, which could’ve announced a lot more than Zune 2 availability outside the US. On a...
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Associated Press: JVC Americas Corp. said Sunday that it will offer a new series of LCD televisions with built-in docks for Apple Inc.’s popular iPod media player.The dock will allow consumers to play music and video from their iPods on JVC’s P-Series TVs, JVC said in a press rel...
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PMP Today: Bill Gates Announced the Zune 2 family (Zune 80, Zune 2 and Zune 4) for Canada and Europe. Canadians will get their Zune 2 earlier and Europeans will follow in the Spring. That’s basically it for Microsoft, which could’ve announced a lot more than Zune 2 availability outside the US. On a...
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JVC is making it easier to hook-up an iPod to a flat-panel TV with new sets that contain a dock for the popular music player, it said Saturday on the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show. The four new models feature the dock at the base of the set and will display an iPod control menu...
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A class-action suit filed against Apple alleges the company unfairly uses technological restrictions with its iPod line and iTunes Music Store to beat out competitors. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is the latest one to accuse Apple of unfair busines...
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Few games have had the enduring popularity and genre-defining quality of Sonic the Hedgehog. A mascot for Sega ever since his debut in the early 1990s, Sonic has spawned a legion of spinoffs and sequels, and remains a popular choice for console gamers to this day. Now he's back in his original glory...
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PMP Today: A young girl opens an iPod box for Christmas only to discover that it’s been replaced with an interesting, almost anarchistic message that reads: “Reclaim your mind from the media’s shackles. Read a book and ressurect yourself. To claim your capitalistic garbage go to your nearest Apple s...
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