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Oct 16, 2008 Comments

iTunes sold its 200th million TV Episode, adds more HD content

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Apple is celebrating today that all four of the major networks are offering primetime programs in stunning high definition on the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com), including viewer favorites “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Lost” from ABC, “CSI” and “CSI: Miami” from CBS, “Bones” and “Prison Break” airing on FOX, and “Heroes” and “The Office” from NBC Universal. The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online TV store with over 200 million TV episodes sold, including more than one million HD episodes purchased since the launch of HD programming on iTunes last month. “We’ve got an incredible Fall 2008 TV lineup with over 70 primetime comedies and dramas, including many of the most popular shows on TV in stunning HD,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “With over 200 million episodes sold, iTunes customers have proven they love watching television on their computer, iPod, iPhone and TV with Apple TV.” The iTunes Store features the world’s largest online catalog of TV programs with over 70 primetime comedies and dramas from the major networks and television programs from over 70 cable networks including Bravo, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, ESPN, FX, HBO, MTV, Nickelodeon, Sci Fi, Showtime and USA. Standard definition television shows on ...

Sep 23, 2008 Comments

Griffin Technology Announces Updated iTrip Auto FM Transmitter

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Griffin Technology Inc., creator of all things iPod and iPhone, today announced the availability of an updated iTrip Auto, one of the best-selling members of Griffin’s iTrip familiy of FM transmitters. iTrip Auto combines all the innovations of its iTrip lineage, including selectable stereo and mono modes for best-quality audio, world-class industrial design and Griffin's trademark station-scanning feature, SmartScan. iTrip Auto plugs into the dock connector of the iPod and automatically optimizes output volume. It allows you to control speaker volume from the car stereo controls, eliminating the need to look at the iPod to adjust the volume level, and features a large, easy-to-read backlit LCD screen for quick, easy viewing on the road. Simple, 1-cable design combines easy-to-use FM transmitter and auto charger for iPod Plugs into the car cigarette lighter or 12V auto power outlet and charges the iPod as it plays Power switch with 3-color charge indicator Save frequencies to four presets; uses any FM frequency from 88.1 to 107.9 Pricing and Availability Griffin’s iTrip Auto, $59.99, is now available at major retailers and on Griffin’s website.

May 20, 2008 Comments

Napster launches World’s Largest MP3 Store, 6 Million Tracks, ipod and iphone compatible

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Napster today announced the launch of the world's largest and most comprehensive MP3 store at www.napster.com/store. Napster's download store is more than 50% larger than any other MP3 store and boasts not only the largest major label MP3 catalog in the industry, but also the largest library of independent music available anywhere. All Napster download sales in the U.S. will now be in the user-friendly, DRM-free MP3 format, which is compatible with virtually any MP3 player or music phone including the iPod and the iPhone. Napster is the first music subscription service featuring major label content to offer 100% of its catalog in the MP3 format for download sales. "Music fans have spoken and it's clear they need the convenience, ease of use and broad interoperability of the DRM-free MP3 format, and they want to be able to find both major label artists and independent music all in one place. Napster is delighted to deliver all of this and more with the world's largest MP3 catalog," said Napster's Chairman and CEO Chris Gorog. "Our new MP3 store, together with our award-winning 'all you can eat' music subscription service, provides the most comprehensive and exciting music experience available. Virtually any portable device in ...

May 20, 2008 Comments

iPod-iPhone Marketing could drive more revenue to Apple

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The ipod and the iphone have proven to be the most sucessful duo, the ipod has taken the portable music industry by storm and now the iPhone is doing the same thing for the mobile industry, but Apple is not cashing or taking advantages totally in the marketing arena. Here is the point: The marketing behind the ipod was and is still excellent, trendsetting, joyful and has done its job, put the ipod everywhere in an entertainming manner, everybody enjoys those well done ads, the music, the images, the strategy worked for the ipod. With the iphone, Apple has turned to the other side, showing what to do with your newly iphone. While this is a direct to your brain marketing, it is totally different from the ipod one. Good, the ipod and the iphone have received thousand of free TV exposure, people showing their favorite mp3 or smartphone to everybody and this represents a bigger than expected and unpaid marketing campaign. But hey, Where is the Yanqui's based iPod or iPhone? Or the David Ortiz fully loaded iPod? And there is where Apple is still sleeping, there is a bigger and more fanatic audience out there that is willing to have a Baseball ...

May 19, 2008 Comments

Apple wants over-the-air music downloads for 3G iPhone

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Apple is in talks some of the major music labels over a deal that would allow next-generation iPhone owners to purchase music tracks directly from the handset over cellular wireless networks, according to the New York Times. Owners of the company's first-generation iPhone can already accomplish this via a mobile version of the iTunes Store that resides on the handset, but they must be connected to the Internet via a high-speed WiFi connection to do so. The arrival of faster 3G cellular network access alongside the next iPhone, widely expected for an announcement during the second week of June at Apple's developers conference, would make it more "technically feasible" for Apple to offer the over-the-air route, the Times notes. However, the paper reports that the music labels are holding their hand out, demanding that in return they be paid more than the 70 cent wholesale price of songs sold over traditional Internet lines. Read the complete post at www.appleinsider.com Notice: Whataboutmac.com is not recommending this product and is not endorsed by any company which products are portrayed in any of our post. Right Now We do not have any business relationship with the manufacturer of this product or service. If you do business ...

May 17, 2008 Comments

iPhone expansion and iPhone Server will cement Apple mobile business

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This week we learned about the new countries where the iphone will be sold making the future even more interesting for the iphone. Apple target for the iphone is 10 million by the end of 2008, so far Apple has sold almost 6 million of them, but with the new countries deployment the 10 million mark will be easier to acchieve and with the 3G version on the pipeline this mark can even be passed. Apple is revealing its strategy day by day, doing so gives Apple more media covering. This week a new patent was granted to Apple that provides centralized/location based processing for the iphone. The location based system could possibly be used to push customised info to the Apple iPhone passing by particular business fronts, maps, weather, city information in an airport, and flight schedules for an example. An Apple iPhone user would only need to log into the WiFi network on their iPhone handset in order to receive local information pushed to their iPhone. Imaging how this can be customized to serve business specific need that better suit your corporation, plus Exchange, Push Email and everything in between make the iphone look more business oriented than we ...

May 17, 2008 Comments

20 iPhone Killers: The complete list

Categories: Apple, Application, Applications, Audio, Battery, Design, Dock, Itunes, Microsoft, Mobile Appz, Mobile Phone, Multimedia, Office, accesories, internet, iphone, ipod, music, online | add this page to Mister Wong

Since the introduction of the Apple iPhone on January the 9th, the world has gone touch pad crazy, touch pad technology is the way of the future and many companies have heard the call and made their own touch pad phones in direct competition with the iPod. Now is touchscreen, the iPhone has its own mobile category (The iPhone Killer), almost all manufacturers realize that if they want to sell their smartphones they should label them as "iphone killer", it is not enough to have a full featured smartphone if is not a iphone killer and everyday you see how desperate they are just adding touchscreen to make their devices look like an iphone instead of adding new features. Check the list and make your bets, I believe that the only smartphone that will push down the iphone is another iphone. 1. Samsung F700 Coming in at Number 1 is the Samsung F700 ultra slim phone, answering the call early Samsung have come up with a splendid touch pad phone. Main features of the phone include a 5 megapixel camera, touch pad technology, impressive downloads speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and a cool slide out QWERTY Keyboard, which is something ...

May 16, 2008 Comments

Deadly Match! Blackberry Bold vs Apple iPhone… it is a corporate world

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When the iPhone was launched it was not intended to be a corporate smartphone from day one and this keeps RIM happier, while the iPhone took marketshare from everybody it can't touch the Blackberry, because they both were in different leagues, now that the future for the iPhone is set and it includes direct marketing to corporations, the same RIM market. RIM has been moving desperately creating and launching devices that put a stop to the Apple intentions. It's going to be a blood battle and Apple is doing everything right to take a big chunk of corporate market from RIM (the corporate king is without a doubt the Blackberry), but Apple has been doing its homeworks and you would see the penetration it will gets with the iphone. I was expecting a different, more cleaned and elegant Blackberry, RIM can't compete with the Bold with the iPhone in form factor, it gets knock out. They need to create a different device, forget about corporate, innovate around your corporate clients' needs and give them a more compelling experience. That is the reason the iPhone is what it is, because ...

May 2, 2008 Comments

oVooTM Introduces High Quality Video Chat Solution for Mac

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ooVoo, an innovator in the way people communicate online, today announced the launch of a Mac version of its high quality video chat solution. The ooVoo Mac release is one of the most advanced and feature rich video communication programs available to Mac users and allows people to connect with both Mac and PC users anywhere in the world for free. The ooVoo software can be downloaded from www.ooVoo.com today. ooVoo, a recent winner of the CNET Webware 100 Award, is changing the way friends, family and co-workers communicate online in a more meaningful way. Mac users will now be able to connect face-to-face with up to six people at once regardless of whether they are Mac or PC users. ooVoo Mac’s easy-to-use features include the ability to send and receive video messages, exchange files and text chat messages as well as import contacts from other programs. “We have worked hard to ensure the Mac version of ooVoo offers this valuable part of our customer base one of the most dynamic video experiences available today,” said Philippe Schwartz, CEO of ooVoo. “As the highest quality cross platform Mac and PC video chat solution, we look forward to ...

Apr 16, 2008 Comments

New ION Audio USB Cassette Archiver puts your old cassette on your ipod/iphone

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It's time to dig out that old shoebox full of cassette tapes and start listening to them again on your iPod! The ION TAPE2PC USB Cassette Archiver takes your old audio cassettes and archives them to your computer for easy transfer to compact disc or your iPod. It connects to your PC or Mac with a USB cable and digitizes your tapes to CD or MP3. This system is plug & play no drivers needed! It comes with all the cords and easy-to-use audio recording software. The dual cassette deck features high-speed dubbing, and a metal and Cr02 tape selector. Includes Audacity recording software for Mac and PC as well as EZ Tape Converter 2, which automatically retrieves track names and other information from the Web using Gracenote® MusicID technology to import the music directly to your iTunes library (PC only). Also includes line-level RCA outputs for using the tape deck with your stereo system. Measures 9" x 5.5" x 17"; weighs 7 lbs. Revolutionary USB dual cassette tape deck allows you to convert your cassette collection to CD or MP3. Includes all recording software — no special drivers needed. Comes with EZ Tape Converter 2 by MixMeister (for PC), and Audacity ...

Apr 16, 2008 Comments

New ihome ip99: an iphone dock with clock and radio

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Specialty retailer Brookstone announced today it is taking pre-orders for the new iHome iP99, the first iPhone clock radio designed specifically to dock, charge and play both the iPhone and all docking iPod models. iHome, a division of SDI Technologies and leading worldwide manufacturer of award-winning iPod accessories, is set to launch the new iP99 iPhone clock radio at Brookstone on June 1. Brookstone is one of only two retailers that will carry the iP99 iPhone speaker system throughout the summer. Beginning today and until the product launches June 1, Brookstone is offering free shipping to any customer who pre-orders the iP99 iPhone clock radio from a Brookstone store or online at http://www.brookstone.com. Retailing for $149.95, the iP99 is the first speaker system that docks, charges and plays music from the iPhone without sacrificing any of its functionality, meaning iPhone users now can listen to their music via speakers and still receive calls. The iP99 does this by eliminating the interference, called shielding, that plagues other audio systems that try to play iPhone. The iHome iP99 also docks, charges and plays all docking iPod models and is the only speaker system that is compatible with both iPhone and iPod. Housed in a sleek design, ...

Apr 16, 2008 Comments

New ipod/iphone oriented online store launched

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It seems that each generation is defined in part by the medium through which they listened to their music. From records to tapes to CDs, each new audio source has provided vast improvements in sound quality and portability. Since the advent of the mp3 audio file, music no longer has to exist in the tangible realm. With the ability to transport thousands of songs in a package the size of a matchbook, the Apple iPod has taken the world of portable music by storm. Now that these miniature jukeboxes have become the standard for portable music, www.iPodMiniMall.com has launched to provide all the accessories necessary to make the most of these amazing little devices. The first complaint owners sometimes have of these mini music machines is that they can be fragile and either break or scratch easily. The obvious remedy to this issue is to keep the device securely housed in a form-fitting case. The site carries a host of cases for every model, from the ultra compact iPod shuffle to the formidable and powerful iPod video. These cases not only provide sturdy protection from bumps and scratches, but also allow the mechanism to be clipped or strapped to the body ...

Apr 16, 2008 Comments

Put your iphone on steroids with fring

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fring is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype, MSN Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection rather than costly cellular airtime minutes. Bringing PC-benefits to the mobile, fring will empower you with mobility and availability as never before, integrating all contacts in to one, searchable buddy list, allowing you to see who’s online before dialing with contact availability indicators, engage in multiple conversations simultaneously, send & receive files and more. You can even make affordable local and international calls to landline and regular cellular numbers using your SkypeOut/SkypeIn account or almost any internet voice service (SIP) such as SIPNET, EuteliaVoIP, VoIPVoIP and VoIPTalk, even from non-SIP enabled handsets. What’s more, fring will automatically log you in to WiFi hotspots that you’ve previously logged into, so you can save time and hassle without having to configure your WiFi access points each time you enter a WiFi hotspot whether it be your home, office, or favourite coffee shop, and save even more on calls & chats to your friends, as calls ...

Apr 2, 2008 Comments

New ArtDio iPod Portable Speaker System

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The ArtDio MS-780 is specially designed for the latest 3G, 2G iPod nano and 2G iPod shuffle. A docking adapter is included to accommodate the iPod’s. Connect your iPod, MP3 players or other audio sources with 3.5mm stereo input connection and enjoy your music. Operates with USB power, AC adapter or even batteries, offers you maximum mobility. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS • Max. Power Output 4 Watts • Pre-Amplified & Magnetically Shielded • 2 Watts per Channel • 2 x 2" Full Range Drivers • Signal Input: 3.5mm Stereo Input, AUX Input • Functions: Power, Volume Control • LED Indicator: Power Indicato Notice: Whataboutmac.com is not recommending this product and is not endorsed by any company which products are portrayed in any of our post. Right Now We do not have any business relationship with the manufacturer of this product or service. If you do business with them, Nice, but we are out of that equation. Visit Desinformado.com for the most Complete Coverage of China Olympics 2008. The China Olympics 2008 Technology Roundup. USA Team, USA Dream Team, USA Olympic Team, USA vs China Olympic 2008. Statitics, Records, Olympic Records, USA Olympic Performance. Beijing Olympic 2008. http://en.beijing2008.cn/

Mar 19, 2008 Comments

One Llama music service let iphone users discover new music on-the-go

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One Llama Media Inc. has announced the launch of its Apple iPhone web application today. Apple iPhone users can now discover new music and watch music videos on-the-go using the One Llama music search service. Users access the service by simply navigating directly to www.onellama.com from the web browser on their iPhone. Users can then search for artists and songs, find other similar songs, and watch the corresponding music videos from their phone. "We have built this exciting application by integrating the One Llama music search technology with YouTube and Apple’s iPhone using their published, open APIs", said Amit Sudharshan, Director of Product Development for One Llama. "We have mapped our music database of over 1.4 million tracks to online music videos. Now users can not only discover new music, but also where available watch the full length video. Thanks to Apple’s mobile video capability our users can now enjoy One Llama from their desktop or their iPhone mobile device." "We intend to continue to roll out new music applications using our core advanced music search technology", said Rob Schultz, President of One Llama Media Inc. "Our proven music search technology is currently being used by APM Music, the world’s leading production ...

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