Prior to launch iCloud, Apple was apparently in talks with all four of the major labels – Sony, Warner, Universal and EMI about licensing their songs for what would be later revealed at WWDC, iTunes Match which is a service [...]
iTunes Match Loses Its First Label
Posted by Japrax on Saturday, June 18, 2011
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Window N5 TOP MP4 Player
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Window is proud to introduce their latest MP4 player, the N5 TOP. Powered by a 660MHz RK2818 processor, the player sports a 5.0-inch 800 x 480 multitouch display, a 256MB DDR2 RAM, a microSD card slot, a web browser, an [...]
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Project Spartan: Facebook's plan to bypass Apple
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Facebook is working on an app platform built entirely in HTML5 and geared for Apple's built-in iOS web browser, Safari. Sneaky.
Tech Crunch reports that Facebook plans to bypass Apple's security guards and sneak in through [...]
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Genie MP3 Player Concept
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Designed by Jiyoun Kim, the Genie is an MP3 player concept that automatically plays music according to your mood. The player features a unique design that looks like a sculpture. The conical shape helps radiates sound and [...]
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iPod nano bands with serious GQ style
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Sure. There are a few bands on the market for the 6th gen iPod nano. OK, more than a few. Many are similar: colorful silicone or resin strap with a fun, sporty style, like the iWatchz Q Collection reviewed by Julie a [...]
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International Toy Show: Wiz Inc introdudes AppToyz Products in Japan with appBlaster, appCopter, appRacer and appWheel
Posted by Japrax on Friday, June 17, 2011
Developed by the british company appToyz and Introduced by WizInc Japan, appBlaster, appCopter, appRacer and appWheel are a series of Games made for iPhones that comes with a wide range of peripherals going from the remote [...]
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JVC Introduces Updated RV-NB70 Kaboom! Boombox For iPod
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The new JVC RV-NB70 Kaboom! features a 40 watts of power and retains the original's general design. The new model has a dock for iPod and iPhone, which is shielded from the elements by a protective door, and a USB Host [...]
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Angry Bird Speakers
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Gear4 offers a line of Angry Bird cases for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. They'll soon be adding a line of external speakers to their Angry Bird line. The red bird works with any phone, music player, or tablet with a [...]
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Onda VX570+ Full HD PMP
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Onda has released another Full HD PMP ‘VX570+' into the market. The player sports a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 touchscreen display, a 4GB/8GB of storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), an e-book reader, a picture browser, a [...]
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The Best of Mobile Music
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With the recent unveiling of the long awaited Apple iCloud – the cloud service for sharing file across all Apple devices – we know that accessing media content on-the-go without the hassle of moving files from one place [...]
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SONOS Review: The Ultimate Music Experience
Posted by Japrax on Thursday, June 16, 2011
I have no hesitation in calling SONOS the ultimate music experience. Five years ago I lost my entire music collection. My computer died, I lost my iPod, and all of my CDs (remember them?) were stolen in the same week. Years [...]
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BBC develops iOS app for mobile reporting
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It looks like the iPad and the iPhone got a lot more important to BBC reporters. According to a report by Journalism.co.uk, BBC will be releasing an app that will allow its reporters to send reports in from the field over [...]
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BBC developing iOS app for field reporters
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The BBC is developing an app for their reporters in the field to directly file video, stills and audio from their iPhones and iPads. The app is also designed to broadcast live using a Wi-Fi or 3G signal.
The broadcaster [...]
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STATS: Android leads iOS in ad impressions, but Apple ahead on revenue
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Time for a bit of mid-morning MARKET ANALYSIS, courtesy of new mobile phone advertising data published by Millennial Media. During the month of May, the ad platform saw Android devices way ahead in terms of number of ads [...]
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Photofast Introduces a Flashdrive You Can Use with iPhones and iPads
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Photofast has introduced a flashdrive that you can use with an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. The i-Flashdrive, when used in conjunction with the app you'll be prompted to download for free when you plug the flashdrive into [...]
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Apple Back To School Freebie Is iTunes Card, Not iPod?
Posted by Japrax on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Traditionally Apple has been giving away iPods as part of their back to school promotions whenever a customer purchases a Mac computer, but if 9to5Mac has got it right, it looks like this time Apple will instead be giving [...]
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JayBird JF3 Freedom Bluetooth Earbuds Put Wireless Music In Your Ears
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If there's one thing I hate about exercising while wearing earbuds, it's that it's far too easy to accidentally snag the cable on something and yank one or both buds out of my ears. Bluetooth headphones solve the cable [...]
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Colorfly Media Player Targets High-End Audio Snobs
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For audiophiles in search of equipment with perfect sound reproduction quality, media players like the iPod are out of the question.
If you don't mind shelling out a wad of cash, you could score a slick, high-performance [...]
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SANYO introduces audio processing solution for IC recorders
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This product features a built-in hardwired MP3 encoder/decoder system, enabling the industry's lowest power consumption of 5 milliwatts (mW) and supporting advanced functionality via a built-in digital signal processor [...]
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Court battle ends, Apple to pay Nokia royalties
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Nokia and Apple have just announced that they signed a patent license agreement, which settles all the patent litigation between the companies. Apple will make a one-time payment to Nokia and on-going royalties for the [...]
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Apple and Nokia patent dispute ends in Nokia's favour
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The patent battle between Nokia and Apple just ended not with an injunction, but with a press release citing a license agreement and payments from Apple to Espoo. The specifics of the agreement are confidential, but Nokia [...]
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Lifeplayer, a Wind-Up MP3 Player For Developing Countries
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This big, ugly gadget is the LifePlayer, and it can change people's lives. It's a solar-powered five-band radio and MP3 player designed to be used as a teaching aid in the developing world. Currently, the units are being [...]
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App-Enhanced Clock Radio for iPhone/iPod from iLive
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This app-enhanced clock-radio from iLive incorporates your iPhone/iPod like no other that I've seen before. Without an iOS device on the dock (bottom left), it looks a bit funny because the 12 has been replaced with a [...]
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Sony releases a new pair of Speakers for iPhone and iPod Touch
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Sony introduced today the SRS-GX50IP SRS-GM5IP a new pair of DSP Speakers that are made for both iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4 as well as all iPod Touch families.
Both models comes with a 20Wx2Ch output and comes for the SRS-GM5IP [...]
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SugarSync adds mobile device management, lets you push digital delights directly to iOS
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Apple's iOS is great at displaying content already on a device, but transferring documents from your computer to your iPhone or iPad has traditionally been a tedious, inefficient process. SugarSync's new mobile device management [...]
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Sony Unveils Two New Speakers For iPod Touch
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Sony will release two new DSP speakers in the Japanese market namely the SRS-GX50IP and SRS-GM5IP. Designed for iPod touch and iPhone, both models produce a 20Wx2Ch output and a built-in battery. The company will launch [...]
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O'kestra Portable iPod Speaker
Posted by Japrax on Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Here's another budget-friendly portable iPod speaker ‘O'kestra' for you to grab from Overstock. This portable iPod speaker has a cylindrical design, 4 channel stereo, 360 degree surround sound effect and can deliver a total [...]
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Snugg Luxury Wrist Strap for Apple iPod nano Review
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There are a multitude of watchband straps for the 6th generation Apple iPod nano, and I've already reviewed a couple. Each strap is a little different from the others, and it may require some looking to find exactly the [...]
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Jailbroken iOS 5 gets third-party widgets
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Apple introduced iOS 5 and its new widget system just last week during WWDC, and a day later it was jailbroken. Now, Cydia developers have taken iOS 5 a step further by providing new third-party applications that allow [...]
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Pioneer Upgrade its VSX AV Receivers line-up in North American with AirPlay and DLNA
Posted by Japrax on Monday, June 13, 2011
Pioneer USA has introduces five new VSX Elite receivers in the USA with the Pioneer VSX-40, VSX-50, VSX-51, VSX-52 and VSX-53. All models offer seven channels with a power output ranging from 80 to 110W and with the exception [...]
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ACHO A602 MP3 Player
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The A602 is another upcoming MP3 player from ACHO. This stylish player comes with an aluminum alloy casing, touch sensitive control buttons and supports both MP3 and WMA audio formats. Sadly, there's no word on release [...]
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Umbrella Pole iPod Dock And Light
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The Sharper Image has started selling the Umbrella Pole iPod Dock and Light, which will turn your outdoor umbrella into a high-tech sound system. Priced at $199.99, this unique iPOd dock attaches easily to any umbrella [...]
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iTunes Match not coming to the UK until 2012?
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Music collectors in the US will be able to subscribe to Apple's iTunes Match service this fall, but it looks like our friends across the pond will have to wait a little longer before lofting their libraries up to the cloud. [...]
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Apple gives in to publishers, changes policy on in-app subscription prices
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It looks like Apple has decided to make some pretty major changes to its App Store Review Guidelines — and, in particular, to its controversial in-app subscription policy. Under the new guidelines, publishers will be able [...]
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