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July 31, 2007
Led Zeppelin To Offer Digital
Led Zeppelin, one of the last remaining holdouts against digital music downloads, has announced plans to release Mothership, a new greatest-hits package. More significantly, all 24 tracks on the release will also be available for digital download, marking the first time that any Zeppelin has been made available legally online. In addition to digital downloads, multiple physicall options
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Posted by Sean at 03:40 PM
New York Complains To Apple About iPhone
"A high-end cell phone shouldn't have to have low-end customer service," says Mindy Bockstein, chairwoman and executive director of the New York's Consumer Protection Board. The Board announced complaints against Apple, echoing an iPhone lawsuit filed recently by an Illinois man. The iPhone's battery must be replaced by Apple when the battery no longer holds a charge. Apple charges
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Podcasting App Gets Best Shareware
Audio recording and editing software RecordForAll got the top honor in the Best Sound Program category at the 2007 Shareware Industry Awards. The Awards recognize software programs marketed as shareware, allowing users to try the software before buying. RecordForAll competed against ALSong by ESTsoft, D'Accord iChords by D'Accord Music Software and Winamp Pro by NullSoft. "RecordForAll's win
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Tascam Intros MP3 Players Designed For
At the Summer NAMM Show, Tascam introduced two new MP3 players that are specifically designed for musicians, the MP-BT1 Bass trainer and the MP-VT1 Music and Vocal trainer. Both feature variable-speed playback, which lets you adjust the speed of playback, independent of the pitch. The MP-BT1 Bass trainer comes with a Hi-Z Bass input, multi effect for
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July 29, 2007
Podcast Expert: Podcast Sites, Feeds Are
Geek News Central's Todd Cochrane, a long-time podcaster and the author of a book on podcasting, has taken a look at the state of podcast sites and podcast feeds and found widespread quality problems. "The amount of garbage sites out there astounded me," said Cochrane. Cochrane looked at the podcast feeds and sites of podcasts nominated for
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Posted by Chris at 09:19 AM
PodTech PR Troubles Turn Into A-List Blogger
Podcasting and video podcasting startup PodTech has had its share of negative coverage recently, being described by some as the Valley s worst video network. The company has been struggling to get additional funding, has recently let some of its staff go and has been criticized for the quality of its content. PodTech CEO John Furrier's attempts
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July 28, 2007
Man Suing Apple Over iPhone's Planned
An Oakbrook, Illinois man is suing Apple and AT&T over the planned obsolescence of the iPhone's battery, which is designed to rechargeable to full capacity 300-400 times. According to the suit: The battery enclosed in the iPhone can only be charged approximately 300 times before it will be in need of replacement, necessitating a new battery
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Posted by Ryan at 05:38 PM
Alesis Intros Mixer With iPod
Alesis introduced the iMultiMix 9R, a pro mixer and audio player that features an integrated iPod dock and video output, at the 2007 Summer NAMM show. While some iPod mixers are more focused on recording, the iMultiMix focuses on integrating iPods into a playback or performance setup. The iMultiMix 9R mixer delivers audio playback from 2nd through
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