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Apple shares fall; SigmaTel cuts outlook (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Apple Computer Inc.
fell sharply on Wednesday after SigmaTel Inc.
, a top maker of memory chips used in digital music
players, cut its outlook, citing lower-than-expected sales and
price cuts.
Apple Adds Podcasting to iTunes (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Responding to the demands of its vast iPod audience, Apple is adding podcasting capabilities to the latest iteration of its iTunes software, enabling users to access content from the growing number of podcast providers.
Apple Introduces Soundtrack Pro
Soundtrack Pro features an innovative waveform editor with flexible Action Layers that allow users to instantly re-order, bypass or change any edit, effect or process.
Apple Unleashes OS X Tiger at 6:00 pm, April 29th
Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger will go on sale Friday at 6:00 p.m. at participating Apple Authorized Resellers and Apple retail stores worldwide. All 105 Apple retail stores will host Tiger World Premiere events from 6:00 p.m. to midnight, offering workshops and hands-on demonstrations, plus giveaways, including a chance to win a PowerBook G4, iPod and more.
Griffin Ships AirClick Remote for iPod and iPod mini.
Griffin Technology has announced that they are now shipping the AirClick Remote, a unique wireless remote control for the iPod and the iPod mini.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Altec Lansing unveils newest inMotion portable speakers for iPods
Altec Lansing's popular inMotion portable speaker family for iPods got a nice looking, sweet sounding new member today with the company's official announcement of the iM7. This cylindrical shaped speaker system is priced at $249.95 and should be available for...
BadApple Plugin Beats Apple to Podcasting Support
A company calling themselves BadFruit has released a plugin for iTunes supporting Podcasting, thereby beating Apple to the punch with their plans to support podcasting in their next release (4.9) of iTunes. After installing BadApple, you should see a Podcasts...
New Winamp Plug-In Supports iPod
A new Winamp 5 plug-in has been released touting the ability to sync Winamp with the iPod (a distinction Apple only grants to iTunes software). Named Ml_iPod, this plug-in allows iPod owners to bypass iTunes altogether, opting instead to...
goMP3
goMP3 Player is a different mp3 player that I have not seen before which I picked up on over at Palmgear today. ... Go for the best with goMP3, the freshest MP3 player for your Treo or PDA. goMP3 gives you instant access to all your tunes, and has great features like QuickMix, Favorites, Playlists - and an exclusive full color album cover art display
New Portable iPod Speaker Case from FID
Here's an interesting new iPod accessory from First International Digital, makers of the irock wireless FM transmitters. This time around the product is not a transmitter though, but instead a carrying case with two built-in speakers called the MusiCase. It...
iTunes 4.9 Indicates iPod Phone To Come
As reported by The Mac Observer, code imbedded in the new realease of iTunes, version 4.9, indicates the coming of an iPod and iTunes enabled mobile phone. According to the Mac Observer, A resource file that is included with iTunes...
New wireless headphones for iPod from Logitech rock
Logitech wants to provide you a wireless stereo experience with your iPod via their announcement today about the new Wireless Headphones for iPod. The headphones, priced at $149.99, will be available for purchase in July. The Wireless Headphones for iPod...
Download Free Music from CommonTunes
Free music download site commontunes.org was launched this weekend, offering a forum for uploading and downloading freely distrubutable music via hosted links or bittorrent. You can even turn feeds into podcasts. Featuring "Top Downloads," "Highest Rated," and "Our Picks," CommonTunes...