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Apple Intros New Mac minis; More Expensive, More Powerful
Apple today unveiled two new Mac mini computers with the Intel Core Duo processor. The new models are more powerful, and at $599 and $799, more expensive than ever.
Music industry ends mass piracy lawsuits
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Recording Industry Association of America said on Friday it had abandoned mass lawsuits against Internet users who steal music, and instead would work with Internet service providers to discourage piracy.
Apple Intros 8GB iPod nano Red
Apple today announced a new 8GB model of the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition. The new 8GB iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition holds up to 2,000 songs and is available for $249, joining the 4GB model priced at $199.
Man Destroys iPod In A Blender
Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to help sell $400 blenders.
SKorean portals indicted over online piracy case
(AP)
AP - Prosecutors indicted subsidiaries of two leading South Korean Web portals Tuesday on charges of allowing online music piracy activities, an official said.
Apple Pumps Down the Volume
Apple today announced a software update for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod, that lets customers set their own personal maximum volume limit.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Cowon Brings Hot S9 PMP to American Shores
Cowon is one company who always makes a bit of a splash when it releases new portable media players. The newest coming to American shores on December 19 is the...
Free Streaming Music For Halloween
Halloween is a great tradition that is celebrated in many countries throughout the world. If you live in the United States or Canada, you will of course know that the...
Is The slotMusic Card The Future of Digital Music?
SanDisk's new portable device, the Sansa slotMusic Player, uses a new physical format that it hopes will prove to be a hit with music fans. Instead of using one of...
Royal Spotlights Portable Digital Photo Products
Royal, a maker of lower cost consumer electronics, recently introduced some new digital photo frames for shoppers to consider this holiday season. These include a digital picture keychain, priced around...
Finding Yourself a Kindle Before Christmas
The Amazon Kindle seems to be a popular portable electronics item at the moment, as it is sold out on the Amazon Web site. Expected shipment dates for new models...
Ultrasone Edition 9 Headphones Offer Expensive Listening
Ultrasone, a German manufacturer of headphones, is making available for purchase in the United States a limited amount of its high end Edition 9 headphones. These headphones are quite pricey,...
Archos 5 Review: A Portable Media Player/Internet Media Tablet Marriage Made in Heaven?
The Archos 5 is a portable media player with a beautiful touchscreen which also tries to double as a wireless Internet tablet in case browsing the New York Times Web...
Are Your MP3s Normalized?
How many times have you been listening to your favorite MP3 songs and been irritated by having to adjust the volume every time a new track starts to play? I've...
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