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Trojan Adware Hiding in MP3s, McAfee Says
(PC World)
PC World - Adware pushers have found a new way to trick you into downloading their annoying products: fake MP3 files.
Griffin Intros 2007 Line Up
Griffin Technology today announced their 2007 lineup that will debut next week at the MacWorld Conference & Expo.
Otafuku Rex; Mix Them, Mash Them Up
The new band Otafuku Rex has debuted their music video, Do Me, I'm the Best, and is inviting fans to get in on the action and create their own remixes by mashing up the groups video and music, adding in their own music and video, and sending the results to friends.
Apple Intros iPod Phone
Apple today introduced iPhone, a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps—into one small and lightweight handheld device.
NAMM Update: iKey Plus Turns Audio Into MP3s
iKEY-Audio introduced the iKEY PLUS – a device that records live audio and converts it into high quality MP3 and WAV files and saves them directly to an iPod or another USB compatible storage device.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
Microsoft Adds Sociability to its Zune Brand
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft placed a bigger bet on Zune this week, as it announced enhancements it hopes will solidify Zune as "the company's all-in-one digital entertainment brand." The Zune brand includes digital audio players, software, and an online music store.
MP3 Tech Commentary
English iPod Dock has Nice Seven-Inch Display
Consider for a moment that not all of the most interesting or cool iPod accessories are readily available in the United States. One particular new iPod dock in particular, at...
Nokia Signs 'Comes With Music' Deal with Sony BMG
Until recently, Universal Music Group (UMG) was the only major record label to sign up with Nokia's cell phone music service, Comes With Music. Now, Sony BMG has inked a...
Sonix7 Shows Off iPod Knockoffs
A company by the name of Sonix7 revealed recently some MP3 players which look a lot like iPods. They are called, appropriately enough, the Nano Pro and Touch Pro and...
MV-2500U Brings Portable Video to Home Television
A company by the name of Mvix recently unveiled its own version of a portable media player. It is known as the Mvix MV-2500U and you'll find it at a...
Microsoft Does Major Zune Features Update
Microsoft recently announced some major enhancements to the Zune and associated online service and software. These changes are known as the Spring update, or Zune 2.5, and should be available...
Nine Inch Nails Give Fans the Slip
Not content with giving away the first 9 tracks of Ghosts I-IV a while back (read blog), Trent Reznor, otherwise known as Nine Inch Nails, has done it again. The...
Honey, I Shrunk the MP3 Format!
Scientists at the University of Rochester have revealed that they have developed a technique to reproduce digital music that is 1,000 times smaller than a typical MP3 file. The new...
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