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Seagate Launches 3TB External Drive as File Needs Rise
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Seagate has rolled out the world's first external hard drive to exceed two terabytes of storage capacity. Featuring 3TB, the FreeAgent GoFlex Desk introduced Tuesday will enable users to store up to 120 high-definition movies, 1,500 computer games, countless hours of music tracks, or thousands of digital photos, the company said.
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.
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.
Reports: Google Working on Fee-Based News, Music Services
(PC World)
PC World - Google is developing services to let consumers pay for access to news articles and songs through individual purchases and subscriptions, according to various news reports.
Bing Leapfrogs Google with Entertainment Features
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - While Google is working on an online music service that will reportedly debut later this year, Microsoft is getting out of the gate right now with new entertainment features. The new features include streaming music from its Bing search engine.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Is Google Going to Launch a Digital Music Service? As we continue to twiddle our thumbs while waiting for Apple to reveal what it has done with its Lala acquisition, there have been mutterings in the blogsphere of what Google might be up to in the digital music world. According to an article by CNET, Google could have a cloud-based music service up and running as soon as this fall.
Analyze This: iPad Sales to Fall, According to Report A report from Forrester Research made the rounds on the Internets this week, with many sites playing up its claim that tablets such as the iPad will pretty much deep-six the netbook market and overtake them by 2012.
Wi-Fi-Only Nook Introduced; Nook 3G Gets Price Drop It's official. After much rumor and speculation, Barnes & Noble has gone ahead and taken a page from Apple's playbook by introducing a Wi-Fi-only version of its popular Nook eReader. The Wi-Fi Nook is available for order today online for $149, which is a lot closer to the $100 sweet spot some analysts predict for widespread eReader adoption. Meanwhile, the Nook 3G gets a price drop to $199.
Stereomood: A Music Service That Tunes Into Your Emotions If you don't know what music to listen to, then why not use a music service that generates playlists based on your emotions? Stereomood is a streaming music service that can create different playlists depending on your emotional state -- or even your current activity. To use the service, you simply have to click on one of the moods or activities that are displayed in Stereomood's tag cloud. If you don't see a suitable tag, you can also create your own once you've got a free account. If you prefer to find your favorite artist, track, or album, then Stereomood's search facilities also comes in useful.
DC Comics Flies Into iPad App Fray After much traveling and driving, I'm finally back from vacation. Now, traveling is something I like a lot. The commute to get to my destination? Not so much (cue violins). In fact, traveling always makes me wish I had superpowers so I didn't have to deal with long drives. Well, that or praying that nobody breaks wind while I'm squeezed into an economy class flight for hours.
iPad Hacker Arrested On, Um, Non-Hacking-Related Charges Well, that was fast. A member of the security group that discovered a breach involving AT&T's network was arrested Tuesday — but not for the act you're likely thinking about. Instead, 24-year-old Andrew Auernheimer was arrested on drug charges after police found an assortment of illicit substances in his Arkansas home. No word yet on what caused police to search his home but the Web's denizens are already tilting their heads away from this figurative car crash and looking toward the direction of AT&T.
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Adam Franklin=-
Genre: Rock / Psychedelic
Free Music Download: Yesterday Has Gone Forever (3:35)
Music Video:Yesterday Has Gone Forever (recorded live at The Kennel / Brooklyn, NY)
Album: The above free promotional track is featured on Adam Franklin's third solo album, If I Could Sleep For a Thousand Years, which is slated for release June 29 (Second Motion Records).
Cisco Announces Android-Powered Cius Business Tablet Look who's joining the slate tablet fray now. As companies fall all over themselves in trying to create their own "iPad killer," the list of prospective tablets continues to grow. The latest entry? That would be the Cius "business tablet" from Cisco, which will be sporting an Android operating system.
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