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Griffin Intros PowerBlock Travel, International USB Power Adapter
Griffin Technology has introduced PowerBlock Travel, a package designed to simplify charging your USB devices (including iPods) while traveling.
U.S. judge slashes penalty in music download case
(Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. judge slashed the penalty levied by a jury against a Boston Ph.D. student found guilty in 2009 of illegally downloading and sharing songs published by some of the world's biggest recording companies.
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.
The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
(AP)
AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending July 12, 2010:
Griffin Intros 2007 Line Up
Griffin Technology today announced their 2007 lineup that will debut next week at the MacWorld Conference & Expo.
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Acer Wades into Android Tablet Mix As Acer steadily works toward its goal of catching up to Hewlett-Packard in PC market share (it eclipsed Dell for the No. 2 slot), there's another arena that HP might want to do some behind-the-shoulders peeking regarding its Taiwanese competitor.
LimeWire Plans New 'Ecosystem' For The Cloud Hot on the heels of our blog about Google's rumored digital music venture, news has emerged that LimeWire is also thinking along the same kind of lines. According to an article published by Digital Music News (DMN), LimeWire is looking to the cloud for its survival -- that's before it gets swallowed up in a sea of lawsuits. As you probably know, LimeWire's P2P legal situation at the moment is pretty dire. It has recently lost a copyright infringement case with the RIAA and more music labels are bringing claims against it.
HMV Canada Launches Digital Music Store HMV Canada has now officially launched its answer to Apple's iTunes Store. Until now, the company had been trialling the service as a Beta model for the past seven months with the help of customers. The President of HMV Canada, Humphrey Kadaner, said, "As expectations for an hmv digital offering were high, we wanted to allow ourselves time to enhance the service by evaluating consumer interest and wants. This was all in preparation for the development of a digital service that would exceed customer expectations. Thanks to the extensive testing and consumer feedback we've received to date, we are confident that hmvdigital.ca is a digital offering that will impress consumers and, ultimately, bring them closer to the music they love."
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Basia Bulat=-
Genre: Pop / Folk
Free Music Download: Heart of My Own (3:50)
Album: The above track is taken from Basia Bulat's second album, Heart of My Own, (Rough Trade Records) which is available digitally from the iTunes Store and other top digital music services. For more information, visit Basia's official website.
Seagate Announces New 3TB Drive Can Store "Countless Hours" of Digital Music According to a press release from Seagate, the company has just broken all storage records by releasing the world's first 3 Terabyte external hard drive. Seagate says that their new 3TB drive is capable of storing "countless hours" of digital music, or if you prefer: 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, or thousands of photos.
iPad iOS 3.2.1 Update Now Magically Available Nothing adds a fresh, new scent to a device like a software update. Updates typically mean new features and less bugs, all valid reasons for the excited masses to hit that update button. They could also mean new bugs and potentially bricking your device, but that's, um, a story for some other time, 'kay?
Borders Launches eBook Store Remember that eBook store Borders talked about last year? Just in case you missed the huge signs all over their Web site, Borders actually launched that new eBook store today. Hey, better late than never.
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