Apple May Shoot Own iPod Soaps Apple is set to roll out a massive marketing campaign to start pushing video iPods. Key to the roll out is the sale of addictive TV soaps and series which hook consumers into returning to weekly downloads from the Apple content site.
Apple Fights & New iPods Take Centre Stage Apple is set to be on centre stage this week following its fallout with US TV Network NBC and the pending launch of a new iPod range on Tuesday night in San Francisco.
Archos Players Massively Overpriced The Australian distributors of the Archos range of products are charging up to $800 more for the same product than US retailers. Investigations by SmartHouse reveal that it is cheaper to buy the Archos video players from Amazon.com and pay the $25.00 shipping fee than pay the recommended retail for the product in Australia.
45 Days In The Slammer For Nicking A Music Track? The good old USA, that country they call the land of the free is now considering locking you up if you dare to nick a music track or a piece of software without the express permission of the owner.
Is Your iPod Ruining Your Hearing? The surge in the use of iPods and other MP3 players, supported by persuasive advertising slogans such as “live life loud,” is leading to a hearing loss epidemic, according to new research from the USA.
New Yorkers May Face iPod Fines A New York State Senator is proposing fines for pedestrians who cross the street listening to an iPod or mobile phone or even using a portable gaming device in an attempt to minimise pedestrian accidents.
iPod Video A Dismal Failure The iPod video seems to have been a dismal failure as a video player with consumers buying the large screen iPod to listen to music.
MIcrosoft Compensates For Theft In a move that could have serious ramifications Microsoft has taken that view that most consumers will breach music copyright when they buy a new Zune player, so they have decided to compensate for it.
Apple iPod Shipped With Virus Apple reported last month that a small number (less than 1 percent) of Video iPods purchased after September 12 2006, were released with a virus called Rajump on them. In Symantec’s latest security update, consumers are warned to be cautious when connecting unknown media devices, such as iPods to computers since this has come to light.
iTunes Will Be Apple’s Trojan Horse Apple's iTunes service has the potential to outstrip its formidable iPod business and enter the home audio and video markets ahead of its competitors, according to a recent study by ABI Research.
New XBox Products From Microsoft According to Bill Gates local newspaper the Seattle Times, Microsoft is indeed developing a digital-media player to compete with Apple's iPod, but there's much more to the story they claim.
Sony Deliberately Created Racist Ad COMMENT: Oh dear everyone is up in arms about the new Sony Ad for a white PSP. And oh dear it's getting bucket loads of publicity for Sony around the world from TV to radio to magazines and web sites and guess what - it isn’t costing Sony a cent.
Frogs Not In Tune With iPod French lawmakers have finally given approval to government-backed legislation that could force Apple to make the company's iPod and iTunes Music Store compatible with rivals' offerings.
Mobile Phone Hard Drives Set To Kill MP3 Players A new study released by ABI Research claims that mobile phones with hard disk drives may soon replace dedicated MP3 players as consumers’ portable music playing device of choice.
Will Microsoft Succeed With iPod Killer? COMMENT: I’m in Majorca Spain at the moment attending a Senheiser conference on Hi Fi and iPod accessories and the big buzz is whether Microsoft will actually be able to take on the success of the iPod.
Desperate Yank Tries It On Apple it seems has become a soft touch for desperate Americans who believe that by sueing them they will win a settlement. Now A US man has man filed a lawsuit claiming that Apple's iPod can cause hearing loss.
Ipod Killers Where Are They? If there is one thing that Bill Gates and Companies like Creative or Samsung or any one of hundreds of organisations who are trying to emulate Apple's iPod success can not do and that is win market share up against Apple.
iPod Headphones A Big Problem The design of in ear iPod headphones is causing concern with University studies revealing that hearing loss could occur.
iPods Hate Ringing Mobiles Investigations have revealed that the iPod throws a wobbly when placed next to a ringing mobile phone.
Do You Want To Sue Apple? US lawyers are shopping for Australians who want to take legal action against Apple for defective Nanos.
Dodgy Apple Samsung Deal Questioned Samsung has denied industry accusations that the company damaged the competitive capacity of Apple competitors by supplying Apple with extremely cheap NAND Flash Memory for its new iPod Nano MP3 player.
Brasso The Fix For Problem iPods As the world debates the problems associated with Apple's new iPod Nano blog sites have discovered that the scratching problems could well be fixed with a simple can of Brasso.
We Have A Problem Claims Apple The technology giant Apple admitted today there was a problem with its latest Nano iPod but insisted the numbers affected by the flaw were minimal. Owners are complaining about cracked screens and easily-scratched surfaces as well as poor battery life.
iPod Nano Complaints Pour In Complaints are mounting over the workmanship of the new iPod Nano.It now emerges that Apple's customer service staff are stretched to the limit handling complaints that the iPod Nano is too fragile for everyday use.
Creative Recalls Virus Infected MP3 Players Creative Labs is recalling thousands of MP3 players that it shipped with a virus. The loss making company has instituted a partial product recall after discovering that it accidentally shipped approximately 3,700 MP3 players contaminated with a Windows virus.
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