In praise of SlimServer
I’ve been playing with SlimServer, the software developed to serve music to the Slim Devices Squeezebox, and I’m impressed. Don’t have a Squeezebox? Read on, because you don’t need one to benefit from...
View ArticleNew iPod locked more tightly to iTunes, will not work with Linux
Apple has apparently made some changes to the iPod that make it increasingly difficult to use with anything other than iTunes. Since iTunes does not run on Linux, this affects Linux users more than...
View ArticleiPod database successfully hacked – for now
A couple of days ago I blogged about the database hash in new iPods, which prevents their use with song management software other than iTunes. There is no iTunes for Linux. The good news is that...
View ArticleCamera, Flash, Action: review of the LG Viewty
I’ve reviewed LG’s new camera phone here. I found this an interesting device because it has a Flash UI, one that for the most part works very well. It also has an excellent camera. No wi-fi, which is a...
View ArticleGreat anecdote in the Economist about the decline of the CD
The Economist has a report on change in the music industry, which kicks off with this anecdote: IN 2006 EMI, the world’s fourth-biggest recorded-music company, invited some teenagers into its...
View ArticleWhy we don’t talk about Zune
Brandon LeBlanc comments on last week’s Guardian article on DRM and says: What is interesting to me is the article neglects to look at what Microsoft is doing with Zune in regards to DRM. Just like...
View ArticleSqueezebox and Napster – the perfect combination?
I’ve just posted a review of the Squeezebox Boom, a lovely device that once set up is perfect for hiding all the computer gunk and letting you enjoy the music wherever you are in the house. During the...
View ArticleApple, Spotify, Google and iPhone: how to get into App Store
I was mildly surprised to see that Apple has approved Spotify for iPhone. Reason: if someone buys into the Spotify subscription model, why would they ever want to purchase music from iTunes, whether...
View ArticleJoining the Smartphone dots
Google has made a big splash with its launch of Nexus One, even though technically it is not all that exciting. A neat phone; 1 Ghz Qualcomm processor; runs Android 2.1; good for web video with its...
View ArticleiTunes user has account hacked, loses access to his own purchases
Spare a thought for iTunes user Peter Bilderback. His account was hacked and someone downloaded almost a $1000 worth of items from the iTunes store using his account. Bad stuff, but it happens....
View ArticleiTunes hacks: whose fault are they?
A big story today concerns irregular activity on Apple’s iTunes store, the one and only means of purchasing applications for iPhone and iPad and central to the company’s strategy. The reports allege...
View ArticleApple deprecates Java
Apple has deprecated the version of Java that it ports and maintains for OS X: As of the release of Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3, the version of Java that is ported by Apple, and that ships with Mac...
View ArticleFirst impressions of Google TV – get an Apple iPad instead?
I received a Google TV as an attendee at the Adobe MAX conference earlier this year; to be exact, a Logitech Revue. It is not yet available or customised for the UK, but with its universal power supply...
View ArticleFinancial Times ports app to web to avoid iTunes
The Financial Times, which is among the few web publications that seems able to make sense of paywalled content, is launching a web application [paywalled article] for mobile devices, specifically to...
View ArticleFinancial Times thrives on HTML 5, paywall, and snubbing Apple iTunes
I spoke to Rob Grimshaw, Managing Director of FT.Com, shortly after Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where the FT web app won an award for “Best Mobile Innovation for Publishing”. I was interested...
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