According to Zune Insider, Microsoft’s Zune portable media player is getting a firmware update in March, but there’s still no date for when or if the Zune will offer podcast support. Zune Firmware Update 1.3 will primary fix problems from the initial release: They‚Äôre fixing a skipping problem that some users were experiencing ‚Äì that […]

A new survey suggests that most people aren’t willing to pay $500 for an iPhone, but many would be interested if the iPhone was under $300. Online market research firm Compete Inc. surveyed 379 people in the U.S., most of whom had heard of the iPhone and have shopped for an iPod, to find out […]

In case you were wondering why Bryan Lee, the executive responsible for the launch of the Zune media player, left the company, this t-shirt may provide a clue. We’re not sure if it was analysts calling the Zune a dismal failure or the reviews that said that the Zune zucks, but somehow Microsoft turned one […]

LoPresti SpeedMerchants, manufacturer of the “FURY” aircraft, has announced the full integration of the iPod into the Fury’s systems, allowing the popular music device to be used as a flight data recorder. “This is a watershed technology for aviation,” said VP of Operations, RJ Siegel, “and we are delighted to be the first to bring […]

Toronto, ON-based digital music store Puretracks has announced that it will sell a full catalog of MP3 music files for purchase and download, free of Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions. The new DRM-free MP3 catalogue will initially feature 50,000 titles from a number of major independent labels, priced from $0.79 cents per song. Additional tracks […]

Cisco and Apple today announced that they have resolved their dispute involving the ‚ÄúiPhone‚Äù trademark. Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the ‚ÄúiPhone‚Äù trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. […]

The recordings of a British concert pianist who found fame in the last years of her life have been exposed as hoaxes – by Apple’s iTunes music player. Joyce Hatto, who died in June 2006, has become a cause c√©l√®bre with fans of classical piano. A series of recordings appeared to show her masterful command […]

Omnifone, a UK-based mobile music company, has announced a collaboration with Musiwave, a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services, to distribute an ‚Äòall-you-can-eat‚Äô mobile music service, MusicStation, that works on all major music handsets. The service is the latest challenger into the mobile music market, which has gained new interest with the introduction of […]

Fred Amoroso, CEO of DRM firm Macrovision, has responded to Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s call to dump DRM. In his letter, Amoroso asks Jobs to let Macrovision take over responsibility for Apple’s FairPlay DRM system. Last week, Jobs posted a surprising statement on the company‚Äôs site challenging the music industry to abandon DRM (copy protection) […]

The 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is out. As always, it features shots of some of the most beautiful women of the world photographed in exotic places. This year, though, it also features some interesting product placement, and the magazine’s take on the iPod bikini. Not safe for work…..