A 56-year-old Japanese national allegedly attacked a 20-year-old jockey from Louisville on Tuesday while traveling on American Airlines Flight 918. The attack resulted in both men being detained by the FBI. According to FBI spokeswoman Judy Orihuela, the older man had a strange disposition throughout the flight. He lay down in the aisle and also […]

Microsoft announced that the Zune digital media player and online service will be available to consumers in the U.S. on Nov. 14, 2006. The “Zune device” will retail for $249.99 U.S. Here’s what Microsoft is offering for the price: 30GB digital media player will come equipped with wireless functionality for Zune-to-Zune sharing of music, pictures […]

iTunes 7 appears to have extensive support for phones built into it, beyond what is used by current compatible phones, which are some are interpreting as more signs of an upcoming Apple-branded iTunes phone. A large variety of messages for mobile phone users are found in iTunes’ Localizable.strings (below).

At the recent Apple Expo in Paris, twin designers Lauren and Paulina Bibi introduced a new line of cute monster iPod covers. The Bibi’s don’t have a site yet, but there are lots of photos at the Gearlog site.

Sony has released specs for its Portable Reader System PRS-500. According to Sony, the Reader features a screen with technology that rivals the readability of text on paper. While Sony’s focus appears to be on selling electronic books, the system offers support for newsfeeds and even audio files, which could make it a potent device […]

Podcast Ready has announced that it has partnered with COWON America, maker of the iAudio line of portable multimedia devices, to offer Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder software preloaded on the entire line of COWON devices. According to the company, the announcement introduces the first Podcast Ready-enabled portable video devices. Podcast Ready‚Äôs myPodder software is designed to […]

On Friday, Wired published an item that suggested that Apple was trying to make “podcast” its own trademark and keep others from using the term. The company recently sent cease and desist letters to MyPodder, which makes podcast software for portable MP3 players. “Will Apple succeed in defending the word “podcast” as its own trademark?” […]

Wired has posted an item noting that Apple has sent Podcast Ready, a company that makes software that turns any UMS-compliant MP3 players into independent podcast receivers, a cease and desist letter, claiming that the terms “Podcast Ready” and “myPodder” infringe Apples trademarks and could cause confusion among consumers. Apple previously targeted names that had […]

Macworld reports that many long-time Mac game developers are disappointed that none of the iPod games that were recently introduced were created by the companies that Mac gamers are familiar with.. ‚ÄúWe‚Äôre really glad to see Apple start to take the iPod in this direction,‚Äù said Glenda Adams, Aspyr Media‚Äôs director of development. ‚ÄúIt‚Äôs the […]

A dissection of Apple’s new iPod nano MP3 player conducted by iSuppli reveals that the company’s new design is cheaper than ever to produce, despite increased capacity. “Due to design changes and component price declines, iSuppli estimates that Apple has reduced the Bill-Of-Materials (BOM) cost for the new $199 retail-priced 4Gbyte nano to $72.24, less […]