Apple issued a press release stating that they will not be selling the upcoming season of NBC television shows that start airing in September. Apple would not agree to NBC’s price hike which would result in a price of $4.99 per episode. Ouch! Currently NBC’s episodes are priced at $1.99 each. Let’s do some math. NBC’s [...]
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According to the New York Post, Apple is in talks with record labels to ttry to offer purchasable ringtones available through iTunes. This may be unveiled at Apple’s September 5th Special Event. iTunes will also allow users to convert previously purchased songs into ringtones. On a related note, Ambrosia has released iToner ($15), an application to [...]
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Fossil has made available for pre-order a new, 30th Anniversary Star Wars watch. Watch features stainless steel case and bracelet. Case features black leather insets on sides. Dial features black outer ring for arabic hour makers and 30th anniversary center dial with silhouettes of Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker in the never forgettable battle of [...]
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Do you have a lengthy video that you are encoding for DVD? Is the length long enough that you have to reduce the bitrate in order to make it fit? Here is a trick that will theoretically give you better quality at the same bitrate for the same duration of video.
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Sony Connect will soon close. Thanks, Sony, for trying your hand at selling music downloads.
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AppleInsider is reporting that Herbert H. Kliegerman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple, Inc., because he received a $2,000 bill after roaming in Mexico with his iPhone. I can understand the frustration that would come with receiving a $2,000 phone bill, but roaming charges are nothing new, and have, in fact, been used by [...]
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Apple is holding a special event at the Moscone West venue in San Francisco on September 5, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Start your speculations about what new or improved gadget will be released.
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I received my copy of Tales from Earthsea today. I’m quite a fan of Studio Ghibli’s work, so when I found out that Tales from Earthsea might not make it to the US until 2009, I decided to pickup the Region 3 DVD from YesAsia.com.
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We (UniquePhones.com) weren’t the first to claim to have unlocked the iPhone, and someone else stole our thunder. Quick! We have to think of a way to reclaim some attention. What better way to get attention than to claim that lawyers won’t let us release our “unlocking codes”. Seriously, we really know how to unlock [...]
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I got a couple nice photos today of a cicada after it shed its skin and emerged as an adult.
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