mp3s

Judge Slashes "Unconstitutionally Excessive" File Sharing Fine By 90%

Last year, a Boston University graduate student was ordered to pay $US670,000 in damages for 30 songs he illegally downloaded. Yesterday, US District Court Judge Nancy Gertner said that was ludicrous and reduced it to $US67,000. Thank God.

May 10, 2010

Apple Grabs “iTunes Live” Trademark

Start up the speculation machine, for Apple has filed a trademark for “iTunes Live” and that could mean the long-rumoured live music sessions content is headed to the service soon.

March 17, 2010

Lifechanger: My Big Fat Music Collection

According to iTunes, I have 22,880 items in my music collection. That adds up to 70.9 days worth of music, taking up 145.26 GB of hard drive space. And thank God for it.

January 31, 2010

DACport USB Amplifier And Digital To Analog Converter For Audiophiles On The Run

If you’re serious about your music and are looking for a portable DAC that will keep your digital audio sounding crystal clear even when you’re out and about, the USB-powered DACport might be just the ticket.

September 18, 2009

The Geek Squad’s Newest Racket: CD Ripping

Building on a proud tradition of charging for things that shouldn’t cost anything, Best Buy’s crack team of dudes will now rip your CDs, for the low low price of $US1 a disc.

September 4, 2009

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood To Audiophiles: Simmer Down

Radiohead caught some flak when they released their last album online as 160kbps MP3s a couple of months before a CD would be available. Turns out, they couldn’t care less about FLACs.

August 22, 2009

How Many iPods/Non-iPods Have You Owned?

With the possibility of an iPod-related Apple event coming up, we’re asking: How many iPods/non-iPods have you owned?

August 21, 2009
Software

Neat And Tidy iPod Touch Theme Makes My iPhone Jealous

All of my iPhones are virgins. They’ve never been jailbroken nor have they been exposed to pictures of Jason shoving gadgets down his pants. But as soon as this theme is available for the 3GS, it’s cherry-popping time!

August 15, 2009

Zune HD: TV Interface And Player Screen Walkthrough

The final reveal for the Zune HD was how well it handled when docked on a high-def TV. As you can see in this video, it blows away anything else in its class.

Cameras

China And Portugal Agree: Next-Gen iPods Will Have Cameras

A Portuguese online store has let slip on two more genuine-looking cases designed for the fifth-gen iPod Nano, and third-gen iPod Touch—and their top/center camera placement perfectly matches the legion of made-in-China cases that Cult of Mac spotted recently.

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