In your tech store soon: Desktops as cheap as iPod shuffle (IBN live) Chipset maker Intel announces Rs 5,000 desktop for the Indian market. us.rd.yahoo.com
iPod rumors take off, again (TG Daily) Digg’s Kevin Rose receives the honor for jumpstarting this year’s iPod update rumors with a picture and rather vague and strange information from his sources what this new update may bring. According to Rose, Apple will shelve the current iPod Nano design, cut prices and add features. Also, Mac OS X might finally see Blu-ray support. But Rose could have missed the most important update of all: ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Technophile: Sansa MP3 (Guardian Unlimited) One wonders quite what point companies now see in trying to make new MP3 players. Isn't it an experience akin to being some small mollusc digging down into the sand as the tide goes out? Between the dominance of the iPod and the gradual shift of music-playing functions on to phones - where one feels it's sure to end up, finally (as even Apple clearly believes) - what's left for digital music ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Naomi Alderman: Why we love doing the iPod shuffle (Guardian Unlimited) Random is the new order. It started with iTunes. I can't remember the last time I listened to an album straight through, let alone composed a personal mix tape with every song designed to lead on to the next. Instead, I rely on iTunes' shuffle function to choose the play order for me, relishing the freshness of the new juxtapositions. I'm not alone. Some iPod shuffle users are so keen to ... us.rd.yahoo.com
PwnageTool 2.0.3, QuickPwn beta 150 released (MacNN) The unofficial iPhone Dev Team says it has released v2.0.3 of PwnageTool, its iPhone/iPod hacking utility. The software now supports Apple's v2.0.2 5C1 firmware, and additionally includes beta 6 of the new Installer.app. The Dev Team warns, however, that the program cannot yet unlock the iPhone 3G's baseband, and the compressed TBZ file should not be decompressed with a tool called the ... us.rd.yahoo.com
World+Dog predicts new iPods, Macs imminent (The Register) Announcement in two weeks' time? The net's abuzz with anticipation as to what Apple's going to announce at an event said to be taking place on 9 September. At the very least, new iPods seem certain to be unveiled shortly, and quite likely new laptops Macs too.… us.rd.yahoo.com
New CDs from the Rhinestone Cowboy, Stereolab, Ra Ra Riot, Karina and Juliana Hatfield on the mark (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) Stereolab Chemical Chords **** Svelte, stylish and tres , tres cool, the English sextet known as Stereolab have built a predictably unpredictable career out of trying to cram as many disparate influences as possible into their idiosyncratic catalog. For the group’s first full-length since 2004’s Margerine Eclipse , the magic ingredient is a sizable dose of bright, perky brass; layering ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Get SaSi, the Electro Tongue For Women (New York Press) She was more than happy to be a little experimental with it. The toy certainly looks intriguing, and comes in an elaborate, three-sectioned black box with its name embossed in a silvery-pink on the lid. Open that, and there’s the SaSi itself, about the size of a cell phone. us.rd.yahoo.com
Apple offers to replace faulty iPod batteries (AFP via Yahoo! News) Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod nanos in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, a company spokesman said Thursday. us.rd.yahoo.com
Library card offers several ways to trim household budget (The Greenville News) How would you like free Internet access, or maybe free movie rentals? How about both? us.rd.yahoo.com
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