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Hot Deal: 8GB Sansa e280 for $60 Shipped (aka Cheap Rockbox player!) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The e200 series might be a little dated compared to today’s flash player
s, but I still consider it one of the best DAP’s to date. Buy.com is selling the Sansa
e280 (recertified) for just $59.99 shipped. That price really shines when you factor in Rockbox, which will provide gapless playback, FLAC and Ogg [...] Read more:Cheap
Some great (digital) albums for cheap at Amazon 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Anyone else digging Amazon
’s MP3 service? It’s not only cheaper than iTunes, it has a great and growing collection, and best of all, everything is DRM-free. A few deals were recently posted at Slickdeals, and I thought I’d share them with all of you (plus a snippet from their AllMusic reviews).
Weezer - Pinkerton [...] Read more:albums
iriver’s T7 Volcano Now Available 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Iriver announced more new players at CES than some companies release in years. The best part is they’re actually getting released in a timely manner! The latest to reach the market is the iriver T7, aka the “Volcano
”. It’s a USB stick DAP that probably got overlooked by most people here (including myself). From the [...]
Our Apologies 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Hey DAPreview readers! I’m sure there are quite a few of you who have been wondering what the heck is going on with the site. Well Dominic and myself have been kept quite busy in our personal lives and the site has unfortunately taken a backseat to that as of late. Combine that with a [...]
Creative ZEN X-Fi Coming Soon 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Remember Creative? I don’t blame you if you don’t. The Singapore-based company has been pretty quiet on the DAP front for a few months now. A few days ago I had the privilege of breaking that silence by revealing their upcoming player at our Creative webring, epiZENter.net. It’s called the “ZEN X-Fi”, and as the [...] Read more:Coming Soon
Rumour: New Archos on the Way? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The folks over at Pocket-lint.co.uk announced on their site that they have received an invitation to an Archos
press event. According to them the invite states that there will be an “exciting announcement” at the event. Could this mean there are new Archos units on the way, possible ones touting 3G connectivity? It is certainly [...]
Official: Cowon Q5 and A3 upgraded to 80GB, Start Saving 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Just a few days after our unofficial report of the A3’s capacity upgrade, I received official word from Cowon
about the new models. Both the A3, and their top of the line PMP, the Q5 will be upgraded to 80GB’s. While it’s nice to see Cowon catching up with the times, they still have [...] Read more:Official
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Hot Deal: Get an 8GB Sony A818 for $119 Shipped 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Looking for a great sounding flash player for cheap? Look no further than the Sony
A810 series. I reviewed the similar S610 series, which was one of the best sounding players that I’ve owned. Sony is clearing their inventory of them, since they’ve upgraded their Walkman line. The 8GB A818 is on sale for $119.99, [...]
Zune officially lands in Canada on June 13th 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Back in January at this year’s CES, Microsoft revealed their plans to bring the Zune
to Canada
. They stated that it would arrive sometime this Spring and what do you know, they’ve kept their word. It happens to be the last week of Spring, but no biggie! It’s officially arriving on June 13th. That’s [...] Read more:lands
UK iTunes shelves music price cut 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Ian YoungsMusic reporter, BBC News
Apple has scrapped plans to cut the price
of music downloads on its iTunes
service in the UK.Six months ago, the company said it would lower the price of songs in the UK to bring British fees into line with those on its other European services.A song costs 79p in [...] Read more:shelves
Viacom ‘backs off’ YouTube demand 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Viacom has “backed off” from demand
s to divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched a video on YouTube
, the website has claimed.
Google had been ordered to provide personal details of millions of YouTube users to help Viacom prepare its case on alleged copyright infringement.
Google, owners of YouTube, will now hand [...] Read more:Viacom
Roses track to get game release 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The first official track to be taken from Guns N’ Roses
’ new album will be released through video game Rock Band 2, it has been announced.Shackler’s Revenge, taken from the long-awaited album Chinese Democracy, will feature on the game, to be launched in the US in September.Bob Dylan’s Tangled Up In Blue will also appear.It [...]
Warning over phone calls database 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A central database holding details of everyone’s phonecalls
and emails could be a “step too far for the British way of life”, ministers have been warned.Plans for such a database are rumoured to be in the Communications Data Bill.But Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said “lines must be drawn” to defend “fundamental liberties”.He told the [...]
Being there 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The virtual world still needs a lot of work if it is to replace the real world says regular columnist Bill Thompson.
"On Monday I went to see author and thinker Clay Shirky talk at a lunchtime seminar hosted by the Demos think tank.
I travelled in to London earlier than I needed to on a [...]
Crackdown on web game sharing 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Jim ReedNewsbeat technology reporter
The company behind the computer game Dream Pinball 3D is taking 100 British people to court for allegedly uploading the game to file sharing sites.It is thought to be the biggest drive yet against gamers who use peer-to-peer networks like BitTorrent and Limewire.Lawyers working for the gaming industry have told Newsbeat [...] Read more:Crackdown
EU to challenge roaming ‘rip off’ 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Regulators are set to try to force phone companies to cut the cost of sending text messages within the EU.
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding is expected to outline plans to make the cost of texting from abroad more comparable to doing so at home.
The ambition for legislation follows the refusal of most firms to reduce [...]
BT to pump £1.5bn into broadband 0000-00-00 00:00:00 BT is to invest £1.5bn in fibre optic cables, giving up to 10 million UK households access to faster broadband
.The plans would bring 40% of homes in reach of an ultra-fast service by 2012.BT is also planning to put fibre-optic cable into about 1 million homes, making the service even faster for those customers. However, [...]
Xbox sets sights on communities 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Darren WatersTechnology editor, BBC News website
Microsoft is hoping to woo new consumers to its Xbox
360 platform with a focus on social gaming and its blockbuster franchises.
At the E3 games summit in Los Angeles, the firm announced a re-design of its online games system Xbox Live with an emphasis on building communities.
Microsoft’s Don Mattrick [...]
Medal winners 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Michael BuchananBBC PM
For the past four years UK Sport has been running a research and innovation department whose aim is to bring the best experts in their field to help elite British performers.
The sporting body has spoken to aerodynamic engineers, textiles experts, ergonomists and a range of other specialists all with the aim of [...] Read more:Medal
X-Men star becomes real professor 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Hollywood star Patrick Stewart, who plays Professor Xavier in the X-Men science fiction films, has had a real-life professor
ship given to him.The actor was taking on the new role of Professor of Performing Arts at Huddersfield University, where he is chancellor, in a ceremony on Monday.He was also leading 400 students in the university’s inaugural [...]
Console conflict 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This year’s E3 comes at a crucial time for the three big console makers. Difficult and expensive launch periods have been completed, developers have got to grips with the demands of new hardware and a growing market of gamers is hungry for new content. But what lies ahead for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo
MICROSOFT XBOX 360
Eight [...] Read more:Console
Trunk text 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Ken Banks
Elephants might not be able to make phone calls, but that doesn’t stop them carrying mobiles. It doesn’t stop crocodiles or seals, either.
Today from Kenya to South Africa, from Sweden to Greece, conservationists are using mobile networks to track a range of endangered species using GSM technology.
The advance of mobile technology has [...] Read more:Trunk
Yahoo rejects new break-up offer 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Yahoo has angrily rejected a joint takeover offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn.
Microsoft would have bought Yahoo’s search engine while Mr Icahn would have ended up with the rest of the business.
Yahoo objected to being given only 24 hours to consider the offer and there being no opportunity to negotiate the terms of [...] Read more:Yahoo
London commuters ‘face card woe’ 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Thousands of people using London’s public transport network may find their electronic Oyster card no longer works after a fault hit the system. The cards were inoperable for at least five hours on Saturday and some stopped working or incurred a fine.The cards are used as a form of payment across the city on the [...]
Power of touch 0000-00-00 00:00:00 As Apple’s new iPhone is launched, Dan Simmons tests some of its features and investigates how it and its rivals are changing our mobile habits.
Although smartphones were common before the iPhone debuted in June 2007, few had the impact of Apple’s first handset.
Since then it has set the industry benchmark, said Darren Naylan, managing [...] Read more:touch
Solar dyes give a guiding light 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Matt McGrathBBC science correspondent
A new way capturing the energy from the Sun could increase the power generated by solar panels tenfold, a team of American scientists has shown.
The new technique involves coating glass with a specific mixture of transparent dyes which redirect light
to photovoltaic cells in the frame.
The technology, outlined in the [...] Read more:Solar
Apple’s 3G iPhone reaches stores 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Apple’s updated iPhone
is going on sale in 22 countries today.
The new version of the smartphone is cheaper than the original and comes with faster net access and GPS onboard.
People have queued outside Apple and phone stores
for days to ensure they get hold of one of the gadgets.
Auckland student Jonny Gladwell was thought to [...] Read more:Apple
Voters’ data ’should not be sold’ 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Town halls should be banned from selling edited versions of the electoral rolls, a report on the use of personal information has said.
The government-commissioned report said allowing voters’ details to be sold to commercial firms sent a “poor message”.
It also said people should have a right to know who firms shared their details with and [...] Read more:Voters
Firms ‘miss’ social site success 0000-00-00 00:00:00 By Maggie ShielsTechnology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley
Businesses are missing out on the huge potential that social networks present, a leading information technology company has warned.Researchers for Gartner found that huge opportunities for improving the management of large firms exist.“Businesses which harness how employees use these sites stand to increase savings, productivity
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