News Archive for 05/04/20

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iTunes phone coming

04/20, 8:10pm

Motorola confirms iTunes phone launch

Motorola on Wednesday night confirmed plans to launch the much-anticipated iTunes phone that will play digital music downloaded from Apple's iTunes Music Store, according to The Financial Times. During the company's quarterly conference call, Motorola's CEO said that the iTunes product would be coming out in the next few months, despite ongoing speculation that Motorola might delay the launch of its iTunes phone "because of lack of enthusiasm among US network operators." Hoping to continue in the footsteps of its popular Razr phone, Motorola said it hopes to boost marketshare and profit margins by introducing new phones, such as the Pebl, a curved flip phone, and the Slivr, a thin handset with a face that slides to a keypad a screen.

iPod support in SUSE 9.3

04/20, 2:40pm

Novell ships SUSE 9.3 with iPod support

Novell today announced the availability of SUSE LINUX Professional 9.3, the new version of its Linux operating system, which features Apple iPod support. Calling it the "richest Linux distribution ever," Novell said the OS will allow users to manage their iPod files with both KDE 3.4 and GNOME 2.10. An article in the Mad Penguin last month described the iPod support in SUSE 9.3 as "rudimentary," saying the software recognizes iPods, mounts an icon on the desktop, and allows copying and browsing of songs and playlists. SUSE 9.3, which retails for $100, also delivers several new technology previews to the open source community, including Xen technology for virtualization, Beagle desktop search and Linphone for voice over IP.

Kensington FM/Auto Charger

04/20, 1:45pm

Kensington debuts new FM Transmitter/Auto Charger

Kensington has rolled out a new all-in-one Digital FM Transmitter/Auto Charger that lets you play your iPod through your car's FM radio while simultaneously charging the player through the cigarette lighter outlet. The $80 device can transmit through any available FM radio frequency and offers convenient push button operation and three programmable buttons to lock in station presets. The device also packs Aerielle wireless technology for improved audio fidelity, a digital display, and a safety fuse that protects against power spikes. The transmitter is compatible with any iPod or iPod mini with a dock connector.

Apple buying \'news\'?

04/20, 10:00am

Apple pays tech guru $15,000 to talk about iPod

Apple and other companies paid NBC Today show tech editor Corey Greenberg up to $15,000 to talk about their products on news shows, according to The Washington Post. Greenberg talked up Apple's iPod last July, calling it "a great portable musical player... the coolest-looking one;" however, while NBC officials denied any knowledge of the financial relationship, Greenberg confirmed that he accepted payments from Apple, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Seiko Epson, Creative Technology and Energizer Holdings. He, however, said that he didn't accept payments for placements on NBC News, but on affiliate news shows, the manufacturers hired him as "a spokesperson who could talk credibly and understandably about consumer products," rather than to speak positively about their products. Ironically, during last July's Today appearance, Greenberg was cut off by a co-host Matt Lauer who said "Let's cut the Apple commercial here right now, okay?"