News Archive for 06/06/14

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Mopar launches podcast

06/14, 3:55pm

Mopar launches podcast, site for fans

Mopar today launched a new podcast and website dedicated to playing videos of Mopar fans, allowing enthusiasts to showcase their lifestyles online. "Videos of cool cars, decked-out garages, car club events, professional and grassroots racing action [...] will be premiered on Mo-Pod.com," Mopar stated. Videos are viewable on the website as well as Podcast subscription services, such as Apple's iTunes and Podcast Alley. Site visitors can view clips from a library of Mopar videos, which are freely available for download to computers and iPods. Mo-Pod.com features six categories which consist of Racing, Mopar Life, "MoRides," "Xtreme," Spotlight, and Heritage. Enthusiasts whose submissions are chosen for the Mo-Pod.com podcast will receive a free one-year subscription to Mopar Magazine.

iTunes U adds schools

06/14, 3:40pm

iTunes U adds three schools

Apple's iTunes U service for Universities has seen widespread adoption in the recent past, with three more schools joining its ranks from the end of May through June. Duke University's Fuqua School of Business in North Carolina today launched a website that allows users to download Fuqua speeches, interviews, and conference presentations to their iPods. North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in early June became the first North Carolina system to join iTunes U. The faculty of NCCU has elected to utilize iPod technology in their delivery of instruction to teacher education majors, according to Newswise. The Daily Review reports that Ohlone College announced that in September it will make class lectures and other educational content available on iPods, joining iTunes U with an increasing number of educational institutions moving to digital instruction over the internet.

iTunes patent suit

06/14, 3:10pm

Apple defends iTunes in patent suit

Apple and David Contois, owner of Contois Music & Technology, faced off in front of a federal Judge today to define the terminology that could be used in a forthcoming trial. Contois -- who is seeking an injunction against the iTunes Music Store along with unspecified damages and legal fees -- is suing Apple for stealing his patented software. Apple denies the claims, and has filed a suit against Contois for its own legal expenses. In the U.S. District Court in Burlington, attorneys for both sides argued about the terminology to be used in the upcoming litigation. The final decision regarding the terminology could provide an advantage to one side, should the case make it to trial or if Judge William Sessions III is asked to make a decision based only on legal filings, according to the Associated Press.

Scandinavian deadline

06/14, 2:30pm

Agencies extend Apple's iTunes deadline

Consumer-rights protection agencies in Denmark, Norway and Sweden have extended the June 21st deadline for Apple to respond to concerns over iTunes' terms of service. Earlier this month, the consumer agencies in the three countries ruled that Apple's iTunes breaches Scandinavian consumer laws, according to Reuters. "We know our Norwegian colleagues are prepared to take the issue to court and of course if they get a ruling in Norway it will be very interesting for us because our consumer laws are so similar," Marlene Winter at Denmark's National Consumer Agency told Reuters. The agencies have now given Apple until August 1st to respond to claims that its leading music service violates rights guaranteed to consumers under other laws. Apple could be forced to changes its terms of service or close down iTunes in those countries.

MusicGremlin takes on iPod

06/14, 1:40pm

MusicGremlin takes on iPod, iTunes

MusicGremlin today unveiled a competitive portable music player coupled with an integrated online digital music service that stands to threaten Apple's iPod/iTunes dominance. MusicGremlin has partnered with Amazon.com in its launch, offering both an iTunes-like pay-for-play system allowing consumers to purchase individual tracks for ownership at $0.99 each, as well as a subscription-based service that allows users to pay a flat monthly fee of $14.99 for unlimited rental access to the company's music library. That library boasts more than two million songs from the four major music labels, in addition to thousands of independent labels. MusicGremlin users don't need a PC to utilize the service, either, as the device offers Wi-Fi connectivity to download songs from any wireless access point. The Gremlin MG-1000 hard drive-based player ($299.99) offers 8GB of storage capacity -- or roughly 2,000 tracks -- and connects to Windows PCs for transfer. The software for the player is incompatible with Mac OS X, however, leaving Mac users to fend for themselves.