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Apple Makes It Official: New iPod Shuffle On Friday

CUPERTINO, CA. - Apple Computer announced on Tuesday that the second generation of its iPod Shuffle will be available globally Nov. 3. The 1-gigabyte screenless iPod, which retails for $79, has been the subject of much fan speculation because of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' claim that it's the world's smallest digital-audio player-it's half a cubic

By |2006-10-31T00:00:00-05:00October 31st, 2006|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|

Has iPod’s Hit Parade Stalled?

CUPERTINO, CA. - After years of cranking out hit iPod models, has Apple Computer hit a wall? The company hasn't had a significant update to its product line this year, with the only change being the addition of a smaller-capacity 1GB iPod Nano in February. "It's possible that we're at a point where the path

By |2006-08-23T00:00:00-04:00August 23rd, 2006|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|

High-Definition Video Add-On Coming To iPod

PALO ALTO, Calif.--In about five months, you'll be able to watch high-definition video on your iPod. San Carlos, Calif.-based ATO will come out with a sleeve with a built-in LCD (liquid crystal display) screen that slips around Apple Computer's iPod-whether it's a video iPod or not-and turns it into a portable high-definition video player, John

By |2006-07-26T00:00:00-04:00July 26th, 2006|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|

Southwest Airlines Partners With StartupNation To Provide Commercially-Backed Advice

BIRMINGHAM ? StartupNation has put a new wrinkle on podcasting by partnering directly with Southwest Airlines to tell the airline's entrepreneurial success stories through audio. This direct commercial tie in also includes the chance to win free airline tickets. "Southwest Airlines is thrilled to partner with StartupNation to offer entrepreneurs, one of our core customer

By |2006-04-05T00:00:00-04:00April 5th, 2006|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|

Record Labels Not Boarding Podcast Bandwagon

DETROIT - A year ago podcasting was just a fad with a cool name. In recent weeks, the format has taken several steps toward becoming big business, but the major record labels are not eager to partner with the growing format. The audio blog phenomenon that began as free, grassroots rantings is being commercialized through

By |2006-04-03T00:00:00-04:00April 3rd, 2006|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|

French To Vote On Law That Would Let Consumers Beat Music Copyrights

PARIS - French nationalists and free market advocates, whose sniping over cross-border takeovers has grabbed headlines, may now have something they can agree on: protecting freedom of choice on song and video downloads from the Internet. This could be bad news for Apple Computer and Microsoft, which have for the most part locked consumers into

By |2006-03-20T00:00:00-05:00March 20th, 2006|Archive, Podcasts (TechTown)|