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3rd April 2007 Archive

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  • EC goes Apple hunting – reports

    One Union under iTunes

    Not afraid of a challenge, the European Commission has decided to take on Apple and the major record labels at the same time. According to reports, the EC spent the last week mailing out a handful of Statement of Objections to Apple and four as-yet-unnamed record companies. The letters document EC concerns over Apple's …

    Media players 3 Apr 2007, 00:16

  • Virgin TV launches Freeview box

    Sign of things to come, apparently

    Virgin Media has announced Virgin Free TV - basically a Freeview set-top box with a Virgin sticker on the front and a Virgin-branded electronic programme guide (EPG) inside. The box will be free to customers who get broadband and telephone services from Virgin, but live outside the cable coverage area. The reach of cable has …

    HD 3 Apr 2007, 06:02

  • iPod case features replaceable clickwheel covers

    Accessory specialist Gear4's latest offering, this time for the second-gen iPod Nano, is the IceBox Rap. Daft name, perhaps, but the case has a novel feature: the clickwheel cover's replaceable so you can customise the look. The IceBox Rap is a clear, hard plastic case with a lanyard and attachment. Gear4's filled the …

    Media players 3 Apr 2007, 07:53

  • Transcend touts ExpressCard Flash disk

    Use for next-gen PCMCIA slot found at last

    Want to do something useful with that unused ExpressCard 34 slot sitting there in your laptop? How about turning it into a Flash-based solid-state disk? Enter Transcend's 16GB ExpressCard SSD, also available in 2, 4 and 8GB capacities. Slot it in, mount the drive and you're away. Unlike a USB 2.0 add-on, this is a drive you …

    Mac 3 Apr 2007, 08:33

  • iPod owners want radio in next player - survey

    More important than screen, size, capacity

    Size, it seems, no longer matters. Or rather it doesn't matter as much as a built-in radio. Yes, we're talking what consumers want from future iPods - at least what rock-centric radio station listeners demand, according to a new poll. US consultancy Jacobs Media placed polls on 69 radio stations' websites last month. Some 25, …

    Media players 3 Apr 2007, 09:16

  • Griffin Elevator laptop lift

    Review Put your notebook screen on the right level

    Griffin calls the Elevator a "space-saving laptop stand". I'm not sure about "space-saving", but it's unquestionably something you might very well want to sit your notebook on, particularly if your neck's giving you grief. The elevator comprises a pair of U-shaped angular metal bars and a clear plastic base into which both …

    Gadgets 3 Apr 2007, 10:02

  • Sony US cuts PSP Core Pack price

    15 per cent off

    Sony has formally announced its plan to knock $30 off the price of the basic PlayStation Portable package in the US. The PSP Core Pack will now retail for $170. Sony said it had been able to "engineer savings for the consumer at this stage of PSP's lifecycle", but the now cheaper-to-make handheld games console hasn't resulted …

    Consoles 3 Apr 2007, 14:06

  • EU needles Apple, EMI

    Banging the DRM

    A day can be like a lifetime in politics and perhaps the same adage can also be extended to the man with a penchant for black roll-neck sweaters, Apple boss Steve Jobs. In the space of 24 hours Apple has gone from announcing an all-singing, all-dancing DRM-free deal with EMI, to facing the possibility of being slapped by EU …

    Media players 3 Apr 2007, 14:52