Archive for April, 2009

AP’s Content Control Push: It’s Not All About Google (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Those of you who have never owned a mercury thermometer and a tiled floor at the same time probably won't get this but the Associated Press campaign to "protect" news content is the online equivalent of trying to pick up mercury after you drop the glass thermometer.

7Digital lets Winamp users purchase tracks (PC Advisor)

Buy music from within media player 7Digital is partnering with Winamp to allow users of the media player to purchase digital audio tracks without leaving the tool.

Ford Trucks To Offer In-Dash Web Browsing (CBS News)

Ford Motor and Opera Software have announced a collaboration to add Web browsing to the Internet-enabled in-dash computers that Ford is installing in some of its trucks and vans.

Ford Trucks To Offer In-Dash Web Browsing (CBS News)

Ford Motor and Opera Software have announced a collaboration to add Web browsing to the Internet-enabled in-dash computers that Ford is installing in some of its trucks and vans.

City putting more information on Web (Englewood Herald)

Englewood established a tentative timeline to electronically provide streaming audio of city council meetings and to place the complete city council packet on the Web site.

Immobilité: A New Work by Mark Amerika, Considered the First-ever Feature-Length Mobile Phone Art Film (Art Daily)

NEW YORK, NY.- Immobilité, a solo exhibition of new work by artist Mark Amerika, opens Tuesday, April 7th, in The Project Room for New Media at Chelsea Art Museum and remains on view through May 9, 2009. Simultaneously, a remix version will be exhibited through Streaming Museum, which presents exhibitions in cyberspace and a network of public spaces on seven continents.

Next iPod Touch may be extremely wireless (CNET)

Reports suggest that the third-generation iPod Touch will include wireless technologies such as 802.11n, Bluetooth, and FM transmission.

Gadgetwise: Play Ball! Opening Day on the Web (International Herald Tribune)

As the baseball season begins, Major League Baseball is hoping to sell fans on new ways to follow their teams online.

Yahoo looks outside its walls with new music service (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Yahoo Inc is partnering with other online music providers as the Internet giant tries a fresh approach to getting an edge in the evolving digital music business.

Next iPod Touch may be extremely wireless (CNET)

Reports suggest that the third-generation iPod Touch will include wireless technologies such as 802.11n, Bluetooth, and FM transmission.