While, technically not 100% free, I suppose it’s better than paying those usurious T-Mobile fees. Beginning this spring, Starbucks Card holders can enjoy up to two hours of free Wi-Fi service per day at Starbucks locations offering Wi-Fi access, while more than 12 million qualifying AT&T broadband and AT&T U-verse Internet customers will have unlimited…
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MySpace Exploring Free Ad Based Music Service
MySpace, the online social networking site owned by News Corp, is in talks with music companies to launch an advertising-supported free music service, according to several reports on Wednesday. MySpace has approached the four top music labels with plans for the service according to stories in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and technology Web…
New 2GB iPod Shuffle, 1GB Shuffle Now $49
Today Apple announced a “new” 2GB iPod Shuffle for $69 and cut the price on the 1GB iPod Shuffle to a mere $49. I still don’t really want a shuffle (nor do I personally know anyone that has one), but I think that they might be reasonably priced now.
RIP HD DVD
After being abandoned by Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Netflix, and four of the six major movie studios, Toshiba officially announced today that it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders as of the end of March 2008. [Engagdet] Read the full press release here.
Yahoo! Music Unlimited Service Shutting Down
As the mighty iTunes flicks another one of its competitors aside like a piece of lint on Steve Jobs’ mock turtle neck, Yahoo! Inc. announced yesterday that the Yahoo! Music Unlimited subscription service will cease operations and become a part of Real Networks Rhapsody in 2008. LOS ANGELES (AP) “” Yahoo Inc. will cease operating…
32GB iPod Touch and 16GB iPhone Announced Today
Finally, the puny storage of the iPod Touch is updated with something approaching desirable. Now all they need to do is bring the price down. Apple Inc. launched a 16-gigabyte iPhone and a 32-gigabyte iPod Touch Tuesday, doubling the maximum memory previously available in each device. [Wall Street Journal] The iPhone is now available with…