Apple has been kind to the world before. iTunes was and is free to download and use. Of course, Apple reaps the benefit of a direct tie-in to their iTunes store and both elements have revolutionised how music is collected and heard. Now, Mavericks, Apple’s OS X upgrade, is free to users of Apple laptops… Read More »
With Microsoft launching revamped versions of their slate computer next month on the form of the Surface 2 and Surface 2 Pro, the latest question to arise in the tablet rumour mill is where Apple stands on the matter of hybrid tablet/slate computing. As it stands now, there are a number of after-market enhancements available… Read More »
Amazon’s tablets have been a boon to budget-conscious consumers. Their tablets have boasted impressive specs from the introduction of the first Kindle Fire, at the time a tablet with less of the Apple iPad’s cachet, but with most of its functionality, for a fraction of the cost. Last year’s Fire HD updates brought improved speeds… Read More »
Although the buzz around Apple this week has been focused on the introduction of the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, the company does make other hardware and updates their lines on a regular basis. The stylish turnkey iMac systems has an upgrade announced by Apple today and it seems that Apple is definitely committed… Read More »
Sony today launched the Video Unlimited 4K service, the world’s first and only 4K Ultra HD video download service, with access to an expanding library of native 4K Ultra HD feature films and TV shows. Beginning with a selection of more than 70 full length native 4K Ultra HD feature films and TV shows from… Read More »
http://youtu.be/ampPuX9r_08 September 3, 2013 In an open letter to filmmakers today, delivered by e-mail and posted on Kodak’s Storyboard site, Andrew Evenski, Kodak’s president of Kodak Entertainment and Professional Films wrote that Kodak is committed to film and will continue to support the industry. He wrote, “Our motion picture film business will continue to be… Read More »
Unpretentious, New UK Wave (a term I’ll coin here – thanks) trio The Virginmarys released their debut album on 3 February. In the habit of greedily grabbing whatever free stuff I can lay my hands on, I downloaded the iTunes featured freebie of that fateful, recent week and had their music promptly infect my mind,… Read More »
Richie Havens, the dynamic folk guitarist and singer who galvanized audiences at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, died today of a heart attack in his home, according to a news item on his official website, richiehavens.com. He was 72. A public memorial is planned for a later date.
There is literally no end to the amount of music available. Between your dusty collection of eight-tracks and the internet, one could start listening today and never need to hear the same thing twice in a lifetime. But for the true music junkie, that means spending lots of money to fill up that iPod, yes?… Read More »
Do you feel that beat? No? With recorded sound having been around now for more than 130 years, since at least 1877, when Edison invented the phonograph (though the phonatgram predates that invention – more about that another time), it’s easy to rely only on recorded sound as a source of input to the musical… Read More »