iPod hits a sour note as apps take over
• iPod sales drop to lowest quarterly number since 2006 • Apple earned $410m from 5bn apps downloads in two years • IFPI reports 2009 CD sales fell by 12.7% losing £1bn in value The invitation to Apple's event on Wednesday at the Yerba Buena centre in San Francisco shows an acoustic guitar, with a soundhole in the shape of the Apple logo. Seasoned watchers of the company know that this is the ...
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Big Sky TV To Launch Fifth Season
OGDEN, UTAH (Aug. 27, 2010) – The fifth season of events on Big Sky TV launches Tuesday with volleyball action, followed by the first football game on Thursday night.
News: PR agency settles fake review charges
Silly Tucker. A PR agency used by Harmonix, MTV, CDV and 505 Games has settled US Federal Trade Commission charges that it posted reviews on the iTunes App Store favouring products it was paid to promote. The FTC said that between November 2008 and May 2009 employees of Reverb Communications "posted reviews about their clients' games at the iTunes store using account names that gave readers the ...
Sony: Expect game discs for at least 10 years
Sony Computer Entertainment's CEO says that downloads won't be replacing physical game discs anytime soon.
Consoles to use discs for 10 more years at least
Sony's CEO says networks just aren't there yet to compensate Posted by Thomas Tamblyn
HD-ready IP set-top offers Android integration
N Media Corp. announced that its "!ROFL" IPTV set-top box (STB) now offers an Android-based software stack, enabling users to download apps from Android Market. The box supports 1080p playback, and offers 32GB of NAND flash along with Ethernet, HDMI, and USB connectivity, says the company.
PlayStation 4 Will Have Still Physical Media Capabilities
No PSP Go style download only content for the PS4
Games, social apps top APAC developer interest
Mobile developers and industry watchers in the region tell ZDNet Asia that app creators are most likely to offer software based on games, social networking and lifestyle to capitalize on the current mobile app craze.
IN Media !ROFL adds Android to IP set top box
Remember the bizarrely named IN Media !ROFL set-top box from a few months back? The company has just announced that they’re using Android with the IP STB, apparently including Android Market access so that users will be able to download applications and games and play them on their HDTV. Details are scarce, but IN Media also says they support cloud-based streaming from online storage, together ...