Audio Network, a rights-cleared music library, has announced a deal with Tiscali, enabling the use of their 12,000+ music tracks to be used on Tiscali’s AV productions that will be distributed over their network.
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Audio Network Music ‘Blanket License’ Wins Tiscali Deal
Ricoh 10 Megapixel R8 And R50 Digicams Announced
Ricoh have announced their new R8 compact digital camera, wielding a hefty 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens
(28–200 mm, 35 mm focal length equiv) and a 1/2.3-inch CCD, 10 megapixel sensor.iPod Shuffle Price Drop. 2GB Added Too
Apple have dropped the price of the iPod shuffle and introduced a 2GB model.The 1GB player had dropped down to £32 in the UK ($49 in the US), making it “the most affordable iPod ever” according to Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide iPod Product Marketing.
The soon to be released new 2GB model will be priced at £48 in the UK and $69 in the US.
Apple are ramping up the storage of their range, with the last models, the iPod touch and iPhone benefiting from this upgrade just over two weeks ago.
ACDSee Pro2 Photo Manager (90%)
A long time favourite with the Digi-Lifestyle crew, ACDSee’s Windows photo manager has always impressed us with its ability to take a manly grip on large, unruly digital photo collections and slap them into nice ordered piles.
(more…)Samsung Sponsor Indie Films In US
One area that we keep an eye on is the way technology companies get their brands unrecognised, or attempt to transform them.This Samsung sponsorship caught our attention for a couple of reasons – they’re trying to associate with film; they’re choosing non-mainstream films; and it’s with Landmark Theatres, which is owned
by Marc Cuban and Todd Wagner.
(more…)UK Banks Offer Rubbish Online Service
It won’t come as much of a surprise to many customers, but a study of 52 leading European financial services companies found that UK banks and building societies deliver poor levels of online customer service.The survey, commissioned by IBM and Kana Software, was conducted via a “mystery shopping study” of financial services companies in the UK and Germany.
(more…)Yahoo Elbows Its Music Subscription Service, Microsoft Bid Updates
While the web is ablaze with talk of Microsoft’s possible buyout of Yahoo, the former search engine king is shunting its music subscription customers to Rhapsody as a cost-saving exercise.American subscribers to Yahoo Music Unlimited can download an unlimited number of tracks, which only remain playable if the users keep up with their $6 per month payments.
(more…)Sigma DP1 Full Sensor Digicam Set For Spring Release
It’s been nearly a whole year of waiting, but the big guns at Sigma are insisting that their long overdue and hugely anticipated DP1 digital camera is finally coming around the mountain.
(more…)Internet Porn Addicts Targeted By US Presidential Hopefuls
The ever-irreverent News Biscuit has hit upon a story that could well be a traffic monster for them – combining Internet porn and the current presidential race.Those tricky laugh generators have penned a piece which tells us that some of the presidential hopefuls have realised that, as there are soooo many Internet p0rn addicts, it’s worthwhile them sacrificing the female liberal vote – would would be outraged at such an idea – to get hold of the p0rn maniacs.
Burma Blogger Arrested
Looks like the State noose is tightening in Myanmar/Burma, particularly where the Internet is concerned.There are reports that blogger, Nay Myo Latt, has been taken into custody, following his blog postings on the suppression of freedoms currently being enacted in the country.
Ricoh have announced their new R8 compact digital camera, wielding a hefty 7.1x optical wide-angle zoom lens
Apple have dropped the price of the iPod shuffle and introduced a 2GB model.
A long time favourite with the Digi-Lifestyle crew, ACDSee’s Windows photo manager has always impressed us with its ability to take a manly grip on large, unruly digital photo collections and slap them into nice ordered piles.
One area that we keep an eye on is the way technology companies get their brands unrecognised, or attempt to transform them.
It won’t come as much of a surprise to many customers, but a study of 52 leading European financial services companies found that UK banks and building societies deliver poor levels of online customer service.
While the web is ablaze with talk of Microsoft’s 
It’s been nearly a 
The ever-irreverent News Biscuit has hit upon a story that could well be a traffic monster for them – combining Internet porn and the current presidential race.
Looks like the State noose is tightening in Myanmar/Burma, particularly where the Internet is concerned.