Tag: Download
Twinkle: Twitter for iPhone with Locate Me for geo-action
I can’t see the appeal of Twitter. I really don’t want people knowing exactly what I’m doing all the time, either out of shame or embarrassment that I’m spending yet more of my life just staring at a computer screen again.
But if you’re self-centred enough to think that everyone needs to know what you’re doing and thinking RIGHT NOW and ALL OF THE TIME because your life is JUST ONE BIG CRAZY PARTY OF FUN, perhaps Twinkle might be for you – it’s a very fancy new Twitter app…
Not ISPs' job to police the Internet, says CW's Charles Dunstone
Following last week’s news that Virgin Media may be the first ISP to police their customers in a bid to crack down on illegal downloaders, the chief executive of the Carphone Warehouse, Charles Dunstone, has said that it’s not an Internet Service Provider’s job to police the Internet…
Virgin Media may be first UK ISP to ban illegal downloaders
Following last month’s announcement of an official “three strikes and you’re off the Internet” policy, it seems that Virgin Media could be the first UK ISP to implement the scheme.
Though the record labels are pushing for such a scheme, there’s no definitive method for ensuring such measures are legal yet. The Government is expected to consult on this next month…
50 Cent launches his own social network :(
If you can’t get enough of the irritating rapper, you can now get MORE of the irritating rapper – by joining his social networking site ThisIs50.com.
The site fits in with the MySpace design ethic – it’s right old a mess. Loads of embedded videos and music players all battle for your attention, among numerous messages about the exciting solo projects…
Call Oliver's Army! Elvis Costello is shunning the CD and favouring the vinyl/digital download method
Cor, speaking of craggy musicians with plentiful ear hair, Elvis Costello hasn’t gone quite as far as Billy Corgan with his next musical release, but his announcement regarding Momofuku is still a lot more radical than his conforming peers’ business models.
His first album since 2004 will be released only on vinyl, ignoring the popular yet slightly defunct CD format, and will contain a code which’ll allow for a digital download of the album…
Gameloft embracing iPhone gaming – has 15 on the go
The fallout from the earth-shattering iPhone SDK revelations continue, with independent developer Gameloft revealing its iGaming plans.
And it has a lot of plans. 15 plans. 15 plans for 15 separate iPhone games scheduled for 2008 – but the only one confirmed so far is Bubble Bash to the left there.
Gameloft’s been pushing mobile phone gaming…
Beatles back catalogue finally available for download? Probably…
The Beatles back catalogue should finally be available for (legal) download very soon – which could mean a week’s chart (and more) featuring only the Fab Four.
Chris Rea thinks you're on the Road To Hell if you download music online
Trent Reznor may be loving the shit out of digital downloads, but Chris Rea? Why, the brunette-Ian-McKellen-with-bum-fluff-lookalike crooner-pony can’t stand the thought of them! He thinks if you partake in it, you’re on the Road To Hell.
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I received a press release this morning, claiming Rea has decided to boycott them, and indeed, ‘won’t be succumbing to the culture of musical downloads’, as if it’s several degrees lower on the bad-list than hallucinatory drugs. It’s not just downloading he’s not supporting, he’s not even in favour of CDs or cassettes, choosing to release the forthcoming…
After a wobbly start, Qtrax announces licensing deals with EMI, Sony and TVT Records
The ‘world’s first free, legal P2P service’ Qtrax has redeemed itself since it ‘launched’ at the end of January, when they failed to deliver music from Universal Music Group, Warner Music, Sony BMG and EMI as promised.
Wired’s Listening Post scored an exclusive scoop on the Service That Embarrassed Itself, and reported that Qtrax has succeeded in signing up EMI, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and TVT Records. Not quite the big four as first claimed, but it’s a good start for what’s essentially a legal BitTorrent.
The files contain DRM, however…
Bittorrent TV distribution works – Norway blazing a path into the future
Remember this update about Norwegian broadcaster NRK putting an episode of a TV show on Bittorrent? Probably not. It's not like developments in Norwegian TV are particularly big news. We understand. Still, the DRM-free download was a massive success for…
