Sony to close online music store

In a move admitting defeat to iTunes and Apple, Sony has announced that they will be closing down their online music store in early 2008.

Not surprising since the Connect service sold music tracks in another one of the long list of Sony proprietary formats that fail to gain attention and traction in the market place.

Does any one even care? If so, click here to read more about this story.

Apple to begin selling refurbished iPhones

The phones can be purchased for $100 off the list price from Apple’s online store.More info here.

Adobe readies flash player to support and playback hi-def video

Adobe has unveiled its new Flash Player upgrade, called “Moviestar.” The upgrade allows the playback of video encoded using H.264, which is the standard deployed in HD DVD and Blu-ray players. It is currently available in beta as a free download, and the final version is expected this fall.

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Podcast announcement

Loyal listeners,

Due to circumstances, I am forced to place the Gaming And Technology podcast on hiatus for an undetermined amount of time. It’s not going to be forever, but it will be a until sometime in 2008. Doing a show takes a ton of time to prepare for, and put together. And right now, due to the new baby, life and my day job, I simply don’t have the time to devote to the show and give it the attention that it deserves. And when you are dealing with all things technology, content is time sensitive so it’s almost impossible to can a show.

See you some time in 2008 when things calm down a bit.

Kindest regards,
Doug

iPhoneSIMfree goes live

One of the software solutions to unlock or free your iPhone from the grasp of AT&T is now live. A few issues were innitially reported (due to PIN secruity) but, the issues appear to be resolved. The service costs $99 for the software to unlock your iPhone.You can find out more info for unlocking the iPhone here.

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