Author: Will Head
Do radio stations need DJs anymore?
Will Head writes… For indie music station Xfm, the answer is apparently no – at least during the daytime, anyway. From the end of the month, it’s axing presenter led shows between 10am and 4pm and turning the playlist over…
Review: iRiver X20 – flash video MP3 player
The propaganda The iRiver X20 joins the growing ranks of small, flash based players that can handle both video and audio playback. It's compact, light and portable making it a good travel companion. In addition to playback it can…
Microsoft bans modded consoles from Xbox Live
Microsoft is cracking down on users that try to access its Xbox Live service with modded consoles. If users try to access the online gaming service using a console that Microsoft detects has been modded then they’ll receive an error…
iPhone gets regulator approval
Apple’s iPhone is one step closer to release having received FCC approval. FCC approval is required to sell the device in the States, and it passed with flying colours. The FCC documents, obtained by AppleInsider, are for a “GSM Cellular…
Rumours, Apple stock and Engadget
Will Head writes… Engadget put the frighteners on Apple investors yesterday when it published a piece about the iPhone and Leopard being delayed. Unfortunately the information that the post was based on was actually a fake email someone had managed…
Review: Philips SHB6102 – Stereo MP3/Phone Bluetooth headset
The propaganda We've all done it – you're plodding along, merrily engrossed in music only to arrive at your destination with 20 missed calls because you didn't hear your phone ringing. With Philips SHB6102 headset, however, those days are behind…
Google introduces Universal Search
Google is changing the way it displays search results to integrate all its specialist search services. Specialist searches, such as News, Local, Images or Video are sometimes displayed with general search results, but only one search is shown and features…
Fake iPhone delay email causes $4bn drop in Apple share price
A report about the iPhone being delayed until October caused Apple’s share price to drop rapidly yesterday. The post on Engadget at 11:49 am reported an email that purported to be an internal Apple memo claiming the iPhone had been…
Could this be the end of DRM music?
Will Head writes… Looks like Steve Jobs musing on digital rights management could have made the music labels see sense and release audio downloads without copy protection. Amazon is hot on Apple’s heals, doing a deal with the suddenly reasonable…
5,000 Darwin letters posted online
A collection of 5,000 of Charles Darwin’s letters has been posted online. The database covers correspondence up to 1865 and includes all surviving letters from the Beagle voyage and all letters during the publication of Origin of species in 1859….
