Tag: Media

from: softpedia news /

Enhanced TV, only with Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008

Microsoft applauded the capabilities of Windows Media Center in the Home Premium and Ultimate SKUs of Windows Vista in terms of serving enhanced TV content, even though not all users of the two editions of the operating system will be able to enjoy them. This because enhanced TV materials are intimately connected with the Windows Media Center TV ...

tags: Media, TV,

from: iphonetunes /

Millennial Media Bolsters Largest iPhone(R) Ad Network with New Solutions for Mass Market Advanced D

SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE)—Millennial Media, Inc., the industry’s largest and fastest-growing mobile advertising networks company, today announced that advanced mobile devices are driving the take-up of the mobile Web, and now represent a major, media-rich, highly-effective ad channel driven by Millennial Media. read it here www.marketwatch.com

tags: market, Media, Solutions,

from: saveonphone.com /

Apple media event: Apple launches iTunes 8, iPhone firmware 2.1

Apple held a media event in San Francisco today at which CEO Steve Jobs rolled out a refreshed iPod line along with two pieces of software notable to iPhone owners: iTunes 8 and iPhone/iPod Touch firmware 2.1.  iPhone firmware 2.1 is, in Jobs' words, "A big update" that "fixes lots of bugs" including fewer dropped calls, no app crashes, and battery life improvement.  If it's all true, that's weclomed news, believe you me.  The update will be available Friday as a free download to all iPhone owners. In case you're curious, the new iPods shake out like this: iPod Touch (slight redesign to look more like iPhone 3G, built-in Nike + iPod receiver): 8GB model - $229. 16GB model - $299. 32GB model - $399. Jobs also called Touch, "The best portable device for playing games."  Wow.  Look out, now, Nintendo and Sony. iPod nano: 8 colors: Silver, purple, bue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink. 8GB model - $149. 16GB mdoel - $199. iTunes 8 is a free download available today from iTunes.com.  The newest version of Apple's media player/manager features "Genius" functionality which uses information about your media library and listening preferences to make smart playlists and suggestions of music and video content that "goes with" what you're already listening to and watching.  Apple's Genius looks to be either a super convenient way to discover new stuff you'll be into or a garishly rude invasion of your privacy aimed at upselling you DRM-laden content from the iTunes store that will also systematically whittle away individual preference and taste in commerical art ... depending on how you look at it.  Sorry, couldn't resist that mini-rant ... The Genius stuff might be kind of cool, who knows.  But Apple sure seems to be pushing it hard, which always gets my goat. Apple also took the wraps off of a new version of their In-Ear Earphones.  Their first attempt at canalphones was a huge fail.  Trust me, I bought a pair way back when.  This new version features two drivers in each ear (a woofer and a tweeter), and will ship with three sizes of earbuds and feature an inline remote with play/pause/track advance and volume control along with a microphone.  No word yet on whether they'll work with iPhones, but I'm guessing they will.  $79 when they ship next month. A few new iPhone/iPod Touch games were shown off, as well, including Real Soccer 09, Need for Speed Undercover, and the not-quite-new Spore Origins (which Apple is also pushing pretty hard these days).  While I'm not yet sold on the whole virtual D-Pad on a touchscreen thing, I do love me some electronic soccer and so might just have to lay out ten bucks (or whatever it costs) to try out Real Soccer (ney, Real Football) 09.

tags: iPhone, Media,

from: technology today /

Motorola Survey stresses importance of Media Mobility

Motorola Survey stresses importance of Media Mobility 10 September 2008 Motorola today announced further results of its research into the consumer technology decisions and media ...

tags: Media, Motorola,

from: liberal democrat voice /

Some serious media coverage of Nick’s speech

Lib Dem Voice has devoted some space this week to our Media Moron Watch – so let’s redress the balance and highlight a handful of articles which have attempted fair analyses of Nick Clegg’s speech and the Liberal Democrat conference. A couple are pretty positive, a couple less so: but they’re all thoughtful: First up, the [...]

tags: Media, Speech,

from: mobilenewscwp.co.uk /

Nokia Media Network recruits UK media giants

CNET, Telegraph Media Group and Trinity Mirror join global mobile advertising network

tags: Media, Nokia, UK,

from: yahoo! news /

Media players at a glance: iPod vs. Zune (AP)

AP - Some of the noteworthy characteristics of the iPod and the Zune:

tags: iPod, Media, Players,

from: pr newswire /

Studio One Media Launches Its First MyStudio Video Recording Studio in Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall

tags: Media, Recording, Studio, Video,

from: allthingsd.com /

Live From New York: ATD Hires Peter Kafka to Pen a New Media and Advertising Blog

Although we did not raid the offices of Silicon Alley Insider and "steal" Peter Kafka, as the fanciful SAI kingpin Henry Blodget alleges--had it been a raid, BoomTown would have properly hog-tied Blodget so he could not make such spurious allegations!--it is true that SAI's current managing editor (pictured here) will be coming to work for us at AllThingD.com soon. He will write a daily still-unnamed new media blog from New York City, starting at the end of October.

tags: advertising, Blog, Media,

from: smstextnews /

Tomi’s new book: Mobile as the 7th Mass Media

Tomi Ahonen’s got a new book coming — the title is ‘Mobile as the 7th Mass Media’ and it’s shaping up to be a rather interesting read. I always enjoy Tomi’s blog posts so I’ve just pre-ordered a copy of his book. He’s kindly sent over a free chapter for my perusal and I’ve [...]

tags: book, Media, mobile,