iTunes U: Unprecedented growth rate
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 26, 2010Filed under: Computers, Software
We learned yesterday that iTunes U hit the 300 million downloads barrier; Maddy Rowe from OSM reported that this has been achieved in three years. The online educational store, another arm of Apple’s iTunes service had got off to a…
Xbox 360 and PS3, digital distribution or tangible copy?
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: January 20, 2009Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360
We’ve been hearing a lot about next generation media and video games by digital distribution, but many gamers like their games in a tangible copy. We should all be aware of the pros and cons of digital distribution. The Xbox…
Adobe Flash Player Download Warning: Malware Disguised
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 6, 2008Filed under: Alternative News, Computers, Storage
This is a warning to all those that are getting flash player downloads; Adobe fake flash player downloads could leave you with serious consequences, especially leaving you with malicious payloads. You need to know that Malware is being disguised as…
ISPs and government clamp down on illegal downloading
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 24, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
Internet service providers have been working hard and have now worked out a deal with the government, as well as the music industry so that they can clamp down on illegal downloading. The new deal that will be announced some…
Sony Blu-ray or Downloads for Xbox 360 and next-gen
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: July 1, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
What will the future gamers and movie watchers want for their choice of media? Some people believe that Sony’s Blu-ray format is doing fine in sales of Blu-ray games, data and movies, while other people have the view that Blu-ray…
MySpace wants to end Apple iTunes domination with new mp3 store
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 4, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
As we know Apple iTunes dominates the MP3 download world, however MySpace who has entered a joint venture with Sony BMG, Universal Music and Warner Music Group in the hope of distribute music through the MySpace social networking site. In…
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta on 30-day trial for free
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 2, 2008Filed under: Computers, Software
Adobe are now offering people the chance to download Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 beta on a 30-day trial for free, the software is available for both Macintosh and Windows platforms. If you already own a copy of Lightroom 1.0, then you…
Microsoft Xbox 360 getting original content: IPTV & digital downloads
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: March 31, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
The latest news says that the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager Peter Safran and of course Microsoft are going to produce original shows for distribution on the Xbox 360. This indeed means that there will be IPTV & digital…
Sony PlayStaion 3 Firmware 2.20 Demo: new features explained
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 27, 2008Filed under: Game Video & Trailers, Gaming, Sony Playstation 3
The hot news a few days ago was the release of the new Sony PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.20; now thanks to Game Trailers they are showing a video of the Director of PSN operations giving us a demo of this…
World of Warcraft: Fury of the Sunwell 2.4 patch notes now available
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 25, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Online Games
Well seems like the wait is finally over as the much anticipated Fury of the Sunwell 2.4 patch notes for World of Warcraft is now available. As many might already know this new patch introduces us to Sunwell Isle, so…
New Halo 3 map pack coming: download from Xbox Live in April
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 21, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
If you are getting bored with playing the same old maps in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3, then you will be pleased to hear that there will be a new map pack available for download on April 15. In…
Unlimited Apple iTunes Downloads: future iPods and iPhones
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 20, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
I love the internet as it is the best place for rumors, and nine times out of ten most of them turn out to be true. The latest rumor doing the rounds is that Apple are looking to introduce a…
Apple deny Beatles iTunes deal: contrary to Paul McCartney sources
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 12, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
Following on from out story the other day, where Sir Paul McCartney signs Apple iTunes deal. It seams that our source UPI got some facts wrong about the story. Apple has denied that the Beatles iTunes deal has been made….
WiiWare coming to Japan on March 25: two months before America
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 11, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Nintendo Wii
It seems like we have been waiting a lifetime for the launch of WiiWare, however we can now tell you that Japan has its release date of March 25. Just think that’s two months before WiiWare makes it to North…
Apple fails at 1,000 iTunes movie rentals: will they sell 10 million iPhone’s in 2008
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 5, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
It seems as if Apple fell short of its target for renting movies through iTunes Store, Apple wanted to achieve a 1,000 movie for rent by the end of February. It seems as if the Apple iTunes Store only managed…
