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  | Senate Resources Committee Passes Susitna River Hydro Project Bill Found at 3/22/2011 via aprn.org
Steve Heimel, APRN ? Anchorage The Senate Resources Committee has passed a bill to empower the Alaska Energy Authority to build a hydroelectric project on the Susitna River. The committee substitute of SB 42 next goes to the Finance committee. Download Audio (MP3) More...
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| Steve Jobs ordered to testify in iPod antitrust case Found at 3/22/2011 via news.cnet.com
Apple's CEO will be called to testify in a deposition over an antitrust suit filed in 2005 over Apple's use of DRM software to prevent music from other companies from playing in the iPod. Originally posted at News - Apple More...
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| Skier Dies in Hatcher Pass Avalanche Found at 3/21/2011 via aprn.org
Associated Press A skier died in an avalanche at Hatcher Pass Saturday. By all accounts, James Helling, 65, of Palmer was very experienced, but the snow just let go when he went on it. Surviving with injuries was 54-year-old Jerry Kallam of Palmer. They dug Helling out Sunday morning. Download Audio (MP3) More...
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| Should books get sales certifications like albums/singles do? Found at 3/17/2011 via shelf-life.ew.com
Publishers are notoriously cagey when it comes to announcing sales figures of books, but what if books got sales RIAA-style certifications (gold, platinum, diamond) the way hot albums and songs do in the music industry? It might be interesting for readers to know how the bestsellers truly stack up next to each other in sales. More...
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| Small remote control for hearing aids with bluetooth Found at 3/17/2011 via www.physorg.com
A tiny remote control now enables people who wear Siemens hearing aids to transmit audio signals from a television, phone, or MP3 player directly to their hearing devices. They hear the sound much more clearly because the volume is adjusted by means of the remote control and background noises remain unamplified. Siemens introduced he first device of this kind, "TEK," in 2009, and now a smaller ... More...
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| SXSW 2011: Jack White takes it to the street and streaming music is the future Found at 3/17/2011 via www.latimes.com
On the first full day of action at SXSW, early risers -- and patient ones -- could catch Jack White performing two songs in front of a bus, and U.K. upstarts the Vaccines giving a modern gloss to Buddy Holly-influenced rock, all while performing songs, in front of a church no less, that pondered dating a 17-year-old. More...
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| SXSW 2011 Day 2 check-in: The Vaccines go to church, Jack White takes it to the street and streaming music is the future Found at 3/17/2011 via latimesblogs.latimes.com
About 1,200 miles separate Austin, Texas, and Los Angeles, but at the annual South by Southwest festival and conference, that distance can sometimes feel even greater. On the first full day of action at SXSW, early risers -- and patient... More...
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| Samsung Debuts Android Galaxy Player 4, 5 Found at 3/16/2011 via www.slashgear.com
Samsung announced a unique addition to their Galaxy lineup of portable devices, called the Galaxy Player. The device is an Android-based portable media player that should rival the iPod touch and comes in 4-inch and 5-inch models. The large screens will be ideal for games, videos, music, social media, and e-books while still fitting in your pocket. The Galaxy Player will come with Android 2.2 ... More...
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| Samsung Android MP3 players hit US with Galaxy Player 4, 5 Found at 3/16/2011 via www.macnn.com
Samsung presented some of the first significant competition to the iPod touch in years on Wednesday with US versions of the Galaxy S Wi-Fi 5.0 and its 4.0 counterpart. Simply called the Galaxy Player 4" and 5" in the country, both run Android 2.2 and will be upgradable to 2.3 in the future. The four- and five-inch versions both have front (VGA) and rear (3.2-megapixel) cameras and will come with ... More...
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| Student places third in coloring contest Found at 3/15/2011 via savannahnow.com
Brandon Becker, a fourth-grader in Kellie Smith?s class at Carver Elementary School, was awarded art supplies, a mug and an MP3 Player for placing third out of more than 1,900 entries in WTOC?s St. Patrick?s Day coloring contest. Becker?s mother said Smith gave her students a copy of the coloring contest page and told them if they wanted to participate to return the sheets to her and she would ... More...
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| Speeding tickets: iiNet proposes copyright authority Found at 3/15/2011 via www.itwire.com
National broadband provider iiNet today proposed the creation of an independent body to administer allegations of copyright infringement by internet users, including the power to issue fines and demerits to those who had purloined television shows, films and music online. More...
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| Sounds from the past suggest a bright future Found at 3/14/2011 via www.bangkokpost.com
In 2003, I wrote about the Cambodian Master Performers' Program, which was set up by a young trdo ui (upright fiddle) player Arn Chorn to document and preserve traditional Khmer music. More...
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| Sounds from the past suggest a bright future Found at 3/14/2011 via www.bangkokpost.com
In 2003, I wrote about the Cambodian Master Performers' Program, which was set up by a young trdo ui (upright fiddle) player Arn Chorn to document and preserve traditional Khmer music. More...
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| Sean Parker Could Own a Piece of the Music Industry He Helped Destroy Found at 3/14/2011 via nymag.com
Napster co-founder Sean Parker is rumored to be part of a consortium of investors bidding on Warner Music Group. Although Parker isn't part of the formal bid, MediaMemo's Peter Kafka reports that Parker is aligned with a group of investors led by Ron Burkle and Doug Teitelbaum. Considering that Napster was the first big shove to send the mainstream record labels down the slippery slope to ... More...
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| Sean Parker Mulling Bid on Warner Music Group (Report) Found at 3/12/2011 via www.hollywoodreporter.com
THR staff Could the Napster founder and Facebook billionaire who famously fought the major labels end up owning the one that went after him? read more More...
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| Sean Parker Could End Up Owning Part Of Warner Music Found at 3/11/2011 via www.businessinsider.com
Talk about irony: Napster founder Sean Parker, who helped kick off the digital music revolution that's sinking the record industry , may soon be a part owner of Warner Music, one of the four major labels. More...
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