Apple TV, 'Ping' and iTunes -- what it means

There were a lot of rumors and expectations ahead of Apple's much-hyped music event yesterday. As expected, Apple unveiled a new touch-based iPod Nano, and an iPod Touch sporting the company's A4 processor, its super-high-resolution Retina display, and front and rear cameras offering HD video recording and video chat via FaceTime. There was also a new iPod Shuffle, which thankfully returns to ...

U2 manager still thinks ISPs are freeloading

Paul McGuinness is once again blaming ISPs for falling music revenues. I agree with his plan: subscriptions are the answer. The problem is how to implement them.

Get a Pogoplug network storage adapter for $47.99

It's a cheap and easy way to turn ordinary USB hard drives into network-attached storage, complete with a Web server for streaming and sharing your media.

Apple iOS 4.2 Readies the iPad for Work

The iPad, which could dominate the tablet market until 2012, has been appearing in boardrooms and cubicles around the country.

Fora.TV Triples Traffic. Wait, That Many People Want Hour-Long Videos on Economics?

Fora.TV has always been playing a dangerous game—trying to sell long-form online video about intellectual ideas. That’s like trying to sell sunblock to the cast of Jersey Shore. Fora calls itself Hulu for “the Thinking Man’s Web.” ( There’s a Thinking Man’s Web? ) Eighteen months after closing its $6 million series A round and long time magazine editor Blaise Zerega took over as CEO, Fora seems ...