http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/slacker.to.phase.out.g2.player/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/slackerintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Slacker will stop building its only hardware digital streaming music player, the G2 in the second half of 2010, according to a Wednesday WSJ report. The 2GB device was launched in 2007 and grew to include 4GB and 8GB capacities. Slacker is still selling a 4GB version for $129, while Best Buy has some 8GB models in stock, priced at $249.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/22/slacker.to.phase.out.g2.player/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/bdp.n460.adds.netflix.youtube/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sonybdp-n460.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Continuing its home theater launches for CEDIA, Sony tonight added its first truly network-aware Blu-ray player. Although earlier players have had BD-Live features, the BDP-N460 can stream videos from Netflix and YouTube as well as get music streams from Slacker, regardless of the attached TV. In a unique touch, the movie player is specifically optimized for Linksys' (Cisco's) WET610N Ethernet-t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/bdp.n460.adds.netflix.youtube/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 22:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/xbr10.adds.new.wireless.hd.more/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/sonybraviaxbr10.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony used its turn at CEDIA to launch a raft of new home theater equipment headlined by the BRAVIA XBR10. An Americanized version of the Japanese ZX5, they have a new 60GHz Wireless HD media box that lets the TV sit completely separately from most video inputs while still playing them at full quality. It can play a 1080p picture at a full 60 frames per second without dropping frames or otherwise... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/09/xbr10.adds.new.wireless.hd.more/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/06/spotify.for.iphone.and.android/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/gallery/sep2009/spotifyiphone-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Spotify tonight quietly saw the release of both the iPhone (1.7MB) and Android versions of its promised mobile app. On both platforms, the free app lets those with a Spotify Premium subscription (roughly $14 per month) stream the service's entire catalog, including music from all the major labels. They also have access to an offline mode that caches whole playlists for use when Internet access o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/06/spotify.for.iphone.and.android/ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/spotify.iphone.app/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/spotifyiphone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple today said it has approved Spotify's iPhone app. A spokesperson for the company made the rare statement ahead of the app's appearance for paidContent in what's seen as a bid to prevent accusations of anti-competitive behavior regarding the app, which will need a 10 Euro (roughly $14) monthly premium subscription but which will give unlimited streaming of music over both Wi-Fi and on iPhones... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/27/spotify.iphone.app/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/16/verizon.pushing.slacker/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/blackberrybold-slacker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Verizon announced on Thursday that it will soon update its subscribers' BlackBerry Storm handsets with the Slacker Radio application. The over-the-air push update will happen during the next few days, and give Storm users access to Slacker's free, limited-control service. When users hear a song they like, they can purchase it without disrupting their listening session, provided the track exists in... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/16/verizon.pushing.slacker/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/sony.bravia.gets.netflix/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/sonybravianetflix.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony today said its Internet-aware BRAVIA TVs now have access to Netflix. Both newer sets with support built-in, as well as older sets using the add-on Internet Video Link, can access (but not add to) the Watch Instantly queue and stream movies or TV shows directly to the set. Whether or not it's capable of HD footage isn't clear.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/09/sony.bravia.gets.netflix/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/13/sony.walkman.x.hits.us/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/sonywalkmanx-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony today finally launched its first competition against the iPod touch in the US with the shipment of its Walkman X1000 series and the addition of a new, last-minute feature. In addition to a web browser and YouTube streaming video, the touchscreen Walkman now has a built-in Slacker Radio app; similar to Slacker's own device, the X1000 subscribes to music channels that automatically cache whene... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/13/sony.walkman.x.hits.us/ Wed, 13 May 2009 12:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/19/slacker.radio.plus/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/slackerg2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Slacker today kicked off the start of its Radio Plus service. The feature aims to solve some of the problems of traditional Internet radio by letting users make an unlimited number of "requests" for the radio station and thus pick the songs they want rather than depend on Slacker's own team. It also lets users skip as many songs as they like and comes ad free versus the sponsored segments from s... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/19/slacker.radio.plus/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/sony.bravia.gets.slacker/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0811/sonybravia-slacker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony today added support for Slacker radio to its BRAVIA Internet Video Link for its HDTVs. The addition lets users tie an existing Slacker account to the link and stream their customized radio channels; Sony doesn't say whether users have access to the full favorite, ban or skip controls from the web or the Slacker G2 but implies users will have to configure stations away from the TV.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/19/sony.bravia.gets.slacker/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:20:00 GMT