The Walkman hits the road Sony announced this week the retirement of its generation-spanning, genre-defining personal cassette player, the Walkman. Read more on The Barnstable Patriot ... (Continue reading)
K-12 Students View Mobile Devices as Critical to Learning Process, Survey Shows Access to smartphones has more than tripled among high school students since 2006, according to a survey report from Project Tomorrow®, a national education nonprofit organization, and Blackboard Inc.... (Continue reading)
R.I.P., Walkman: Sony ceases production NEW YORKThe Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods, has died. It was 31 years old. Sony announced Monday that it has ceased production... (Continue reading)
For Philadelphia cops, it’s a course in gaining patience in dealing with mental crises THE CLASSROOM – an old cinderblock number with heavy drapes and long wooden tables – was filled with cops who wanted to learn how to become better... (Continue reading)
Sex attack victim says distracted by iPod A sex attack victim in Australia said Thursday she might have been able to avoid the assault if she had not been distracted by her iPod. Read more on AFP via Yahoo! News ... (Continue reading)
Samsung, J&J, Spoonflower, NuVasive: Intellectual Property Samsung Electronics Co. agreed to settle a patent-infringement case before the U.S. International Trade Commission over its flash-memory chips used in Apple Inc. ’s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd .’s BlackBerry. Read more on Bloomberg ... (Continue reading)
Dazzboard takes music collections to Facebook Digital media sharing star Dazzboard on Thursday began letting Facebook users show their tastes in music, complete with samples and an easy way to buy tunes at the social networking service. Read more on AFP via... (Continue reading)
Aggie Football Weekly Press Conference COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Head Coach Mike Sherman and players on the Texas A&M Football team met with members of the press today to talk about the upcoming game against Texas Tech. Read more on CBS Sports ... (Continue reading)
iMainGo X: An all-in-one speaker case for iPods The iMainGo X is a portable speaker and case that offers an innovative design, solid sound quality, compatibility with a ton of MP3 players, and some useful extra features. Originally posted at MP3... (Continue reading)
Sony stops making cassette Walkman after 31 years NEW YORK — The Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods, has died. It was 31 years old. Read more on Journal... (Continue reading)