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28.12.2008 24:00 Uhr
Psion says it's only going after those "profiting" from the term netbook
Psion, Psion. We hadn't really heard from the British portable maker since the halcyon days of the Series5, but it's back and making waves with a series of nastygrams asserting its trademark of the word "netbook." Psion's legal team followed up with jkOnTheRun, and according to them, it's only going after those site and companies "making a direct, financial profit from use of the 'Netbook' trademark." (As opposed to profit in kind, we suppose -- did you know our advertisers pay us in toaster waffles and aviator sunglasses? True story.) Psion says it's mostly focused on retailers and manufacturers using the term netbook to sell machines,
28.12.2008 23:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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User lays claim to early Snow Leopard preview video
One of the first preview videos of Mac OS X Snow Leopard has been released, according to reports. The clip is unofficial, said to have been recorded by an anonymous source with access to an early build. Though the OS is claimed to run smoothly even from a USB drive, the preview demonstrates relatively little; viewers are primarily shown the v10.6 version number, which can be found in several pan
28.12.2008 23:05 Uhr, MacNN,
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28.12.2008 22:00 Uhr
Is AT&T down for you?
We're getting way too many tips on AT&T being down for it to be a coincidence -- how's it going for you? Both EDGE and 3G are pretty spotty for us at the moment in Illinois, but they're working in NYC, which jibes with reports of a Midwest-specific outage, but we're also hearing there are troubles nationwide. We've pinged AT&T for an official statement, but in the meantime let us know if things are working for you wherever you are. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]Filed under: CellphonesIs AT&T down for you? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:17:00 EST. Please see
28.12.2008 21:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 21:00 Uhr
Leaked Snow Leopard image potentially indicates a 32 / 64-bit divide
Apple's said it's taking a break from adding flashy features to OS X to focus on the foundations and stability of the system with Snow Leopard, and this latest leaked screenshot might indicate that those foundations are moving to 64 bits -- it shows System Preferences saying it needs to restart in 32-bit mode to open the Network panel. That's certainly interesting, given the rumors that Apple's dropping support for non-Intel machines
28.12.2008 20:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 20:00 Uhr
T-Mobile G1 als Weihnachtsgeschenk
Ein “Traum-Mobiltelefon” lag bei 85 Prozent der Google-Mitarbeiter in 17 Ländern dieses Jahr unter dem Christbaum, so betitelt zumindest der Vorstand des Suchmaschinenbetreibers in einer internen Memo sein diesjährige Weihnachtsgeschenk, ein T-Mobile G1 mit Android-Logo auf der Rückseite.
28.12.2008 19:35 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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A new internet war in 2011?
By November 20, 2011, analogue television in the whole of France must be replaced with TNT (Terrestrial Numeric Television i.e. digital television). This change over will make it possible to release the frequencies used for analogue transmissions of which a part will allowed to enrich the number of TNT channels available to the great despair by the traditional television channels who already see their market share at risk.
But it is the remainder of the released channels which will not be used for television could play an important role. They are officially reserved for the installation of high debit Internet in France.
It should be said that they have an excellent penetration in the buildings. One is unaware of who will exploit them, but it is extremely probable that just like in the United States, they make an auction with public bidding among all the operators already in place.
To remain on the American example: even though Google hoped to buy a part of it, the bidding took off and the
28.12.2008 19:06 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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28.12.2008 19:00 Uhr
The portables in front of office machines
Confirming the tendency started in the United States, a new study carried out at world level by iSuppli confirms that for the first time in history more laptops were sold than office machines in the third quarters 2008.
This new tendency is not really surprising since the time when the portables have the role of the supplement machines has passed. It is certainly necessary to merit Intel with much of this change due to the Core series of processors that really improved the performances of the portables, even though in a certain manner we have already tasted this in the Mac world with G4 a few years before.
Today, the portables have sufficient power to satisfy most of the consumers, additionally they always have it at hand whether in its role of toy or work tool.
The role of second machine may now pass to the mobile phones, iPhone in the lead, that also acquired a lot of power, however at most it can be a supplemen
28.12.2008 18:05 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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28.12.2008 18:00 Uhr
Casio Exilim NX9250 phone spotted in Verizon livery
We had an inkling that Casio and Verizon were up to something when we caught an Exilim-branded phone working its way through the FCC, and it looks like that hunch was right-on -- check out this hot snap of an Exilim NX9250 that just turned up. We're told that the chubby-looking handset features a 5.1 megapixel camera (right, Exilim) and "possibly" a WVGA screen, and those hinges suggest a swivel-flip design -- too bad it doesn't look as slick as that W63CA we were secretly
28.12.2008 17:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Handschuh für Touchscreen & Click Wheel
Bei der Affenkälte zur Zeit haben viele Touchscreen- und Click Wheel-Nutzer ein nerviges Problem: Die Bedienung von iPhone, iPod oder ähnlichen Geräten ist mit Handschuhen nur eingeschränkt oder gar nicht möglich. Verschieden Hersteller haben bereits versucht, hier Abhilfe zu schaffen, so richtig überzeugen konnte bislang allerdings nichts.
Anders nun der Etip Glove von The North Face. Der Handschuh sieht erst einmal gut aus und ermöglicht es dank einer Spezialbeschichtung an Daumen und Zeigefinger, iPhone & Co. problemlos zu bedienen. Für rund 30 Euro geht ein Paar davon in Deutschland über den Ladentisch.
Dank an Frank für die Infos und Fotos (ein großes Bild gibt's nach dem Klick).
28.12.2008 17:50 Uhr, iFun.de,
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Is this the VAIO P?
Sony isn't being too coy with the VAIO P, is it? In addition to that teaser image, oh-so-beautiful FCC shot, and mistakenly-posted specs page, CNET's uncovered this pic of the rectangular netbook with its lid open. We can't really tell if the machine pictured has that crazy 8-inch 1600 x 768 display we'd heard about -- it looks like it just might -- but there's a lot of the VAIO TT in
28.12.2008 17:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 17:00 Uhr
John Lennon eerily returns to push OLPC cause
John Lennon may have departed this planet 28 years ago, but that's not to say he can't still have an impact. With the assistance of technology and the consent of Yoko Ono, the heralded Beatle has returned in a new OLPC spot. In the ad, the late musician proclaims: "Imagine every child no matter where in the world they were could access a universe of knowledge. They would have a chance to learn, to dream, to achieve anything they want." If this sounds like just the inspiration you needed to get your donation on, hop on past the break to see the vid in its entirety.[Via Laptop Mag]
28.12.2008 16:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Creative Zii a "very different" processor
Creative's Zii is actually a processor unlike much of the company's existing lineup, according to info obtained in advance by epiZENter. While the company's own teaser provides little information, the new update adds that the product will be "completely different" from the X-Fi audio processing chip in Creative's sound cards and MP3 players. It additionally won't be tied to any one product, inst
28.12.2008 16:20 Uhr, MacNN,
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28.12.2008 16:00 Uhr
Nintendo bringt Videos auf die Wii
Xbox 360 und Playstation 3 verfügen für vernetzte Konsolenspieler schon länger über ein umfangreiches Videoangebot - jetzt zieht Nintendo mit einem eigenen Service auf seiner Wii-Plattform nach. Das familienfreundlich positionierte Unternehmen will dabei andere Akzente setzen als die Konkurrenz. (Nintendo, Wii)
28.12.2008 15:35 Uhr, golem,
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28.12.2008 15:00 Uhr
Creative's Zii actually a CES-bound processing chip
While our vivid imaginations certainly had something more invigorating than this in mind, we suppose Creative could still surprise us at CES 2009. The curious Zii website we peeked a few days back is reportedly referring to an all new processing chip, and while eipZENter isn't being too forthcoming with details just yet, we are told that it will likely be "one of the biggest projects Creative has invested in." If that's just too vague for your tastes, try this: "[Zii] is completely different from the X-Fi audio chip and it will be used in a variety of upcoming products." Alrighty then.[Thanks, Swild]
28.12.2008 14:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Test: MacBook Pro 15″
Seit der Ankunft meines neuen MacBook Pros sind einge Wochen vergangen. In dieser Zeit hatte ich die Gelegenheit das Gerät auf Herz und Nieren zu prüfen.
28.12.2008 14:35 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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Inno3D: Drei Lüfter für eine GeForce GTX 280
Mit der i-Chill GeForce GTX280 hat Inno3D eine neue GeForce GTX 280 im Portfolio, die auf eine extravagante und riesig anmutende Kühllösung aus dem Hause Arctic Cooling vertraut. Der Accelero Xtreme kommt dabei mit seinen drei großen Lüftern und einem satten Unterbau zum Einsatz.
28.12.2008 14:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Neue Bilder zu Star Wars: The Old Republic
Zum Ende Oktober erstmals offiziell angekündigten neuen MMORPG „Star Wars: The Old Republic“ haben Lucas Arts und Bioware einen Satz neuer Bilder veröffentlicht. Diese zeigen primär Szenen direkt aus dem Spiel, in denen der Spieler in naher Zukunft in die Rolle eines Jedis, Sith oder eines klassischen Star-Wars-Charakters schlüpfen kann.
28.12.2008 14:20 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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28.12.2008 14:00 Uhr
Test: TankPro
In Zeiten der Finanzkrise schaut man schon genauer auf seine Ausgaben. Die Kraftstoffkosten für das private Fahrzeug stellen oft einen erheblichen Anteil der Ausgaben dar.
28.12.2008 13:05 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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Notizen vom 27. Dezember 2008
Cygnus System verklagt Apple, Google und Microsoft: Microsoft, Google und Apple sind die ersten, die vom amerikanischen Unternehmen Cygnus System verklagt werden: Weitere Firmen sollen folgen.
28.12.2008 13:05 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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FAZ zum Jobs-Rückzug
Roland Lindner von der FAZ macht sich Gedanken zum Rückzug von Steve Jobs aus der ersten Apple-Reihe. Dabei müssen die bekannten Erklärungsmuster herhalten: Neues erfährt man leider nicht.
28.12.2008 13:05 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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25c3: Hacking the iPhone
Jailbreak, Unlock - wer mit seinem iPhone mehr machen will als Apple oder der Netzbetreiber erlaubt, ist recht schnell auf die Arbeit des Dev-teams angewiesen.
28.12.2008 13:05 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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The iPhones arrive at the Apple approved retailers in France
Since the exclusiveness of Orange (France) has fallen, and that the festivals of Christmas have passed, the Apple Approved Retailers start to receive iPhones. It should be said, they have awaited them now since months and months.
To our knowledge, they will only be able to sell them accompanied with an orange subscriptions, the only operator that has signed contracts with them.
This last point can explain the fact that they have received some.
[translation by crispin]
28.12.2008 13:05 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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28.12.2008 13:00 Uhr
28.12.2008 12:00 Uhr
Blu-ray-Verkäufe legen drastisch zu
Die offiziellen Verkaufszahlen zum Weihnachtsgeschäft sind zwar noch nicht bekannt, dennoch wird bereits klar, dass die Blu-ray-Verkaufszahlen rapide angestiegen sind. Allein der Blockbuster The Dark Knight wurde vom 9. bis zum 17. Dezember mehr als 1,7 Millionen Mal verkauft.
28.12.2008 11:50 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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Neues iPhone-Patent: Enter und Löschen per Fingerzeig
Ohne Frage ist das iPhone eines der innovativsten Geräte der letzten Zeit: Seine Bedienung bricht mit vielen der Konventionen, denen sich die Mobilfunksparte bislang verpflichtet gefühlt hatte. Doch beim gegenwärtigen Stand wird Apple nicht stehen bleiben, wie zahlreiche Patentanträge alle paar Monate zeigen. Heute neu: Eine Fingerwischbewegung, die mehrere Tasten ersetzen könnte.
28.12.2008 11:06 Uhr, Maclife,
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Inelegant hack connects T-Mobile G1 to iPod dock
Come to think of it, this mod wouldn't even be necessary (though, we suppose it would still be useful) had HTC bothered to put a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack on the T-Mobile G1, but alas, we're stuck with some random ExtUSB port. In order to make that output jack compatible with the litany of iPod peripherals (namely sound systems), the modders over at WebNetta figured out what pins linked to what in order to connect the G1 to Made for iPod gear. Best of all, the secrets of the connections are all spilled out in the read link should you care to try this yourself, but please,
28.12.2008 11:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 11:00 Uhr
iPhone mit Vielfinger-Gesten
Apple hat in den USA einen Patentantrag (Nr. 20080316183) für die Mehrfinger-Bedienung von Touchscreen-Tastaturen vorgestellt, der perfekt zum iPhone und dem iPod touch passt. Die Swipe Gestures sollen häufig benötigte Tastaturbefehle ergänzen. (iPhone, Display)
28.12.2008 10:50 Uhr, golem,
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Nokia und Google setzen die mobilen Trends 2009
2008 war das Jahr des iPhone 3G, mit dem das Handy zur mobilen Surfstation wurde. Google tritt dagegen mit seiner offenen Plattform Android an, Platzhirsch Nokia versucht es ebenfalls mit Open Source und überführt Symbian in eine Stiftung. Bereits Anfang 2009 will Palm seine neue Smartphone-Plattform vorstellen. (Apple, iPhone)
28.12.2008 10:50 Uhr, golem,
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Vom Vatikan auf das iPhone: Gebete für alle Lebenslagen
Besonders eifrige Apple-Freunde, die ihre Windows-Kollegen von den Vorzügen des Macs überzeugen, heißen nicht umsonst "Evangelisten". Immerhin gut 63.000 Internetseiten listen Apple-Chef Steve Jobs mehr oder weniger ernsthaft als "Messias". Keine Frage: Der Kult um iMac, iPod und Co. hat schon längst religiöse Züge angenommen. Zeit, diesen Erfolg für sich zu nutzen, dachte sich die katholische Kirche - und präsentierte: iBreviary. Ein Gebetsbuch für iPhone und iPod touch.
28.12.2008 10:21 Uhr, Maclife,
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Intel does not want the 9400M for Atom
Source : DigitimesIt seems that Intel wants to put sticks into the spokes of NVidia and its chip 9400M intended for Atom.
The foundry indeed indicated that it has no intention for a partnership and that it did not hope to validate the 9400M on its ultra mobile platform.
Moreover, today it is still impossible to buy Atom processors without acquiring the in-house controller at the same time, which would force mother board manufacturers to circumvent this "interdiction" by having to keep them without the hope of using them later on.
This is a bad blow for NVidia which had here an important card to play.
It should be said that the relations between the two companies have been stressed since the beginning of the year:
- While specializing on the GPGPU, NVidia has encroached on the prerogatives of the Intel process
28.12.2008 10:20 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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Große und schnelle SSDs erreichen den Handel
Das Jahr 2009 dürfte zweifelsohne das bisher stärkste für die Solid State Drives werden. Die Produkte werden qualitativ immer hochwertiger, die Kapazitäten vergrößern sich stetig. Dazu fällt passenderweise auch noch der Preis, bei gleichzeitig steigender Verfügbarkeit. Der Grundstein für den Erfolg der SSDs ist gelegt.
28.12.2008 10:05 Uhr, ComputerBase,
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28.12.2008 10:00 Uhr
Gartner predicts the end of the CD in 2009
Source : http://www.realtechnews.comThe famous analysts of Gartner have moved to a new topic. It relates to the sale of CD and even if their predictions are not achieved, it has what it takes to shake the Majors producers of music and the traditional channels of distribution.
The analysis considers indeed that the era of CD has ended and that Christmas 2008 will be the last of of materialized music.
Already, the retailers decreased spaces reserved for CD; the physical sales of the media accounted for 91% of business in 2005; it was already no more than of 77% in 2007.
Always according to this analysis, the Major producers should agree to disregard traditional launching of albums, to calm their fights against the hacking and to concentrate on the new channels of distribution by focusing their energy there.
Of course, it is hard to imagine the Majors producers will accept this easily; to
28.12.2008 09:50 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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"Netbooks" dürfen künftig nicht mehr "Netbooks" heißen
Mobile Kleinstrechner mit Tastatur waren zweifelsohne einer der großen Computertrends des vergangenen Jahres. Beginnend mit dem Asus Eee-PC sprangen viele Branchengrößen auf den Zug auf und produzierten Mini-Notebooks zu Mini-Preisen. Doch von der Frage abgesehen, ob den digitalen Winzlingen eine große Zukunft bevorsteht, droht dem Markt nun neues Ungemach: Denn der bislang verwendete Begriff "Netbook" steht vor dem Aus.
28.12.2008 09:36 Uhr, Maclife,
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Zweitverwertung für den alten iPod
Ihr habt zu Weihnachten einen neuen iPod bekommen aber könnt euch von eurem alten Wegbegleiter nicht trennen? Bei Lifehacker gibt es Tipps zur Verwendung des alten iPods, nichts Spektakuläres aber ganz nette Ideen: Zum Beispiel als Minianlage fürs Klo, Backup-Festplatte oder Oldschool-Spielestation.(via TUAW)
28.12.2008 09:05 Uhr, iFun.de,
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28.12.2008 8:00 Uhr
NASA taps Orbital Sciences, SpaceX for ISS resupply missions
The firms not mentioned here are just as important as the ones that are, as the privatization of space has just inched closer to reality. Rather than NASA handling ISS resupply chores itself or farming the job out to mega-corps such as Lockheed Martin or Boeing, the agency has instead awarded one contract each to Virginia-based Orbital Sciences (valued at around $1.9 billion) and California's own SpaceX ($1.6 billion). The two will be responsible for 20 service flights between 2009 and 2016, with each trip requiring delivery of "a minimum of 20 metric tons of upmass cargo to the space station." The agreements also call for "d
28.12.2008 07:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 5:00 Uhr
Solar panel-packin' sunglasses power your gizmos, make Kanye inordinately envious
Before you get all "Oh, that comment was so heartless" on us, we will say that the spectacles you're peeping above are still a concept for now, though we wouldn't be surprised at all to hear that Kanye himself eventually funds their commercialization. At any rate, designers Hyun-Joong Kim and Kwang-Seok Jeong should be mighty proud of their concoction, which integrates dye solar cells into fashion-forward sunglasses in order to power your pocketable gadgets. Put simply, the SIG (Self-Energy Converting Sunglasses) convert the sunlight that they'll obviously see into usable energy, though it should be understood that these could give the impression that you're rockin' a head-mounted display. And we
28.12.2008 04:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 4:00 Uhr
64Gb USB Flash drive hits $78 at Amazon
A quick 9to5mac.com/Toys (feed) report. Amazon.com offers the Transcend 64GB JetFlash V20 USB 2.0 Flash Drive, model no. TS64GJFV20, for $78.39 with free shipping. ($1.22/GB). That's the lowest total price we've seen by far for a
28.12.2008 03:21 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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28.12.2008 2:00 Uhr
WeeP5 makes other Wiimote gun mods cry home to their mamas
If your Wiimote-gun hybrid lacks a little bit of that "I would shut down an airport having this in my carry-on luggage" panache, we suggest you check out WeeP5, a toy MP5 chock-full of motion control. To be honest, we're most enamored by the setup of the above picture, as the modded armament rests lovingly over the heads of a young couple, against a picture of men in togas, and just under a VHS copy of The Lost World in German -- it's just so beautiful. In case you're wondering: B button is the trigger, A button is under the foregrip, 1 and 2 are on opposite sides near the front, the D-pad and Wii remote are jutting out of the left side, and the +, -, and home buttons are on the top just abov
28.12.2008 01:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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28.12.2008 1:00 Uhr
Engadget Podcast 123 - 12.27.2008: Goodbye 2008 edition
Yes, it's that time of year again. The end of the year. This is the final podcast of 2008, but just the tip of the iceberg in the world of Engadget podcasting. Cuddle up by the fireplace and listen in as Josh, Nilay, and Paul reminisce about their time at the reader meetup, pontificate on Apple's exit from Macworld, speculate about the Adamo and VAIO P, and much, much more. Go on and listen -- you know you want to. Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Paul Miller, Nilay Patel Producer: Trent WolbeSong: Jump01:22 - Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote
28.12.2008 00:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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12 Tage iTunes-Geschenke - Tag 3: Katy Perry
12 Tage. 12 Downloads: Jeweils kostenlos gibt es vom 26. Dezember bis 6. Januar täglich einen neuen Leckerbissen aus der iTunes-Sammlung. Freut euch auf seltene Singles, exklusive Live-Titel und kostenlose Musikvideos von einigen der berühmtesten Interpreten weltweit sowie unterhaltsame TV-Folgen.
Heute gibt es als nachträgliches Weihnachtsgeschenk von iTunes ein Musikvideo von Katy Perry.
28.12.2008 00:05 Uhr, iFun.de,
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28.12.2008 10:00 Uhr
