Okay kids, this is starting to get a little out of hand now. Palm has once again pushed back at Apple, releasing webOS 1.2.1 today that “resolves an issue preventing media sync from working with the latest version of iTunes.” What’s that issue you might ask? Well, I’d say the fact that Apple isn’t too [...]

Sure, this could just be a really nice KIRF, but we’ve got a hunch these pics of an upcoming Nokia XpressMusic 5900 are the real deal — it’s just too understated to be shanzhai. Compared to the 5800, the updated handsets are said to feature a slightly larger 3.5-inch display, a five megapixel camera, and more or [...]

The store is back, and the rapid rumor ramp-up is vindicated: Apple introduced a new iPod shuffle this morning, billed as ‘the first music player that talks to you’ — it features a VoiceOver interface that announces artists, songs and playlists on demand (the iPod nano features spoken menus as well, so that tagline may [...]

You know, that’s totally a recreation of Oikake up there holding that iPod, wouldn’t you agree? In the spirit of Pac-man, Speakal has delivered the iBoo sound station, an iPod-friendly device that’s cute enough for your kids and retro enough for you. For the low, low price of just $89.99, you too can join in [...]

We’ve been trying to get a legitimate hands-on with Sony’s OLED-infused Walkman since we first caught the device on Wednesday, but security’s been super tight in the Sony booth and we couldn’t distract anyone long enough to unscrew the casing. So we can’t get an actual hands-on with the Walkman, but we don’t need to [...]

iPhone/iPod touch only: One of the great strengths of Songbird, a jukebox app intended to serve as a more open-ended iTunes killer, is its Firefox-like extensibility. The 779Media group jumps out of the gate with a remote-control application for iPhones and iPod touch devices that, while simple in functionality, does give you basic play/pause/back/forward control [...]

Windows/Mac/Linux: The long-awaited cross-platform media player Songbird officially reaches its 1.0 release today. The open-source application—built on the same platform as Firefox—promises to bring exciting new innovations to a software jukebox market that has become arguably quite stale. Like Firefox, Songbird is extensible, meaning that users can customize the look, feel, and features of Songbird [...]