My Creative Zen Vision m, had given up the ghost a while back and I have spent a long time trying to find a suitable replacement.   If you are looking for a dedicated media player on the market then there isn’t a great deal of choice.   People seem to want a jack of all trades, master of none type device.     Personally, I have a phone that is supposed to have a battery life longer than the iPhone, all I do on it is text and call, yet I’m lucky to get two days out of it.
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2010. The year the UK surrendered its democratic values. Harsh words? Perhaps? Yet most people who have witnessed the way through which the Digital Economy Bill was rushed through parliament without proper scrutiny and debate will probably agree. An unelected peer (Peter Mandelson) was the one who introduced the Bill (to claims that it was written by the big media corporations), over 20,000 people emailed their MP’s to demand a debate reflective of the size and scope of the bill and only 40 MP’s turned up to discuss it at its second reading. Hardly due democratic process, I’m sure even the staunchest
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After several months of using Spotify I cant help but wonder whether it signals the future for music listeners. For those unfamiliar with Spotify it is a music streaming service which allows users to listen to millions of tracks for free. The interface is similar to what you would see in iTunes allowing you to search for artists or tracks and allowing you to create playlists of your favorite tracks. Users can opt for either the free version or a subscription based premium model (£9.99/month). The free version is supported though ad-based services, similar to having advertisements on a commercial
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