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Peter Frampton was the lead singer and guitarist for the Herd when he was just a lad of 16, and a couple of years later he co-founded Humble Pie. That band's "Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore" is one of the best live hard-rock albums ever. But most of you probably know him best for his solo work, and one of the top-selling concert albums of all time, "Frampton Comes Alive." A true classic.

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Peter in New York City. He was in town to talk about his new album, &… Read more

According to a report in Forbes, phone giant Nokia has delayed the U.S. launch of its Comes With Music service until 2010.

Nokia first announced Comes With Music back in December 2007, then revealed more details almost a year later as the service launched in the U.K. Under the plan, cell phone buyers pay some extra money up front and, in exchange, get the right to download as many songs as they want from Nokia's music store for one year. Those downloads don't expire when the user's cell phone contract ends, but they are copy-protected, … Read more

Nicky's World Productions Windows Media Player Skin offers an alternative to the bland appearance associated with the music player. This fun skin streamlines the popular media program.

The program's interface will be fairly simple to master for anyone who has operated Windows Media Player before. All the normal command buttons are there, though changing albums or seeing which song is playing requires users revert back to the program's Full Mode. Since this is only a skin, there is no Help file to guide you. The skin basically takes the core functions of the Media Player and shrinks … Read more

Veterans are often reluctant to seek therapy for service-related conditions, but rather than write them off, scientists are creating a virtual online community where servicemembers can find the camaraderie and resources to ease their return to civilian life.

The "Transitional Online Post-deployment Soldier Support in Virtual Worlds" created by the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) will be ensconced within a corner of the virtual landscape of Second Life, a popular online 3D grid where people interact through avatars (PDF).

Also known as Coming Home, this world will contain three main areas: one for … Read more

In the absence of any concrete news from Microsoft about Zune, the same rumors crop up every few months. We've known for some time that Microsoft is porting the Zune software and marketplace to some sort of living room device--it's called the Xbox 360. (I doubt they'll do a separate piece of hardware like Apple TV, especially given the recent rash of cost-cutting around the company.) And as far as the latest crop of Zune-phone rumors, I expected Microsoft to announce Zune for Windows Mobile back in February at the Mobile World Congress show, and was … Read more

Nokia announced on Wednesday three new Comes with Music phones for a variety of budgets. The company also said it is adding access to its Nokia Music Store in more countries worldwide, though not to the U.S.

First, the phones. Nokia unveiled the 5730 XpressMusic, the 5330 XpressMusic, and the 5030. The new 5730 XpressMusic represents the high-end market. It has a slide-out QWERTY keypad and is expected to sell for around 280 euros ($358).

The 5330 XpressMusic phone is a slider phone that costs 160 euros and is the midrange of the product. Finally, there is the basic … Read more

If you can't get enough of Watchmen: Justice is Coming, you'll find in this massive multiplayer online game an ambitious attempt to play against anyone else connected to the Net from your iPhone or iPod Touch. You get to create a character with gender, skin color, and even personality based on what you see in the character Rorshach's ink blot.

Once you're in the game, you're treated to a fly through of the "Watchmen" version of New York City, where you find a typical MMO: touch exclamation points for plot info and game … Read more

A couple days ago I posted a blog on the "Watchmen" iPhone game known as Watchmen: Justice is Coming. The game releases March 6, same as the "Watchmen" movie.

I sat down with game designer Jeff Morgan from Last Legion Games to get a few more details on the game. And by "sat down" I mean e-mailed Warner Premiere, had them forward my questions to Jeff, who then graciously sent them back to Warner, who then sent them to me. Thanks to Warner Premiere and Last Legion Games for sending, replying to and forwarding those e-mails.

BTW, this is Jeff Morgan. Not to be confused with Jeffrey Dean Morgan of "Watchmen" fame. Hmmm, or maybe it is him!

Crave: Since this is an MMO, in what ways can players improve their characters? New items/weapons/clothes/vehicles?

Jeff Morgan: The initial roll-out will be an advanced release where players can upgrade their fighting abilities, change their appearance, gain experience points, socialize with other players, and keep record of their achievements.

Once the world becomes populated we'll do continuous server-side play balancing and evaluate what the players would like to see in future updates of the game. … Read more

The authors Guild might be afraid of the robotic voice of the Kindle, but Wil Wheaton sure isn't. Neilsen lays a bombshell with the news that job search sites have increased traffic because of, you guessed it, these troubled times. And Hearst is planning their own large format e-reader for their magazines.

Facebook wants you to ring in on policy http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=56566967130

It’s not always about money; sometimes hackers just hate you http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/02/its-not-always-about-moneysometimes-hackers-just-hate-you.ars

Neilsen: Job search … Read more