Winamp comes to Android.

Feelin’ like it’s 1999? Well, at least ’97 this morning. Remember when Winamp was the music player for desktop computers. Even today, while it isn’t nearly as “mainstream” popular, it still retains it’s nerdy core with a boat load of features, codec support, and customization options that will literally make your head explode. But the pinnacle of the desktop era is wanning. These days, it’s all about mobile.

With that said, it’s personally gratifying to announce that Android now has it’s own Winamp app. One similar feature the Android app shares with it’s bigger sibling is playlist management support. You can not only sync playlists to your Android device, but edit them too. Also, long pressing a song enables you to search via Google Search, YouTube, and Google Listen for more listening/purchase options. Last.fm junkies (raises hand — follow me @imike12706) will be pleased to know srobbling support is built in.

That’s all great and all, but the real bread and butter is WiFi sync. All you need is the special beta desktop version of Winamp, Winamp for Android, and of course, a WiFi network permeating your house.

Sounds pretty awesome, huh? Get it now for $0. QR code after the jump…

The future of AT&T LTE: 75 million covered by end of 2011.

Try as they might, it appears that AT&T won’t be engaging in a “race” for LTE supremacy. This past week at 4G World in Chicago, AT&T’s Senior Vice President of Architecture and Planning Kris Rinne showed off the company’s LTE roadmap. If you’re accustomed to seeing and hearing Verizon’s boastful specs and rollout updates, you’re going to be sorely disappointed with Ma Bell.

75 million people by the end of 2011 is all that AT&T will muster. Compare that to Verizon’s 150+ million people covered by the end of this year. Clearly, if it’s a race you want, Verizon has already won. –>

Back to Mac keynote — Updating!

Today’s the day — the Back to Mac keynote has just started. So without further adieu, hop inside to see everything that Steve Jobs and friends are unveiling today…

Stick it to the man: Watch today’s “Back to Mac” event on non-approved devices.

The fact we have to have this conversation is stupid. But I digress. If you want to catch the live stream of today’s “Back to Mac” event but don’t have one of the supported hardware devices from which to watch it from, there’s a much easier way.

Download VLC Media player and install it. Next, navigate to the media bar up top, select “Open Network Stream”, and type in the following URL:

• http://devimages.apple.com/iphone/samples/bipbop/gear1/prog_index.m3u8

Click play, enjoy.

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Chrome 7 now available.

How fast is fast? If you’re Google, fast means roughly six weeks. Taken out of context, it would seem like waiting six weeks for anything would be extremely painful. But in the world of software development, that’s might brisk. You may recall, Google has stated numerous times that they are trying to maintain a rigorous 6-week update schedule for major browser releases.

With that said, today marks the release of version 7. For feature-creepers, this version of Chrome doesn’t really have any new, earthshattering features. Instead, bug fixes is the name of the game — hundreds of them actually. That feat alone means Chrome 7 is more stable and (theoretically) a tad faster than it’s predecessor. Other honorable mentions include support for the HTML 5 API as well as complete folder uploads by the browser — big deals if you have your sights set on web apps in the world of tomorrow.

Unfortunately, two highly sought after features — tabpose and hardware acceleration — are still MIA. But given that Microsoft of all people has hardware acceleration up and running in IE9 should hint that a fire has been lit under Chrome devs’ rear ends.

If you’re a current Chrome user, the update should happen automatically. But fret not if it doesn’t. Simply point your browser over here.

Give the gift of fright: Microsoft releases Halloween theme for Windows 7

In recent years, Microsoft hasn’t been known to be exceptionally talented when it comes to design. Sure, Windows 7 is pretty slick and a big step up from Windows XP, but there’s just something about it. It lacks a certain eye candy. Perhaps that’s part of my OS X/Apple-loving side poking through. Nevertheless, theming and skinning can go quite a ways to help.

If you were staring at your desktop, desperately seeking a freshened look, let me run something by you. Microsoft has had a themes gallery available on their website since Windows 7 was released. There are many, many different options to choose from. And now for Halloween, it appears that Microsoft is getting all festive.

A new theme called “Eerie Autumn” is available in the themes gallery and consists of plenty of dark tones and spooky wallpapers. As usual, you’re free to swap out the wallpapers and window border coloring according to your own taste. But honestly, the dark look is just so cool.

Windows 7 Themes Gallery

Update: G2 climbs to 1.42GHz.

The Droid X may be currently limited to a paltry 1.1GHz, but that doesn’t mean other Android devices are as soft-footed. Take for example, the wonderfully delightful HTC G2 on T-Mobile. Normally, this beaut hums along at 800MHz. But, kick it in the silicon and speeds can instantly rise up to 1.42GHz.

Yeah, your warranty may be kaput and the G2 still suffers from that “temporary root” problem. But even a few minutes of unbound speed is worth the experience. Right? Hop on past to see the G2 rear it’s head…

Update

The G2 can now do so much more…