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Nokia cuts phone prices, pressuring rivals
(Reuters)
Reuters - The world's top cell phone maker Nokia
(NOK1V.HE) cut prices for many of its handsets in July,
according to market data and industry sources, putting further
pressure on its rivals' already thin profits.
The Death of DRM
(PC World)
PC World - As Yahoo says it will shut down the servers that allow transferring its DRM music, Britain considers a move that would green light unfettered music downloads for a yearly tax.
Apple: More than 70 Percent of 2007 Cars will have iPod Support
More than 70 percent of 2007-model US automobiles will offer iPod integration.
Pretenders pour "Concrete" into MP3s
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Chrissie Hynde-led rock band the
Pretenders will roll out their new album, "Break Up the
Concrete," as one MP3 per week leading up to the September 23
release of the CD via Shangri-La Music.
Cheap, Full-Featured Creative PMP Heads to U.S.
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Creative added yet another entry to its ever-expanding line of Zen media players on Thursday, with the introduction of the Creative Zen Mozaic, flash-based MP3 player. Creative officials said the company plans to bring the Zen Mosaic to the U.S. at the end of the month.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
Dell tests music player to renew iPod battle: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - In recent months, personal computer
maker Dell Inc., has been testing a digital music player that
could go on sale as early as September, the Wall Street Journal
newspaper said, citing several Dell officials.
MP3 Tech Commentary
New Worm Threat For P2P File Sharers
Downloading files from a P2P file sharing network is risky at the best of times, but now there is a new threat that specifically targets music file sharers. Kaspersky Lab,...
Oldest Digital Music Recording Discovered
According to a BBC news article, the oldest computer-generated digital music recording has been discovered dating back to 1951. This analog recording which has now been digitized and uploaded onto...
New AOL Radio Player Gets a Boost From CBS
AOL radio has announced on its blog that their new browser-based radio player will now be "CBS powered". What this means is that there will now be over 200 free...
Amie Street Gets a Songs Boost From The Orchard
The digital music service, Amie Street, has forged a deal with digital media distributer, The Orchard, to bring over 1 million new tracks to its catalog. Amie Street specializes in...
"Name Your Price" Download Service Launched
Aralie.com, a new digital music download service, has announced it has now launched into public Beta. The DRM-free music service gives independent artists a promotional platform that they can use...
Saturday Shopping Special: Archos Portable Media Player SD Memory Card Bundles
One thing about portable media players and storage for your media files - it never seems you can have quite enough space to fit all of your digital pictures, movies...
New Zune Tied to Post-Punk Band Joy Division
Microsoft is known for sometimes releasing limited edition Zune portable media players which are tied to something musical. Its latest player is just such the case - the Zune 80...
iHome Computer Speakers Offer Built-in iPod Docks
One can never get enough choice in iPod speaker systems. A couple of new systems from iPod accessories brand iHome bring this point home - the iHome iH69 and iH70,...
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