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Negotiations to put Beatles on iTunes stalled
(AP)
AP - Paul McCartney says negotiations on a long-awaited deal to make the Beatles' catalog available on the online music service iTunes have stalled.
CBS to run Yahoo's Internet radio service
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chalk up another Internet radio casualty of significantly increased royalty fees for airing music online. Yahoo Music, once the top music destination on the Web, is handing over the bulk of its Launchcast Internet radio operations to CBS Radio.
New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever.
Otafuku Rex; Mix Them, Mash Them Up
The new band Otafuku Rex has debuted their music video, Do Me, I'm the Best, and is inviting fans to get in on the action and create their own remixes by mashing up the groups video and music, adding in their own music and video, and sending the results to friends.
Don't hold your breath for DRM-free iTunes news
(CNET)
CNET - Rumors coming out of Europe that claim Apple will begin offering unprotected music files from the three largest recording companies on Tuesday are bogus, according to my music-industry sources.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
MP3 Tech Commentary
New Energizer Battery Said to Offer Three Times Longer Operations
The quest for the more perfect battery for portable electronics continues into 2009. Energizer said it will showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January a new battery to...
Creative Showcases New HD Pocket Camcorder
Creative, the maker of the popular Zen line of portable media players, announced yesterday the American availability of a pocket size HD camcorder. It is called the Vado HD and...
Ematic MP3 Player Also Takes Digital Photos
E-matic, a maker of consumer electronics products, recently unveiled a MP3 player which does double duty as a digital camera. This hybrid device is known as the Ematic MP3 with...
Are Your MP3s Normalized?
How many times have you been listening to your favorite MP3 songs and been irritated by having to adjust the volume every time a new track starts to play? I've...
M-Rock Showcases Stylish Portable Electronics Pouches
If you are a stylish person who likes to have everything you carry on you look out of the ordinary, those bland black or gray carrying cases which come with...
Haier ibiza Rhapsody MP3 Player Offers Sports Design, Wireless Content
Haier, not normally known for MP3 players and related portable electronics devices, is having another go at wireless MP3 players with its new ibiza Rhapsody Sport. Models will be available...
Ecosol Powerstick V2 Offers USB Power for Mobile Devices
A Canadian company by the name of Ecosol Solar Technologies recently unveiled a portable power solution for portable electronics devices which is USB based. It is called the Powerstick V2...
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