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Dial-a-concert? Japan software turns mobiles musical
(Reuters)
Reuters - Making music just got easier. A Japanese game maker has teamed up with the nation's leading mobile phone network carrier to enable users to play an orchestra with their fingertips.
NAMM Update: Denon DJ Intros DN-S3500 Tabletop CD/MP3 Player
Denon DJ introduced the DN-S3500 tabletop CD/MP3 player, featuring a powerful 12-pole Direct Drive motor, 7 on-board effects and intuitive control.
SanDisk Unveils SlotMusic Player
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The company also announced cooperation with virtually every major label to distribute DRM-free MP3s via microSD cards.
Coelho praises Web book versions at Frankfurt fair
(Reuters)
Reuters - Distributing digital versions of books online for free can boost rather than damage traditional book sales, best-selling author Paulo Coelho said on Tuesday at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Apple Intros New Mac minis; More Expensive, More Powerful
Apple today unveiled two new Mac mini computers with the Intel Core Duo processor. The new models are more powerful, and at $599 and $799, more expensive than ever.
Study: iTunes, Rhapsody grow in brand awareness
(CNET)
CNET - Amazon, Rhapsody, and iTunes were the big winners in a study of which music services are most popular and recognized by people who download music.
iriver clix: iPod/iTunes Killer?
iriver has introduced the clix portable media player, a new media player that integrates with the new Windows Media Player 11 and the public beta of MTV Networks URGE digital music service
MP3 Tech Commentary
SanDisk Offering Pre-loaded Music MP3 Players
SanDisk, one of the more popular non-iPod MP3 player manufacturers, announced yesterday a new player which holds no internal memory but instead plays music off of special pre-loaded memory cards....
Otto Traveler Combines Headset, MP3 Player
Otto Engineering, a maker of commercial grade audio products, recently unveiled a new headset which doubles as a MP3 player. It is called the Traveler and you'll find it pricing...
Judge Rules Against EMI in Battle with MP3Tunes
The lawsuit that EMI personally served on the CEO of MP3Tunes, Michael Robertson, has been dismissed by a New York District Judge. William H. Pauley III ruled that EMI's lawsuit,...
MySpace Launches Free Music Service
MySpace's parent company, News Corp., has launched its long awaited free music service. The new service, named MySpace Music, is backed by the big four record labels (Sony BMG, Universal...
Nokia's 'Comes With Music' Service Launched
The long awaited cell phone music service from Nokia, Comes With Music, has finally been penciled in for launch in October. Nokia will initially launch its 'all-you-can-eat' service in the...
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