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Bertelsmann wraps sale of stake in Sony BMG
(AP)
AP - Bertelsmann AG said Thursday that it had completed the sale to Sony Corp. of its 50 percent stake in music venture Sony BMG in a $900 million deal.
Nokia signs up EMI for "Comes with Music"
(Reuters)
Reuters - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it has signed up EMI and many smaller labels to offer their tracks as part of Nokia's "free" music bundle "Comes with Music."
NAMM Update: Numark Announces HDX HD/CD/MP3 player
Numark announced the HDX, a tabletop HD/CD/MP3 player with an high torque, motorized 12-inch platter.
SpeckTone Retro Stereo Speaker System for iPod
The SpeckTone Retro is one of the few iPod accessories that has caught our eyes recently. The fifties look of the all-wood speaker cabinet is finished with a high-gloss lacquered piano finish, and is a surprisingly nice complement to the modern look of iPods.
Griffin Intros Hi-Way Case for iPod Hi-Fi
Griffin Technology today announced Hi-Way, a versatile, custom fit, roadworthy carrying case for the iPod Hi-Fi compact stereo.
CRB Keeps Music Playing with Unchanged Royalties
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In an eagerly awaited decision, the Copyright Royalty Board announced Thursday that it will not increase the royalties paid by online music stores to members of the National Music Publisher's Association. The decision to keep the royalty rate at nine cents per song is the first ruling by the CRB on digital-music downloads.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Audio Bone Headphones Vibrate Music to Inner Ear
A company by the name of GameChanger Products is introducing some new headphones which use your bones to deliver music to your inner ear. This product is called the Audio...
iTunes Still King of the Music Services
Even with the serious online music contenders that have surfaced in recent times (Amazon MP3 etc.), Apple's iTunes Store is still king according to the latest research. The NPD group...
We7 Signs MP3 Streaming Deal with Warner Music
We7, a UK-based digital music service, has struck a deal with Warner Music to provide free streaming music tracks to its registered users. The agreement will enable users to listen...
ECTACO jetBook ebook Reader Gets Black Color
Back in May we took a detailed first look at the ECTACO jetBook, a ebook reader developed by a company known primarily for its electronic handheld dictionaries. The jetBook is...
Yahoo Offers Refund for Frozen Music
For those who are Yahoo Music Unlimited customers, you will probably already know that Yahoo is to close down its DRM validation servers on September 30th. What this means, is...
Radios Go 21st Century: Slacker G2 First Look
When you think about portable radios you probably envision those old radios your dad used to have in the basement which ran on batteries and pulled in the baseball game...
Dell Unveils Laptop-Like Internet Buddy
Dell recently unveiled a new "Internet buddy" laptop-like device which is portable and runs Linux, or optionally Windows XP, for the purposes primarily of browsing the Web or checking email....
iRex Showcases 10.2-Inch eBook Reader
iRex Technologies has announced a new ebook reader which is more targeted the needs of the business person than the average consumer. The end product of this new category of...
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