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EU approves Sony buy of BMG from Bertelsmann
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese electronic consumer products
company Sony won permission from the European Commission on
Monday to buy full ownership of recorded music company Sony
BMG.
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.
Best Buy nabs Napster for $121 million
(CNET)
CNET - Electronics retailer Best Buy is acquiring the Napster music service--its entree into the hot online-music sector.
Samsung bid for SanDisk shows memory market woes
(AP)
AP - A $5.85 billion bid by Samsung Electronics Co. to take over SanDisk Corp., a wounded competitor that also serves as a partner, reflects the turbulence in the market for flash memory, a key ingredient in digital cameras, music players and other devices.
Lucinda Williams plots protest songs EP
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lucinda Williams will release a
digital-only EP of protest songs on October 28, two weeks after
the veteran roots-rocker's ninth studio record, "Little Honey,"
reaches stores.
Apple Intros 8GB iPod nano Red
Apple today announced a new 8GB model of the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition. The new 8GB iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition holds up to 2,000 songs and is available for $249, joining the 4GB model priced at $199.
Apple Intros iPod Phone
Apple today introduced iPhone, a new device that combines a state-of-the-art mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps—into one small and lightweight handheld device.
Best Buy to buy Napster for $121 million
(Reuters)
Reuters - Best Buy Co Inc plans to buy digital
music service Napster Inc for $121 million in cash in an effort
to compete with Apple's dominant iTunes service and its iPod
music players.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Ultrasone PRO 900 Headphones Offer Up Expensive Sound
Ultrasone, a headphone manufacturer known more over in Germany than here in the United States, is debuting its new PRO 900 headphones with special sound technology. It better be really...
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...
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...
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...
New BlackBerry Smartphone Offers Flip Phone Design
Wish your BlackBerry could be more compact and in a flip phone format? Research In Motion, makes of the BlackBerry smartphones, finally is doing up a model just like that....
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