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Music, Tech Groups Join to Promote Legal Content
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Songwriters Guild of America (SGA) partnered Wednesday with several leading technology and entertainment companies for a coalition that intends to educate consumers about how to best access legally provided content on the Internet.
Amazon's Google phone alliance ramps up attack on iTunes
(AFP)
AFP - Internet retail titan Amazon has ramped up its attack on Apple's iTunes by having links to its MP3 online music and movie store built into a "Google phone" due out next month.
Two New iPod Games Announced
Electronic Arts today announced the availability of two new games for the fifth generation iPod – EA Sudoku and Royal Solitaire.
MySpace tries to strike new chord in digital music
(AP)
AP - Make room, iTunes. MySpace is hoping to shake up the digital music scene. In a bid to spruce up its popular online hangout, MySpace plans to flip the switch Thursday on a much-anticipated service that will give its roughly 120 million users free access to hundreds of thousands of songs from the world's largest recording labels.
Toshiba Funds Store Kiosks for Downloading Content
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Several days after SanDisk announced plans to sell a microSD card pre-loaded with music, Toshiba and NCR Corporation said Thursday that they will invest $35 million in MOD Systems, which produces in-store kiosks that allow consumers to download content – including music and more – directly to portable devices.
MP3 Tech Commentary
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...
Meade Showcases Handheld Night Sky Navigator
Meade Instruments, a company known for its astronomy gear for amateur stargazers, is offering up a new "point and shoot" handheld night sky navigator to educate you about the stars....
Napster Agrees Takeover Deal with Best Buy
The struggling Napster digital music service has agreed to a $121 million takeover deal with Best Buy Inc. The all-cash deal which recently boosted Napster's shares to $2.65 will help...
Marillion Gives Away New Album
The British rock band, Marillion, have pre-released their new album by giving it away for free on P2P file sharing networks. Their new double-album, Happiness is the Road, is set...
Apple Says New 2nd Generation iPod touch "Funnest iPod Ever"
And we come, at last, to my most favorite of iPods – the iPod touch. Apple did its magic spin big time on this player, announcing several interesting changes to...
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....
RIAA Presses Muxtape's Stop Button
If you're a keen user of the nostalgic Muxtape service then you may already know that the very large finger of the RIAA has pressed it's stop button for the...
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