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The five legal cases that defined the year in music
(Reuters)
Reuters - Almost a decade after the major labels launched their legal assault on Napster, courts are still writing the rules of the road for the music business's digital future.
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.
iTunes Hits Two Billion Sold Milestone
Apple today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 million feature-length films have been purchased and downloaded from the iTunes Store.
Comcast settles data discrimination lawsuit
(AP)
AP - Comcast Corp. has agreed to pay up to $16 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the cable TV operator of delaying transfers of large movie and music files despite promises of unfettered Internet access.
The Strangest iPod Accessory Ever?
Thanko has introduced a bizarre iPod box speaker that may be the strangest iPoc accessory ever.
Warner Music Group to provide content to Hulu
(AP)
AP - Warner Music Group Corp. said Tuesday that it will provide music videos, concerts and other programming to Hulu, a free online video site.
Citigroup sued by Terra Firma over EMI deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - Private equity firm Terra Firma sued Citigroup Inc, accusing the bank of fraud in connection with Terra Firma's purchase of music business EMI Group in 2007, court documents filed on Friday in New York showed.
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Sansa's Latest Clip Player is a Plus Apple's iPod line typically gets all the attention. Being an iPod owner myself, you can even say I am somewhat guilty of drinking the Apple Kool-Aid. Still, the Cupertino-based company doesn't have a monopoly on solid music players. In fact, there are — gasp — some devices out there that beat some of Apple's offerings within the same class. Take the diminutive Sansa Clip+ (or Plus, depending on your typing preference). Head-to-head, I think this plucky portable beats the iPod Shuffle hands-down (and yes, I happen to own a Shuffle, too). For one, it actually allows you to easily pick what music to listen to. You can even adjust your equalizer settings on the fly. In short, it's a control freak's dream come true (which, ironically, means Steve Jobs should be loving this thing — well, except maybe for the decidedly non-Apple looking outer case design). For more, check out my Sansa Clip Plus review. Photo by Jason Hidalgo Sansa's Latest Clip Player is a Plus originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Monday, December 14th, 2009 at 02:08:12.
Free Music Downloads This Week Here's another round up of free music downloads from artists and bands that you might not have come across. Our aim every week is to bring you musical talent covering various genres that will hopefully broaden your musical tastes. The free promotional tracks this week are: Artist/Band: Nneka Hip Hop artist Nneka has teamed up with Brooklyn-based DJ/Producer J. Period and are due to release a new mixtape album entitled, The Madness (Onye-Ala) -- due out Dec. 15th. As a bonus, there's also a second free track Changes (J.Period Remix) ft. M-1 & General Steele) that you can download from J. Period's website. Artist/Band: You Say Party! We Say Die! This free promotional song from Canadian band, You Say Party! We Say Die!, or more frequently referred to as YSP!WSD!, is taken from their latest album, XXXX, (Paper Bag Records) and is now available digitally on the iTunes Store . Artist/Band: Findlay Brown As a Christmas gift for his fans, Findlay Brown is giving away his cover version of Wham's Christmas classic, Last Christmas; you can either stream this song or download it. Related Articles:
Genre(s): Hip Hop / Soul
Free Music Download: Walking (J. Period Remix) Feat. Jay Electronica (3:52)
Genre(s): Dance Punk / New Wave
Free Music Download: Dark Days (4:47)
Genre(s): 60s/70s
Free Music Download: Last Christmas (3:38)
Free Music Downloads This Week originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, December 11th, 2009 at 15:23:46.
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Sour Gripes: Cell Phone-Related Snafus Make List of Top Annoyances Technology giveth. But for many folks, technology also annoyeth away, according to a recent survey by Consumer Reports. Five tech-related annoyances cracked a list of top 21 gripes among Americans, three of them related to — can you hear me now? — cell phone use. (As if on cue, the cell phone of a nearby colleague just went off. Loudly. I'm not quite sure if that's a good sign or a bad one.) Highest among tech-related grievances at No. 4 is cell-phone use by drivers. I'd make a snarky remark about that right now but I'm too busy avoiding incoming traffic while texting and driving at the moment. (Obviously, I'm just kidding, so please don't spam my inbox.) Landing at No. 7 is unreliable Internet service, quickly followed by discourteous cell phone use at No. 8. Remind me to never stand near a person having Internet connection problems while some goof loudly yaks off on a cell phone nearby. Making the cut at No. 10? Spam. I'm assuming that's spam of the non-meat kind. Rounding out the list of tech-related gripes is unreliable cell-phone service at Lucky No. 13. Unsurprisingly, folks older than 50 were more annoyed by transgressions related to discourteous cell-phone use than their younger counterparts. Yet one more reason you'll never see Verizon shoot one of their "Can you hear me now?" commercials at your local bingo parlor. Sour Gripes: Cell Phone-Related Snafus Make List of Top Annoyances originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 01:03:24.
Hercules XPS 2.140 'Slim' is No Lightweight Back in the day when mullets and acid-wash jeans didn't cause people to point and laugh, boomboxes were the hot thing when it came to moving your music from room to room. My, how times have changed. With the advent of digital music, yours truly has since switched to listening to music via a laptop or MP3 player connected to portable speakers. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Which brings us to our featured review for the day, the Hercules XPS 2.140 Slim (I dare you to say that really fast 10 times). Yeah, the "Slim" feature for the left and right satellite speakers is nice and all. But being the typical guy that I am, it's that subwoofer that really has my testosterone flowing. So did the speaker set fulfill my oh-so manly, Herculean expectations? Find out in my (take a deep breath) Hercules XPS 2.140 Slim review. (Boy, that's quite a mouthful to say.) Photo © Guillemot Corporation S.A. Hercules XPS 2.140 'Slim' is No Lightweight originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at 01:52:25.
Paper Bag Records Celebrate Anniversary With Free Album Download This week we bring you a whole album to download for free! The Toronto based music label, Paper Bag Records, is offering up a free 12-track album to celebrate their upcoming 7th birthday. The suitably named album, The Seven Year Itch, is a compilation of songs from some of the record label's artists - a few unreleased tracks have also been included. To get your hands on the free album download, simply visit The Seven Year Itch download page on Paper Bag Records' website. Related Articles:
Paper Bag Records Celebrate Anniversary With Free Album Download originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 05:13:08.
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