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Apple Tries To Bury Stock Options Controversy
Based on an analysis of the findings of the independent investigation, Apple has recognized additional non-cash stock-based compensation expenses of $84 million.
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.
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.
EMI joins Universal-backed music video site Vevo
(AP)
AP - Music videos from Norah Jones, Coldplay, Katy Perry and other artists under EMI Group PLC are headed to an online music video venture, Vevo, set to launch Tuesday with a gala in New York.
iPods Pose Risk of Hearing Damage
Listening to iPods for as little as 5 minutes a day can cause hearing loss.
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Free Christmas Music Albums As Christmas day is nearly upon us, what better way to celebrate than with festive music playing in the background? For your enjoyment, here are a couple of free Christmas album downloads to celebrate the holiday season: Source: Amazon MP3 Artist/Band: Jason Lytle Related Articles:
Tracks: 7
Free Christmas Album: Sampler Claus
is a compilation of 50s and 60s classic songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Mario Lanza, and others.
Tracks: 7
Free Christmas Album: Merry X-Mas 2009
is an improvised Christmas album of piano songs produced by Ex Grandaddy member, Jason Lytle, as a gift for all his fans.
Free Christmas Music Albums originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at 06:54:44.
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'7 Habits' Author Shifts eBook Rights to Amazon Traditional book publishers suffered another blow in the eBook arena as a popular business author moved the rights to electronic versions of two of his works to a company that will sell them exclusively at Amazon. Stephen R. Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," has shifted the eBook rights of the aforementioned work and a book yet to be published to RosettaBooks, the New York Times reports. The eBook rights used to be held by Simon & Schuster — the same company that recently announced it would delay eBook versions of 35 big titles in 2010 by four months after the hardcover release. One of the big winners in the deal is Amazon, which will have exclusive rights to selling the eBook versions of the two titles for one year. Upping monetary gains for authors is apparently one habit of highly successful eBook publishers when it comes to getting rights. Covey is set to earn "more than half of the net proceeds" that RosettaBooks rakes in from the Amazon deal. In contrast, the normal digital rate from traditional publishers is 25 percent. Even Covey's son said the higher royalty rate was a factor in the switch. With eBook readers gaining even more popularity, it would be interesting to see how traditional publishers respond. One thing's for sure: Those contracts they write up now are definitely going to include "eBooks" and "digital distribution" in them. Photo © Amazon '7 Habits' Author Shifts eBook Rights to Amazon originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 at 00:58:48.
Kindle Most Gifted Item Ever on Amazon.com Apparently, even the mighty Snuggie doesn't hold a candle to e-literacy. This holiday season proved to be the coming-out-party for eBook readers as Amazon announced the Kindle as "the most gifted item" ever in its Web site's history. Amazon didn't provide actual numbers, only saying that the Kindle outsold other popular devices such as Wii Fit Plus in terms of units ordered. Meanwhile, eBooks also outsold physical books on Amazon.com on Christmas day for the first time. Amazon had a stellar holiday season overall, shipping to more than 178 countries, the company said. On its peak day of Dec. 14, Amazon customers ordered more than 9.5 million items — a record-breaking rate of 110 items per second. Photo © Amazon Kindle Most Gifted Item Ever on Amazon.com originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 08:00:38.
Oh, The Memories: SanDisk's 16GB MicroSD HC As a kid, I remember being fascinated by floppy cards used to store data in older computers (I'm talking about the really old ones with the circle in the middle). Back then, the thin floppies seemed quite "portable." Fast forward to the present and you have cards with a gajillion times the capacity and yet are so tiny, I'm actually worried about easily losing them. That's progress for you. Which brings us to today's review of the SanDisk 16GB MicroSD HC. Younger folks today probably won't even bat an eyelash when looking at a high-capacity card this small. But given what we were using just a few decades back, this kind of stuff still blows my mind once in a while. Maybe I'm just starting to get old... Photo by Jason Hidalgo Oh, The Memories: SanDisk's 16GB MicroSD HC originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 04:36:32.
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.
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.
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