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Sony Ericsson launches new mobile entertainment service
(AFP)
AFP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson launched a new service Wednesday where handphone users in the Asia Pacific region can download the latest movies, TV series, games and music from its retail stores.
Stevie Wonder looking for gadgets for the blind
(AFP)
AFP - Stevie Wonder wants a car he can drive around. For the time being, the famous blind music star will settle for engineers designing gadgets that let visually-impaired people stay in tune with the digital era.
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.
Global Digital Music Sales Up 25 Percent
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Legitimate digital music sales grew strongly in 2008 but were still dwarfed by the scale of illegal downloads, despite industry efforts to adapt to the Internet and offer more choice to customers.
LG Display to supply flat panels to Apple
(AP)
AP - LG Display Co. has reached a long-term deal with Apple Inc. to supply flat panels to the iconic maker of computers, music players and smart phones.
Sony's New Alarm Clock Brings Music Videos, Photos
(PC World)
PC World - A new twist on the bedside alarm clock from Sony could wake you up with local news, weather, photos from friends and even unreleased videos from your favorite artist.
Cisco CEO Chambers Ties Networking, Music
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - LAS VEGAS – Cisco chairman and chief executive John Chambers showed off several home networking devices during his Friday CES keynote, including a media hub that lets users remotely access their digital libraries.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Digital Download Sales Gives Music Industry a Boost
Nielsen SoundScan, which is a music sales information system, has published its end-of-year report. The published document covers all point-of-purchase sales of music-related products for December 2007 to 2008. It...
CES 2009: Sony NWZ-X1000
Sony's prize portable electronics announcement at CES are some new digital Walkmen which offer some very innovative features at first glance. The new NWZ-X1000 models will be available this summer...
CES 2009: iriver P35
Portable electronics manufacturer iriver unveiled a number of interesting new devices at CES 2009. One of these is the wireless P35 portable media player, currently lacking a price or specific...
Apple's DRM Shackles Are Off!
One of the biggest news stories to surface from the latest Macworld Expo in San Francisco, was news that the iTunes Store is to sell all of its music, devoid...
CES 2009: Maxell M&M'S Ear Buds
One of the stranger portable electronics related CES announcements came from headphones manufacturer Maxell. The company teamed with candy company Mars to unveil M&M'S Stereo Ear Buds. This candy-looking ear...
Digital Music Annual Review 2008
It's been quite an eventful year in the digital music world. We've seen Yahoo pull the plug on its Yahoo Unlimited music service and then transfer its bewildered customers to...
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