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Apple Pumps Down the Volume
Apple today announced a software update for the iPod nano and fifth generation iPod, that lets customers set their own personal maximum volume limit.
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.
U.S. to target foreign websites in anti-piracy push
(Reuters)
Reuters - The United States will go after foreign websites that pirate American music and movies as part of a new strategy to stop sales of counterfeit and pirated goods at home and abroad, Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday.
Summary Box: Streaming your music over Web
(AP)
AP - HOW IT WORKS: Once you install mSpot's application on your computer, you can select what songs in your collection you want to store on the service's remote servers. Then you can listen through your Web browser from any computer, or from an Android phone.
iPods Pose Risk of Hearing Damage
Listening to iPods for as little as 5 minutes a day can cause hearing loss.
Startup mSpot lets you stream your music over Web
(AP)
AP - A music service launched Monday lets you listen to your collection of tunes from any computer or Android phone over the Internet.
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.
Otafuku Rex; Mix Them, Mash Them Up
The new band Otafuku Rex has debuted their music video, Do Me, I'm the Best, and is inviting fans to get in on the action and create their own remixes by mashing up the groups video and music, adding in their own music and video, and sending the results to friends.
MP3 Tech Commentary
Forecast: Kindle Price Cut to Put Squeeze on Amazon Profit Margins Amazon's aggressive response to Barnes & Noble's equally aggressive price drop on its Nook eReader may help the Kindle maker retain its prized market share. But it's already caused one firm to revise its forecast downward for Amazon stock.
Free Album Download: Catacomb Kid's Deep Sleep Album This week we're featuring Seattle-based electronic/hip hop artist, Catacomb Kid (aka Harrison Mills). His latest album, Deep Sleep is an ambient journey full of great sounding samples and electronic beats; this free offering can be streamed or downloaded via Bandcamp.
To get your free album download, simply go to Catacomb Kid's Deep Sleep album page and click the download button to choose your preferred audio format. Related Articles:
V-MODA Crossfade LP Review; Taking Screenshot with iPad After watching the A-Team movie with the boys, your guide was inspired to do some multi-tasking of his own by doing several updates on the site. Most of them were pretty ninjalike, including updates on some iPad sections and Slate PC articles. I did manage to wrap up my review of V-MODA's Crossfade LP full-size headphones so check that out if you have $249.99 to spare -- or wish you had $249.99 to spare on high-end headphones.
LimeWire Plans New 'Ecosystem' For The Cloud Hot on the heels of our blog about Google's rumored digital music venture, news has emerged that LimeWire is also thinking along the same kind of lines. According to an article published by Digital Music News (DMN), LimeWire is looking to the cloud for its survival -- that's before it gets swallowed up in a sea of lawsuits. As you probably know, LimeWire's P2P legal situation at the moment is pretty dire. It has recently lost a copyright infringement case with the RIAA and more music labels are bringing claims against it.
Free Music Downloads: The Slips Celebrate Forthcoming Single With Free Mixtapes Even though the days of creating analog mixtapes have long gone, this hasn't stopped electro band, The Slips, from releasing some great sounding 'digital' mixtapes for free. The London-based trio are celebrating the release of their upcoming single, 4 Elements to Make Good Music, and are offering up, not one, but two excellently hand-crafted mixtape volumes for free download. This generous collection of digital music remixes will give you a taster of The Slips hard-edged electro style that pumps out an array of unique electronic sounds, effects, and vocoded vocals.
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