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The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes
(AP)
AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending June 21, 2010:
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.
Apple's iTunes 9.2 Fixes Bugs, Adds Features
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Forty security vulnerabilities in older versions have been fixed in iTunes 9.2, just released by Apple.
Music publishers file copyright suit against LimeWire
(AFP)
AFP - A group of music publishers filed suit Wednesday against LimeWire, a popular online file-sharing service that has already been found liable for copyright infringement in a separate case.
iPods Pose Risk of Hearing Damage
Listening to iPods for as little as 5 minutes a day can cause hearing loss.
Man Destroys iPod In A Blender
Blendtec, a company that makes heavy duty blenders, is destroying iPods to help sell $400 blenders.
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Wi-Fi-Only Nook Introduced; Nook 3G Gets Price Drop
Borders Responds to Amazon, B&N by Including $20 Gift Card with Kobo eReader
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Adam Franklin=-
Genre: Rock / Psychedelic
Free Music Download: Yesterday Has Gone Forever (3:35)
Music Video:Yesterday Has Gone Forever (recorded live at The Kennel / Brooklyn, NY)
Album: The above free promotional track is featured on Adam Franklin's third solo album, If I Could Sleep For a Thousand Years, which is slated for release June 29 (Second Motion Records).
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.
Rdio Promises to Revolutionize Your Mobile Music Experience Even though the new music service, Rdio, is still in beta at the moment, it is already promising to revolutionize the way you listen to music. Rdio, which the company says is a fusion of the words 'radio' and 'audio', is using the cloud to offer a service that will enable Smartphone users to synchronize music, playlists, etc., with their computer -- by using Rdio's mobile apps, you'll be able to sync your music collection without the need for cables, or even your computer being online. The music service is also utilizing social networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to enable music discovery and the sharing of music with others.
AT&T Security Breach Hits iPad 3G Users
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:
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