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Online music vet launches song service for smartphones
(AFP)
AFP - Internet music veteran David Hyman on Monday unveiled a service that promises low-cost "all-you-can-eat" on-demand songs for users of Apple iPhones and Android smartphones.
Griffin Intros Hi-Way Case for iPod Hi-Fi
Griffin Technology today announced Hi-Way, a versatile, custom fit, roadworthy carrying case for the iPod Hi-Fi compact stereo.
NAMM Update: iKey Plus Turns Audio Into MP3s
iKEY-Audio introduced the iKEY PLUS – a device that records live audio and converts it into high quality MP3 and WAV files and saves them directly to an iPod or another USB compatible storage device.
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario'
(AP)
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
SanDisk Offers 32GB Card for Overflowing Phone Data
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - With smartphone applications soaring exponentially, the next generation of devices will need far more storage space to hold them all, as well as megabits of music, photos and other data. And memory chipmakers seem ready to meet that demand.
Appeal filed in Phil Spector case
(AP)
AP - Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.
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Accell AVGrip Pro Locking Cable Doesn't Screw Around Some locking HDMI cables literally rely on screws for a tight connection. Not so with Accell's AVGrip Pro locking HDMI cable. Once you plug this device in, it's just about as secure as the old ball and chain, thanks to its T-shaped groove. The question is, does it actually deliver a good signal? Check out my review of the high-speed Accell AVGrip Pro locking HDMI cable to find out. Photo by Jason Hidalgo Accell AVGrip Pro Locking Cable Doesn't Screw Around originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at 00:01:16.
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are: Artist/Band: Erik Hassle Artist/Band: One eskimO Artist/Band: The Disco Biscuits Related Articles:
Genre: Pop / Rock / Soul
Free Music Download: Following on from last week's free Hurtful track, here's another free track from Erik Hassle --
Be Mine (featuring Ellie Goulding) (2:44)
Extras: More cover song videos from Erik Hassle's offical YouTube channel.
Album: Hurtful single available from the iTunes Store.
Genre: Indie / Rock / Shoegaze
Free Music Download: Kandi (4:05)
Music Videos: Kandi (Band Version) ¦ Kandi (Animated Version)
Album: One EskimO (Shangrila Music LLC) available now from iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other digital music services.
Genre: Jam Band / Electronica / Experimental
Free Music Download: On Time (3:35)
Extras: You and I (The Juan MacLean Remix) (10:11) via RCRD LBL.
Album: Planet Anthem due for release March 16, 2010. You can get an autographed copy of their new album by pre-ordering.
Free Music Downloads This Week originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 08:41:35.
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Universal Music Group Loses Legal Battle With Dancing Baby Even though Universal Music Group (UMG) has annouced an 8.4% increase in its digital music sales this week, this financial achievement has been somewhat eclipsed by news in the blogsphere that it has been defeated by a dancing baby. For those of you who aren't familiar with the case, Stephanie Lenz posted a video on YouTube in 2007 of her toddler which contained Prince's Lets Go Crazy song playing in the background. UMG promptly issued a takedown notice to YouTube who removed the 30-second video clip. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) then argued that the video was in the realms of 'fair use'. Over two and a half years later, the legal battle has now been resolved with Judge Jeremy Fogel granting Lenz's partial summary judgment. This will now enable Stephanie Lenz (and her dancing tot) to recover the appropriate fees and costs from UMG. Related Articles:
Universal Music Group Loses Legal Battle With Dancing Baby originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 07:19:34.
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Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are: Artist/Band: Hesta Prynn Artist/Band: MoneyPenny Artist/Band: Prophit Related Articles:
Genre: Electro / Progressive
Free Music Download: Can We Go Wrong (RAC Mix) (3:33) via RCRD LBL.
Genre: Club / Electro / Disco House
Free Music Download: Moneypenny & Friends SXSW Mixtape 2010 (18 Tracks - 28.04)
Extras:More remixes available from MoneyPenny's MySpace page ¦ Read our previous blog for another MoneyPenny remix.
Genre: Hip-hop / Electro
Free Music Download: Bigger Man (Prod by Shuttle) (2:34)
Extras: Legend in My Own Mind mixtape available from Prophit's MySpace page.
Album: Welcome Home, slated for release -- summer 2010.
Free Music Downloads This Week originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 10:29:14.
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Amazon, Barnes & Noble to Offer eReader Apps for iPad Some folks have touted the iPad's coming as the death knell for today's crop of eReaders. Now it looks like two high-profile eReader makers are hedging their bets by releasing eReader apps for the Apple tablet with the funny name. Kindle maker Amazon plans to release an eReader app for the iPad, according to PC World while Nook maker Barnes & Noble will release its own iPad eReader app, according to the New York Times. To be fair, I'm sure both are still quite confident in their respective eReaders. Then again, you can't exactly fault anybody for jumping on the sizzling-hot Apple app bandwagon. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being a Trojan horse-type move. After all, any dent Amazon and Barnes & Noble can make on Apple's own eBook service is one less dent on their own book-selling ventures. For more info on the iPad and eReaders, check out our Apple iPad Central page and roundup of popular eReaders. Amazon, Barnes & Noble to Offer eReader Apps for iPad originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 at 00:42:45.
iGamble: Web Site YouWager.com Taking Bets on iPad Sales Wanna bet on how fast the iPad sells 1 million units? Not quite sure there's an app for that. But there is at least one web site that's taking wagers for it. Seriously. Folks have apparently placed bets on how fast the iPad reaches 1 million unit sales at YouWager.com, with the pessimists gaining the upper hand so far. As of mid-March, 72 percent of prognosticators believe it will take the iPad more than 74 days to break the million barrier, according to a release sent by the site. This bet apparently pays -250 at this point, with the bet that the iPad will sell 1 million under 74 days paying +125 so far. Already, YouWager.com itself is describing the first-day iPad pre-order numbers of 120,000 as underwhelming. Then again, Apple Insider is now reporting that based on the latest numbers, some sources believe iPad sales in its first three months could eclipse sales for the iPhone during its first three months. In case you wanted to know, the iPhone sold about 1.2 million units in its first three months. But three-month sales are for 90-plus days so I'm not quite sure what the final breakdown would be for the iPad for 74 days, even if it outpaces iPhone sales by a certain amount. Thank goodness I don't gamble. Photo © Apple iGamble: Web Site YouWager.com Taking Bets on iPad Sales originally appeared on About.com Portable Entertainment on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 01:18:38.
Omniphone to Use Dolby Laboratories' Cloud Music Format Omniphone, which provides cloud-based music services for major consumer electronics vendors, has annouced that it has struck a deal with Dolby Laboratories to use its new Dolby Pulse audio format. Boasting up to 4 times more bandwidth and data rate efficiency compared to other file formats, Dolby Pulse is a multi-platform file format especially suited for music delivery from the 'cloud'. If you're not familiar with this buzzword, then it's simply just another term to describe Internet-based solutions. In the case of Dolby Pulse, this file format is particularly suited for delivering streaming music to mobile devices, and other consumer electronics that use streaming audio -- home computers, in-home or in-car devices that use digital music services are examples.
Omniphone intend to use the software that Dolby Laboratories supply (Dolby Media Generator) to encode their entire music catalog that currently contains over 6.5 million tracks. Looking at the inner-workings of Dolby Pulse, the file format is basically the same as the HE-AAC (High Efficiency AAC) format, but differs by the integration of Dolby metadata -- this ensures the quality and consistency of the broadcast is maintained. Kevin Yeaman, who is the president and CEO of Dolby Laboratories said, "As digital content services and networked devices become part of our day-to-day lives, the ability to deliver digital content in the most efficient file format becomes increasingly important." So far this is the second article this year concerning new music formats --will this year see the largest change in how digital music services deliver audio? Related Articles:
Omniphone to Use Dolby Laboratories' Cloud Music Format originally appeared on About.com Digital Music on Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 07:36:14.
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