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Ping.fm Gets Boost Thanks to Apple's Ping, Company Claims
(PC World)
PC World - It's the kind of ironic story that news editors find irresistible. Apple makes big announcement about a social network for music lovers. When music lovers go hunting for the service, they end up in some Internet backwater. They like what they find there and the little guy gets a boost in business thanks to the big guy's big marketing budget.
NAMM Update: Denon DJ Intros DN-S3500 Tabletop CD/MP3 Player
Denon DJ introduced the DN-S3500 tabletop CD/MP3 player, featuring a powerful 12-pole Direct Drive motor, 7 on-board effects and intuitive control.
Review: Ping a handy iTunes add-on with promise
(AP)
AP - Apple Inc.'s new music-discovery feature, Ping, is a potentially useful addition to iTunes. With it, you can see what songs your friends are buying and recommend some of your favorites to them.
Apple: The King of Digital Music
(PC World)
PC World - Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.
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.
Two New iPod Games Announced
Electronic Arts today announced the availability of two new games for the fifth generation iPod – EA Sudoku and Royal Solitaire.
iriver clix: iPod/iTunes Killer?
iriver has introduced the clix portable media player, a new media player that integrates with the new Windows Media Player 11 and the public beta of MTV Networks URGE digital music service
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Baby Got Back: Removing the BlackBerry Torch Back Cover There are times when a man struggles in his attempts to fulfill an incredibly mighty task, only to find the answer staring him right in the face. Like the time I struggled to remove the back case of a BlackBerry Torch I was reviewing for the newspaper I work for. Then I realized there was a diagram right there on the, um, back cover. (Doh!)
Free Music Downloads This Week The free music downloads in our spotlight this week are:-=Tender Forever=-
Genre: Soul / Pop / Folk.
Free Music Download: Like The Snare That's Gone (2:34) (via Giant Robot).
Album: Tender Forever (aka Melanie Valera) have released a new album called, No Snare, which is now available from the band's Krec.com Web page.
Grooveshark Reaches Music Licensing Deal With Merlin According to an article by CMU, the US-based streaming music service, Grooveshark, has finally inked a licensing deal with the indie music company, Merlin. The new agreement will now enable Grooveshark to expand its indie music catalog and legitimately stream the artists and bands that are represented by Merlin.
Open Sesame: Setting Up Your iPad Password An iPad can potentially be a treasure trove of juicy information for unauthorized eyes. E-mails. Contact lists. Your special 30-minute remix comprised of songs by Loverboy and Rick Astley. Yep, there's a lot of potentially damaging data in an iPad. So why not secure it with a password? Check out the latest addition to our iTips: iPad tutorials section. It just might save you from shame or blackmail or even both.
Analyst: Apple to Sell 28 million iPads in 2011 Here's the plan. We get the iPad out and we hold the world ransom for ... ONE MILLION DOLLARS! That would've been the discussion in Apple's boardroom if Dr. Evil headed the company a la Virtucon.
Free Album Download: DJ Cat Hartwell - Cassole This week we're featuring ex-Fannypack singer Cat Hartwell. Now a member of Holy Hail (also featured a while ago), Cat is offering a free album to download. Her album, Cassole, is a compilation of 15 electronic / pop tracks.
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