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As Buying And Storing Tunes Becomes Easier, Digital Album Sales Drive Music-Industry Growth

BY Kit Eaton | 07-07-2011 | 7:57 AM | INNOVATION

Album sales rose ever so slightly in the first half of 2011, driven by digital purchases. Recording artists probably aren't singing any more sweetly, but ways to purchase and store music digitally are improving, which prevents piracy and encourages legitimate sales.READ MORE›

Apple's Putting Your Music, Documents, And Photos Into iCloud

BY Kit Eaton | 06-06-2011 | 11:19 AM | INNOVATION

"We're going to demote the PC and the Mac to just be a device," said Steve Jobs in his keynote address at Apple's WWDC today. "We're going to move your hub, the center of your digital life, into the cloud."READ MORE›

In Savvy PR Move, Amazon Relaunches Gaga Deal...And Dials Up The Self-Deprecation

BY Kit Eaton | 05-26-2011 | 9:17 AM | INNOVATION

Amazon's Lady Gaga album/cloud storage deal crashed and burned earlier this week, and Amazon's wooden response didn't help matters, especially considering Apple's about to swoop into the space. But Amazon's relaunching the deal, with a sense of humor, to boot. Will it be enough? READ MORE›

iFive: Amazon Chokes On Gaga, Apple Defends Coders, Twitter Buys TweetDeck, Apple Buys Patents, Barnes & Noble's Cheap E-Reader

BY Kit Eaton | 05-24-2011 | 6:43 AM | INNOVATION

Tuesday's here already--how quickly (sometimes) the week goes. Equally speedy: our summary of the early news in iFive.READ MORE›

Amazon's $0.99 Gaga Album Is Opening Salvo In Cloud War With Apple

BY Kit Eaton | 05-23-2011 | 12:32 PM | INNOVATION

In a cunning move, Amazon is selling Lady Gaga's new album for 99 cents, and giving the people who download it free access to its cloud-based music locker. Your move, Apple. READ MORE›

How Apple Plans To Make Cloud-Based iTunes A Seamless Experience

BY Kit Eaton | 05-19-2011 | 1:22 PM | INNOVATION

An Apple patent gives us some clues about the cloud-based iTunes we're all expecting any moment now--namely, how it'll make streaming content a seamless experience. READ MORE›

iFive: Amazon Cloud Woes, Samsung Sues Apple, Facebook's "Like" Birthday, Apple Cloud Music Ready, Microsoft Patents Buying Apps

BY Kit Eaton | 04-22-2011 | 6:32 AM | DESIGN

It's Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday (sorry). And, better yet, get up to speed with the morning's news.READ MORE›

iFive: Amazon's Cloud Music, Twitter's Spam Retweet, Facebook's Politicos, Beatles MP3 Fines, Nokia Sues Apple...Again

BY Kit Eaton | 03-29-2011 | 6:13 AM | INNOVATION

Our round-up of the early news helps you catch up on what's been happening in tech and innovation.READ MORE›

iFive: PlayBook's Music Store, Apps vs Open Source, Apple Switches Chip Maker, Microsoft Cloud Music Plan, FTC vs Patent Trolls

BY Kit Eaton | 03-09-2011 | 7:10 AM | INNOVATION

Wednesday's here, it's bright and early, and the world's already come up with some new tech news for you to peruse:READ MORE›

Rdio Enters U.S. Cloud Music Game, As Apple Re-Aims Lala at iPad, New Apple TV

BY Kit Eaton | 08-03-2010 | 6:42 AM | INNOVATION

The streaming music biz in the U.S. has been more exciting, or at least mysterious than it has in Europe, with leading brand Spotify just beaten to market by Rdio. And Apple, with Lala, seems not to be playing the same game at all.READ MORE›