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Metallica's iPod-Friendly Jacket Is Darkly Ironic

BY Kit Eaton
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Tue Jul 21, 2009 at 10:26 AM

There's a delightful irony in this: Metallica, long-term DRM advocates, iTunes hold-outs, and MP3 haters, are releasing a branded jacket that includes Skullcandy speakers and--horror of horrors--an iPod dock connector. The M4 jacket ...READ»

NAPSTER | Comment

Napster Returns as Best Buy's Streaming Music Muscle [Updated]

BY Kit Eaton
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Mon May 18, 2009 at 6:12 AM

Napster, the original file-sharing site that set the digital music world into a tailspin, is making yet another phoenix-like return to life from the ashes of its former self. This time it's as a music streaming site, and it's got Best ...READ»

ITUNES | 1 comment

iTunes' Share of Music Market Grows to 25%

BY Stephanie Schomer
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 10:53 AM

It's safe to say the music industry is in a transition period, but one thing that's not going anywhere? iTunes. iTunes has quickly taken hold of a good portion of the entire music industry: it accounts for 25% of all music units sold ...READ»

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Rocking the Jolly Roger

BY Tim Manners
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Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:45 PM

Oh, whatever will the music business do for pirates now that it has enticed Sean Fanning to walk its plank? Maybe it will come to understand piracy as a driver of sales and marketing strategy, instead of as a reason to hire lawyers ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS | 4 comments

Welcome to the iHousehold

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Fri Jan 7, 2005 at 12:25 PM

My husband and I finally -- belatedly -- joined the iPod nation over the holidays. I received one for my birthday in December; he got one from my parents for Christmas. As a result, I'm fast becoming one of those white ear-bud ...READ»

HOW CAN I GET FREE ITUNES FOR MY IPOD | Comment

How Can I Get Free Itunes For My Ipod Portion

BY satish Chopra
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Sun Nov 22, 2009 at 11:42 AM

How Can I Get Free Itunes For My Ipod Portion unheard events in relation to How Can I Get Free Itunes For My Ipod. Experience freebie immediate catch to How Can I Get Free Itunes For My Ipod modes and latest headlines regarding How ...READ»

COMES WITH MUSIC | Comment

Beware iTunes, Nokia Comes With Music [video]

BY Lynne d Johnson
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Mon Dec 15, 2008 at 7:22 PM

Nokia is making a play for Apple's iTunes domination of digital music downloading with its latest endeavor, Comes With Music, a digital entertainment service that comes bundled with Nokia XpressMusic phones and the Nokia N95 ...READ»

APPLE | Comment

Rumor: Apple Drops iTunes DRM, Enables 3G Downloads

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jan 6, 2009 at 8:27 AM

There's an intriguing rumor ahead of today's Apple keynote at Macworld: The company has successfully negotiated with the major record labels to drop DRM copy protection from all tracks in iTunes. And, as a major bonus, it's likely to ...READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING | 1 comment

Now, <em>That's</em> Entertainment Technology

BY Chris Dannen
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 11:08 AM

When media and tech collide, the consumer wins. Prepare for a media world of unimaginable freedom and endless choices.READ»

APPLE | Comment

Apple's iTunes Drops DRM, Adds Tiered Pricing, 3G Downloads

BY Kit Eaton
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Tue Jan 6, 2009 at 1:41 PM

This morning's rumors were almost exactly bang on. As a surprise "one more one more thing" at the end of his Macworld Keynote, Phil Schiller dropped the news that iTunes was going to drop digital rights management for its music track ...READ»

APP STORE | Comment

Can Nokia's Ovi App Store Compete with Apple's?

BY Kit Eaton
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 at 4:59 AM

Nokia's just pulled the wrappers off of its Ovi application store at Mobile World Congress--can it really compete against the might of Apple's App Store and the iTunes eco-system? Ovi is basically following on the coattails of ...READ»

YAHOO MUSIC | Comment

Yahoo Revamps its Online Music Portal, Aims For Number 1 Spot

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Apr 7, 2009 at 7:45 AM

Yahoo has just refreshed its Music Pages service with bunch of new band-configurable widgets that sort of turn it into the MySpace of the Music Industry: an interesting move, considering how many bands use MySpace for self-promotion ...READ»

APPLE | 3 comments

My Secret Love for Rhapsody

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Apr 8, 2009 at 12:38 PM

I exist mostly in an Apple ecosystem: I work on a Mac, call on an iPhone, and work out with a Shuffle. And yet, here I am, spending more and more time on Rhapsody. Rhapsody, Real's subscription-based music service, is my tech life's ...READ»

ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT | 3 comments

The Return of Free Music

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Mon May 1, 2006 at 11:05 AM

Last night at midnight Napster got closer to its free music exchange roots, launching a site that lets the public listen to any song in the Napster collection in its entirety up to five times, no charge. The sound quality isn't as ...READ»

INTERNET + WEB | 2 comments

Napster Mobile: It's More Than Ringtones

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Aug 10, 2006 at 10:27 PM

Napster sure has come a long way since college student Shawn Fanning started it as a peer-to-peer music sharing service back in 1999--and then it eventually got outlawed by the Recording Industry Association of America. After ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | Comment

EMI's New Business Models: YouTube Viewing and DRM-free Music

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu May 31, 2007 at 4:58 PM

EMI is testing out new business models and attempting to improve its relationship with consumers at the same time. Recent partnerships with iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube could prove successful for the record label's brand as it cozies ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | Comment

Amazon Takes on iTunes

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu May 17, 2007 at 1:19 PM

Amazon.com has announced they are going to provide a music download service later this year featuring songs without Digital Rights Management. With this move, Amazon joins Apple in selling DRM-free music that has no restrictions and ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Digital Squared: Living in an iTunes World

BY John Ellis
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:42 AM

There's an important lesson in Apple Computer's phenomenal success with iTunes. It's understanding that the digital acquisition of digital products is a new megamarket.READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | 18 comments

The Wizard of iPod--Jobs' DRM Deal Is Smoke and Mirrors

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Tue Apr 3, 2007 at 2:29 PM

Pay no attention to that man in the mock turtleneck behind the curtain. Too much fanfare, Apple's Steve Jobs and British music giant EMI Group announced that for an extra $.30 they will sell songs on iTunes without copy protection. ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | 1 comment

In Praise of Ecosystems

BY John J. Sviokla
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:55 AM

Innovation doesn't occur in a vacuum -- which is why Apple's iPod will eventually be eclipsed by rivals that can cooperate and compete together.READ»

AIG | Comment

Worst Trading Day Since 9/11, Tech Stocks Take Cover

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Sep 15, 2008 at 6:21 PM

The foundering of several bedrock financial companies helped create a perfect storm today, spurring to one of the worst trading days in nearly a decade. The tech sector didn't escape the catastrophe, but fared more buoyantly than ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | 1 comment

SpiralFrog: Is it Over Before it Begins?

BY Lynne d Johnson
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Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 10:30 AM

SpiralFrog, set to launch in Q1 2007, was supposed to be a new model of digital music distribution. The plan is an advertiser supported model, where users get to download music for free -- as long as they watch advertising. It ...READ»

CUSTOMERS FIRST 2006 | 6 comments

Hollywood vs. Bentonville?

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Fri Sep 22, 2006 at 9:35 PM

Report just in: A dark tide appears to be looming over digital movie downloads, as word came today that retailer colossus Wal-Mart has issued warnings of retaliation to some of Hollywood's key players, should they elect to sell ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS | 5 comments

Apple Announcements

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Sep 12, 2006 at 9:53 PM

Apple announced a host of new products today including iPods, iTunes 7, QuickTime 7.1.3, and iTV. iPod The new iPod Shuffle is now about the size of the iPod Radio Remote with an aluminum design and contains one gigabyte of flash ...READ»

MEDIA | 4 comments

Media: Can Google, Limewire Outplay iTunes?

BY Oscar Raymundo
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 5:07 PM

The digital music market continues to be an exemplary battleground for the implications new media has on pre-established business practices. Startup gBox and infamous Limewire are venturing into the digital music market to try to ...READ»

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