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Music industry DRM restrictions to disappear?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Not if Apple as anything to do with it. But the DRM that has prevented users from using music purchased from iTunes on a Windows mp3 player, and vice versa, is starting to feel a real backlash from consumers. It’s about time!
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Twelve Predictions for 2007
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
We take a peek into our Magic 8 crystal ball to see what might well be in store for 2007…
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
We take a peek into our Magic 8 crystal ball to see what might well be in store for 2007…
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AACS encryption from high-def HD DVD and Blu-ray cracked?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A hacker called Muslix64 has claimed to have cracked the AACS encoding scheme used with next-gen high-def DVDs. This has happened at almost the same time that music companies are starting to release more commercial tracks as mp3s, instead of music locked down with a form of DRM. Could this herald non-DRM movies one day, too?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A hacker called Muslix64 has claimed to have cracked the AACS encoding scheme used with next-gen high-def DVDs. This has happened at almost the same time that music companies are starting to release more commercial tracks as mp3s, instead of music locked down with a form of DRM. Could this herald non-DRM movies one day, too?
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iPod and Wii undisputed kings of Christmas
By: Stan Beer
Apple and Nintendo left their respective competitors in no doubt as to who was boss over the holiday shopping period of the past two weeks. The iconic iPod and Wii, the new rising star of the games console space, have both demonstrated highly impressive sales results, much to the chagrin of critics and competitors.
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By: Stan Beer
Apple and Nintendo left their respective competitors in no doubt as to who was boss over the holiday shopping period of the past two weeks. The iconic iPod and Wii, the new rising star of the games console space, have both demonstrated highly impressive sales results, much to the chagrin of critics and competitors.
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Microsoft patches Zune to work with Vista
By: Angus Kidman
Microsoft has issued a patch to enable its recently-released Zune music player to work with the soon-to-hit-retail Vista operating system.
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By: Angus Kidman
Microsoft has issued a patch to enable its recently-released Zune music player to work with the soon-to-hit-retail Vista operating system.
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Sony to launch iTunes video rival for PlayStation Portable
By: Adam Turner
Sony is launching a video download service for its PlayStation Portable game console in early 2007, breaking into the growing portable video market.
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By: Adam Turner
Sony is launching a video download service for its PlayStation Portable game console in early 2007, breaking into the growing portable video market.
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Music on the move as mobile applications multiply
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - This past year marked the beginning of a revolutionary experiment to sell and distribute digital music to and from mobile phones. The stage is only just being set, with the business models, pricing and marketing issues still evolving.
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DRM is "too complicated" - just rip CDs, says Bill Gates
By: Adam Turner
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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By: Adam Turner
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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Microsoft Zune to work with Microsoft Vista at last
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
To the surprise of many, Microsoft’s hoped-for iPod killer didn’t work with Vista upon launch. But as expected, compatibility is coming – on Jan 30.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
To the surprise of many, Microsoft’s hoped-for iPod killer didn’t work with Vista upon launch. But as expected, compatibility is coming – on Jan 30.
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Microsoft sees Zune sales topping 1 million by June
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile , Research) forecast on Wednesday that sales of its Zune music player will exceed one million units by the end of June 2007 despite a tepid start for the device.
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A million Zunes by June: Microsoft underwhelms us
By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has been bleating over the airwaves that it will have sold one million Zune music players by June 2007. How underwhelming.
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By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has been bleating over the airwaves that it will have sold one million Zune music players by June 2007. How underwhelming.
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iPod owners not so fussed on iTunes
By: Angus Kidman
Apple is selling just 20 tracks from its iTunes store for each iPod, and the relatively low value of each transaction risks rendering its entire business model unprofitable, a new analysis of the company's business model claims.
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By: Angus Kidman
Apple is selling just 20 tracks from its iTunes store for each iPod, and the relatively low value of each transaction risks rendering its entire business model unprofitable, a new analysis of the company's business model claims.
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A royalty fee for Universal on iPods? Not likely
By: Stan Beer
Universal Music boss Doug Morris may be grinning from ear to ear on the royalty deal his company has struck with Microsoft on the sale of Zune players. However, if as suggested in a Reuters report he expects to do a similar deal with Apple on the sale of iPods, he must be dreaming.
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By: Stan Beer
Universal Music boss Doug Morris may be grinning from ear to ear on the royalty deal his company has struck with Microsoft on the sale of Zune players. However, if as suggested in a Reuters report he expects to do a similar deal with Apple on the sale of iPods, he must be dreaming.
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Why consumers are angry with Microsoft over Zune
By: Stan Beer
As predicted by many iPod zealots, the much heralded launch of Microsoft's Zune music player has been a flop - they're moving about as fast as an elephant with arthritis. The few favorable reviews are punctuated with some real hissers that quite often sound angry. Why do so many reviewers and consumers seem to be angry with Microsoft over Zune?
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By: Stan Beer
As predicted by many iPod zealots, the much heralded launch of Microsoft's Zune music player has been a flop - they're moving about as fast as an elephant with arthritis. The few favorable reviews are punctuated with some real hissers that quite often sound angry. Why do so many reviewers and consumers seem to be angry with Microsoft over Zune?
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Zune and iPod is not a PC versus Mac re-run
By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has waxed lyrical about about how it will be a long and hard road to knock Apple and iPod off their perch as the dominant forces in the music player market. What's more some pundits actually take this seriously. However, this is not a PC versus Mac re-match.
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By: Stan Beer
Microsoft has waxed lyrical about about how it will be a long and hard road to knock Apple and iPod off their perch as the dominant forces in the music player market. What's more some pundits actually take this seriously. However, this is not a PC versus Mac re-match.
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Microsoft croons that the Zune is here at last
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Well, Monday the 13th of November came and went without Apple launching their wireless, widescreen iPod. The new target date for that now has to be Macworld in January 2007, giving Microsoft a scant six weeks to make an impact with the Zune before the global news is likely to be Apple Apple Apple.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Well, Monday the 13th of November came and went without Apple launching their wireless, widescreen iPod. The new target date for that now has to be Macworld in January 2007, giving Microsoft a scant six weeks to make an impact with the Zune before the global news is likely to be Apple Apple Apple.
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MP3.com returns to music sharing with new features
By: Posted by Peter Dinham
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By: Posted by Peter Dinham
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - MP3.com, the once massive music download site that settled copyright infringement suits with major record labels, said on Monday it is allowing the sharing of music and videos but this time with the authorization of independent artists.
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Zune: it's not just the player stupid
By: Stan Beer
I originally wanted to title this article "Zune is iPod envy incarnate" but, after reading another article which explored the iPod envy angle, I decided to take a different tack. From what I understand, Zune is actually a very nice player, as is iRiver, Sansa and of course iPod. However, the player itself has very little to do with why Zune will probably be a flop, at least initially.
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By: Stan Beer
I originally wanted to title this article "Zune is iPod envy incarnate" but, after reading another article which explored the iPod envy angle, I decided to take a different tack. From what I understand, Zune is actually a very nice player, as is iRiver, Sansa and of course iPod. However, the player itself has very little to do with why Zune will probably be a flop, at least initially.
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