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Revealed and confirmed: iTunes 8 Genius Edition feature list!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Vendors

2008-09-07 02:55:38
With the iTunes 8 launch now just 48 hours away, what can you expect to see that is new and exciting in what some are referring to as iTunes Genius Edition? We can reveal all...


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Auntie developing ad-backed bbcTunes music download service
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2008-09-05 04:00:21
The BBC is planning a music download service so fans can pay for tracks that have been broadcast on TV and Radio for free. Has Auntie gone stark raving mad?


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Subscription music coming to iTunes? Maybe!
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-08-20 20:55:45
Although Apple in general and Steve Jobs in particular have eschewed subscription music, there's a suggestion that we'll see an about-face before September is out.


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Music videos coming to PS3 - downloads to follow
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-08-20 18:07:36
The PS3 will get a streaming music video service in early 2009, and Sony is working on an iTunes Store lookalike for the well-regarded console.


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“Sanity” launches music rental service in Australia – 17 months late!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-08-14 09:07:41
Announced at the Australian launch of Windows Vista on January 30, 2007, and due to launch in April 2007, Australian music store “Sanity” has finally launched Australia’s first music subscription service on the 14th of August 2008. Is it worth it?


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When will BigPond start selling DRM-free video, too?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-08-14 05:34:19
The news that Telstra has launched a DRM-free MP3 option on BigPond is all over the news, and it has been a long time in coming. Yes, there’s the talk that iTunes is in danger, but now that the DRM demon has been slain for music, video should be next!


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Will BigPond MP3 music deal hurt iTunes Store?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2008-08-13 00:01:57
The problem with online music stores in Australia has been that they force a tradeoff between full coverage of the major labels, or DRM schemes that prevent buyers listening to their purchases on whatever device they choose. Telstra's BigPond Music store has reached a deal with the big four labels allowing it to offer unprotected MP3s.


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BigPond challenges iTunes with MP3 downloads!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic

Category: The gadget blog

2008-08-12 23:55:47
Watch out iTunes – BigPond has done deals with all four major record labels and the leading independents to create a music store with MP3s that will work on any music player – iPods and iPhones included. But the world still waits for DRM-free videos...


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iTunes Store still number one music retailer: report
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: E-Commerce

2008-08-06 16:50:11
Apple's iTunes Store has retained its position as the leading music retailer in the US, according to market research firm NPD. The company's latest results cover the first half of calendar 2008.


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gTunes: Google launches free musical Chinese takeaway download service
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Services

2008-08-06 08:42:56
The Olympics might be just about to kick off in Beijing, but Google has managed to snatch a small piece of media attention by announcing the launch of Google Music Onebox: a free music search and download service in China.


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Microsoft: your children are pirates and proud of it!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2008-07-21 09:00:41
File under showing my age: when I was a lad, the worse bit of stealing that most kids did was a handful of penny sweets while the shopkeeper wasn't looking. According to research from Microsoft, these days 11-16 year old kids are most likely to be involved with piracy instead. Indeed, 60 percent of those children asked happily admitted to opting for pirate over legit items...


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Rhapsody DRM-free MP3 store takes on iTunes' dominance
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: E-Commerce

2008-06-30 23:18:37
A full range of unprotected MP3 tracks, full-length previews, competitive prices - will the Rhapsody music store from RealNetworks be the one that finally puts the squeeze on Apple's iTunes Store?


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French say non to pirates with year long Internet ban
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news

Category: Regulatory

2008-06-22 16:54:48
France gets set to get tough on Internet pirates as President Sarkozy tells his cabinet there is no reason why it should be a lawless zone. The HADOPI bill, if made law, will see persistent offenders being banned by all French ISPs.


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Five billion iTunes served
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: E-Commerce

2008-06-19 18:29:24
Apple's market-leading iTunes Store has hit a new milestone: over five billion songs have now been purchased.


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Thieving British teens average 842 illegal tracks per iPod
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2008-06-18 16:48:53
The amount of music piracy amongst teenagers in the UK has reached epidemic proportions judging by a new survey, with illegal downloads to iPods the main source. New figures show that the number of illegal tracks on iPods is staggering.


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3G iPhone 2.0 launches! Really disappointing or really cool?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-06-09 14:28:07
Nah, just kidding. The second coming of the Jesus iPhone 3G is actually very cool, massive price drops, 3G, GPS – but there’s several missing features that everyone will now be complaining about! What’s in and what’s out? Photos in article - all pre-launch photos were fake!


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Lifehacker’s 13 iPhone/iPod Touch apps worth “jailbreaking” for
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature

Category: iPhone

2008-06-03 22:46:56
Hey, Apple’s App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch are due in 6 days, but who knows what apps will be available on day one? After all, Apple will be very strict, but why wait, when you can jailbreak now and have some pre-app store fun?


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Napster nails DRM with largest MP3 catalogue
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news

Category: E-Commerce

2008-05-20 17:20:04
Napster has driven another nail into the coffin of DRM-protected music sales with a new and well-stocked online store offering MP3 downloads.


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GTA IV inspired music hits shelves
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2008-05-18 21:41:01
One feature of the fabulously popular Grand Theft Auto IV are the many radio stations available while you wiz around Liberty City committing crimes.  Amongst the hilarious DJ chatter, talk back callers and news is a broad range of music.


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Can Neil Young help Sun and Sony reinvent music media?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2008-05-11 00:48:31
I've been a Neil Young fan since "After The Goldrush" (yes I'm that old) so seeing the fuss being made about him at Sun's JavaOne conference where he publicly threw his support behind Java and Blu-ray technologies naturally perked my interest. The question is can the likes of Young help the developers of Java and Blu-ray change the way music is packaged and sold?


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