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Yahoo! was a bit of a visionary when it decided to go for the music market with all it had. First came an MP3 player, and then the plans to deliver ad-supported free tracks started taking shape. Amazon has geared up for the same purpose and Apple's iTunes' position starts to look shaky every moment passing.... |
21 February 2008
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It is no secret that Apple and Starbucks are in bed together. If the WiFi deal, or the strong tie-ins the iTunes store has to Starbucks playlists were not a clear indication, the recently announced deal for a John Lennon video collection sure is.The 'John Lennon Video Album' is a digital collection of John... |
27 November 2007
23:30 GMT |
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Nowadays, most people only think about the performance of a certain product, because the safety part is addressed by organizations that assure you that everything you buy will comply with certain standards. This is also the case of computer parts and one of the standards they have to be in accordance with is the Elec... |
29 September 2007
11:50 GMT |
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The electromagnetic interference of mobile phones seems to be even more dangerous than previously thought. Recent studies have shown that this can affect the way that hospital equipment works, endangering the patients' lives.This sounds more like a myth that will raise some eyebrows and convince few people. Stil... |
10 September 2007
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Apple's deal with EMI to bring DRM-free music to the iTunes Store took many by surprise. Despite Jobs repeatedly saying that DRM is not the way to go, many saw Apple as wanting the DRM lock-in to protect both their devices and service, some even going as far as saying that he is lying and would not offer DRM-f... |
25 June 2007
08:35 GMT |
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Nobody expected the partnership between Apple and EMI to bring DRM free music to the world. Only a few days until the promised May release was missed, the content finally arrived, along with an iTunes Update.Apple has updated iTunes to version 7.2 for both Macs and Windows. This latest update does not come with an im... |
30 May 2007
10:03 GMT |
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In the past months, EMI has proved to be a valuable ally for Apple, helping start the DRM-free music age and opening the doors for Amazon and others to follow, not to mention giving Apple an advantage in negotiating with the other labels. However, this might change in the future as EMI has agreed to be bought by equi... |
22 May 2007
09:13 GMT |
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It looks like the DRM-free music revolution is moving into phase two. A month after Apple and EMI got the ball rolling, Amazon is joining the party. The company will be launching its own DRM-free store, later this year, with millions of songs free of limiting technology that dictates what and where users can enjoy t... |
17 May 2007
07:50 GMT |
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Air Traffic, Gisil and The Aliens are among the EMI acts that will be introduces to mobile phone users through ShoZu's Share-It platform. EMI also plans to provide the three acts with ShoZu-enabled mobile phones, allowing them to upload pics and videos on their website or others like Flickr and Youtube. This ini... |
16 April 2007
08:26 GMT |
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With the recent Apple and EMI announcement, everybody was pretty swept away by the implications in terms of DRM and media formats, however, there is also another layer to the announcement, which may not have as big an impact at first sight, but stands to have a major one in the long term… the prices.While there have ... |
4 April 2007
07:52 GMT |
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DRM. Apple started it. Yahoo said it was OK, SanDisk supported the idea and the consumers acclaimed. EMI agreed in the first place, then retreated, now they have changed again their mind, hopefully for good. The remaining 3 of the 4 major are silent. Is Microsoft the next in line?This is a question which popped up qu... |
3 April 2007
09:49 GMT |
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The big hassle with the 4 major, RIAA, DRM, EMI, Apple, Jobs, the students, disabled people, little girls, radio webcast and all the related crap isn't by far over yet, as I am sure you are aware of that. Indeed it looks like EMI (one of the 4 major, remember?) has begun to like the taste of freedom once more as... |
3 April 2007
07:11 GMT |
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The announcement made by EMI and Apple yesterday is huge, and will have massive impact on the industry. While just a year ago, such a thing seemed very unlikely, if not impossible, the fact that it did happen shows that change is definitely in the air.The move, which was very well received by consumers everywhere was... |
3 April 2007
05:29 GMT |
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At the EMI headquarters in London, a bomb has just gone off. Starting today, EMI Music will be launching DRM-free superior quality downloads across its entire digital repertoire. This new, higher quality DRM-free will be available first at the iTunes Store, and will compliment EMI's existing offering. The decisi... |
2 April 2007
09:07 GMT |
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Now, it's rather hard to believe what the news feeds brought on my desktop: it looks like EMI has made a deal with Apple and will sell DRM-free music via iTunes and possibly other online stores as well. Let's dissect the content of what I have just written...First, a very uncanny association of two words: E... |
2 April 2007
05:06 GMT |
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FunMobility and EMI Christian Music Group (CMG) recently announced a new mobile application that will enable EMI CMG to create, promote, showcase, and distribute ringtones from their industry-leading catalog of Christian artists. EMI CMG will showcase its artists' ringtones on FunMobility's wireless network... |
7 March 2007
06:52 GMT |
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