News tagged with digital music

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US online spending climbs

US online spending in the first three months of this year surged with a little help from shoppers using tablet computers to buy clothing and other items, comScore reported on Wednesday.

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Rdio revamps Internet music service

Internet music service Rdio.com on Tuesday unveiled a redesign intended to make it "faster, simpler and more social" as it battles with rivals such as Pandora and Spotify.

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Android Market checks out, Google Play moves in

Google's digital marketplace for mobile applications, music, movies and books is unifying under a new name in an effort to spruce up the shopping experience.

Technology / Software

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Steve Jobs birthday wishes fly on Twitter

Twitter was abuzz on Friday with loving words for Steve Jobs on what would have been the late Apple co-founder's 57th birthday,

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created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Matching fans to music tops record industry agenda

After a decade-long battle against file-sharing, music and technology giants are now pushing users to share to their hearts' content, with online music recommendations a key issue at the MIDEM trade fair that ...

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created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rhapsody passes million US subscriber milestone

(AP) -- Digital music service Rhapsody has passed a million paying subscribers in the U.S.

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Watches that compute are the next small thing in technology

The watch may be making a comeback - and it will do much more than just tell time.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Digital music lockers offer compelling bargain

If you've got a big digital music collection, you may want to consider signing up for a digital music storage locker.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google sells digital music in iTunes challenge (Update 2)

Google has opened a digital music store in a direct challenge to Apple's iTunes and Amazon's online shop.

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created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Pete Townshend brands iTunes a 'digital vampire'

(AP) -- The Who's Pete Townshend on Monday branded Apple Inc.'s iTunes a "digital vampire" that profits from music without supporting the artists who create it.

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created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Apple's next big thing?

Along with revelations about his "thermonuclear war" on Google and funding of non-traditional cancer treatments, Steve Jobs' newly published biography drops a bomb about the next big thing he and Apple were working on.

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created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Digital piracy casts shadow over ebook world

With electronic books growing in popularity, the publishing world focuses on fighting the threat of digital book pirates, much as the music industry once did with illegal downloading.

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created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Removal of restrictions can decrease music piracy

Contrary to the traditional views of the music industry, removal of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions can actually decrease piracy, according to new research from Rice University and Duke University.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Oct 07, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Key dates in Apple history

The following are key dates in the history of Apple, whose ailing co-founder Steve Jobs resigned as CEO on Wednesday:

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created Aug 25, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Walmart closing online music store

American retail giant Walmart will close its online digital music store, Walmart MP3 Downloads, at the end of the month, a spokesman for the company said.

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