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Google Music: Definitely beta

Google has been accused of overusing the "beta" tag on products it releases early. But with its new music service - Music - the beta tag is mandatory. It's still pretty raw, judging from my experience with it today.

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

With bendable mouse, Microsoft adds artistic touch to stable of devices

When people pick up Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse, it's as if they've picked up a toy. The pop-up mouse curls and flattens, and they instinctively begin snapping it back and forth.

Technology / Business

created May 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

LimeWire, major record labels settle for $105M

(AP) -- File-sharing software company LimeWire, which shut down last year after being barred from allowing people to share copyright-protected files online, reached a $105 million out-of-court settlement with the major record ...

Technology / Business

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube starts online hits music video chart

YouTube on Thursday began publishing a chart that tracks top music videos at the popular Google-owned website.

Technology / Internet

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Android@Home: Google's Android moving into homes

Google wants Android to move into people's homes with the open-source software powering everything from smart light bulbs to sound systems.

Technology / Software

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The guerilla roots of the Skype calling service

In buying Skype, Microsoft is getting one of the rare companies that has turned its name into a verb, like Xerox or Google. "Let's Skype" is a phrase understandable, with slight translation, in much of the ...

Technology / Internet

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google unveils cloud-based music service

Google Inc. unveiled its long-planned music service Tuesday, but it will likely need deals with the recording industry to reach its full potential.

Technology / Internet

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Google to launch online music service: report

Internet giant Google could launch an online music service as early as Tuesday to rival Amazon's "cloud" service, which allows users to store digital music online, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Technology / Internet

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virtual possessions have powerful hold on teenagers, researchers say

Digital imagery, Facebook updates, online music collections, email threads and other immaterial artifacts of today's online world may be as precious to teenagers as a favorite book that a parent once read to them or a t-shirt ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Hide files within files for better data security

Steganography is a form of security through obscurity in which information is hidden within an unusual medium. An artist might paint a coded message into a portrait, for instance, or an author embed words in the text. A traditional ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Is new Warner Music buyer a sucker or savant?

(AP) -- Billionaire Len Blavatnik is spending $1.3 billion to buy Warner Music Group Corp. a decade into a steep decline in CD sales for the music industry.

Technology / Business

created May 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Russian-born billionaire buys Warner Music

Russian-American billionaire Len Blavatnik's Access Industries won a bidding war on Friday for Warner Music Group, buying the storied music company for $3.3 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Technology / Business

created May 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Sony CEO apologizes for massive data breach

(AP) -- Sony Corp. Chief Executive Howard Stringer apologized for "inconvenience and concern" caused by the security breach that compromised personal data from more than 100 million online gaming accounts.

Technology / Business

created May 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Looking into the sound of music

By breaking down traditional barriers between disciplines, two University of Alberta researchers say opportunities could develop that may change how we experience music. And that’s just the start of possibilities.

Other Sciences / Other

created May 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sony apologises for breach, boosts security

Sony on Sunday apologised for a security breach that compromised millions of users, and said it could not rule out the possibility that credit card information was stolen.

Technology / Software

created May 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0