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Clear Channel swipes at Pandora with iheart revamp

(AP) -- Radio station giant Clear Channel Communications Inc. is taking a swipe at online music service Pandora with a revamp of its iheartradio application that imitates Pandora's personalized listening experience but doesn't ...

Technology / Internet

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Spotify says US launch coming 'soon'

Swedish music streaming service Spotify said Friday it will launch shortly in the United States, where it is not currently available because of copyright issues.

Technology / Internet

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Composer debuts fanfare honoring final shuttle mission

Emmy-nominated composer Bear McCreary, known for his television scores, has composed a fanfare specifically to commemorate the final space shuttle flight. After composing four seasons of music for a television show set in ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Cricket's music plan showing promise

(AP) -- If you think people who pre-pay their cellphone bills aren't the type to shell out for music these days, think again.

Technology / Business

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Chicks dig certain types of music

(PhysOrg.com) -- What accounts for the sounds we like to hear? Is it something about the properties of our auditory systems or brains? Or are such tastes learned? Two-month-old human infants show a preference for consonant, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Warner Music shareholders approve sale

Warner Music Group shareholders on Wednesday approved the sale of the company to a media holding owned by Russian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik, the company said.

Technology / Business

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Virgin Media to launch Spotify service for subscribers

Virgin Media said on Wednesday it had agreed a deal with Sweden's Spotify to offer music streaming services for the British company's television, mobile phone and Internet subscribers.

Technology / Internet

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Justin Timberlake part of group buying MySpace

(AP) -- Justin Timberlake apparently wasn't satisfied with just playing a social media impresario in the movies, so now he's becoming one in real life.

Technology / Business

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US venture capitalists oppose 'rogue website' bill

A group of top US venture capitalists has written a letter to the US Congress opposing a bill aimed at cracking down on websites selling pirated and counterfeit goods.

Technology / Internet

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Security concerns cast shadow over cloud's bright future

Chances are you've already got your head in the clouds. If Google has its way, you'll trust even more of your life to the digital cumulus.

Technology / Internet

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Japan gadget charges cellphone over campfire

A Japanese company has come up with a new way to charge your mobile phone after a natural disaster or in the great outdoors -- by heating a pot of water over a campfire.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Pandora's stock retreats to below IPO price

(AP) -- Buyer's remorse already may be setting in for some investors in Internet radio station Pandora Media.

Technology / Business

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Sony's Music Unlimited comes to Android

Sony has released an app making its Music Unlimited online streaming available on smartphones running Google's Android system, amid growing competition from Amazon and Apple in cloud-based services.

Technology / Software

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Dolby files patent infringement lawsuit against RIM

Dolby Laboratories said Wednesday it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Research In Motion in the United States and Germany and is seeking to halt sales of devices made by the Blackberry maker.

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Pandora sings happy tune: IPO fetches $16 a share

(AP) -- Pandora Media Inc. sold its initial public offering of stock at $16 per share late Tuesday, fetching twice as much as the popular but unprofitable Internet radio service expected less than two weeks ago.

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