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Category Archives: mobile
Google vs Apple = Happy Major Music Labels
Google is talking with music labels on their plans for a download store and a digital song locker that would allow its Android-based mobile users to play songs wherever they are. The music industry hopes to benefit from the competition … Continue reading
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Kindling without the Kindle
In a move similar to Apple using the iPod on Windows users to get people to consider a Mac, Amazon is offering the Kindle app as a free download for Windows desktops, along with free content, plus the ability to … Continue reading
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Google and music – what’s next
Here’s an interesting take on what Google is up to re: getting involved in music distribution. The key point: we are approaching a time when we stop managing our music collections on a local hard drive and instead locate them … Continue reading
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ASCAP loses royalty claim on ringtones
Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility have successfully rebuffed an attempt by ASCAP to categorize a ringtone as a public performance. In separate summary judgments issued by US District Court judge Denise Cote and filed October 14th, a ringtone was firmly … Continue reading
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Future of Newspapers: Profitless? Go Wireless
By Douglas Wolk for Wired| 07.14.09 It’s undeniable that the going rate for information on the internet is “free.” That’s meant big trouble for newspapers, which have seen nearly all of their traditional roles usurped by better, faster, free online … Continue reading
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iTunes Store Hits 8 Billion
During its most recent quarterly review, Apple announced cumulative song downloads of 8 billion since going live in 2003. Apple indicated that wireless, direct-to-device downloading capabilities is the latest catalyst for digital music purchases, extending the growth of iPhone and … Continue reading
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Better late than never – IBM sees the mobility light
IBM has decided that it wants to become influential in the world of mobile computing. The company has announced a $100 million investment pool to develop new services for mobile phones. With few details about its research goals, IBM indicated … Continue reading
Micro-Billing, Byte by Byte, Suits the World of Cellphones
By MATT RICHTEL and BOB TEDESCHI, New York Times Published: April 5, 2009 LAS VEGAS — As the music, film, television, newspaper, book and video-game industries strain to find a way to thrive in the new digital marketplace, one seems … Continue reading
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SanDisk, Labels promote another hardware music format
In 2008, 750 million mobile phones sold worldwide had microSD card slots. SanDisk, one of the creators of the Security Digital (SD) card format, believes that there is a future for SD micro cards as a music album format. The … Continue reading
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Despite iTunes Accord, Music Labels Still Fret
By TIM ARANGO Published: February 1, 2009 New York Times Last month the music industry and Apple, long uneasy partners, seemed a picture of harmony when they agreed on new terms for pricing on iTunes, Apple’s online music store. Behind … Continue reading
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Internet, cellphone: ‘the new essentials’
Belt-tightening consumers more likely to cut back on movie tickets, DVDs and top-tier cable, study finds GRANT ROBERTSON – Globe and Mail October 23, 2008 Amid the threat of tough economic times, Internet and cellphones have become almost like heat … Continue reading
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Redefining the digital presentation of an album
Digital album downloads deliver the music, but the complementary visuals (band pics, lyrics that come with a CD) are typically non-existent outside of the thumbnail of the album’s cover that is attached to the track. Now, there is an attempt … Continue reading
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The most ambitious single media project in history
From the Toronto Globe and Mail “Report on Business” NBC will generate 3,600 hours of coverage spread across multiple TV channels, the Internet, cellphones, and cable video-on-demand platforms. It will also be the first Games shown entirely in high-definition, right … Continue reading
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Live Nation secures Nickelback Mega-Deal
Live Nation has finalized a comprehensive 360-degree deal with Nickelback. The Canadian rock group has agreed to a broad, multi-year arrangement that includes recording assets across all media, merchandising, licensing, sponsorships, and touring. Â In total, Live Nation will control twelve … Continue reading
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Steal a car. buy music
Grand Theft Auto, the RockStar action game franchise, is taking a step forward with a music download service that could soon be emulated in real-world vehicle-based entertainment systems. Grand Theft Auto 4 continues its tight linkage of music selection to … Continue reading
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