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Apple Reveals New Social Network, Sony Reveals iTunes Rival

pastemagazine.com esterday, Steve Jobs announced Apple’s latest — Ping, a social networking site for iTunes users to keep tabs on what their friends are listening to. Ping users can follow their favorite artists and find out what … view details , ,

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Lady Gaga, Chris Martin Help Apple Announce New Products

mtv.com For Apple geeks, the sight of company CEO Steve Jobs is akin to a rock star encounter, because they know that whenever he takes the stage in his signature black turtleneck for the company's annual new-product-announcement … view details , ,

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Say good-bye to what made the iPod great

appolicious.com For years, Apple flourished by making its market-dominating music player smaller in size but bigger in storage. The pricing generally stayed flat for new models, but the feature set and storage capacity always offered … view details , ,

Sonos Signs Up Spotify

billboard.biz Sonos will release a free software update later this month that will enable users of the multi-room wireless music system to stream songs via Spotify. Spotify will be available for Sonos in Finland, France, the … view details ,

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Echo Nest, 7digital Partner For New DIY Platform

billboard.biz The Echo Nest and UK music service 7digital have teamed up to give music app developers a comprehensive technology and music sales platform on which to build new services. The deal adds the ability to sell DRM-free … view details ,

Here's All You Need To Know From The Apple Announcement

billboard.biz Beyond the big news about the Ping social network and the new lineup of iPods, here are the other interesting bits from the company's annual media event today in San Francisco: - Apple has shipped 120 million … view details , ,

Pirate Bay Documentary in the Works

wired.com Notorious filesharing website The Pirate Bay is a long-standing enemy of the movie industry, but one Swedish filmmaker has plans to create a documentary called TPB AFK about the three founders of the site, and their … view details ,

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Research supports longer iTunes song samples

news.cnet.com Song samples are no trivial matter, say researchers from Robert Morris University. Consumers are more likely to buy songs if allowed to sample the music for about 60 seconds and if provided access to a "high … view details , ,

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The 10 Music Services You Absolutely, Positively Cannot Live Without...

digitalmusicnews.com Food and water will always have the edge, but here are the top ten services that music fans simply cannot live without. Of course, few are fixing on all ten, but most are addicted to at least one. view details ,

HP, Beats By Dr. Dre Want Digital Audio To Sound Good For A Change

billboard.biz Will today's digital music fans invest in high quality audio the way movie fans shell out for flat screens and home theater systems? Hewlett-Packard, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine believe fans will indeed pay for sound … view details , ,

Sony Confirms Cloud-based Music Service

billboard.biz Sony Electronics introduced a new digital music service called Music Unlimited during a presentation at the IFA technology conference in Germany today. The service is part of the company’s new Qriocity (pronounced … view details ,

Microsoft Seeks China Internet Search Partner: Report

billboard.biz Software giant Microsoft Corp is looking for a partner in China to help the company play a major role in China's Internet search market, Wall Street Journal said. Simon Leung, Microsoft's chief executive for greater … view details ,