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1. UPDATED: Amazon and Wal-Mart follow Apple, also raise MP3 prices

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Just one day after Apple implemented its previously announced three-tier pricing structure, both Amazon and Wal-Mart have followed suit, offering songs at $1.29 and $1.24 respectively. Unlike Apple, however, ...

2. Start backing up your music: Wal-Mart shuts down DRM servers

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

     Wal-Mart informed its customers that it will be shutting down its DRM servers on October, which should be perceived as good news by customers. But some users may be left with somewhat useless ...

3. Retailers cry over FCC television labeling fines

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   ... recently sent out field agents to several chains including Sears, Walmart and Best Buy to see if retailers were affixing warnings about the upcoming digital switch.  349 violations were written, but ...

4. iTunes briefly climbs to the top spot in the U.S. music market

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... which combines physical CD sales through its brick-and-mortar stores with digital downloads through WalMart.com. The numbers also bring up an interesting question about a recent USA Today report that raised ...

5. Update: The Black Friday Shopping List

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... GB $14.98 Target SD Kodak 1 GB $9.88 Walmart SD Kodak 2 GB 12.99       Digital picture frames   ...

6. Universal bypasses iTunes with DRM-free music trial

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... charging a premium for this music over DRM-equipped tracks. The music will generally sell for 99 cents per song, but apparently for as low as 88 cents at Walmart.com Among the first retailers to announce ...

7. Lionsgate Films making its way to iTunes

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... movie store at Walmart.com, which offers downloads for less money than iTunes, has some 3000 titles available.  Lionsgate, one of the biggest independent film studios in the country, has said that ...

8. Amazon to allow video downloads through Tivo

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Just 24 hours after Wal-Mart announced its new online digital video store, Amazon has unveiled a new service to an initial test group of Tivo subscribers, which allows them to stream purchased videos ...

9. Black Friday promises good deals for those who want to wait in line

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... for people who are willing to line up for early Friday morning openings. Large chains such as Best Buy, CompUSA and Walmart hope that the increased foot traffic will make up for the little or no profit ...