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1. Apple’s iPad: Like Apple TV or like iPod?

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... chance to make this a hit.  However, the iPad reminds us of the problems Apple had with AppleTV - and AppleTV was one of Apple’s rare failures. Even though it is arguably the best product in an ...

2. Hollywood panics! X-Men Origins: Wolverine pirated, hits web a month before official release

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Late yesterday, an illegal copy of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine leaked on the web -- one full month ahead of the official premiere slated for May 1. Naturally, it sent shivers down many Hollywood mogul's ...

3. Apple's placebo iTunes upgrade

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... But Genius in iTunes 8.1 still works only with music. You'd be right to remind us that Apple announced some OS X and MobileMe features in the past only to cancel them last minute as well. Some features ...

4. Post-Jobs Apple to profit from content and services, not just gadgets

   (Opinion/Opinion Features)

   ... extend capabilities of desktop software, instead of replacing its functionality completely. It remains to be seen if premium content like Garage Band playing lessons and paid online service like MobileMe and ...

5. Macworld 2009: iTunes now DRM-free, iPhone music purchases over 3G network are a go

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Remember last year when EMI was the only big music label that offered its music on Apple's iTunes free from the dreaded digital rights management (DRM)? It now appears that the remaining three labels ...

6. Beatles not ready to release music to iTunes

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

     Negotiations between the Beatles and EMI, which releases the Beatles music catalog under the Apple Corps label, to make titles of the legendary band available on iTunes have “stalled”, Paul McCartney ...

7. SlotMusic: Can microSD cards replace audio CDs?

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... with PCs, cellphones and other portable devices: Flash memory cards will soon be sold with preloaded, DRM free music.   The format introduced by EMI, Sony BMG, Universal and Warner Bros. is called ...

8. Can Best Buy breathe new life into Napster?

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... in the market, such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy had virtually nothing to offer in this space and buying Napster catapults the company right into the premier league of online music sales. The acquisition should ...

9. Another year, another iPod - and maybe a surprise

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... the same day as DVD releases. The company subsequently brought movies to New Zealand and Australia, France, Canada, Germany and the UK, and introduced local premium television programming in Australia. ...

10. WWDC 2008: Last minute round-up

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... sync your iPhone over-the-air with Apple servers and keep the data in sync between your iPhone/iPod touch, Mac and PC. Read on the next page: iTunes, Mac OSX 10.6, Newton 2     iTunes: Premium ...

11. iTunes Store turns 5: Can anyone break its dominance?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 3' for Apple TV. The lack of movie rentals or DRM-free MP3 songs from all record labels, not just EMI, is believed to be the result of Apple's wrong-footed relationship with the music industry and Hollywood. ...

12. Amazon music store not really denting iTunes

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... year, offering DRM-free MP3 downloads exclusively.  It has managed to get all four major record labels to come on board.  Apple also offers DRM-free tracks, but only from the EMI Music label. ...

13. Intel fires up new Atom processors

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... SKU (1.86 GHz) is priced at a 68% premium over the most expensive Linux SKU (1.6 GHz, $95), which means that Windows MIDs will be substantially more expensive than Linux versions. Intel told us that Linux ...

14. Amazon announces international plans for DRM-free music catalog

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... site to its international customers. Amazon is offering DRM-free music from EMI, Universal, Warner as well as Sony, which joined the lineup earlier this month. The portfolio also includes 33,000 independent ...

15. Qtrax to offer 25 million songs for free

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Music Group and EMI.  Interestingly enough, those labels haven’t yet confirmed any plans. According to the Qtrax website, a PC beta program will be available at midnight Eastern Standard Time. ...

16. Sony drops DRM on Amazon MP3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... DRM-free music through Amazon’s digital music store. Universal Music Group and EMI had previously made similar announcement. When Sony BMG’s music catalog is added at the end of this month, ...

17. Sony to distribute DRM-free songs

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Sony’s move follows similar DRM-free campaigns by the other three major record labels; Warner Music, EMI and Vivendi.  Those three companies all embraced DRM-free music in 2007.  ...

18. Warner will sell music through Amazon.com without DRM

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Los Angeles (CA) - Today, Warner Music Group said it would begin selling MP3 audio on Amazon.com's digital music service without any form of DRM, or Digital Rights Management.  This latest move ...

19. Sony Ericsson works on own music store

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... received support from EMI Group, Universal Music, and Warner Music. "The situation today is that we have offers on the table of 5 million music tracks, as a first step, from all the majors, as well ...

20. Apple slices DRM-free iTunes tracks price to 99 cents

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... the price premium by saying the MP3 tracks were of better quality, and that customers were paying for the convenience of taking their songs wherever they go. ...

21. Amazon opens DRM-free music store

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Brief)

    ... selection of over 2 million DRM-free songs from two of the four major record companies – EMI and Universal – plus thousands of independents. Read the complete story here.  ...

22. Report says DRM restrictions violate Canadian law

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... source receives any kind of personal information from users. The CIPPIC says that DRM software collects these kinds of data from users and disseminates it to third parties without giving the users the ...

23. Wal-Mart moves into DRM-free music arena

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... Music and EMI Music are among the flagship record labels participating in its new music download service. The DRM-free tracks carry a price of 94 cents each.  That's still five cents less than ...

24. Motorola to unleash Razr 2 this weekend

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... visible to the eye on the outside. The company claims that the casing of the phone is scratch-resistant, with the lens cover being made with chemically hardened glass. Motorola has put a lot effort into ...

25. Universal bypasses iTunes with DRM-free music trial

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Following a similar announcements made earlier this year by EMI, Universal Music Group will be releasing music tracks without an integrated technology that restricts the use of the music files. Los ...

26. Wrap-up: AMD outlines a bright future at Technology Analyst Day

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... will shape the industry down the road. If you have missed the webcast, here’s our comprehensive wrap-up.   In Pictures: AMD's updated roadmap (07/26/2007) ...   AMD held its semi-annual ...

27. MusicNet gets DRM-free licenses for over a million songs

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... with EMI Music, one of the "big five" record labels and essentially the corporate leader for the move to DRM-free content.  EMI has been very open this year to allowing digital music stores ...

28. TG Daily Special: Leaving Redmond, WA in 24 hours

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... utility (Ubuntu can read NTFS by default).  I would be remiss if I didn't suggest you limit your writing to NTFS disks as much as possible.  I've personally witnessed problems with this ...

29. Apple begins selling DRM-free music

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Apple is now offering DRM-free music through a new iTunes “Plus” store. For a 30% premium over regular, copy-protected music, Apple has become the first major online music distributor to offer ...

30. EMI agrees to $4.7 billion takeover

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    EMI’s 7-year search to find a buyer for the company has finally come to an end. EMI agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Terra Firma Investments for $4.7 billion in cash.London (UK) – ...

31. Amazon to launch DRM-free digital music store

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... record labels, including EMI Music. Seattle (CA) – Amazon today announced that it will be launching a new music download store with DRM-free content later this year. The company said that it will ...

32. Preparing for the iPhone: Motorola introduces Razr2 phone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... with chemically hardened glass. At least as far as we can see from the first pictures, Motorola has put a lot effort into increasing the subjective value perception of the Razr phone. The Razr2 will be ...

33. Steve Jobs promises a “Greener” Apple

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Apple chief Steve Jobs is promising a more environmentally friendly Apple in a new open letter title “A Greener Apple ”.  He says the company will eliminate toxic chemicals such as lead, ...

34. Amazon working on DRM-free music store

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    About a month after EMI signed a deal with Apple to provide restriction-free versions of its songs on iTunes, Amazon has taken further steps in providing its own alternative. Seattle (WA) - About a month ...

35. Microsoft to also offer DRM-free music

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Microsoft is jumping on the DRM-free music bandwagon and will be offering unprotected EMI songs in its Zune Marketplace. Redmond (WA) - Microsoft is jumping on the DRM-free music bandwagon and will be ...

36. EMI releases first DRM-free album on iTunes

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Two days after announcing that it would offer music downloads with copy protection technology, EMI said the album The Good, The Bad & the Queen from Damon Albarn, Paul Simonon, Tony Allen and Simon ...

37. Opinion: Can Zune survive?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... digital storefront. That is no doubt part of what has led to Apple being able to nab initial exclusivity of DRM-free music from EMI, one of the "big four" music labels.  While tech-savvy ...

38. EMI drops DRM

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    EMI has announced that it will be dropping DRM file protections for its entire digital library of songs. London (England) - EMI has announced that it will be dropping DRM file protections for its entire ...

39. Sprint to slash mobile music downloads to 99 cents

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Sprint today announced that it will cut the prices for songs in its mobile music store to 99 cents, getting rid of the $1.50 premium over what is considered an industry standard. Reston (VA) - Sprint ...

40. EMI wants more money, walks out of DRM talks

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    EMI, one of the world's top music labels, has walked out of licensing talks with the world's largest online music retailers. Culver City (CA) - EMI, one of the world's top music labels, has ...

41. Opinion: Who needs DRM?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... that it grew too big too fast, leaving the RIAA seemingly no other choice than to swing the axe and get rid of what really was an ingenious idea that revolutionized the way music was distributed. Today ...

42. "DRM increases value" - Macrovision writes to Jobs

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... value," said Amoroso and he added that it enables a wider choice of playback. With DRM, according to Amoroso, consumers can easily receive premium home content or simply lease a song or movie. Unlike ...

43. EMI considers DRM-free music downloads

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    As a response to falling online music sales, UK-based EMI Group PLC, the largest music publisher in the world, has begun a campaign to allow its music online without any form of encryption, and is pressuring ...

44. Steve Jobs chastizes music industry, wants DRM-free music

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... posted on the main Apple website. You can read the 1800-word letter here. In it he blames the big four music companies, namely Universal, Sony BMG, Warner and EMI of forcing iTunes to use DRM to protect ...

45. Scalers beat HD DVD and Blu-ray at CES 2007 - analysis

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... camp from declaring victory at CES. Using some questionable statistics sourced from one of the Blu-ray exclusive studios (Fox), they came out with a brilliant PR effort that reminded me a lot of textbook ...

46. CES 2007: Impressions - teetering on the edge

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... over to the gates of the AVE, due to start here on Thursday. Space is at a premium at CES. People have been forced to work on trashcans On their schedule is a conference far, far more interesting - and ...

47. CES 2007: The battle for the digital home - analyst opinion

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... easily available, created a solid sexy industrial design and marketed the key product features of "fun" and "semi-exclusive" to an ever growing audience of consumers who even surprised Apple with their ...

48. AOL's new Music Now service gears up for the Zune era

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... music service at that time. MusicNet, as it was then called, was one of AOL's premium ventures to exploit potential revenues from the Spinner.com licenses. The original headquarters of Web streaming pioneer ...

49. Microsoft denies building iPod rival in Japan

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... will be providing services over Windows DRM, including Napster Japan. While they were at it, Microsoft and its partners demonstrated Beta 1 of Windows Media Player 11, which premiered in the US three weeks ...

50. Microsoft's and MTV's URGE challenge iTunes with radio, custom playlists

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    This morning, MTV Networks is premiering its URGE music service, which is a joint venture with Microsoft that has already metamorphosed the very face of Windows Media Player. It's Microsoft's biggest ...