AAC snatches defeat from jaws of victory
Posted by agnesbill2009 on
January 6, 2009
About the iTunes music store going DRM-free, the market benefit is universal compatibility.
BodyGard Self-Powered Emergency Tool saves you in a Power Blackout, using Hand Power Generation
Posted by Jen Walterscheit on
December 31, 2008
One of the most innovative gadgets in the market is the BodyGard Self-Powered Emergency Tool. This tool enables you to generate power when sources of power are cut off from you. This is the perfect gadget to have with you when at home or in the office or out in the woods camping, mountain biking or fishing
tags: amazon, android, art, bodygard, drm, emergency, emergency-tool, google-android, itunes, microsoft, nintendo
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“MP3” Icon Sometimes Misleading in the Zune Marketplace
Posted by neafleams on
December 30, 2008
I have a Zune Pass, and I like to use my 10 free monthly song credits to “remove” the DRM from my favorite subscription (and therefore DRM’d) music by purchasing MP3 versions of the songs. I right-click on a song that I like, and then click “More about this album” to go to the album’s page on the Marketplace. If I saw the “MP3” icon next to the album cover art, I would buy my desired songs from that album. From there I select the songs that I want, right-click on them, and click “buy”. It w
tags: a-quick-process, art, drm, entertainment, general, home, image, microsoft, music, personal, songs, videos, zune
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New MP3 Download Service Offers ‘Second-Hand’ Music For Cheap
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December 6, 2008
New MP3 Download Service Offers ‘Second-Hand’ Music For Cheap Dec 07 Ok we’re not sure if this is a joke or whether some opportunist is just having a go, but if it is a ruse it’s so elaborate we just had to share it with you. Bopaboo is a music download service that offers DRM-free music at far lower prices than you’ll find elsewhere - as low as 25c per song in fact
tags: amazon, archives, art, december-2008, download, drm, home, mp3, music, newsglobal, people, search, september-2008, site, technology
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Amazon launch mp3 store in UK
Posted by Ben Anton on
December 3, 2008
Amazon launch mp3 store in UK December 3rd, 2008 It’s typical, I buy some tunes from the iTunes Store and then the very next day Amazon announce their new mp3 Store for the UK! Though the songs I got from the iTunes Store were iTunes Plus (ie DRM free) the mp3 files from Amazon are encoded at 256 Kbps compared to the 128 Kbps at iTunes. Hearing about the US version on MacBreak Weekly I am pleased to see we now have our own version here in the UK. See what they have at the Amazon.co.uk MP3
U2, Coldplay star in Product (RED) music service
Posted by Terry Ross on
November 25, 2008
The long-rumoured Product (RED) digital music service has been revealed - and it’s a digital music magazine, with U2, Coldplay, The Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John Legend, Bob Dylan and REM all signed-up to make a contribution. The digital product now also has a name, RED(WIRE), and will be launched on World AIDS Day on December
tags: apple, digital-music, drm, iphone, ipod, microsoft, myspace, news, online, product, red, television, youtube
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U2, Coldplay star in Product (RED) music service
Posted by Terry Ross on
November 25, 2008
The long-rumoured Product (RED) digital music service has been revealed - and it’s a digital music magazine, with U2, Coldplay, The Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John Legend, Bob Dylan and REM all signed-up to make a contribution. The digital product now also has a name, RED(WIRE), and will be launched on World AIDS Day on December
tags: apple, digital-music, drm, iphone, ipod, microsoft, myspace, news, online, product, red, television, youtube
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Zune Subscribers Get To Keep 10 Tracks Per Month
Posted by neafleams on
November 21, 2008
The digital music industry is nothing short of saturated with contenders. We’ve previously blogged about a few of them: lala.com, MySpace and Pandora. In 2006, Microsoft entered the portable MP3 player market with the introduction of the Zune
tags: art, drm, entertainment, gallop-services, google, industry-news, microsoft, music, netflix, service-updates, sitenews, voip
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New MacBooks Have HDCP, Gives iTunes Purchases Less Freedom [HDCP Sucks]
Posted by Jen Walterscheit on
November 18, 2008
High Definition Content Protection—the annoying DRM-y thing that’s supposed to stop people from copying hi-def stuff as it travels over a card-display connector— has apparently, and unfortunately, come to Apple’s MacBooks. HDCP is now included on new MacBooks to protect iTunes Store media, though it seems that only some of the content is actually Related storiesCreate an MP3 Mix from the Command Line [Windows Tip]BabyQ Barbecue Lets You Grill On The Go [Barbecue]
tags: copyright-protection, drm, hellboy-2, heroes, high-definition, iphone, itunes, mdash, new-macbooks, source, wii
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Bang ‘Em and Domination Free Music Downloads
Posted by Jen Walterscheit on
November 12, 2008
Free Mp3 music downloads for Bang ‘Em and Domination The mp3 music is iPod and other mp3 players compatible and 100% legal.