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Macworld 2009: Apple underwhelms at final Macworld event
Apple announces it will be removing the antipiracy encryption on all songs it sells at final Macworld.
Daily Telegraph |
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Macworld 2009: Apple's iTunes goes DRMfree
Apple removes anticopying protection on iTunes music.
Daily Telegraph |
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Power Team, Doug and Jackie Christie, Launch New Internet Television Network, 'Christie TV'
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. , Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Entrepreneurs, Doug and Jackie Christie launch an Internet Television Network, 'Christie TV' at www.christietvonline.com . Christie TV will have programs covering content ranging from major and indie artist interviews, tutorials and "How-To's," producer and music executive tips, documentaries, movies, reality TV, as well as sports broadcast and much ...
Broadcast Newsroom |
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Austin Symphony Orchestra Receives $1 Million Donation
The Austin Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday that it received a $1 million pledge from Austin arts patron James Armstrong. The money will go to ASO's education programs.
FOX 7 News Austin |
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Empire ISIS Has Brand New Style
Montreal and Brooklyn, N.Y.-based hip-hop/reggae crossover artist Empire ISIS will release her sophomore album, Brand New Style , on Jan. 20.
ChartAttack.com |
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The Yoga Journey
Time: 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. Details: Movement, music, mindfulness and meditation with Tara Scott, RYT. Space is limited. Bring your own mat.
City Pulse |
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'Daily Show' at issue in Fayette music 'church' case
A Bullskin organization that says it's a church with services consisting of rock and jazz concerts doesn't want jurors in a religious freedom lawsuit to see an irreverent report from "The Daily Show" in which the group's founder says "God never said you can't party on."
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Music Industry Ditches MP3-Snooping Security Firm
RIAA fires MediaSentry, which had trolled Internet looking for computer sharing files to form basis of lawsuits.
Fox News |
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Apple offers variable pricing, more DRM-free music on iTunes
Technology blog: After fighting with record labels over its everything-for-99-cents stance, Apple today said it would finally start offering different songs at different prices.
Los Angeles Times |
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Close To Half Of Mobile Users Ignore Multimedia Features
Close to half (45%) of U.S. mobile phone users prefer to use their mobile phones to make calls, and not for other multimedia features, according to a new report by the NPD Group. Only 20 percent of mobile phone users prefer to use their phones as an all-in-one multimedia device for music, videos, Web surfing and other activities beyond making phone calls. read more ...
WebProNews |
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store.
KFDA-TV Amarillo |
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AGGRESSIVE WORK SCORES LATIN GRAMMY
NEW YORK - Alex Topaller and Dan Shapiro, the directing duo known as Aggressive (www.whatisaggressive.com), recently won the Latin Grammy in the "Best Short Form Music Video" category for Me Enamora , Colombian star Juanes' hit track. The video was the first single off Juanes' "La Vida…Es Un Ratico" CD.
Post Magazine |
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Apple to sell songs without copy protection
NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. has agreed to start selling digital songs without copy protection software from its iTunes store along with over-the-air download songs for its popular iPhone, according to people familiar with its plans.
GlobalTV Ontario |
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Apple cuts copy protection and prices on iTunes
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show today by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon every track will be available without copy protection.
Pioneer Press |
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Apple's iTunes Drops DRM, Adds Tiered Pricing, 3G Downloads
This morning's rumors were almost exactly bang on. As a surprise "one more one more thing" at the end of his Macworld Keynote, Phil Schiller dropped the news that iTunes was going to drop digital rights management for its music track ...
Fast Company Magazine |
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Community Choir Readies for Spring
Concert to feature selections from the 1950s and 60s
Stuttgart Daily Leader |
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Amy Winehouse drops appeal of drug fine
JOEL RYAN/ASSOCIATED PRESSAmy Winehouse performs last year at a British music festival. Amy Winehouse dropped her appeal a Norwegian conviction for illegal marijuana possession, the Associated Press reports. She and husband Blake Fielder-Civil had been arrested during a concert stop...
The Star-Ledger |
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How We've Changed Throughout the Bush Era
A map shows us what our country was like in 2000 vs. 2008.
US News & World Report |
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Apple drops copy protection on iTunes music
Apple will offer all music sold through its iTunes music store without copy protection and will introduce variable pricing for tracks.
The Age |
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Apple Cuts iTunes Prices At Final Macworld Show
Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon every track will be available without copy protection.
CBS 5 Bay Area |
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iTunes Store goes DRM-free
Apple has announced three significant changes to its iTunes Store at Macworld Expo, but the first is undoubtedly the biggest news: The music and video download service, which features more than 10 million songs, is finally going DRM-free. Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Phil Schiller told the assembled throngs at Macworld Expo this morning that the service has ...
InfoWorld |
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Stooges guitarist found dead at 60
Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton was found dead this morning (Jan. 6) at his home in Ann Arbor, Mich., according to local police. He was 60.
Canada.com |
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Laff Hole moving to Chop Suey
Laff Hole, the edgy, alternative-comedy and music show whose fans include Robin Williams and rapper Humpty Hump, moves to Chop Suey in late January.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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Apple disappoints at Macworld
Apple said on Tuesday said it was dropping copy protection from songs sold on the Internet and debuted its slimmest 17-inch laptop yet, but with no dramatic products or master pitchman Steve Jobs, the company's final Macworld performance disappointed Wall Street.
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News |
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Review: iTunes Plus
I just downloaded the Slumdog Millionaire soundrack for $8.99 and it came automatically in Plus format. The files themselves are considerably bigger than the average previous iTunes download and the quality is quite nice. Most importantly, however, there is now a "create MP3 version" selection when you right click on the song.
TechCrunch |
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