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Sony to buy Bertelsmann's Sony BMG stake for $900M
(AP)
 AP - Sony Corp. said Tuesday it is buying Bertelsmann AG out of their 50-50 music venture Sony BMG for $900 million, giving it full ownership of a roster of artists including Alicia Keys and the increased ability to leverage music over an array of electronic devices.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Sony goes it alone as Bertelsmann quits music JV
(AFP)
 AFP - Sony was set Tuesday to take full control of the world's second largest recorded music company after German media giant Bertelsmann said it would quit their Sony BMG joint venture.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Motorola Announces New ROKR Phones
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Motorola has released info on three new phones targeting music fans.
Yahoo - 2 days ago
Summary Box: Alternatives to Apple's iPod Nano
(AP)
AP - WHAT THEY ARE: Samsung's YP-S3, Sansa's Fuze and iriver's Lplayer — small multimedia players for those who want a full-featured option that is cheaper than Apple Inc.'s popular iPod Nano.
Yahoo - July 31 - 2008
Yahoo offers coupons for music that stops working
(AP)
 AP - Yahoo Inc. is offering coupons or refunds to users who find songs they bought inaccessible after Sept. 30, when the company shuts its music-download service.
Yahoo - July 31 - 2008
EIC Squared: Microsoft's Mojave, Broadband wars and Dell's music ambitions
(CNET)
CNET - On this week's EIC Squared podcast ZDNet's Larry Dignan and I discuss Dell's ambitions to get into the crowded music player industry, Microsoft's interesting focus group with Vista and how the broadband wars are shaking out.
Yahoo - July 31 - 2008
Dell Downplays Report Of Music Device
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Dell launched a line of MP3 music players in 2003, but poor sales prompted the company to pull the plug in 2006.
Yahoo - July 31 - 2008
Dell tests music player to renew iPod battle: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - In recent months, personal computer
maker Dell Inc., has been testing a digital music player that
could go on sale as early as September, the Wall Street Journal
newspaper said, citing several Dell officials.
Yahoo - July 30 - 2008
Sony in talks to buy out Sony BMG Music: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) is in talks to buy the
50 percent stake it does not own in Sony BMG Music
Entertainment from Germany's Bertelsmann for more
than 100 billion yen ($931 million), the Nikkei business daily
reported on Tuesday.
Yahoo - July 29 - 2008
Yahoo To Reimburse Customers Of DRM-Protected Music
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The company said its digital rights management servers would be taken down, severely limiting the use of the files.
Yahoo - July 26 - 2008
The Death of DRM
(PC World)
PC World - As Yahoo says it will shut down the servers that allow transferring its DRM music, Britain considers a move that would green light unfettered music downloads for a yearly tax.
Yahoo - July 26 - 2008
Cheap, Full-Featured Creative PMP Heads to U.S.
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Creative added yet another entry to its ever-expanding line of Zen media players on Thursday, with the introduction of the Creative Zen Mozaic, flash-based MP3 player. Creative officials said the company plans to bring the Zen Mosaic to the U.S. at the end of the month.
Yahoo - July 26 - 2008
Pretenders pour "Concrete" into MP3s
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Chrissie Hynde-led rock band the
Pretenders will roll out their new album, "Break Up the
Concrete," as one MP3 per week leading up to the September 23
release of the CD via Shangri-La Music.
Yahoo - July 24 - 2008
Britain agrees plan to tackle online music piracy
(Reuters)
Reuters - Britain's six biggest Internet providers
have agreed a plan to tackle piracy within the music and film
industries, pledging to send warning letters to users suspected
of illegal file-sharing.
Yahoo - July 24 - 2008
Crackdown launched on illegal downloads
(AFP)
 AFP - Britain's six biggest internet providers have backed a government plan to clamp down on rampant music and film piracy, it was reported Thursday .
Yahoo - July 24 - 2008
Microsoft Releases Windows Home Server, Power Pack 1
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The bug can corrupt files, such as applications, music tracks or digital photos, if they're transferred to a Windows Home Server unit equipped with two or more hard drives.
Yahoo - July 23 - 2008
Apple outlook well below Wall Street view
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Apple Inc said on Monday
its current-quarter earnings would be well below Wall Street
targets, sending shares of the iPhone, iPod and Macintosh maker
down 10 percent.
Yahoo - July 22 - 2008
Japan's Mobile-content Market Hit US$100B in 2007
(PC World)
PC World - The value of ring tines, music and other content sold through cell phones in Japan broke the US$100 billion mark in 2007.
Yahoo - July 22 - 2008
Musicians' unions stay out of digital debate
(Reuters)
Reuters - Will the music industry ever get
organized?
Yahoo - July 21 - 2008
Sony BMG Music's days are numbered
(Reuters)
Reuters - The clock is quickly ticking
down on a process that could see German media giant Bertelsmann
sell its 50% stake in Sony BMG Music Entertainment
tojoint-venture partner Sony Corp in the coming months.
Yahoo - July 21 - 2008
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