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Apple, record labels concocting musical Cocktail to spark album sales

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:55:02 +0000

In a bid to resuscitate digital album sales, record labels are reportedly working with the iTunes maker to create interactive bundles containing material such as liner notes, lyrics and photos

Virgin Media and Universal to offer unlimited DRM-free music

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:26:01 +0000

Virgin will launch unlimited access to MP3 downloads from Universal's entire back catalogue, for a fixed-price subscription. But if you're caught sharing it, you could face connection problems

Palm Pre (US version) review

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:32:02 +0000

It's not without its flaws, but, when the Pre's good, it's very good. Its multitasking functionality and notifications system, for example, are streets ahead of the competition, and the webOS is a really solid and stable platform. The iPhone may still have the edge but Palm is back in the game

Be Like Lil' Wayne 1.0

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:43:00 +0000

musical app

Q&A: Is Nokia Comes With Music a good deal?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:28:02 +0000

If you're confused about Nokia Comes With Music, we don't blame you -- we've rounded up all the deets in a quick Q&A so you can figure out whether it's the deal for you

Sky to launch music download business with Universal

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:42:01 +0000

Universal Music Group and Sky are teaming up to form a new business that will offer DRM-free downloads of music, along with an unlimited streaming service, on a monthly-subscription basis in the UK

News.blog: Universal, Bebo start video blog series

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:05:02 +0000

Record label Universal Music Group's Universal Music UK announced on Monday that it's partnered with social network Bebo to broadcast a series, writes News.com blogger Caroline McCarthy

News.blog: Qtrax signs deal with EMI

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:09:02 +0000

The free music site with the questionable history of signing labels, has cut a licensing agreement with EMI Music, writes News.com blogger Greg Sandoval

News.blog: Qtrax links with Universal, for real

Wed, 07 May 2008 09:10:02 +0000

Qtrax, the legal P2P music start-up, announced it has inked a deal with Universal Music Group, the largest of the four major record companies, writes News.com blogger Greg Sandoval

Amazon to distribute deleted EMI, Sony albums on-demand

Tue, 06 May 2008 09:31:01 +0000

Amazon.com has signed a deal with Sony BMG and EMI to distribute out-of-print CDs from the likes of Cake and Joe Strummer, and will print the discs on-demand as customers order them