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albums
CNET.co.uk has 38 stories on albums
Google launches Web photo albums
News Uploaded albums can be public and available to anyone who knows the Gmail account under which they're listed, or private ('unlisted') and available only by way of a special link Picasa users can send to whomever they wish.
14 June 2006, 9:16
Creating 3D worlds from photo albums
News Microsoft has developed a photo browser that can turn a collection of pictures into a navigable 3D space. Representatives from Microsoft Live Labs and a University of Washington work group discussed the Photosynth browser Wednesday at Siggraph 2006...
3 August 2006, 10:20
Face recognition in your photo album
News Riya's application can use cues other than facial structure because consumer photo albums are far more predictable than the data gleaned from photo recognition systems that law enforcement agencies use, the company said.
14 March 2006, 10:14
Rootkit controversy not hurting Sony sales
News A representative for Gracenote said the company's data shows no appreciable difference in trends -- and specifically no obvious drop-off in listening -- between Van Zant and similar-selling albums that don't carry the rootkit.
22 November 2005, 9:04
Sony to refund consumers in 'rootkit' lawsuit
News Customers who exchange their XCP CD can either download three albums from a list of over 200 titles, or claim a cash payment of $7.50 and a free download of one album. Sony is not recalling MediaMax CDs, but has agreed to compensate buyers of these...
30 December 2005, 10:15
Photos: Windows Media Player 11 unveiled
News You can also create separate folders for organising pictures into albums. It also offers the most extensive fanning-of-stacked-albums visual effect. You can drag and drop albums, whole artist collections or individual tracks into this pane.
16 May 2006, 12:09
iPods to support copy-protected music
News Sony has recalled the 4.7 million CDs that included the First 4 Internet software, and has said it will exchange the 2.1 million albums already sold with the technology installed. The company has also released albums using antipiracy technology...
18 November 2005, 8:56
Jobs: New Intel-powered Macs are 'screamers'
News Jobs spent considerable time demonstrating the new version of iPhoto, which includes a 'photocasting' feature that lets people create online photo albums. Other people can subscribe to these albums, just as they do today with blogs or podcasts, and...
11 January 2006, 11:11
Apple music videos hint at film ambitions
News In most cases, the bonus videos are bundled with albums. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is famously secretive when it comes to sharing plans for his company's future. To find clues, however, you need only look as far as the latest versions of the iTunes...
19 July 2005, 10:24
Creative wins patent for MP3 player interface
News For example, when a person selects the name of an artist, the player than displays a list of albums for that artist. Creative Technology said on Tuesday it has been awarded a patent for a user interface found in its portable media players and in...
1 September 2005, 8:42
UK online music hobbled by high prices
News In spite of the mounting competition among suppliers, pricing for subscriptions, albums and individual tracks remains stubbornly high," he wrote in a research note. In the UK, online albums could be purchased at a 30 per cent to 45 per cent...
30 September 2005, 9:52
iTunes' top competitor is P2P, says Apple
News Apple will sell singles at A$1.69 per track and albums will cost around A$17 (£7.20). Music videos are also available for download at A$2.56 (£1.08) each, significantly cheaper than in the UK, where singles are 79p, albums around £8 and music...
26 October 2005, 9:27
Apple under fire for embedding personal data in songs
News It used to be that music fans believed cryptic messages about Satan or the death of a band member were hidden within rock albums. Nowadays, the secrets buried in digital music are way too easy to find, according to the Electronic Frontier...
4 June 2007, 9:07
Jobs: Video, Bluetooth, radio, 3G iTunes? Unlikely
News With the soft launch of video podcasting and the iTunes Music Store now encouraging the purchase of albums or EPs with a free video, rumours have been rife of a video-playing iPod debuting in time for Christmas stockings.
21 September 2005, 10:33
Apple launches iTunes Latino
News The iTunes Latino section lists the top-selling songs and albums from Latino artists, as well as links to Spanish-language television programmes, videos, audiobooks and podcasts. Apple has added a new portal to its iTunes store that highlights...
2 November 2006, 10:45


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