Rhapsody Acquires Napster International Service in Germany, U.K.
Rhapsody International Inc., the largest U.S. music-streaming service, bought Napster Inc.’s businesses in Germany and the U.K. as it seeks to double its more than 1 million subscribers. The acquisition, which includes Napster’s subscriber
Rhapsody ropes Napster Intl. into fold
The music-streaming service has acquired Napster Intl., which will notably expand the company’s footprint in Germany and the U.K — both important beachheads as the company joins the larger fight for international auds. Move follows the October 2011
Whited00r brings iOS 5 to older iPhones, iPod Touches
Those of you disheartened because your older iPhone or iPod Touch won’t support iOS 5 have an “unofficial” alternative. Available for free, a piece of software dubbed Whited00r can install a custom edition of iOS 5.1 on the iPhone 2G and 3G as
WTF?! Filesharing Religion ‘Kopimism’ Recognized by Sweden
Would you pray at the Church of Napster? Take communion at the luxurious Torrents Cathedral, the pristine tower with a waterfront view of Pirate Bay? Strangely enough, these hypotheticals aren’t outside the realm of reason, now that filesharing has been
Music roundup: Christmas sounds will again fill Fresno – Fresno Bee
The holiday season always comes with a wealth of music, whether on your car radio or MP3 player or at events where the sounds of the season come to life. This year, the live Christmas music options range includes big holiday names, such as
Universal Music Issues Questionable Takedown On Megaupload Video That Featured Their Artists [Updated] – Tech Dirt
As a bunch of you have noticed, the video that we had a couple posts ago, involving a bunch of the RIAA’s biggest artists singing or speaking along to a song endorsing MegaUpload (which the RIAA insists is a rogue site) has been taken down
Music a big part of show in ‘A Kite’s Tale’ – Chicago Sun-Times
A passion for classical composer Modest Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” inspired Blair Thomas to create the children’s puppet play “A Kite’s Tale,” which will be performed Dec. 10 at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Nichol’s
As Expected, RIAA Threatens Site That Claims To Let You Sell Used MP3s
Earlier this year, we wrote yet another attempt (and there have been a few) to set up a system for “selling used mp3s.” It seems like a pretty pointless idea for a few reasons. First, why bother? Second, all the convoluted and annoying systems
Real-Time Linear Time Code (LTC) Mixer Service
“Time is money” — the wisdom of this adage is literally applied through the new Sound Devices 552 Production Mixer which produces real time WAV, BWF & MP3s with LTC (Linear Time Code) recorded to an audio channel natively. Better yet, the resulting
Google Music launches — 320Kbps MP3s, free plays from Google+ and artist direct sales
Late this afternoon, Google Music officially launched in the United States, ending a limited beta that started in May. The service differentiates from others by emphasizing mobile devices and by providing free full song or album plays when
Spotify Unveiling ‘New Direction’ on Nov. 30
Spotify launched in the U.S. in July. It provides access to the company’s library of 15 million songs, and you can also import MP3s you already own. You can create and manage playlists, and discover new music via the 250 million playlists posted by other users.