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Joint Venture Could Sink iTunes Ship
Viacom’s MTV Networks and digital media company, RealNetworks, have joined forces to launch a digital music service in the US that will take on Apple’s as-yet-unrivalled iTunes service, replacing MTV and Microsoft’s Urge and RealNetworks’ Rhapsody subscription service, which have so far failed to cause a significant dent in Apple’s revenue.


iPod Owners Swamp iTunes Store
New iPod owners have swamped the Apple iTunes store resulting in the site crawling to a halt. Also hindering first time users is Apples new registration system that forces consumers to register online.


Harvey Norman Opens Online Music Store
Harvey Norman has launched an online music store, with vouchers for the service available in-store.


Microsoft To Take On iTunes
In what could be a nasty spat Microsoft is set to take on Apple in a battle aimed at knocking a dent in iPod sales and iTunes.


The Vikings Take On Apple
Anger over the way the computer outfit Apple treats its punters has forced an alliance of Nordic Countries something that has not been effectively managed in modern times.


Apple To Expand iTunes
In a few weeks time a senior Apple US executive, will take up residence in Sydney. Her sole objective will be to expand the Apple iTunes business spanning both music and video downloads in Australia.


iTunes A Cool Place To Hang Out
The iTunes site is one of those rare places where you can hang out a couple of times a week and choose music or a video to relax.


1 Billion iTunes And Counting
There's been a counter on Apple's iTunes Web page since early February that's been ticking up to the music service's 1 billionth download, and sometime last night it happened.


Kazaa Fight Back On
Just when you thought the horizon was clear of tangled legal issues, the fight between Sharman Networks, owner of the Kazaa file-sharing network, and the Australian record industry re-emerged yesterday.


1 Billion iTunes This Week
Apple is set to hit the magic billion sales of itunes later this week. If you are that person you will win a swag of Apple prizes.


Multichannel Music Downloads Now Available
Consumers who have made the transition from physical media to downloaded music are now able to download select songs in multichannel surround.


Arctic Monkey Business
Rock band, the Arctic Monkeys, has harnessed the power of the Internet to make its debut album the fastest-selling release in British music chart history.


A Grande Latte And MP3 To Go
Customers at Starbucks may soon be able to download songs onto their iPods while they wait for their coffees.


SonyBMG Sings On To iTunes OZ
Long time hold-out Sony BMG has finally signed up to Apple’s digital music download service in Australia.


3G Music Download Subscription
The world’s first digital music download subscription will get mobile in Australia thanks to Hutchison’s Three network and destraMusic’s MP3.com.au division.


Google Launches Music Search
Google’s latest search vertical is Music.


Word of the Year is Podcast
Podcasting has burst onto the tech scene in 2005 with an impact so great the word itself has been named “Word of the Year” by the editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary.


Free Illegal Music Beats iTunes
Young people are three times more likely to illegally swap songs than they are to download them from legitimate sites such as Apple's iTunes Music Store, according to new data that suggests the music industry has yet to solve its lingering digital conundrum.


Music Industry After Billions From Kazaa
Forget the figure of $200 million bandied about late last week as the potential amount of damages being sought by the recording industry from Sharman Networks, distributor of the Kazaa file-sharing software used by millions of people round the world - reps of the music industry have confirmed to CDN that they are seeking billions of dollars.


Sony Call It Quits
After two weeks of controversy Sony has finally called it quits and suspend production of CDs using its controversial content protection technology which is currently being exploited by a Trojan virus.


Apple Secrets Revealed
A US-based Web site has revealed the terms of Apple Computer's agreement with record labels for its' Australian iTunes service, launched last month.


Crunch Time Approching For Kazaa
Crunch time is fast approaching for Sharman Networks, now just 25 days away from the deadline by which it must modify its Kazaa music file-sharing system to satisfy Federal Court orders laid down in September.


Kazaa Directors To Appeal Ruling
The directors of music swap Company Kazaa have said that they will appeal a ruling by the Australian Federal Court that they breached copyright laws.



 



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