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Battle of the digital music download stores
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Unless you've been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks, you'd have struggled not to spot the likes of 7Digital and Amazon going for iTunes' jugular. As the download heavyweights indulge in the kind of price slashing that'd make even Radiohead albums look expensive, T3 has helpfully sifted through the mess of music discount messages to bring you the ten best ways to get your digital music fix. Full article ...
The Pirate Bay prepares to appeal guilty verdict
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... up by 20 percent since the verdict was leaked announced on Friday.
Meanwhile it’s business as usual on The Pirate Bay, despite the guilty verdict, and its founders have promised to keep it up and running no matter if they’re sent to the slammers, although that might be a little tricky if there’s a £2.4m fine to be paid.
Link: The Pirate Bay (via The Reg)
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Blu-ray included on Macs, as suggested by iTunes 8.2
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iTunes 8.2 has been released to the developer community along with iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4, and consumers can expect to get some new goods soon no doubt. In the meantime, perhaps hold off on buying a new MacBook or iMac - if these delicious Blu-ray drive rumours turn out to be true, we might see some extra-special Macs being launched later this year.
Link: Apple (via Gizmodo and 9to5Mac)
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Illegally downloaded music good for the industry
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... been thought to be spelling the impending doom of any record company s profits. New research, however, suggests that this might not be the case. A study carried out by music industry body PRS for Music has discovered a trend between the artists at the top of the legal and illegal charts. The research claims to show that far from the big names being undercut by obscure online nobodies, people are actively downloading music from the artists they see and hear in the legitimate media. - The battle of the music download sites Authors of the study Will Page and Eric Garland say ...
Illegally downloaded music good for the industry
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... impending doom of any record company’s profits. New research, however, suggests that this might not be the case.
A study carried out by music industry body PRS for Music has discovered a trend between the artists at the top of the legal and illegal charts. The research claims to show that far from the big names being undercut by obscure online nobodies, people are actively downloading music from the artists they see and hear in the legitimate media.
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Top 40 music charts to include Spotify streaming plays
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Chart bosses are considering a huge shake up of the music industry by incorporating the amount of plays on music streaming services into the weekly Top 40 countdown.
- Battle of the music download sites: iTunes vs the rest
- Spotify set to upgrade premium service
- Spotify coming to your handsets this summer?
With largely free services like Spotify and We7 currently all the rage, and a darn site cheaper than buying the MP3, the new chart would offer a more accurate picture of ...
Top 40 music charts to include Spotify streaming plays
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Top 40 music charts to include Spotify streaming plays Digital shake up coming in the next year Chart bosses are considering a huge shake up of the music industry by incorporating the amount of plays on music streaming services into the weekly Top 40 countdown. - Battle of the music download sites: iTunes vs the rest - ...
Spotify trials first audiobook title
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... describes it as 'thought-provoking material' and claims it is 'matched by a delivery that is nothing short of scintillating.' Sounds very 'Spotify user' to us, but you don't need to take anyone else's word for it - the book is free to hear, so check it out yourself. If that's a little too cutting edge for you, the hardback version is also out this week via Random House. Sadly, that's not free.
Link: Spotify blog
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Spotify has over 2m UK users, 2 per cent are paid subscribers
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... on word of mouth as a marketing tool for targeting new users over there. This will largely be down to Twitter, which Ek thinks is "amazing how quickly it has entered the zeitgeist".
Currently, only about 2 per cent of users pay for a subscription account, though once the iPhone and Android apps gain traction that figure will jump up drastically.
Link: Spotify
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Spotify Music is now the most downloaded app on iPhone
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... cent of the 2 million users in the UK, and 4.5 million across Europe actually paying for the subscription model prior to the launch of the app, we'd expect the figure to rise over the coming weeks. With the Apple event centering on music tonight , will Spotify get a namecheck? Probably not, as it's still not available to US users, with Daniel Ek telling us it should become available over there before the end of the year. Link: Spotify (via MacWorld ) [image] Battle of the music download stores Look out iTunes, your digital music supremacy may ...
Spotify Music is now the most downloaded app on iPhone
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... paying for the subscription model prior to the launch of the app, we'd expect the figure to rise over the coming weeks.
With the Apple event centering on music tonight, will Spotify get a namecheck? Probably not, as it's still not available to US users, with Daniel Ek telling us it should become available over there before the end of the year.
Link: Spotify (via MacWorld)
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Spotify reverts back to invite-only system due to popularity
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As much as we adore Spotify here at T3, we smell something fishy emanating from Sweden. Could Spotify be creating hype for its own product, limiting their service so people are forced to cough up for a premium account? With 2 million UK users prior to the mobile phone app launching, we'd be very interested to hear how many extra users they've attracted over the last three days.
Link: Spotify blog
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Spotify reverts back to invite-only system due to popularity
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... access to all the features on offer including mobile access", Sehr said. As much as we adore Spotify here at T3, we smell something fishy emanating from Sweden. Could Spotify be creating hype for its own product, limiting their service so people are forced to cough up for a premium account? With 2 million UK users prior to the mobile phone app launching, we'd be very interested to hear how many extra users they've attracted over the last three days. Link: Spotify blog [image] Battle of the music download stores Look out iTunes, your digital music supremacy may ...
Apple iPod nano fifth-gen 16GB MP3 player full review
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... We have no hesitation in recommending the latest iPod nano, especially with prices starting at 115. If we were in the habit of giving out half-star ratings, we d award the nano with a 4.5 out of 5. However, we don t, so we re going to drop it down to a 4. The main selling point of this nano, apart from the music playback, is the video recording and until Apple fixes the lens real estate (and chucks in still-photo taking), we just can t award it perfect marks. Link : Apple [image] Battle of the music download stores The safest ways to get hold of your tunes - ...
Nokia Comes With Music comes with 90 free days
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... over the future of the service. Or maybe it just wants everyone to have a happy Christmas listening to festive songs for free? After all, the best thing about Christmas is being allowed to listen to 'All I Want for Christmas is You' by Mariah Carey, right? Did you sign up for Nokia's music service? Have you received the email of musical freedom? If so, leave a comment. We'd like to know how widespread Nokia's generosity is. Link: Comes With Music (via Music Ally ) [image] Battle of the music download stores Look out iTunes, your digital music supremacy may well ...
Nokia Comes With Music comes with 90 free days
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... listening to festive songs for free? After all, the best thing about Christmas is being allowed to listen to 'All I Want for Christmas is You' by Mariah Carey, right?
Did you sign up for Nokia's music service? Have you received the email of musical freedom? If so, leave a comment. We'd like to know how widespread Nokia's generosity is.
Link: Comes With Music (via Music Ally)
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