Posts Tagged ‘ music ’

LimeWire Music-Sharing Service Set to Close Permanently on December 31st

December 5, 2010
LimeWire Music-Sharing Service Set to Close Permanently on December 31st

LimeWire’s future has been in doubt ever since a U.S. federal judge granted the music industry’s shut down request back in October, but today the company confirmed “December 31st 2010 will mark the day when LimeWire shuts its virtual doors for g…

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Civilization IV Becomes First Game Ever to be Nominated for a Grammy

December 4, 2010
Civilization IV Becomes First Game Ever to be Nominated for a Grammy

Say what you will about the Grammies (like how it’s an awful, corrupt excuse for an award show that hasn’t tried to highlight truly good music without some form of ulterior motive in years), but it’s an excellent platform for recognition, and Civili…

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Beatles on iTunes Prove Popular

November 24, 2010
Beatles on iTunes Prove Popular

Maybe it’s time we posted another guide on how to rip CDs so Beatles fans can save themselves a bit of scratch and fill their iPod touch devices without re-buying music. Or perhaps Beatles fans are invested in vinyl and cassette tapes. Get this — init…

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Apple | No Comments »

Olive Announces New 06HD Music Server

November 17, 2010
Olive Announces New 06HD Music Server

For many of us, Olive’s ultra high-end audio products fall into “if you to ask how much it costs, you can’t afford it” territory. Their latest, the $5,000 Olive O6HD Music Server, is no exception. While it would be easy to dismiss such a high-t…

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

KISS Music Videos Pulled Due to Copyright Claims

November 8, 2010
KISS Music Videos Pulled Due to Copyright Claims

As a little background, KISS front man Gene Simmons has been making some waves lately with some statements regarding people that infringe his copyrights. It’s the sort of fire and brimstone rhetoric we’re used to hearing from RIAA executives, but with …

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

iTunes Switching to Longer Song Previews

November 3, 2010
iTunes Switching to Longer Song Previews

Removing some of the suckage from iTunes, Apple has begun informing music distributors that it’s increasing the length of some samples three-fold, CNet reports.
“We are pleased to let you know that we are preparing to increase the length of music previ…

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Apple | No Comments »

Limewire Lays Off 30%, Promises to Soldier On

November 1, 2010
Limewire Lays Off 30%, Promises to Soldier On

It’s no surprise that Limewire is expecting hard times after being forced to shut down their p2p client. What is a bit surprising is their determination to move the company forward and make a place in the already crowded legal music service space. Acco…

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Spotify Denies Acquisition Talks with Apple

October 27, 2010
Spotify Denies Acquisition Talks with Apple

Spotify wants to the set the record straight. No matter what you’ve read, the streaming music service isn’t about to become another notch in Apple’s acquisition belt, a Spotify spokesman said.
The rumor first began when TechCrunch reported an anonymous…

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Apple | No Comments »