Analysis: Application blocking diminishes iPhone

"Forget bricked iPhones. For many iPhone users, the biggest disappointment with last week’s iPhone software update wasn’t that it rendered unlocked phones inoperable but that it disabled third-party apps that have sprung up for Apple’s device. And that could lead to...

Expert bloggers say MTV had to ditch Microsoft for a chance to compete with i...

Recently, MTV announced it would close its “Urge” music download service, which was a joint-venture with Microsoft. Expert bloggers were among the first to reveal what MTV’s next move would be and whether MTV’s new mega-partnership will have the potential to rival...

Universal offers 'DRM-free' tracks

"Universal Music Group, home to Mika and Amy Winehouse, is making thousands of tracks available as digital downloads free of copying protection in a six-month experiment to test demand. The world's largest music group will include music by Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent, Black Eyed...

Let's shut down Sir Elton John, for five years (or more) ;-)

Sir Elton John made the news today in British newspaper The Sun not because of his musical activities but for his (hopefully a provocation?) comments about closing down the Internet. John, a self-defined "technophobe", said the Internet is damaging the world of music and...

iTunes Store rings up 3 billionth song

"Apple announced this morning that over 3 billion songs have been sold through its online music store.[...]EMI reported in June that its DRM-free tracks and albums were selling at a noticeably quicker pace through iTunes than when they were previously DRMed. They were even...

Useful tools

Democracy player did sound like some kind hip-hop raconteur who probably works for Moveon.org. The app was solid and now is re-christened "Miro" though a search on 7/19/07 showed the name had lots of competition from the Spanish artist.Last100 has a detailed review of the new...