LAS VEGAS, NV; Jan. 4, 2006 - MusicGiants, the leader in high-fidelity music downloads, today announced that the company plans to offer 5.1 channel high-definition audio files as part of its MusicGiants Network premium music download service in 2006.
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DULLES, Va., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- AOL said Thursday it has acquired MusicNow, a digital music subscription company.
"The MusicNow transaction allows us to super-serve our AOL members and expanding web audience with a truly best-in-class, full-service, digital music platform -- giving us the opportunity to offer an unparalleled music service," Edmund Fish, AOL's senior vice president, said in a news release. "Combined with leading programming on AOL Music, the easy-to-use features for music browsing, discovering, sharing, and purchasing of MusicNow provide a new level of customization and personalization of online music. AOL's users have been asking for these next-generation features to be a part of their music experience -- and AOL Music Now will deliver them," he added.
Founded in 1999, the Chicago-based MusicNow was purchased by Circuit City in 2004. Under the AOL ownership, the company will remain in Illinois. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Apple has already sold one million videos on the iTunes Music Store in the 20 days since the October 12 debut, suggesting a strong market for legal video downloads. Videos cost US$1.99 each, and currently there are over 2,000 music videos, along with short films from Pixar, and television shows from ABC and Disney.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in a statement, "Our next challenge is to broaden our content offerings, so that customers can enjoy watching more videos on their computers and new iPods."
Currently, the selection of television shows is limited, but that's likely to change soon. ABC is negotiating to expand its offerings beyond Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Night Stalker. Other networks may show interest, too, now that Apple can show viewers are willing to pay for downloadable programming.
The iTMS is available for Mac and Windows personal computers and works exclusively with Apple's line of iPod digital media devices. iTMS now operates in 21 countries. In the U.S., the service features more than two million songs, and more than 11,000 audiobooks.
Here’s a story you haven’t heard before – a partnership has been formed to start a new music download service. Alright, maybe you have heard it seemingly every day, but this one is a little bit different. Nokia and EMI have partnered to launch bFree, their take on a music download service. What’s the unique part? Well this one is delivered by Bluetooth.
Nokia announced CoolZone, their localized content delivery service for retailers today and bFree will take advantage of the same technology. Basically, it would allow your neighborhood coffee shop to install a service point in their store. Once it is in place, customers could come into the shop and download songs while slurping down a latte.
A trial will initially be run in three coffee shops and three record stores in Helsinki. The downloads will be free during the trial, but a cost will obviously be associated if the business is rolled out to customers on a wider scale.
Customers Can Instantly Purchase and Download Full Songs Over-the-Air Right to Their Phone When and Where They Want via the High-Speed Sprint Power Vision(SM) Network
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2005-- Sprint (NYSE:S - News) customers will be the first wireless customers in the U.S. to download full songs over-the-air. Today Sprint announced the opening of the Sprint Music Store(SM) powered by Groove Mobile, the first music store in the U.S. that lets wireless customers browse, preview, download, play and manage high-quality digital music, right from their phone. Sprint customers can now take their music with them on the go and have instant access to purchase and download music when they want to, not just when they are in front of a PC.
Yahoo! announced to subscribers of its portable music subscription service that it will increase rental rates for the service on November 1. The company released its Music Unlimited subscription service in August after a three-month beta testing period. The service's debut prices were considerably lower than Yahoo!'s competitors' prices: US$4.99 per month for one year with unlimited downloads to a portable music device, and $6.99 on a month-to-month basis.
The new rates will be $9.99 per month with a one-year subscription and $11.99 month-to-month. However, these new rates only apply to the subscription service for downloading songs to mobile devices; users who only want access to play songs on their computers will still pay the lower prices. Yahoo! also says that it will honor one-year subscriptions made before November 1st at the lower rate.
The company gave no indication why it was increasing its rates, but the move is not a surprise to analysts. Many were saying that Yahoo!'s prices would not be able to stay so low without cutting steeply into the company's profits.
Source: geek.com
Media servers are all the rage in the digital revolution, as they should be. A high quality media servers like the SoundVault, and some other great gear, can help you enjoy hi-fi music and other media in new better ways. But let’s not forget the lowly PC sitting in a dark corner of your home office or bedroom where you were first introduced to the digital revolution. With new sound cards (X-Fi from Creative Labs, et al) and new computer speakers coming along everyday that make you personal computer sound better don’t be afraid to go hi-fi at your desk.
For the “do-it-yourself” guys out there, Hi-Fi Music Downloads came across a computer speaker system that should sound great and be a fun project to build on your own. Hi Fidelity Engineering Co. or Decware in Pioria has plans available for a planar speaker. These speakers look interesting, have great specs, and should be easy to build. You can learn more about these speakers at the Decware site. Have some fun with making your personal computer a hi-fi machine.
Digital hi-fi music has been the buzz lately. The New York Times ran an article that explains digital audio compression. The Times specifically discussed the deference between AAC, WMA, MP3 and more. The Washington Post ran an article that discussed MusicGiants and lossless compression. It seems that hi-fi and music downloads from the internet are beginning to reach the minds of music lovers.
Apple® today announced iTunes® 6, the next generation of the world’s most popular music jukebox and online music store. iTunes 6 lets fans purchase and download over 2,000 music videos and six short films from Academy-Award winning Pixar Animation Studios for just $1.99 each. Also, in a landmark deal with Disney, iTunes is now offering current and past episodes from two of the most popular shows on television, “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost,” as well as the new drama series “Night Stalker” and the two most popular shows from Disney Channel, “That’s So Raven” and “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” for just $1.99 per episode. Customers can now purchase and download their favorite television shows from iTunes the day after they air on TV, watch them on their Mac® or PC, and Auto-Sync them onto the new iPod® for viewing anywhere.
Legal music downloads aren't limited to just chart music - we show you how to find your kind of music, and some of it is free
Will Stapley, Computeract!ve
Downloading music from the internet is a topic fraught with misconceptions. With all the stories about file sharing and illegal music downloads doing the rounds, you would be forgiven for thinking it is best to steer clear of the subject altogether.
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