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- The 10 biggest moments in IT history
- Despite its relatively short lifespan, IT has had some huge watershed moments. TechRepublic's Jack Wallen followed the tech timeline to identify the most pivotal events. It’s unlikely that everyone will ever agree on the most important dates in the history of IT. I...
- Tags: ARPAnet, Information Technology, Operating System, Dot-com, Apple Inc., Wikipedia, COBOL, Napster Inc., Wiki, Linux, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Online Communications, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- Mobile Napster site lets you download your purchased tracks OTA
- Tried itworked in pocket internet explorer but the service does not work in the uk but it is a beta so i cant be too mad.
- Tags: Napster Inc., mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Mobile Napster site lets you download your purchased tracks OTA
- As I have mentioned in the past I have a rather small personal music collection so I enjoy streaming music and subscription services that let me listen to a ton of music from several genres. I have been a subscriber to the Zune Marketplace (check out my thoughts on the...
- Tags: Mobile, Music, Napster Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Napster and the "The more things change" rule
- Napster and the "The more things change" ruleHulu has the right ideaas far as offering free content in exchange for mandatory commercials which is no worse than TV without a DVR but of course it is still too limited in content to call it a success. But overall it's very...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Hulu, Napster Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Napster and the "The more things change" rule
- Drew Wilson at Zero Paid points out that Napster celebrates its 10th birthday this month. The Globe and Mail takes a deeper look in its Download Decade series. In the last decade, iTunes, Amazon, and various subscription music services have demonstrated there's a vast audience more than willing...
- Tags: Entertainment, Napster Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Denise Howell
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Bopaboo may feel like eBay but will end up looking like original Napster.
- Bopaboo may feel like eBay but will end up looking like original Napster.When the file is sold...... you swear to delete it from your hard drive. And from any backup media as well.Is the seller required to prove he's trustworthy? Or can a Court determine that the seller...
- Tags: Napster Inc., Bopaboo, eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-11
- Bopaboo may feel like eBay but will end up looking like original Napster.
- A startup called Bopaboo surely has the lawyers at the Recording Industry Association of America putting in some overtime. Bopaboo has launched a service that has created - get this - an eBay-like marketplace for "used" digital music files. That's right. If you're tired of your old...
- Tags: RIAA, eBay Inc., Napster Inc., Bopaboo, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-12-11
- Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe
- Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobedo you honestly this this fixwill last? I can almost guarantee by the time you read this, there is a work around. "just use the google" and ye shall find.the most effective way to curb "piracy" is to ask for reasonable prices, gouge...
- Tags: Corporate communications, SECURITY, encryption, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web video, Amazon Web video leak, Adobe Systems Inc., video, Internet video, leak
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Best Buy acquires Napster; Eyes digital music distribution
- Best Buy acquires Napster; Eyes digital music distributionSeems to be overpayingSo that's $181 per subscriber, if one values the "Napster" trademark as having no value. Best Buy already had online sales, so I don't think they needed infrastructure.
- Tags: Digital media, Best Buy Co. Inc., Napster Inc., digital music distribution, digital music
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Best Buy acquires Napster; Eyes digital music distribution
- Best Buy is gobbling up Napster for $121 million, or $2.65 a share, double the online music service's closing price on Friday. In a statement Monday, Best Buy outlined its rationale: Best Buy intends to use Napster’s capabilities and digital subscriber base to reach new customers...
- Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Digital Music, Napster Inc., Retail, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- The music scene: legal vs. illegal
- The music scene: legal vs. illegalNapster pricing?Your pricing on Napster is way off. The Napster subscription service is $12.95/month, for PC and streaming device (Roku SoundBridge, Xbox 360, etc.) playback only. Or it's $14.95/month for "Napster To Go", which has the ability to work with WM-DRM PlaysForSure players,...
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Napster Inc., music scene, DRM-free MP3
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Napster gunning for iTunes with DRM-free music
- Napster gunning for iTunes with DRM-free musiciTMS already sells DRM free songsThey cost no more than the DRM version either. The problem is the labels, not Apple. BTW, Napster is about 5 dollars from bankruptcy. This is a pore squirming animal in the last throws of death. Watch it wiggle...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Napster.com, Napster Inc., DRM-Free Music, Apple iTunes, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Napster gunning for iTunes with DRM-free music
- Does Apple have a Kick Me sign on their back or something? First Netflix fires a major shot over the bow of the Apple TV with their new Netflix Player set-top box, now Napster is going after iTunes with a new DRM-free music service. “We’re...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Napster Inc., Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital-rights Management, Digital Media, MP3, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security
- Blog posts 2008-05-21
- Napster 4.5 (Windows)
- Play your favorite songs, albums, artists and playlists as often as you like, instantly from any Internet-connected computer. Plus, for the music you really love and want to own, Napster offers DRM-free MP3 downloads that work on any MP3 player, including iPod and iPhone.Choose from the world's largest collection of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, MP3, Napster Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2008-05-21
- Most popular music download services: iTunes, Napster
- iTunes usage increased significantly, to 24% past-30-day-usage among total US downloaders, up from 18% in 2006, according to Ipsos. An emerging majority (50% of downloaders aware of more than one site) consider iTunes the best fee-based digital music service (up from 41% in 2006 and 33% in 2005). Second-place Napster...
- Tags: Apple iTunes, Napster Inc., Music Download, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, NB
- Blog posts 2008-04-12
- SlavaNap 3.1 (Windows)
- SlavaNap is a file-sharing server application not a client for Napster-compatible file-sharing clients. It has a nice interface, is easy to administer, and uses little bandwidth. SlavaNap is compatible with many popular clients like Napster, WinMX, audioGnome, Lopster, WinLop, Xnap, and other Napster-compatible clients. It allows users to share files...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, File-sharing, Napster Inc., SlavaNap, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet
- Software downloads 2008-04-02
- War against Web tops music biz 'screw-ups' list
- War against Web tops music biz 'screw-ups' listCheck historical facts music-on-demandYou might find the 'blunder' goes back earlier, was an industry effort, not just the record labels. In fact, it was actually easier to get a meeting/demo of DirectHit and Softplayer music search software to with VP's at the...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web-tops music biz, Web-tops, Napster Inc., music biz
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- College Opportunity and Affordability Act passes...Napster anyone?
- College Opportunity and Affordability Act passes...Napster anyone?That would work, but ...I don't believe the communications infrastructure was upgraded with single service accounts in mind when Universities decided to network on campus housing.Now of course with WiMax just around the corner you can completely skip the process of upgrading any on...
- Tags: SSH, Napster Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- College Opportunity and Affordability Act passes...Napster anyone?
- The College Opportunity and Affordability Act is a largely benign bill passed by the US House of Representatives Thursday that funds student financial aid, among many other pieces of higher education in the States. As Ars Technica points out, though, COAA makes a host of...
- Tags: University, File-swapping, Napster Inc., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- News to know: CES; Gates' curtain call; Office 2003 and old file types; Apple
- Notable headlines: CES coverage: Ryan Stewart: Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 Olympics Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball. Mary Jo Foley: Gates' last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futures. Dan Farber: Gates gives CES keynote...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Office 2003, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Napster Inc., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hd Dvd, Microsoft Office, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
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