DOJ inquires about Apple’s hold on digital music
by Greg Sandoval and Declan McCullagh The U.S. Department of Justice has begun asking questions about Apple’s role in the recent scaling back of special music discounts and promotions at Amazon, according to two high level music industry sources. Apple complained to Sony Music Entertainment after seeing material from Alicia Keys on Amazon’s “Daily Deal,” [...]
Audio Recorder Flexes Dual Mics for Strong Fidelity
Reviewed by Cameron Bird Audio Recorder Flexes Dual Mics for Strong Fidelity Recording different types of audio is tricky. One recorder might be great at soaking up a quiet conversation, but take it to a rock concert and your audio will sound like a coffee grinder crammed with ball bearings. That’s not the case with [...]
SXSW: YouTube Launches Partner Program for Indie Bands
By Eliot Van Buskirk AUSTIN, Texas — If you can play the guitar, you can quit your day job! Well, maybe. But independent musicians who are accepted by YouTube’s “Musicians Wanted” section will be able to do just that if their music videos and live musical performances draw enough views through a new feature of [...]
Apple Beware: Dell (With A Little Help From Amazon and Google) is Taking on iTunes
By Eliot Van Buskirk The formidable triumvirate of Amazon, Dell, and Google is apparently poised to give iTunes the first serious run for its money just as the iPad is about to take Apple’s downloadable media megastore where no computer has gone before. Engadget has posted two slides that appear to come from a Dell [...]