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Apple in collaboration with is releasing an Apple-shaped USB loaded with 14 Beatles stereo titles. Included in the USB are all the remastered visual elements of the CD’s originally containing the 14 Beatles songs. In addition, the USB will also be loaded with 13 mini-documentary films about the Beatles’ studio albums, replicated UK album art rate photos and other notes. [Read more…]
Originally posted on November 4, 2009 @ 8:00 am
For Best Buy, it’s better late than never. While online movie delivery is no longer a new thing, it’s  only now that the company more popularly known for selling DVDs has finally decided to start  embracing the current trend in the movie distribution industry – direct online streaming.
To do this, Best Buy is set to announce that it has teamed up with SonicSolutions for the use of its CinemaNow streaming technology.
Originally posted on November 3, 2009 @ 7:21 am
Just when you thought there were no companies left jumping on the music download bandwagon, along comes UK ISP Tiscali with their offering.
Claiming a catalogue of 6.5 million tracks, including artists such as Johnny Cash, Paul Weller, Temper Trap, The White Stripes, and Adele.
It can boast this number of tracks because it has partnered with eMusic. That means you won’t necessarily get all the latest tunes as you might on services like iTunes, but still have access to a decent range of music. [Read more…]
Originally posted on October 29, 2009 @ 7:58 am
Proposals to cut off people who persistently download files illegally from the Internet have been washing around for several years now, but today Lord Mandelson, the UK government’s secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, laid out plans to introduce tough measures to combat illegal filesharing.
Opposed by leading ISPs, who fear that they will be forced to introduce costly and inconvenient monitoring and recording systems, Lord Mandelson did say that he had “no expectation of mass suspensions”, instead outlining a “three strikes” approach whereby persistent offenders would still have the right to appeal if cut off from the Net. [Read more…]
Originally posted on October 29, 2009 @ 9:15 am
In a move described as “next generationâ€, Tesco (UK retailer) and Microsoft have announced a new deal whereby customers buying selected DVDs from Tesco stores will be able to download a digital copy of the same film.
Using Microsoft’s Silverlight technology, and with the backing of major film studios, this digital copy will be downloadable to either PC or Mac, offering a “virtual DVD experience†and promising a range of additional features including auto-updating trailers, exclusive bonus content, online chat and related merchandising.
Yes, it’s mainly aimed at making the companies involved more money — expect copious links to Tesco’s music download service and other partner web sites. [Read more…]
Originally posted on September 9, 2009 @ 5:15 am