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Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US — Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. Now, Apple has ascended to the top of the charts …
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MySpace and Record Companies Create Music Site — SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest effort by the ailing music industry to bolster its declining prospects, three of the four major music companies have struck a deal with MySpace to start an music Web site. — As part of the deal …
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mathewingram.com/work, Techdirt, Digital Daily, Download Squad, CNET News.com, Guardian Unlimited, Listening Post, TG Daily and Lost Remote
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Live: MySpace Music Call: DRM-free Downloads, International Plans And More — Work in progress Waiting for the MySpace Music call to begin ... In the meantime, some details on what is being billed as a “global initiative that will include a 360 music experience”:
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PDA, Ars Technica, WebProNews, Reuters, TechCrunch, Orbitcast, FaceReviews, CrunchGear, Electronista, Coolfer and AppScout
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MySpace Music Announces...Well, a Joint Venture
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Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone — Microsoft made it official on April 3: There will be no new reprieves for Windows XP (other than on Ultra Low-Cost PCs). — Some customers and partners had been hoping the company might extend again the deadline for all PC makers …
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Microsoft Announces Extended Availability of Windows XP Home for ULCPCs — Q&A: Michael Dix, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management, discusses Microsoft's commitment to deliver Windows to customers for a new category of devices known as ultra low-cost personal computers (ULCPCs).
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Microsoft will extend life of Windows XP—again
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Craigslist Valuation: $80 Million in 2008 Revenue, Worth $5 Billion — As we prepare to release our SAI 25: World's Most Valuable Startups list, we're running through some final valuation numbers. One company that is a shoo-in for the list is Craigslist (yes, it has been around a while …
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Imitation Is Flattery? Or Just Bad for Entrepreneurs? — There are a dozen other, perhaps more important and insightful, posts I'd rather be writing today. But, alas, my friends at TechCrunch put a wall in my path today and I just can't ignore it, despite counsel from perhaps wiser advisers to do just that.
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Furrier.org, Silicon Alley Insider, BoomTown, /Message, Jeremy Toeman's LIVEdigitally, VentureBeat and STARTUP CHATTER
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Arrington: ‘Demo needs to die’
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Valleywag, The Guidewire, The Drama 2.0 Show, Pat Phelan, Online Media Cultist and Ewan Spence's All New Musings
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Study: ‘Influencers’ Possess Less Clout — IN THE WORLD OF SOCIAL media, so-called “influencers” might have less clout than some marketers think. — According to a new study from Canadian research firm Pollara, self-described social media users put far more trust in friends and family online …
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Trademark Dispute Pits Apple vs. The Big Apple — The Big Apple has a new logo, and Apple says: Drop dead. — At issue is the emblem for New York City's GreeNYC campaign, which has started to appear around the city on bus shelters, hybrid gasoline-electric taxicabs and even Whole Foods shopping bags.
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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for April 2008 — Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: April 3, 2008 — Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: April 8, 2008 — This is an advance notification of eight security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on April 8, 2008.
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Psst...secrets of Google News exposed! — Often publishers ask us why Google News didn't include one of their articles, or skipped the image associated with an article. In the search for answers, we've noticed that there's a lot of confusion about how we include and rank articles.
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Psst! Wanna save $110 on Windows Vista SP1? — Microsoft still letting buyers still ‘upgrade’ to Vista without XP or 2000 — Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. continues to give its tacit blessing for consumers to exploit a technical loophole that allows them to upgrade to Vista with Service Pack 1 …
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How much trouble is Dell really in? — Is it just me or was Dell on top of the world a few years ago? Not only was it pummeling just about every other PC manufacturer in the industry, its online business was buzzing and its business integration was better than ever. And then it all came crashing down.
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Photoshop, Lightroom, and Adobe's 64-bit roadmap — As you've probably seen, among the great features in the Lightroom 2.0 beta is its ability to run 64-bit-native on Mac (Intel, 10.5.x) and Windows (Vista 64). If you think it feels great to beat Aperture to the punch here, you're right. :-)
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iMac stocks dwindle - new models soon? — iMac stocks across Apple's reseller chains are running down, suggesting the company is closing in on a refresh for its range of all-in-one desktops. — If whispers emerging from Apple partners are to be believed, the product upgrade may not be immediate …
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Slide Caught Posting Fake Positive Reviews For Their Own App — Multiple fake reviews for the Funwall App on Facebook have been deleted after it was discovered that the reviews came from employees of Slide, the apps owner. — Fake reviews seem to be part of the norm these days …