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Kingston Technology Strikes Chord with eMusic to Enhance Mobile Phone Music Harmony (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.----Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is working with eMusic, the world's largest retailer of independent music and the world's number two digital music service, to launch a special 1GB microSD card package with a USB reader and 10 free preloaded songs.
EMI and DRM: Does it matter? (CNET)
Blog: EMI is now offering DRM-less downloads for iTunes and several Windows Media Audio-based stores. But for real portability, only MP3s will do.
Net tunes: The lowdown on downloads (New York Daily News)
Online music-sellers have overtaken the mall and are vying for market share as music-listeners ditch their CDs.
Bringing P2P File-Sharing Out of the Shadows, Part 2 (E-Commerce Times)
The number of consumers downloading music from authorized sites could exceed that of peer-to-peer, or P2P, users this year, according to research conducted by the NPD Group. The growth rate of downloading of copyrighted material via file-sharing services may have slowed down last year to around 8 percent, according to NPD.
Digital Audio Books Available Anywhere, Anytime via Your Local Public Library (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Need a vacation, but feel stuck in the daily commute? How about escaping with "Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami? With a valid library card from Black Gold Cooperative Library System, you can download audio books to most Windows® computers.
The Owner's Manual: Internet music file limits loosen (San Antonio Express-News)
Buy a CD, and chances are you can import its songs to any digital music player. But buy a music download, and chances are you're limited to a certain player or service.
Nagoya Pop Sensation Budo Grape Adds " Otonatachi x Kodomotachi" to JapanFiles.Com (Anime News Network)
July 24, 2007 – Top-selling Japanese pop artists Budo Grape add their 2007 CD " Otonatachi x Kodomotachi" to their collection on JapanFiles.com.
Some record labels let you have your vinyl and MP3s, too (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By RYAN PETERSON Want the warmth of vinyl and the convenience of MP3s? Several independent record labels have started programs that allow customers who purchase vinyl LPs to download them for free as high-quality MP3 files via the label's Web site. The MP3s can then be transferred to a portable music player or burned to a CD. Venerable Seattle label Sub Pop Records adopted the practice earlier ...
Always evolving: When it comes to cell phones, new technology means more choices (Burlington Times-News)
The Alltel Hue cell phone by Samsung is one of many that pairs the Internet with traditional cell use. The phone can act as an mp3 player, wireless computer, TV and more.
Paessler Announces Webserver Stress Tool for Windows Vista (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Broader monitoring capabilities result in improved network performance and stability for ecommerce.
A Personal Pitching Machine for Bonds (New York Times)
John Yandle, a batting practice pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, has pitched to Barry Bonds for the last 15 years, so he has allowed more home runs to Bonds than anyone.
Team Notes (USA Today)
Angels
NL team notes (USA Today)
nl notes
Having a ball with ex-'Spos (The Ottawa Sun)
Pitching machine strikes out 25 batters or so, but a fun time was still had by all
Instructors named for Umpire Camp (MLB.com)
Instructors named for Umpire Camp
At Fastenal, it's Corporate University (River Valley Business Report)
Pacing the front of the room, the instructor quizzed the class about hot-dipped coatings on bolts. “Do you think it’s thin or thick?” he asked. A few “thicks” came from the 19 sales trainees.
Miller time in Nashua (Eagle-Tribune Online)
NASHUA - It was indeed an unusual approach for Bode Miller. Perhaps the most flamboyant skier in U.S. history, he can weave his way by everything, except controversy.
Format Varies, But Resultʼs Same With Detroit In Town (New London Day)
-- It was a Friday night in early September, 2005, when about 9,000 pairs of arms waved bye-bye to Bill Laimbeer as he exited Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun had just eliminated the Detroit Shock from the playoffs.
District champs (The Daily Iberian)
Elise Provost, Sydney Lahasky and Shelby Broussard combined to throw a one-hitter as Evangeline Little League advanced to the 11- and 12-year-old Little League State Softball Tournament with a 14-0 win over Jeanerette Monday.
Mack All-Stars have a big opportunity at NorCals (Times-Standard)
There's nothing quite like a team who is united on all fronts. The ability to communicate with each other and perform on all cylinders is a trait that defines quality units. If there ever were a group that defined the world unity, look no further than the McKinleyville 10- and 11-year-old all-stars.
