Amazon launches DRM-free “Amazon MP3″ music downloads  —  If you’re into DRM-free music, you have a reason to get pretty excited today.  As speculated, Amazon has launched the public beta of its new digital music portal called Amazon MP3, which will feature two million songs from 180,000 artists …

Source:   Engadget
Author:   Joshua Topolsky
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M’SOFT LOOKS TO FACEBOOK IF YAHOO! WON’T PLAY  —  Microsoft Corp. needs to do a deal - the question the software giant is currently contemplating is whether it should do one with Facebook or Yahoo!, The Post has learned.  —  According to two sources familiar with the discussions …

Source:   New York Post
Author:   Peter […]

Amazon MP3 Beta Launches  —  Everyone seems to be making comparisons to Apple in regards to just about any product that rolls off the lines in China.  The Zune was supposed to be the iPod killer and this and that.  There are clearly some very good rivals when it comes to hardware …

Source:   CrunchGear
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Parakey: Did Investors Get Left Out In The Cold?  —  When Facebook acquired Parakey in July, everyone assumed the stockholders of that fledgling startup would be popping the champagne bottles.  No matter what the acquisition price (it wasn’t disclosed), if the sellers got Facebook stock …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Michael Arrington
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/09/25/parakey-did…

15 Billion More Reasons to Worry About Facebook  —  Oh, my.  —  Oh, my.  —  Dig a hole and hide.  The end is nigh.  And how do you spell Ponzi (as in scheme) again?  —  When I reported in this column two weeks ago that Facebook was looking to raise a new round of funding […]

Facebook Ignores Complaints about Sexual Predators  —  Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that his office is investigating Facebook over representations the company makes about safety measures in place on its website.  In a letter accompanying a subpoena for documents …

Source:   oag.state.ny.us
Link:   http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2007/sep/sep24a_07…

EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc.  —  Combination Will Create Industry-Leading Digital Media Solutions Provider  —  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH - News) announced today that it has agreed …

Source:   Business Wire
Link:   http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070924/20070924006504.html

Sling-DISH: Interview: Blake Krikorian, Chairman and CEO, Sling Media  —  I caught up with Blake Krikorian, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Sling Media, soon after the company’s announcement Monday evening that it had agreed to be acquired by EchoStar (NSDQ: DISH) Communications.

Source:   paidContent.org
Author:   Staci D. Kramer
Link:   http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-sling-dish…

Apple Guru Dares Solution Providers to Dream  —  Among them:  —  Homecooking is better.  Wozniak said he almost never saw a tech product that he wouldn’t rather build than buy.  Early VCRs, Pong video games, even ham radio constantly inspired him to tinker, dismantle and create.

Source:   eWEEK.com
Link:   http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2188211,00.asp

How to relock your iPhone before the firmware update  —  Apple has your unlocked iPhone in their crosshairs.  What do you do?  This method in no way guarantees that your iPhone will survive the update after being unlocked.  If you’re risk adverse, you may want to wait a day or two for these instructions to […]