1. Android app is like Foursquare meets Pirate Bay
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Created as part of The Guardian's Music Hack Day, Piracy app lets users "drop" songs from their music collection in physical locations for other users to pick up later.Source: CNET News.com  ...

2. Why iTunes song samples are still only 30 seconds
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Apple in "active negotiations" for song samples with rights holders, but some music publishers want Apple to pay. How the negotiations fare could set the mood for negotiations over cloud music.Source: ...

3. Top 10 business laptops
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... and they need to emphasize actual business use -- for tasks such as word processing and data manipulation -- over flourishes like music management and extra graphics processing power.Source: InfoWorld ...

4. The InfoWorld news quiz: Sept. 3, 2010
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...  What makes an Apple Special Event special? How about a refreshed line of iPods, lower prices on iTunes rentals, and a new music-oriented social network? But Apple wasn't ...

5. Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)
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At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.Source: CNET News.com ...

6. The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration
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On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.Source: CNET News.com  ...

7. Walkman beats iPod in Japan, if only for a moment
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Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.Source: CNET News.com  ...

8. Steve Jobs on why no Facebook for Ping
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Talks with Facebook about Apple's new Ping music social network fizzled, Jobs says, because Facebook wanted "onerous terms that we could not agree to."Source: CNET News.com  ...

9. Is Apple's iPod tune getting old?
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Apple's incredible success in the digital music player category puts it in an odd position. Except for a few minor tweaks of design, it's not clear how much more Apple can do with the category.Source: ...

10. Apple's fall event: iPod refresh; Apple TV reborn (roundup)
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CEO Steve Jobs unveils redesigns for every iPod model; iTunes 10 features Ping, a social network for music; and iOS 4.2 to unify iPad and iPhone. Plus: Apple TV goes streaming, including Netflix offerings.Source: ...

11. First views of Sony streaming music service (images)
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Sony demonstrates its Music Unlimited service at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. Here are some looks at the service.Source: CNET News.com  ...

12. iTunes song-sample plan runs into music publishers
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Trade group approaches Apple on the eve of Wednesday's media event to inform company publishing rights must be secured first.Source: CNET News.com

13. Jobs demos iPod, iTunes, Apple TV updates (video roundup)
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At its music-focused fall event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage to show off refreshes to the iPod Shuffle, Nano, and Touch, as well as its TV device and mobile operating system.Source: CNET News.com ...

14. iTunes 10 gets social with Ping
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Apple announces iTunes 10, available immediately, which comes with a new logo and a social music service called Ping that lets you see what your friends are listening to and make comments and recommendations.Source: ...

15. Sony announces cloud-based music service
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On the same day Apple displays its digital music dominance, an electronics rival says it'll offer streaming music over the Net.Source: CNET News.com  ...

16. Beyond the games: Apple to add wireless printing in iOS 4.2
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs today -- in the midst of a blitz of consumer-oriented announcements such as video rentals in iTunes, a new touch-based iPod music player model, and an online multiuser gaming service ...

17. Apple's fall event: New iPods, iTunes, TV device?
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As usual, rumors are swirling about what is coming during Apple's annual fall event, typically music-focused, taking place this year on Wednesday morning. Stay up-to-date here.Source: CNET News.com  ...

18. Apple, Apple, Apple!
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Microsoft is updating the Xbox 360 controller, Palm releases details about WebOS 2.0, and, of course, new rumors surface about Apple's music event on Wednesday.Source: CNET News.com  ...

19. Research supports longer iTunes song samples
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Two researchers reported that the sweet spot for digital music sampling is around 60 seconds. Apple is expected to boost length of iTunes samples to possibly 90 seconds.Source: CNET News.com  ...

20. Apple to stream music event--to Apple devices
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Apple announces that it will provide a live video stream of Wednesday's music event, but only to those who have Macs running OS X, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.Source: CNET News.com  ...