Wednesday, July 11, 2007

snapshot 7/11/07

Xbox Live adds Disney movies to its download menu
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070711/wr_nm/media_xbox_dc_1;_ylt=AsyoDJRQU1ri1dULZoEKMk1kM3wV
Microsoft Corp. announced the addition of Walt Disney Co. films to the Xbox 360's download service, Xbox Live, on Tuesday night at the opening news conference for the E3 Media and Business Summit. Disney joins the ranks of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures and Lionsgate among studios contributing high-definition titles to the fast-growing platform.


Digital Music, The Orchard agree to merge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070711/wr_nm/digitalmusic_merger_dc_1;_ylt=AqViHfA53oIwwqhj2_LRmm1kM3wV
Digital Music Group Inc. and The Orchard Enterprises Inc., which distributes albums to online stores like iTunes, said the two companies have agreed to merge.


How To Save 10% On Every Download You Buy
http://www.ourdigitalmusic.com/how-to-save-10-on-every-download-you-buy/
Assuming you own a portable player other than an iPod or just want to download to your computer to play or burn for personal use, here’s a guaranteed way to save 10% on every download that you buy.

With few exceptions download prices are pretty consistent at 99 cents for single songs and $9.99 for full albums. But all you need to do to save 10% on almost every download you buy is to click on over to to WalMart.com where all tracks are priced at 88 cents each and full albums are $9.44 or less. Wal-Mart’s download catalog is not quite as deep as Napster or Rhapsody. But with more than a million tracks available including virtually all the past and present hits, WalMart.com is a good place to start your search for your favorite music.


Thinking Outside the Pod
http://report.allthingsd.com/20061212/thinking-outside-the-pod/
Apple’s iPod music players are wildly popular, and they’re paired with a very good online music service, the iTunes Store. But not everyone loves the famous gadget. Here’s a guide to doing digital music outside the Apple hegemony.

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