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  • Orange music goes DRM-free

    Orange music goes DRM-free

    Operator revamps audio offering 10 July 2009 9:58 GMT

    Orange has followed Vodafone in announcing it will offer digital rights management-free music downloads in what it says is a "major refresh" of its music portal.

    Orange will sell DRM-free music downloads from Universal Music, EMI Music and...

  • Nokia

    Nokia "committed" to going DRM-free

    Comes with Music to come without restrictions in 2009 18 June 2009 13:36 GMT

    We've brought you news before that Nokia was considering a DRM-free approach for its "unlimited" Comes with Music offering, but now have had a statement from the manufacturer saying it is "committed" to going DRM-free - this year.

    The news...

  • Vodafone makes 5 June

    Vodafone makes 5 June "Free Music Friday"

    Operator offers free tracks to mark start of DRM-free downloads 4 June 2009 17:29 GMT

    Vodafone is following up from its "Freeday" Friday that saw mobile internet gratis, with the news that this Friday will henceforth be known as "Free Music Friday".

    The UK-based operator is offering Voda customers eight free tracks from major...

  • Naim launches high-def music download store

    Naim launches high-def music download store

    Fully uncompressed, DRM-free, 24bit WAV files, anyone? 1 May 2009 10:36 GMT

    Naim Label has announced that as of 18 May it will relaunch, offering "high definition" music downloads, with fully uncompressed, DRM-free, 24bit WAV files available.

    As well as offering 320kbps MP3 files, the company will be angling their...

  • Vodafone goes DRM-free

    Vodafone goes DRM-free

    Drops digital rights management on music downloads 11 March 2009 15:35 GMT

    Vodafone has announced that it has signed deals with Universal Music, Sony Music Entertainment and EMI to offer their tracks and albums DRM-free across Vodafone markets for both mobile phones and PCs.

    Said to be the first deals of their kind...

  • Datz Music Lounge. Audio, Music downloads, Datz, DRM-free, Online 0

    Datz Music Lounge review

    3.0 REVIEW Want unlimited DRM-free tracks? 4 February 2009 12:00 GMT

    If you’re really into your music and would prefer an unlimited download subscription to picking and paying for individual tracks through something like iTunes, enter the Datz Music Lounge, which offers unlimited, DRM-free tunes for a year.

  • iTunes Plus upgrades offered on track by track basis

    iTunes Plus upgrades offered on track by track basis

    All-or-nothing policy changed 30 January 2009 9:26 GMT

    Apple has u-turned on its potentially expensive all-or-nothing policy of making an iTunes user upgrade their entire music library to the DRM-free iTunes Plus format.

    Up to now, iTunes users had to shell out a lump sum to upgrade all their...

  • A quick guide to audio codecs

    A quick guide to audio codecs

    What, why, who, how explained 20 January 2009 17:27 GMT

    What is it?
    Standing for, COder / DECoder, although it's the second part of the word that most people are more familiar with, it's the part an MP3 player, iPod, mobile phone or computer handles whilst playing file-based music.

    Without...

  • 7digital.com says Q4 sales up 260%

    7digital.com says Q4 sales up 260%

    DRM-free MP3s tripled sales 19 January 2009 13:31 GMT

    Some good news in the business world to counterbalance the gloom of the economic downturn - 7digital.com has announced strong figures with Q4 sales up more than 260% from the same quarter last year.

    7digital attributes this success in part...

  • iTunes finally goes DRM-free . Audio, iTunes, Apple, Music downloads, DRM-free, Macworld2009, Sony BMG, Warner Music, EMI, Universal music 0

    iTunes finally goes DRM-free

    Macworld 2009: Schiller's first one last thing 6 January 2009 18:32 GMT

    At the Apple keynote at Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco Philip W. Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing for Apple, followed absent Apple boss Steve Jobs' tradition of announcing "one last thing".

    Music fans will...

  • iTunes to go DRM-free from today?

    iTunes to go DRM-free from today?

    Apple rumour sees imminent announcement 9 December 2008 9:30 GMT

    Apple is apparently on the verge of offering unprotected iTunes Store music from all major labels, if recent reports are to be believed.

    A French news source has it that Apple is planning a major launch in time for Christmas that will see...

  • Microsoft revamps Zune music subscriptions. Audio, MP3 players, Microsoft, Zune, Music downloads, DRM-free 0

    Microsoft revamps Zune music subscriptions

    "Pass" subscribers get to keep 10 songs a month 20 November 2008 10:37 GMT

    Microsoft has announced "landmark agreements" with both major and independent music labels for a new subscription music model for its Zune MP3 player.

    The Zune Pass subscription service currently gives consumers on-demand access to millions...

  • MP3-compatible campaign and logo launches . Audio, Music downloads, DRM-free, MP3 players, Biz, 7digital, Play.com, HMV, Tesco, Tunetribe, Woolworths, ERA, BPI 0

    MP3-compatible campaign and logo launches

    Online music industry's new initiative 4 November 2008 12:11 GMT

    Seven of the UK's music download retailers have launched a campaign that identifies music in the MP3 format.

    Angled "to help consumers make the most of the growing availability of music in the universally compatible MP3 format", the campaign...

  • Datz Music Lounge launches . Audio, Music downloads, Datz, DRM-free, EMI 0

    Datz Music Lounge launches

    £99 for a year's worth of unlimited downloads 30 October 2008 9:43 GMT

    The "Datz Music Lounge" has launched, described as "a revolutionary new way to buy and enjoy music".

    The Datz Music Lounge lets you download as many tracks as you want over the course of a year for a one off cost of £99.99.

    Similar...

  • Dell and Universal Music team up on MP3 bundles . Hardware, Music downloads, Dell, DRM-free, Universal music 0

    Dell and Universal Music team up on MP3 bundles

    DRM-free song packages pre-loaded on PCs 27 October 2008 14:02 GMT

    In the States, Dell and Universal Music Group have teamed to provide pre-loaded song bundles of different genres of music.

    Described as "a simple, economical way to jump-start a digital music library" individuals will be able to select a...

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