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Why Video Phones Might Not Be The Future After All
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
The Record
YouTube Shares Ad Revenue With Musicians, But Does It Add Up?
September 27, 2012 Musicians say they see benefits to their music and videos being on YouTube — but not much money.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The Record
How Musicians Make Money On Spotify
September 26, 2012 The streaming music service offers millions of songs to millions of users, but it's not yet a reliable source of income for musicians.
Friday, September 21, 2012
All Tech Considered
Do You Know The Way To San Jose? iPhone Users May Not
September 21, 2012 Apple introduced its new mobile operating system along with its much-hyped iPhone 5. It includes a mapping service of its own, featuring Siri's voice. Problem is, she may not know where she's going. Complaints have been pouring in from around the globe about mislabeled and missing streets, towns and more.
The Record
Universal's Purchase Of EMI Gets Thumbs Up In U.S. And Europe
September 21, 2012 Despite some limitations on the sale imposed by the European Commission, Universal will command close to 40 percent of the global market in recorded music.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Digital Life
Vimeo's Virtual Tip Jar Invites Viewers To Chip In
September 20, 2012 The video-sharing site has added a feature that invites users to chip in to support the filmmakers they like. It's just the latest in a long history of attempts to solicit tip-sized donations online, but Vimeo CEO Kerry Trainor says the idea is finally catching on.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
All Tech Considered
What Will Apple's Patent Case Mean For Phone Design?
September 10, 2012 Industrial designers are conflicted over the impact a jury's decision that Samsung infringed on many of Apple's mobile phone patents. Some say it might cramp creativity. Others say it will free them from having to make designs that look just like Apple's.
Friday, August 24, 2012
All Tech Considered
Is The Cloud In Gamers' Future?
August 24, 2012 The major game console makers have taken a time out to improve on what they've got. Some gamers don't see a need for an upgrade, others know what they'd like to see in new systems. One idea is to store games online, another to make consoles more attractive for non-gaming users.
Thursday, August 02, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Technology
Samsung Fight Among Many In Apple's Patent War
July 30, 2012 In a federal district court Monday, computing giant Apple will ask for more than $2.5 billion from rival phone maker Samsung for patent violations. If successful, the suit would be the most expensive patent violation in history. It's just one front in Apple's war against phones running Google's Android operating system.
Friday, July 27, 2012
The Record
The Race To Create A Music Superlabel Still Faces Hurdles
July 27, 2012 A proposed merger between EMI and Universal is drawing the scrutiny of regulators in the U.S. and Europe.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Digital Life
YouTube Network Plays Well With Latino Audiences
July 23, 2012 Latinos are more likely than other Americans to watch online videos, but there hasn't been much of an effort to develop special content for them — until now. Mitu is a YouTube network that specializes in lifestyle videos with, as one user puts it, "Latino flair."
