After several years of distributing Apple Computer's iTunes software with its new PCs, Hewlett-Packard is shifting its allegiances to rival RealNetworks' Rhapsody music service, the companies plan to announce Thursday in the United States.
In 1995, RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser pitched skeptical record labels on using the company's then-new audio-streaming technology to build a "jukebox in the sky."
College students are getting a crash course in the "digital lifestyle," as schools expand and introduce high-tech perks such as campuswide wireless Internet access, subsidized legal music download services and even free iPods.
Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs kicked off Macworld Expo on Tuesday in the U.S. by announcing a smaller iPod music player, new multimedia software and an update to Microsoft's Office package.
Microsoft is expected to soon unveil copy-protection software that will for the first time give portable digital music players access to tunes rented via all-you-can-eat subscription services--a development that some industry executives believe will shake up the online music business.
A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.
Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs kicked off Macworld Expo on Tuesday in the U.S. by announcing a smaller iPod music player, new multimedia software and an update to Microsoft's Office package.
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