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Australia's online music stores have responded to music analyst Phil Tripp's criticism of the market, with one of the nation's largest players saying he "ought to catch up with the reality of online music downloads."
Virgin Digital, the online arm of the Virgin Group, will launch an online music service Monday in the US aimed at replicating on the Net the success of its offline chain of retail music stores.
Digital rights management provider Destra has attempted a low-key spoil of tonight's long-awaited announcement by ninemsn of its entry to the Australian online music market, announcing Warner Music Australia's participation in its Internet music service.
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With the Australian debut of Apple's iTunes Music Store today, we answer the questions of iPod owners around the country.
Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.
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Apple iTunes 8 is the industry standard for multimedia jukebox software and despite the need for a UI overhaul and some liposuction to remove the bloat, iTunes is a solid choice that most users will enjoy.
While the interface has become subtly more intuitive and flexible, especially with version 5's interface tweaks and nested playlist ability, this free app has picked up impressive new features without compromising ease of use.
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