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Diamond welcomes Tosh MP3 plans
News The pioneer of MP3 walkmans Diamond Multimedia has welcomed Toshiba's announcement that it is working on its own player and apparently hopes the new machine is a great success. [30 Jul 1999]
Nuggets: Fast DVD from Pioneer
News Nuggets, twice a day, every day (well, we do our best!). Software, hardware and every gadget we can get our mits on... [28 Jul 1999]
Millennium to do music, photography and online
News Microsoft Corp. plans to more tightly integrate digital music, digital photography and online services into the Windows operating system for home-computer users. [27 Jul 1999]
UK E-commerce bill comes under fire
News The long-awaited draft e-commerce bill was finally published today amidst a stream of criticism. [23 Jul 1999]
Government to promote consumer confidence on Net
News The government published a consultation document Thursday aimed at getting a better deal for online shoppers. [23 Jul 1999]
MP3.com IPO rings in £215 million
News MP3.com upped its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price to $28 (£17.5) per share, proving that Wall Street is still hungry for .com stock. [21 Jul 1999]
Digital music revolution moves step closer
News The digital music revolution moved a step closer Monday with Universal announcing it will release a wide selection of its catalogue for digital download. [21 Jul 1999]
Future of digital music up for grabs
News With a major investment by MTV Networks Online and a distribution deal inked with the Universal Music Group on Tuesday, digital music portal RioPort Inc. seems ready to fight for a prime position in the future of digital downloadable music. [21 Jul 1999]
MTV buys into Diamond's RioPort MP3 player
News MTV Networks Online, a division of Viacom has signed a deal with Diamond Multimedia Systems subsidiary RioPort to deliver digital music over the Internet. [20 Jul 1999]
Record industry slammed for MP3 stance
News The record industry has come under fire for holding back digital distribution of music. [20 Jul 1999]
Peoplesound.com - A music revolution?
News Flogging music on the Internet is now the quickest route to fame and fortune for up-and-coming bands/Spice wannabes as the increasingly audible death knell closes in on the major record labels. [19 Jul 1999]
Burn your personalised CDs at Virgin...
News Wanna burn your own CD? That service will soon be available in American Virgin Megastores, according to a report in the US press today. [16 Jul 1999]
Hackers: Will broadband open door to personal attack?
News The imminent UK broadband revolution could lead to a widespread security crisis and not just among corporates, according to British computer security experts. [16 Jul 1999]
Electronic government could hamper privacy
News Government plans to go digital could threaten individual privacy according to the Data Protection Registrar Elizabeth France. [16 Jul 1999]
DVD grows up - Panasonic high capacity DVD-RAM
News The first high capacity DVD-RAM drives are nearly complete according to electronics leader, Panasonic. [16 Jul 1999]
Apple confirms new laptop imminent
News Speculation about the imminent launch of a new Mac laptop was confirmed today by Apple. [15 Jul 1999]
SDMI will adopt MP3 as standard of choice - insider
News In an extraordinary twist to the ongoing SDMI/MP3 debate, one industry insider says the SDMI, far from alienating MP3, could actually adopt it as its standard of choice. [14 Jul 1999]
MP3 goes punk...
News MP3 has a new convert -- punk rock record label Epitaph announced Tuesday it will sell portions of its catalogue online using the format. [14 Jul 1999]
France takes baby broadband steps
News France Telecom on Wednesday announced plans to provide six Parisian neighbourhoods and three nearby suburbs with ADSL Internet access starting in November. [14 Jul 1999]
SDMI releases secure music spec.
News The music industry on Tuesday took its first step toward securing control over unchecked copying of digital music, but all are not happy... [14 Jul 1999]
Nuggets: Oh Yeah, the second Rio is here...
News Nuggets, twice a day, every day (well, we do our best!). Software, hardware and every gadget we can get our mits on... [09 Jul 1999]
Jesse Berst: Digital music will rule the world
News An avocado seedling will grow leaves its first year, but it won't bear fruit for 10 to 15 years. MP3 is no different. [09 Jul 1999]
Nuggets: DVD on your lap? No problemo...
News Nuggets, twice a day, every day (well, we do our best!). Software, hardware and every gadget we can get our mits on... [09 Jul 1999]
SDMI will fail - EMusic
News They haven't even come up with the standards yet but one leading digital music guru is already predicting the death of the SDMI format. [08 Jul 1999]
News Burst: SDMI will fail - EMusic
News They haven't even come up with the standards yet but one leading digital music guru is already predicting the death of the SDMI. [08 Jul 1999]
