I’m sure Patrick could give me about 99 other reasons to love SI, but after high speed cable and music, what more could I ask for? (Okay, how about a Barnes & Noble where I might see Newt Gingrich? Wait a minute, they’ve got that too!) Reason No. 1 Verizon FiOS cable TV service in…
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The Napster mp3 Store Is Now Open for Business
Oh, it’s on. It-is-on. (Well, not really I don’t think.) Napster, the digital music service, on Tuesday opened the world’s biggest MP3 download store with more than 6 million songs in a direct challenge to Apple Inc’s iTunes store. The new Web-based music store will have digital songs from all major music labels as well…
Craigslist Countersues eBay (It’s Getting Ugly)
So apparently there is really no love lost between these two. Note to eBay: next time you might want to think of a more innocuous “code name”. Online classifieds leader Craigslist.com filed a countersuit on Tuesday against business rival eBay Inc, alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal corporate trade secrets. ……
HBO Finally Headed for iTunes, But It’s Gonna Cost You
As of today, HBO content is available for download at the iTunes store. Of course, the addition of the mighty HBO to iTunes is news in and of itself, but what’s more interesting here is that HBO is the first network to charge $2.99 per episode for an iTunes TV download (it should be noted,…
Zune To Get More Social!
Zune users can now download their friends’ nine most recently played songs, as well as nine tunes flagged as favorites. If you are amongst the 4% of Americans that own Zunes, this is awesome news! The upgrade takes the community element a bit further by letting Zune users download each other’s nine most recently played…
Amazon Sues New York Over Sales Tax Requirement
Well, at least this oughta tie things up in court for a couple years. Amazon has filed a lawsuit in New York contesting a controversial new state law requiring some online retailers to collect sales tax on purchases shipped to New York’s residents, even if they have no offices or employees there. The e-commerce giant…