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• February 26, 2015

  Texas Jury Orders Apple To Pay Smartflash $533 Million In Damages

  

  A federal jury in TEXAS has ruled that APPLE must fork over $533 million in damages after losing a patent lawsuit case tied to iTUNES. CNET reports the jury found, "APPLE infringed on three patents held by patent licenser SMARTFLASH. The patents in … more »

• February 12, 2015

  London Hard Rock Station To Broadcast From Tube With Public Wi-Fi

  

  Hard-edged U.K. station TEAMROCK RADIO plans to broadcast this FRIDAY the 13th from deep in the LONDON UNDERGROUND Tube, using the public Wi-Fi to reach commuters, according to a report on CNET.COM. The heavy metal channel connected to BRITISH music … more »

• January 27, 2015

  Apple Sales, Revenue Beat Record Expectations In Q1

  

  Although WALL STREET suffered from a horrible day of underwhelming earning reports, APPLE's after-hours announcement of its Q1 performance should give the market a nice boost tomorrow morning. Facing stock analyst predictions of record-breaking sales … more »

• January 5, 2015

  FCC Plans 'Net Neutrality' Vote In February

  

  The new year kicks off with a scheduled voted just one month away by "federal regulators who intend to place restrictions on how Internet providers manage their Web traffic," reports CNET. An FCC spokesperson said Chairman TOM WHEELER will … more »

• December 5, 2014

  Apple Defends Using DRM Software In Class Action Suit

  

  In a trial looking into the legalities of APPLE's use of digital rights management software updates in iTUNES, APPLE SVP/Internet Services EDDY CUE told a court that the updates were necessary because hackers wanted to break apart the company's … more »

• November 17, 2014

  Will Changes To Facebook's News Feed Make It Harder To Promote Your Radio Station Or Show?

  

  Will recent changes to FACEBOOK's news feed policy make it harder for radio stations to stay in touch with listeners and promote events and contests? Perhaps, writes CNET, "Want to promote something on FACEBOOK? Buy an ad. That's the logical … more »

• October 13, 2014

  Slacker To Offer Ringtones, Ringbacks

  

  SLACKER, in conjunction with VERIZON, is launching SLACKER RADIO TONES,  a service that lets you set your ringtone and ringback tone (the tone that callers hear when they dial your number) to a song or entire station from SLACKER RADIO, CNET … more »

• August 4, 2014

  Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers To Run iTunes Radio

  

  It's official -- APPLE closed its $3 billion purchase of BEATS ELECTRONICS on FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st. The company immediately named BEATS MUSIC CEO IAN ROGERS as head of iTUNES RADIO. CNET reports, "APPLE also has eliminated about 200 of BEATS' … more »

• July 1, 2014

  Google Acquires Songza

  

  GOOGLE has acquired SONGZA, an online radio service that anticipates the kinds of songs users may want to hear next, not unlike PANDORA, CNET.COM reports. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed. NEW YORK-based SONGZA is a radio-style, free … more »

• January 13, 2014

  AT&T On Board With Beats Music January 21st Launch

  

  JIMMY IOVINE's BEATS ELECTRONICS will partner with AT&T to launch its subscription music service on JANUARY 21st. CNET reports, "Everyone can try the entire service for free" and "AT&T customers can access unlimited song … more »