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Drilling away at Spotify, Diablo and mobile upgrades

One cannot fully appreciate the wonders of the perfect dumpling unless it has been preceded by a month's worth of jack hammering. Nonetheless, we powered on with this week's podcast, covering everything from Spotify to Diablo III, via mobile phone OS upgrades.

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Sony counters Spotify with Music Unlimited app on iOS

In the dead of the night, Sony has slipped its music-streaming competitor into the iOS App Store.

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Tech Time Machine: 28 April

If you like your music served up one piece at time, in a nice, convenient digital format, then you should mark this day in your calendar.

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Piracy built the US publishing industry

Americans were once enthusiastic pirates. The company that eventually became HarperCollins made a fortune pirating the work of Charles Dickens and other British authors.

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iTunes U: what's on offer from Australian universities

Still deciding which courses and uni is right for you? A total of 13 Australian universities distribute podcasts, guest lectures and course materials through iTunes, so you can take a try-before-you-buy approach.

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iTunes Match has arrived down under

iTunes Match, Apple's music-streaming and cloud music-storage service, is now working in Australia after a very shaky and confusing start.

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Drilling away at Spotify, Diablo and mobile upgrades

Sony counters Spotify with Music Unlimited app on iOS

In the dead of the night, Sony has slipped its music-streaming competitor into the iOS App Store. 1

Spotify finally goes live in Australia

Australia's glut of music-streaming services is set to get bigger today, as the long-awaited Spotify service finally launches down under. 7

Tech Time Machine: 28 April

If you like your music served up one piece at time, in a nice, convenient digital format, then you should mark this day in your calendar.

Piracy built the US publishing industry

Americans were once enthusiastic pirates. The company that eventually became HarperCollins made a fortune pirating the work of Charles Dickens and other British authors. 1

iTunes U: what's on offer from Australian universities

iTunes Match has arrived down under

iTunes Match, Apple's music-streaming and cloud music-storage service, is now working in Australia after a very shaky and confusing start. 5

Coldplay snub sounds alarm for streaming music

Coldplay and singer Tom Waits last week decided not to distribute their latest albums through streaming music services such as Spotify, Rhapsody, Rdio and MOG.

Apple's lossless format goes open source

Apple made its lossless audio format open source, allowing for others to view and change the code for use in their own software and tools.

JB Hi-Fi to offer cloud music service

Australian electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi has this morning announced plans for an online music streaming service for Australian customers by mid 2012, taking on Sony and beating big names like Amazo... 2

Google Music to be unveiled tomorrow

Google is preparing to launch a test version of a new digital music service tomorrow that will enable users to upload their music libraries to the company's servers.

How to transfer music from an iPod to your computer

Here's how to work around Apple's restrictions to copy music from your iPod to any computer. 6

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Preview | Music Software

iTunes in the iCloud

Is Apple's decision to put iTunes in the cloud all it's cracked up to be? We weigh the pros and cons of what's been announced and highlight important caveats for Australian users.
Review | Software

PhotoStage

Share your photos, pictures, video clips and tunes with PhotoStage, a capable tool for creating multimedia slideshows.
Review | MP3 Players

Apple iTunes 10

The latest version of the multimedia jukebox didn't get a major overhaul, but it does offer all of the features we loved and a few new ones we're still deciding on. 16
Review | Software

Apple iTunes 9

iTunes 9 is a natural, yet relatively minor, evolution of Apple's popular media management software and is a required download for new iPod owners. 6
Review | Software

Apple iTunes 8

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. 6
Preview | Software

Slacker Web Player

If you want good music — right now, with minimal effort, wherever you are (so long as you have an Internet connection) — there's no reason not to take the Slacker Web Player for a spin. 3