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  • AJ Riebli on Pixar, La Luna and storytelling

    AJ Riebli on Pixar, La Luna and storytelling

    The production manager on Pixar's latest short film, "La Luna", talks about his creative life and the importance of storytelling.

  • Microsoft unveils Xbox Music

    Microsoft unveils Xbox Music

    Microsoft has unveiled a revamped music service called Xbox Music, as it looks to better compete against the likes of Apple's iTunes, Pandora and Spotify.

  • Apple may have tried to block Spotify in US

    Apple may have tried to block Spotify in US

    Spotify execs took the stage at D10, and talked about how their model leverages musicians' back catalogues — and how Apple may have tried to block the company in the US.

  • We have to be better than piracy: Spotify

    We have to be better than piracy: Spotify

    Spotify launches today in Australia and New Zealand, delivering 16 million songs to its members. To succeed, the company believes it has to be better — and not just better than its direct competitors. 2

  • Spotify finally goes live in Australia

    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

  • Songify: another iOS hit now on Android

    Songify: another iOS hit now on Android

    Following in the footsteps of Instagram, Temple Run and, soon, Flipboard, Songify is another hit iOS app that has made the leap from Apple to Android.

  • Steve Jobs biography to become Aaron Sorkin movie

    Steve Jobs biography to become Aaron Sorkin movie

    It's official: Walter Isaacson's bio on the Apple co-founder is to be adapted into a movie with the screenplay written by Academy Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin.

  • Here's looking at you kid: 'Casablanca' free on Facebook

    Here's looking at you kid: 'Casablanca' free on Facebook

    Warner Bros. will screen what may be the best movie of all time, for free. But how many Facebook users have even heard of "Casablanca"? 2

  • Counting Crows releases album on BitTorrent

    Counting Crows releases album on BitTorrent

    Counting Crows takes to a new stage, partnering with BitTorrent to distribute some of its latest songs for free.

  • Samsung takes entertainment to the cloud with mSpot buy

    Samsung takes entertainment to the cloud with mSpot buy

    Samsung has announced that it has acquired mobile cloud content-service provider mSpot. This means that users will soon be able to access their music and videos stored in the cloud via a pre-installed mSpot app on newly announced Samsung mobile devices.

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