Highlights from CES 2009

CNET editors scour the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show for the best new tech.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 9, at 2009 03:06 PM   Comments (0)

Audio gems from Macworld 2009

CNET Reviews' Donald Bell scours the Macworld 2009 showroom for Crave-worthy audio gadgets.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 7, at 2009 01:46 PM   Comments (0)

Top ten sellers of 2008--on vinyl

The B-52s, Guns 'n' Roses, and Metallica are still big news in the world of vinyl.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 9, at 2009 02:38 PM   Comments (0)

Apple to expand DRM-free music, pricing

Moving further away from its one-price-fits-all model, the company will allow top four music labels more price flexibility.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 6, at 2009 11:55 AM   Comments (1)

Prizefight: iPod Classic vs. Zune 120

CNET's team of editors compare the Apple iPod Classic to the Microsoft Zune 120 MP3 player.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 18, at 2008 03:17 PM   Comments (1)

How to convert AAC to MP3

Even if you don't own an iPod, it can be easy to get sucked into the AAC trap.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 20, at 2008 02:23 PM   Comments (3)

Get a grip on holiday music

CNET's Donald Bell gives his recommendations for keeping holiday music from haunting your digital music collection year-round.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 18, at 2008 03:25 PM   Comments (0)

Punk tops the bill at Christie's pop culture sale

A handwritten flyer for a midnight Screen on the Green concert in 1976 is expected to fetch $3,000 to $4,000 and a promotional poster for the Sex Pistols' "God Save the Queen" is likely to go for $2,000 to $3,000.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 21, at 2008 03:13 PM   Comments (1)

Is microSD the music medium of the future?

SanDisk on Monday announced a partnership with all four major music labels in a deal that's set to bring future albums to microSD cards. The preloaded cards, dubbed "slotMusic" media, will be sold at brick-and-mortar retail locations as an alternative to the CD.

FULL STORY Posted Oct 9, at 2008 03:23 PM   Comments (5)

Country Music Association award winners

A list of winners from the 2008 Country Music Association awards ceremony.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 13, at 2008 10:53 AM   Comments (0)

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Highlights from CES 2009

CNET editors scour the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show for the best new tech.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 9, at 2009 03:06 PM   Comments (0)

Top ten sellers of 2008--on vinyl

The B-52s, Guns 'n' Roses, and Metallica are still big news in the world of vinyl.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 9, at 2009 02:38 PM   Comments (0)

Apple to expand DRM-free music, pricing

Moving further away from its one-price-fits-all model, the company will allow top four music labels more price flexibility.

FULL STORY Posted Jan 6, at 2009 11:55 AM   Comments (1)

Get a grip on holiday music

CNET's Donald Bell gives his recommendations for keeping holiday music from haunting your digital music collection year-round.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 18, at 2008 03:25 PM   Comments (0)

Prizefight: iPod Classic vs. Zune 120

CNET's team of editors compare the Apple iPod Classic to the Microsoft Zune 120 MP3 player.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 18, at 2008 03:17 PM   Comments (1)

Holiday Music 2008

The MP3.com staff runs through their favorite holiday music of 2008.

FULL STORY Posted Dec 3, at 2008 03:01 PM   Comments (1)

How to convert AAC to MP3

Even if you don't own an iPod, it can be easy to get sucked into the AAC trap.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 20, at 2008 02:23 PM   Comments (3)

South African singer Miriam Makeba dies in Italy

Italian news agency ANSA said she died after falling ill following her performance at an antiracism and anti-organized crime concert.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 10, at 2008 10:52 AM   Comments (0)

Small bands expect to suffer as economy declines

The indie music scene is starting to feel the pinch from the incipient recession.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 10, at 2008 10:44 AM   Comments (0)

Coldplay 2008's biggest act at World Music Awards

The British band was crowned the world's top-selling act of 2008 at the World Music Awards (WMAs) in Monaco.

FULL STORY Posted Nov 10, at 2008 10:41 AM   Comments (0)

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