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Mitsubishi TVs to Pack Vudu Streaming Video

Mitsubishi TVs to Pack Vudu Streaming Video

The media world is certainly paying attention to streaming videos, and television manufacturers are keen to bypass set-top boxes and home theater PC setups and integrate online video support right into their sets. The latest is Mitsubishi, which has announced taht two 52- and 46-inch entries in its Diamond Unisen series of 1080p flat-panel TVs have support for Vudu streaming video built right in to the set—along with an Ethernet port for connecting to owner’s home Internet connections.

Later this month, the new Mitsubishi TVs will also gain support for Pandora, Flickr, Picasa, and (of course) YouTube. The 46-inch Diamond Unisen carries a suggested retail price of $2,599, while the 52-inch unit carries a suggested price of $3,099.

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SoundExchange Cuts Royalty Deal with Online Radio

SoundExchange Cuts Royalty Deal with Online Radio

Online radio stations, Webcasters, and record labels have reached a new agreement with royalty clearinghouse SoundExchange that resolves the long-festering dispute regarding royalties to be paid for streaming Internet radio. The agreement is based on an experimental formula that has “pureplay” Webcasters paying up to 25 percent of their revenues to artists and rights owners, depending on the size of their operations. To be eligible for discounted rates, Webcasters agree to comply with more stringent reporting requirements.

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NPD: Twitterers Buy More Music

NPD: Twitterers Buy More Music

If microblogging service Twitter needed another shot in the arm (after becoming a surprising conduit of information about about unrest in Iran and being the service-of-the-moment for U.S. mass media coverage), the service got another boost today: research firm NPD says that Twitter users buy some 77 percent more digital music than average Web users. In other words, Twitter users represent an engaged online audience willing to spend money…and if nothing else makes online businesses flock to Twitter, that will.

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Vizio Announces Eight New HDTVs and Internet App Partners

Vizio Announces Eight New HDTVs and Internet App Partners

Low-cost HDTV maker Vizio has formally introduced eight new HDTVs in its XVT line, and announced content and application partners who are on board to provide content and apps for its VIA (Via Internet Apps) feature on Via Connected HDTVS.

First up, Vizio’s new XVT line aims at the high end, challenging makers like Samsung and Sony on their own turf, rather than continuing to wage the battle for the entry level HDTV market. The new XVT sets all feature 1080p resolution, fast refresh rates (120 Hz in 32- and 37-inch sizes, 240Hz refresh rates in 42-, 47-, and 55-inch sizes), and Vizio’s “TruLED” with Smart Dimming for improved contrast. Selected models will also feature Vizio’s Via Internet Apps—and all models are Energy Star 3.0 compliant. The XVTs feature three to five HDMI inputs (more on the bigger models, and all sport SRS TruSurround HD and SRS TruVolume audio.

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Best BlackBerry Applications (Apps) and Free Downloads

BlackBerry Apps

Why should iPhone users have all the fun? Though Apple likes to trot out stats about its ballooning app store every month or so (50,000 at latest count), BlackBerry App World has its own growing library of third-party apps, and it’s not clogged up with quite as many fart machines and virtual lighters, either. We dug out 10 of our personal favorites to highlight the very best BlackBerry developers have to offer.  Read more...

Best Digital Cameras for Your Buck

Shutterbugs, rejoice. Thanks to today’s bevy of inexpensive point-and-shoot digital cameras, many ideal for everyday use, amateur paparazzi will find that this summer, there’s no need to spring for a luxury DSLR capable of snapping magazine-quality shots. That said, we’ve rounded up some of the best options vacationers and thrill seekers alike can buy on a budget.

Better yet, while the following models will all take great pictures, you’ll also feel comfortable bringing each model with you no matter where you travel. Although at these prices, even if one does happen to find its way into the lion’s den at the zoo, at least you won’t have to go home with a broken heart. Or, for that matter, out a (doh!) thousand bucks…  Read more...

Napster Cuts On-Demand Streaming Offering to $5

Napster Cuts On-Demand Streaming Offering to $5

Online music service Napster—now a subsidiary of Best Buy—has been struggling to find an audience in a market dominated by Apple’s iTunes along with music and streaming services offered by the likes of Real Networks, Pandora, and others. Now, in an effort to draw more listeners to its service—and more dollars to its corporate checkbook—Napster has unveiled a new $5 per month streaming music option, which includes all the streaming music a listener can handle, plus five DRM-free song downloads per month which are the user’s to keep forever, regardless of whether they keep paying for a subscription.

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Yahoo Music Relaunches with Ties to iTunes, YouTube, and Amazon

Yahoo Music Relaunches with Ties to iTunes, YouTube, and Amazon

Over a year ago, Yahoo shut down its online music store, offering customers a chance to switch to Rhapsody and warning folks to burn their tracks to CDs before Yahoo stopped authorizing their music—Yahoo even compensated customers inconvenienced by the shutdown.

Six months ago Yahoo indicated it was planning to relaunch its music site by reaching outward to other services, and now the company has made good on that promise by launching Yahoo Artist Pages. Yahoo hopes its artist pages—which cover overs half a million music acts—will become shoppers’ and fans’ preferred point for learning more about their favorite performers and (of course) buying some music. Only Yahoo isn’t selling the music: instead, Yahoo is pointing to services like iTunes, Rhapsody, Last.fm, Pandora, and YouTube…and, when a sale is made, taking a cut on every referral made to these other services.

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Palm Shows Its Mojo, Opens Up Palm pre Developer Program

Palm Shows Its Mojo, Opens Up Palm pre Developer Program

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Palm took the wraps off important details of the developer program for its forthcoming Palm pre mobile device, expanding early access to its Mojo Software Development Kit so programmers can begin to create and port applications to its webOS operating system. If the iPhone has proven anything, it’s that a thriving third-party application community is now central to launching and expanding a mobile platform, and Palm wants to get developers working on its platform as soon as possible—although access to the developer program will initially be limited, with general availability coming later in 2009.

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RIM Throws Open the Doors on BlackBerry App World

RIM Throws Open the Doors on BlackBerry App World

It’s no secret that Apple turned the smartphone world on its head with the introduction of the iPhone, then kind of did it again nine months ago with the launch of the wildly popular iTunes App Store with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software. Now, Apple’s competitors are finally getting into the game: Canada’s Research in Motion has officially launched BlackBerry App World, a new application store for BlackBerry devices. Initially the store is available in the U.S., UK, and Canada, but RIM plans to bring the store to other markets soon.

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