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More Downloads, Fewer Discs: U.S. Video Game Sales Remain Flat
7:00PM 1/13/2011
U.S. gamers spent about the same amount of money on video games last year as they did in 2009, even as sales of consoles and other hardware took a plunge. Purchases of physical game discs slid 5%, in spite of the record-breaking success of "Call of Duty: Black Ops," but downloadable and social-network games made up the difference.
Pirates Target Mac App Store Just One Day After Launch
7:02AM 1/07/2011
Just one day after Apple (AAPL) launched its new Mac App Store, pirates say they have found security flaws in the system.
The new download service, launched on Thursday, allows users to download software that has been scrutinized and approved by Apple on to their computers, BBC News reported....
Sears Launches Movie Downloading Service
6:30PM 12/28/2010
Company News, Technology, Media, Netflix, Sears Holdings, Amazon.com, Best Buy
Sears Holdings has become the latest retailer to launch an online movie-download service. The owner of Sears and Kmart is using the same delivery platform as Best Buy, Sonic Solutions's RoxioNow. Will Sears's new service deliver anything more than a "me too"?
If reports are correct the Mac App Store, which was announced in October, could launch as early as next Monday, according to Appletell. A pre-holiday launch would beat the initial goal of releasing in early 2011 and arrive just in time for new Mac users who get their first Apple as a gift for the...
Downloaded Game Sales Surge as Demand for Packaged Titles Fall
3:45PM 9/20/2010
Sales of digitally-downloaded video games are surging this year as cashed-strapped gamers buy fewer new titles from retailers in favor of cheaper games that may be purchased online. Game downloads saw a 37% rise in the first six months of 2010.
Dark Side of the Download: Pink Floyd Wins Ruling Against EMI
7:00PM 3/11/2010
Pink Floyd won a key ruling against EMI Thursday that could end the sale of its single tracks online. The decision is seen as a win for artist control against record labels.
Near the start of the new century, the Internet gave us Napster, the peer-to-peer network that allowed people to trade and download songs and albums for free, illegally of course.
Since then, the way people purchase music has been altered and the music industry has taken notice. In 2007, the...
Shopping app downloads way up this year
4:15PM 12/16/2009
Forget comfortable shoes, energy drinks and a killer parking spot. It seems that in the quest for an optimal holiday shopping experience, iPhones and Blackberrys are the new must-have tools.
The Wall Street Journal reports that downloads of shopping apps with an emphasis on price comparison (i.e.,...
Money's tight, but who knew things were so bad in New York that they need to start taxing citizens for their tunes and late night digital trysts? If enacted, the new tax proposed by Gov. David Patterson would place a 4% charge on digitally delivered entertainment services such as music, movies and...
Smells like teen spirit: Music giants stop suing downloaders...but sign on Big Brother
4:00PM 12/29/2008
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been waging an ongoing war against small-time pirates for half a decade now. By initiating large numbers of lawsuits, even against people who have illegally downloaded 10, 20, 30 copyrighted songs, the RIAA had essentially terrorized...
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