Technology : Music
TechCrunch: Yahoo! wants FoxyTunes
"TechCrunch" reports rumors circulating Silicon Valley that Yahoo! Inc. wants to acquire Israeli start-up FoxyTunes Ltd.. "TechCrunch" did not mention a price tag.
Jan 20, 2008, 15:40

Technology : Music
Wi-Fi music polling device takes heat off the DJ
Developed by computer scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles, US, the Smart Party system relies on people carrying Wi-Fi-enabled music-playing devices.
Software running on each device beams each user's playlist to a nearby computer, which is connected to an amp and speakers. The computer takes a poll of titles to work out the most popular genre and can also copy and play tracks from each device. It can then play music from the most popular overall music genre or tracks supplied by each party-goer in turn.
Jan 19, 2008, 15:33

Technology : Music
Algorithms from Israel make beautiful music
The MOR (Music Objects Recognition) programs that the Israeli musician and composer has developed at his company Silpor Music makes it possible for musicians who can read sheet music to perform music without any instruments - just the computer keyboard. And not only that, it can understand specific musical instructions about how to perform the music, including tempo and cadence. Once the techno-musician hears his composition, he can then change parameters to tweak the music to his liking.
Sep 30, 2007, 10:01

Technology : Music
Free online music service launches
LOS ANGELES - SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, was scheduled to launch Monday in the U.S. and Canada after months of "beta" testing. The music service, which has arranged to pay record companies a cut of its advertising revenue, aims to lure music fans who normally flock to online file-swapping networks to share and download music for free. The recording industry has sued thousands of computer users for doing so in recent years.
Sep 17, 2007, 11:57

Technology : Music
Nokia set to strike note with iTunes rival
Mobile operators will be watching cautiously on Wednesday when Nokia declares an important strategic shift with the announcement of an online music service intended to rival Apple’s iTunes. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, chief executive of the Finnish handset maker, will offer details of the new worldwide service in London at a lavish event to include a concert featuring Grammy-winning musicians at the Ministry of Sound nightclub. Nokia’s music service will be a new rival for mobile operators’ own music offerings, many of which have failed to gain traction in the market. Most mobile music users simply “sideload” music from their computer direct to their handset. According to data published by M:Metrics, the research company, of the approximately 36m people who listened to music on their mobile phone from April to June in the US and Europe’s five biggest markets, fewer than 14 per cent had downloaded from an operator portal.
Aug 28, 2007, 10:09