Apple Inc. is mulling a plan to upend its iTunes business by giving people unlimited free access to the music library if they're willing to pay more for the iPod and iPhone devices they use for playing and storing the digital media, according to a report...

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As part of a deal to offer devices featuring preprogrammed music, the company would have to agree to share sales revenue, says a source close to the deal.

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OverDrive®, the leading digital book distributor to online retailers, libraries, and schools, announced today that it will expand its catalog of download audiobooks to include titles in MP3 format without DRM.

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DMN Newswire--2008-3-18-- TMPG, Inc. (www.tmpg-inc.com ), the company that makes digital video easy, has added TMPGEnc MovieStyle to its software lineup.

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In the campaigner's latest green league table of electronics companies, Samsung and Toshiba have stolen Nokia's top spot and Microsoft comes third to last.

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Q I was reading your column about converting taped music to MP3 format on a computer. I want to copy a couple of DVD movies for my own personal use (I realize it's not legal to copy movies and sell them). What do I need to buy to copy movies for myself?

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Microsoft is hoping it can create the same type of "halo effect" that Apple profits from. Can their plan work?

Apple managed to parlay sales of iPods and iPhones into increased Mac sales. In Microsoft's case, the company would be trying to convert Xbox and Zune users to Windows PC users (and/or to get Windows users to try other Microsoft-branded wares, like Xbox, Zune and Windows Mobile phones).

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Yeah, yeah, OK, so the glaciers are melting, polar bears are becoming extinct and oceanfront property will soon open up in Philadelphia. But c'mon, people, try to look at the bright side.

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Microsoft officials told a French financial newspaper this week that a third generation player is due next year, along with the launch of the player in the European market.

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The Microsoft Zune - released in the US in 2006, released in Europe in...well, that's anyone's guess. But judging by the latest rumour, it's unlikely to be before 2009.

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