New and Noteworthy: On-demand audio coming to the iPod; Yahoo buying MusicMatch for US$160 million

CNET staff

Sept. 2, 2009 9:51 a.m. PT

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On-demand audio coming to the iPod ZDNN reports that a project called iPodder allows the syndication of content, including files, to iPods "In what may prove to be the next big thing for the iPod, weblogger Adam Curry has released the source code to an application which allows users to automatically download MP3 audio files from weblogs and other web sites to their iPod. [...] Both Mac and Windows versions are available, although it's stressed that both are early versions. The Mac version utilizes AppleScript, while other versions are available in Perl and Python." More.

Yahoo buying MusicMatch for US$160 million CNET reports that Yahoo is acquiring digital music specialist Musicmatch for $160 million in cash. "The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company said the buyout would help it expand its presence in the simmering online music space, where Apple Computer's iTunes service has proven the segment's potential by selling over 125 million songs, typically at 99 cents apiece. Founded in 1997, Musicmatch markets digital music software, dubbed Jukebox, and maintains a download service that boasts over 225,000 subscribers." More.

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