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Napster offers subscribers MP3 player

June 30, 2006 Music service quietly begins offering customers a branded digital music player when they subscribe to the service. TAGS: Napster Inc., digital music player, music player, digital music, MP3 player, Apple iPod, MP3, Apple Computer

Napster eyes ring tone market

December 9, 2004 The music company ties up with Dwango Wireless to test the emerging ring tone market. TAGS: Napster Inc., digital music, U.S., PC

Napster touts subscriber growth

January 13, 2005 Digital music service's subscriber base increases 50 percent in its third fiscal quarter, compared with its second quarter. TAGS: Napster Inc., subscriber, digital music

Dell, Napster ink higher-ed deal

July 6, 2005 University of Washington is first to sign on for service intended to ease pressure of simultaneous digital music downloads. TAGS: Napster Inc., university, digital music, Dell, student, server

Napster on the ropes?

January 18, 2006 Digital music company disputes reports of layoffs or liquidation, saying its service now boasts more than 500,000 subscribers. TAGS: Napster Inc., digital music, layoff, subscriber, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Yahoo! Inc.

Circuit City, Napster sing music download duet

April 20, 2007 Electronics retailer is partnering with music site to offer both subscriptions and 99-cent download options. TAGS: Circuit City Stores Inc., Napster Inc., music download, digital music, AT&T Corp., Best Buy Co. Inc.

Napster, Ericsson join forces for mobile music

June 15, 2005 Combined elements of both companies' technologies will offer a catalog of digital music to mobile phone customers around the world. TAGS: Ericsson Inc., Napster Inc., digital music, mobile phone, brand

Digital music's move back to the Web

November 4, 2005 AOL, Napster and RealNetworks are all pushing their music services online, but will this help them catch Apple's elusive market share? TAGS: digital music, RealNetworks Inc., software application, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Napster Inc., technology company, America Online Inc., Apple Computer, MSN, music, Apple iTunes, store, CEO, hard drive, Microsoft Corp.

Betting it all on Napster

September 1, 2004 Chris Gorog sold Roxio's software business so that he could compete with Microsoft in digital music. Is he crazy? TAGS: Napster Inc., online music, digital music, Roxio, space, Apple Computer, brand, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp.

MTV, Microsoft band together for music service

December 13, 2005 With help of software giant, music TV network readies launch of iTunes rival, two years or more in the making. TAGS: MTV, MTV Networks, Napster Inc., RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, Apple iTunes, digital music, Windows Media, music, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., media player, Apple Computer, TV, Microsoft Windows

Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes

February 3, 2005 The company is putting $30 million in marketing behind a new Microsoft-backed portable subscription service. TAGS: Napster Inc., music subscription service, marketing campaign, Napster To Go, subscriber, RealNetworks Inc., subscription, digital music, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, song, music, MP3 player, MP3, Microsoft Corp., idea

Labels, tech owners sell MusicNet to VCs

April 12, 2005 Digital-music service gets infusion of capital, new owners, as big labels retreat from selling music directly on the Net. TAGS: MusicNet, Pressplay, digital music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Napster Inc., label, antitrust, owner, Sony Corp.

RealNetworks offers free songs for new service

April 26, 2005 Multimedia company taps Microsoft tech for new iTunes rival, offers free basic music subscriptions. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., multimedia company, RealNetworks Rhapsody, digital music, song, online music, Napster Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, multimedia, MP3 player, Microsoft Corp., MP3

This week in digital music

May 13, 2005 Music download services crank up the volume, with newcomer Yahoo taking aim at market leader iTunes. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Napster Inc., Yahoo! Inc., music download, digital music, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer

New swap shop for Napster founder

December 3, 2004 newsmakerShawn Fanning is back in business, and he's talking about his new vision of label-approved file trading. TAGS: Shawn Fanning, Snocap, file-swapping, Napster Inc., P2P, eDonkey, founder, vision, digital music, Kazaa, open source, idea, Apple iTunes

Apple's long shadow over mobile music

April 2, 2007 Handset makers are introducing plenty of phones that play music. But it's hard to imagine any besting the iPod or the soon-to-be-released iPhone. TAGS: Motorola ROKR, handset maker, hype, Sprint Nextel, Napster Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., handset, subscriber, Apple Computer, digital music, music, song, Motorola Inc., mobile phone

AOL blocks music-copying feature

February 18, 2005 Internet giant says its Winamp software shouldn't be used to swipe free songs from Napster and other digital music services. TAGS: Winamp, America Online Inc., Napster Inc., digital music, Time Warner Inc., song, process, Microsoft Corp.

Roxio software targets iPod users

June 9, 2005 Digital-media company unveils Boom Box, five applications that let people tinker with music and more. TAGS: Roxio, digital music, Napster Inc., digital media, podcast, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, music

Microsoft planning music subscription service

June 9, 2005 Feeling Apple's sting, software giant looks to diminish iTunes' influence with new "rental" plan. TAGS: copyright holder, music subscription service, digital music, Apple Computer, holder, Apple iTunes, Napster Inc., song, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, MSN, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows

RealNetworks readies new music service

April 26, 2005 Company's "groundbreaking" announcement expected to concern a new version of its Rhapsody subscription-based music program. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., RealNetworks Rhapsody, Rob Glaser, announcement, Napster Inc., digital music, Apple Computer, multimedia, MP3 player, Apple iTunes, MP3, Microsoft Corp.