Sony Music Unlimited makes debut
IT'S THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH.
I'M NATALI MORRIS, AND IT'S TIME TO GET
LOADED.
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SONY IS LAUNCHING ITS OWN MUSIC SERVICE TODAY.
IT IS CALLED MUSIC
UNLIMITED.
A BASIC LEVEL OF SERVICE WILL COST $3.99 PER MONTH AND GIVE
YOU CURATED MUSIC CHANNELS A LOT LIKE PANDORA, BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO
FAST FORWARD OR SKIP SONGS.
A PREMIUM TIER COSTS $9.99 PER MONTH AND
WANT INCLUDING IPAD OR IPHONE.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO OWN THE MUSIC,
YOU CAN JUST CALL IT UP WHEN YOU WANT IT.
THE STORE LAUNCHES TODAY IN
THE U.S., AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND.
MEANWHILE SONY SAYS IT HAS NO
PLANS TO PULL MUSIC FROM ITS LABEL FROM ITUNES.
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YOU MIGHT WANT TO PAY ATTENTION TO NEWS FROM THE FBI TODAY.
THE
SOCIAL NETWORKING.
OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE GREAT TOOLS IF YOU'RE A THIEF
OR CROOK.
NOT SO GREAT IF YOU'RE A CRIME FIGHTER.
THE BUREAU CALLS THIS
A "GOING DARK" PROBLEM, MEANING ILLEGAL ACTIVITY GOES ON IN PLACES
THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN'T SEE.
THE FBI'S SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM
MAY INCLUDE INTERCEPTING AND SCRAMBLING VOICE OVER IP CALLS.
ALSO
WORTH NOTING, IN LOOKING INTO THIS STORY I FOUND OUT THAT THE FBI HAS
A WEEKLY PODCAST.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
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GOOGLE ANNOUNCED GOOGLE ONEPASS, A SUBSCRIPTION DELIVERY SERVICE
THAT IS A LOT LIKE APPLE'S SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED
ON TUESDAY.
GOOGLE'S ONE PASS IS FOR NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES TO
FREQUENCY AND PRICE THAT THEY SET.
WHILE APPLE IS KEEPING 30 PERCENT
OF REVENUE, GOOGLE IS ONLY KEEPING 10, LEAVING 90 PERCENT TO THE
CONTENT PUBLISHERS.
IT IS POWERED BY GOOGLE CHECKOUT SO THAT IS HOW
READERS WILL PAY.
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IPHONE RUMORS CIRCULATING.
THIS TIME THE RUMOR IS ABOUT A SMALLER
IPHONE THAT APPLE MAY BE PLANNING DURING ITS SUMMER IPHONE REFRESH.
THE CHIP MAKER ARM HAS INDICATED THAT APPLE MAY BE PLANNING A $99
IPHONE THAT WOULD BE SMALLER AND HAVE FEWER FEATURES.
THE WALL
THREATENED BY THE PREVALENCE OF ANDROID.
I DON'T BUY THAT BUT THOSE
ARE THE RUMORS.
AND THE RUMOR MILL ONLY GETS CRAZIER THIS TIME OF
YEAR SO GET READY.
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WARNER BROTHERS IS TRYING SOMETHING NEW.
THE STUDIO IS SELLING
MOVIES AS APPS.
THIS IS KIND OF INTERESTING.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY THE
MOVIES INCEPTION OR THE DARK KNIGHT, YOU CAN BUY THE APP ON IPHONE,
IPAD, OR IPOD TOUCH.
THE APP ITSELF IS FREE AND HAS BONUS FEATURES
ABOUT THE FILMS LIKE TRAILERS, TRIVIA, SOUNDTRACKS, AND MORE.
BUT IF
YOU WANT TO BUY THE ACTUAL FEATURE FILM, YOU CAN DO IT WITHIN THE APP
THROUGH ITUNES.
YOUR ITUNES ACCOUNT WILL BE CHARGED AND YOU WON'T
HAVE TO LEAVE THE APP.
ONLY THESE TWO MOVIES ARE AVAILABLE AS APPS
FOR NOW AND THEY COST BETWEEN $9.99 AND $11.99.
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AND THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU HACK YOUR PLAYSTATION 3.
SONY ISSUED A
BANNED FOR LIFE FROM SONY'S ONLINE SERVICES.
FOREVER.
OR AT LEAST AS
LONG AS YOU USE THAT DIGITAL ID.
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AND FINALLY, MORE FACEBOOK FRIENDS MAY MEAN MORE ANXIETY IN YOUR
LIFE.
PSYCHOLOGISTS FROM A UNIVERSITY IN SCOTTLAND FOUND THAT THERE
CONTENTEDNESS.
THEY FOUND THAT THERE ARE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
WORLD.
THEY SAID THAT FACEBOOK CAN KEEP YOU IN A KIND OF "NEUROTIC
LIMBO." I COULD HAVE TOLD YOU THAT.
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THAT IS YOUR NEWS FOR THE DAY.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
I'M NATALI
MORRIS FOR CNET AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN LOADED.
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