Texas Instruments today announced its first chip designed specifically for digital music players, at the same time acknowledging that industrywide shipments of MP3 players will fall below predictions again this year. [News.com]
A group of open-source developers has created a new music format they say will be free and will equal or better MP3s quality. [News.com]
In wireless phones, the next killer application may have more to do with music than with conversation. [News.com]
Sprint PCS is launching a new online MP3 service linked with its mobile phones Wednesday, with an eye toward capturing a large share of a market coveted by companies ranging from Time Warner to MP3.com. [News.com]
Open-source software developers hoping to create a free replacement for the MP3 technology are pushing ahead with their project after the collapse of their parent, Webcasting start-up iCast. [News.com]
One of the most popular meeting spots for trading MP3 songs and information on the underground Internet Relay Chat network has closed its virtual doors. [News.com]
In 1998, The Beastie Boys posted digital recordings on their Web site and gained instant credibility as leaders in the online music revolution. [News.com]
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