Israel Ends Two-Week-Old Ban on Apple's iPad

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles – Israel has
rescinded a two-week-old ban on Apple’s (NASD: AAPL) iPad, which it had instilled due to
concerns over wireless interference, and which had even led to the confiscation
of iPads from tourists entering the country. The country’s Communications
Ministry said it conducted "intensive technical scrutiny in a controlled
laboratory" before deciding to allow the iPad into Israel,
according to spokesman Yechiel Shabi.


 

Related Links:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100425/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_ipad

http://snipurl.com/vt1x4
(DMW previous coverage)

Rhapsody Adds Offline Music Caching to iPhone Application

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Mark Hefflinger
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Seattle – Digital music
service Rhapsody announced on Monday that it has enabled offline music caching
for its iPhone application, becoming the first U.S. music service to allow the
downloading of subscription-licensed songs on the device. The new Rhapsody 2.0
application for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad — which costs $10 to $14.99 per
month — will let users download their Rhapsody playlists and listen to them
anywhere. The company added that its mobile application for BlackBerry will
launch this summer.


 

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http://www.rhapsody.com

Research in Motion Debuts New BlackBerry Smartphones

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Mark Hefflinger
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Toronto, Canada – Research in Motion (NASD: RIMM) on Monday announced two new BlackBerry
smartphone models, the Pearl 3G and Bold 9650.
Sprint will be among the carriers offering the Bold 9650, which it will sell
from May 23 for $199 with a two-year contract. Also expected to launch in May,
the company’s new Pearl 3G will be available
in two models — one with a 20-key condensed QWERTY keyboard, and the other
with a 14-key traditional phone keyboard with SureType software.


 

Related Links:
http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=3886

http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=3906

http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-20003366-85.html

Rob Go Leaves Spark Capital to Join Stealthy Startup

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Mark Hefflinger
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Boston
– Rob Go, previously a senior associate at Spark Capital, reported through his
blog on Monday that he has left the firm and joined a new, undisclosed company
that he recently co-founded. Go is not disclosing details yet on his new
company. At Spark Capital, he focused on investments in the media, technology,
and entertainment sectors. Before joining Spark, Go worked at eBay, as the North America business unit owner, where he helped launch
products that enhanced eBay’s search, browse, and merchandising capabilities.


 

Related Links:
http://www.robgo.org

http://www.linkedin.com/in/robgo

Hollywood Reporter Names Lori Burgess as Publisher

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Mark Hefflinger
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Los Angeles
– Hollywood Reporter parent company e5 Global Media announced on Monday that
Lori Burgess, the former publisher of OK Magazine, has been named the new
publisher of The Hollywood Reporter. Burgess has also served as senior vice
president and publishing director at Niche Media, and was publisher of Elle,
Madamoiselle and Seventeen. She replaces Eric Mika, who resigned last month.


 

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IODA Distributes Exclusive Kristofferson Tracks via Amazon MP3

By
Mark Hefflinger
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San Francisco
– Digital music distributor and marketing services firm IODA announced on
Monday an exclusive release deal with Amazon MP3 for previously unheard
recordings from Kris Kristofferson. "Please Don’t Tell Me How The Story
Ends: The Publishing Demos, 1968-72" will be released by Light In The
Attic Records in digital format through IODA exclusively on Amazon MP3 from
April 27 through May 11. Amazon (NASD: AMZN) will also sell an exclusive CD in the U.S.
during the period.


 

Related Links:
http://www.iodalliance.com

CD Baby Launches $9-Per-Track Digital Singles Distribution

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Mark Hefflinger
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Portland,
Ore. – CD Baby, an online
retailer and distributor of independent music, on Monday launched a new digital
singles program, which will let artists distribute a digital single for $9 per
track to its network of retail partners. The company said songs are typically
live on CDBaby.com within 48 hours of uploading, and immediately delivered to
retail partners like iTunes.


 

Related Links:
http://www.cdbaby.com

The National Stream Leaked Album on New York Times' Site

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Mark Hefflinger
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New York
– Indie rock band The National, whose forthcoming album "High Violet"
leaked to the Internet last week, is now offering a high-quality stream of the
album on the website of The New York Times, Mashable reported. The stream marks
the first time that The Times has exclusively premiered an album on its
website.


 

Related Links:
http://mashable.com/2010/04/23/the-national-high-violet

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25national-t.html

Dictionary.com Hits 10 Million Mobile App Downloads

By
Mark Hefflinger
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Oakland,
Calif. – Dictionary.com, an
online and mobile dictionary service of IAC’s (NASD: IACI) Ask.com, said on Monday that it
has reached the 10 million download milestone for its mobile products. The
service has various mobile apps for the iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Android.
Its iPhone app, alone, has been downloaded 6.5 million times.


 

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/vt1w8

http://www.dictionary.com

Police Search Reporter's Home Over 'Lost' iPhone 4G Story

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Mark Hefflinger
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Fremont, Calif.
– Last Friday evening, authorities in California
executed a search on the residence of Jason Chen, the Gizmodo reporter who
broke the "lost" iPhone 4G story last week, and confiscated several
computers, cameras and other items, Gizmodo reported. Gizmodo parent company
Gawker Media called the seizure "invalid," noting that "under
both state and federal law, a search warrant may not be validly issued to
confiscate the property of a journalist."

It added, in a letter sent to a
Detective Broad demanding that the items be returned to Chen, that "Jason
is a journalist who works full time for our company…He works from home, which
is his de facto newsroom, and all equipment used by him there is used for the
purposes of his employment with us."

Gawker Media head Nick Denton also
queried, "Are bloggers journalists? I guess we’ll find out," when
asked for comment by the Associated Press.

Gawker Media reportedly paid the
person who found the prototype iPhone 4G — left in a bar by an Apple employee
— $5,000 for the device, and subsequently posted photos and details of the
device on Gizmodo.

Apple (NASD:  AAPL) quickly acknowledged that the device was theirs, and
Gizmodo returned it.

Late last week, reports emerged that authorities were
looking into the incident to discover whether a felony had been committed.

 

Related Links:
http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers

http://snipurl.com/vt28z
(AP)

http://snipurl.com/vt2k8
(DMW previous coverage)

http://snipurl.com/vt2kg
(DMW previous coverage)

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