Sony Officially Pulls The Plug On Connect

Although Sony originally denied that they were disconnecting Connect, their online music store, when we informed you about it on June 18th, the company has finally come clean after notifying subscribers that it is pulling the plug. Sony has issued a statement that it will officially demolish the Connect sometime next March. “Sony will be phasing out the Connect music services based on Sony’s Atrac audio format in North...

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Bob Marley’s Family Battles Verizon Wireless Over Ringtone Deal

The family of Bob Marley has announced that it intends to file a lawsuit to block Verizon’s ringtone deal to sell various cuts from the legend’s catalog. Yesterday, Verizon proclaimed that they had signed an exclusive deal with Universal to sell the inspirational Reggae star’s music, and that the family’s lawsuit threat was “meritless.” It’s been reported that Chris Blackwell, the man...

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