Rhapsody America Official Name Of Rhapsody, MTV Joint Venture

MTV Networks released more specific details about its joint venture with RealNetworks. Dissatisfied with Microsoft’s ability to deliver the goods, MTV has cut relations with the software giant and courted RealNetworks to merge their uninspired Urge download store with Real’s backend technology. As we reported when the news first broke, this is a unanimous win for Real and a “saved at the bell” deal for MTV. The...

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Apple Nano “Midget” Official

Updated The new Apple Nano “Midget” is now official thanks to tersely worded letters from the concern’s lawyers that were delivered to several Mac rumor sites sporting a large version of the miniture image you see below — the larger image on the left is our mockup of the mid-sized iPod. The Midget (our name —Ed.) looks like it will certainly support video playback and is most likely to get a bump in capacity,...

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