- Tue Feb 9 3:02 PM PST 2010 MP3 Insider Podcast 180: Meet me in the clouds
This week, Donald and Jasmine discuss Zune Marketplace disappearing acts along with potentially revealing Zune HD price drops, impressive headphones for less than $50, and the latest Mac-friendly version of RealPlayer SP (now with video transcoding). Also
- Tue Feb 9 1:44 PM PST 2010 Microsoft on iTunes in 2003: 'We were smoked'
Groklaw uncovers a couple of e-mails from Bill Gates and then-Windows leader Jim Allchin revealing that Microsoft was worried about iTunes when it first launched.
- Tue Feb 9 1:37 PM PST 2010 RealNetworks, Viacom to spin off Rhapsody
Real and Viacom say the subscription music service will be more nimble as a standalone company. The move means that Real is satisfied to give up control.
- Tue Feb 9 10:19 AM PST 2010 How-to set up iTunes Home Sharing
CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell demonstrates the Home Sharing feature in Apple's iTunes 9 music software, which lets users transfer media between computers on their local network.
- Tue Feb 9 10:13 AM PST 2010 Motorola, RIM leading, with Apple on the rise
Although Apple gets all the attention, Motorola and RIM are still the top handset and smartphone makers in the U.S.
- Mon Feb 8 9:01 AM PST 2010 RealPlayer SP for Mac adds video conversion
The latest version of RealPlayer for SP provides a simple tool for Mac users who want to download videos and transcode them for a portable device.
- Fri Feb 5 2:04 PM PST 2010 What kind of virus has Fiorina's ad spread?
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina's attempt to become a California senator is thrust into the spotlight by a trippy video that has gone viral. But is any kind of viral good viral?
- Fri Feb 5 11:51 AM PST 2010 The mystery of the disappearing Zune music
Dozens of popular artists have disappeared from the Zune Marketplace, which means that Zune Pass subscribers can no longer play those recordings.
- Fri Feb 5 11:06 AM PST 2010 Authors Guild: We don't want to be the RIAA
Google's settlement with authors and publishers was agreed to by plaintiffs because they thought a legal victory would not necessarily end copyright infringement.
- Fri Feb 5 9:16 AM PST 2010 FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited
Internet providers should keep logs for two years, says head of FBI's digital evidence section. But what about the practical and privacy issues?

