Apple: The King of Digital Music

Behold the King of music, circa 2010. We aren't talking about Elvis here. Apple's iPod still reigns supreme. And judging from the impressive new crop of iPods announced this week along with an update to iTunes, Apple 's dominance of the digital music world seems solid -- at least for now.

Apple TV swings but misses

The previous version of Apple TV was dubbed "take two." Will the new model be known as "strike three"?

A new kind of online Rdio [UPDATED]

While Spotify struggles to bring its free music-on-demand service to the U.S., a growing number of companies are filling the gap -- although not on the same terms. For example, Guvera offers a limited number of free downloads on demand to those who'll tolerate some targeted advertising (and who don't mind a less than comprehensive selection of tracks). MOG and Napster offer unlimited on-demand ...

Google's digital music plan grabs interest of record companies

Music labels, hoping to lessen their dependence on Apple's iTunes, have all but rolled out the red carpet for Google in talks to offer music through its Android mobile service as well as through Web browsers. Google Inc., which is developing a digital music service, is winning over record companies that are hoping the technology company can loosen Apple Inc.'s grip on the digital music market.

Android App Developers Endure Lower Sales in Search of Growth

Pinger Inc. , a developer of mobile applications, can get twice as much in sales from programs for Apple devices than for phones powered by Android software. That’s not stopping it from creating its first Android app.