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• 08 March 2013

• How-Tos: Joining CD tracks, quickly adding items to playlists, and iTunes device limits

  Looking for the way to join tracks when you rip CDs with iTunes 11? Need to know how to get tracks into playlists quickly? What about iTunes Store device limits and gifting apps? All this and more in this week's column.

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: The letter two

  Apple and Sony are going head-to-head--or ear-to-ear?--over music licensing, Phil Schiller posts a tweet and the Internet goes wild, and a former Apple rival joins Cupertino in taking on a new threat. The remainders for Thursday, March 7, 2013 can't read or write.

• 07 March 2013

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: Pulp fiction

  Is a subscription service music to Tim Cook's ears? Will Apple set back the clock on Swatch? Will a judge tell a case not to pass go and not to collect $200? All those questions and more on the remainders for Wednesday, March 6, 2013.

• 06 March 2013

• Buying Advice: What is the best music streaming service: Spotify alternatives?

  Spotify is a truly great music streaming service but it has its drawbacks. Here's a list of five Spotify alternatives for you to check out.

• 05 March 2013

• News: Tesco to launch Blinkboxmusic to rival Spotify

  Tesco has announced it will launch a music streaming service called Blinkboxmusic later this year.

• 04 March 2013

• News: Music labels settle with Chinese Internet firm over piracy

  In another breakthrough for China's anti-piracy efforts, four major record labels have signed a deal to license music to a Chinese Internet firm in exchange for royalties, after the company had previously been accused of hosting links to illegal music downloads.

• 13 February 2013

• News: Mac Gems: Shush gives you a systemwide mic mute

  Between Google Hangout video conferences for work, Skype videos and calls for podcasts, and FaceTime chats with family and friends, I use AV-chat apps several times each week. But I'm not always an active audio participant: I'm a heavy user of the Mute button in every one of those apps and services. Sometimes it's because I'm typing and I don't want the clickety-clack of my keyboard to be audible on a podcast recording or to others in a meeting. Other times the maintenance folks are performing the day's noisiest tasks at the same time as my chat, right outside my office window. And it's not uncommon for family members to come into my home office while I'm chatting or recording.

• Sonos announces Playbar TV speaker

  Sonos has announced the Playbar, a sound bar speaker to improve TV audio.

• 12 February 2013

• News: Product snapshot: Sonos PLAYBAR Wi-Fi speaker

  As a general rule, we love Sonos speakers here at PC World. We’ve tried the PLAY:3, PLAY:5 and SUB -- each has impressed us, despite their universally high price tags.

• News: Macworld/iWorld Video: Cool products on and off the show floor

  The Macworld/iWorld show never wants for cool products--just a glance at the winners of our 2013 Best of Show awards will prove that. But there are cool products that didn't appear on the show floor at Moscone West this month, and that's what this Macworld Live session focused on.

• 08 February 2013

• Opinion: Smart playlists, buggy play counts, and iTunes Match

  This week's column looks at some common problems with iTunes, some quirks with iTunes Match, and explains how to update smart playlists, among other subjects.

• 06 February 2013

• News: iTunes Music Store sells 25 billionth song

  Apple has sold its 25 billionth song through the iTunes Music Store, the company announced Wednesday.

• Opinion: Remains of the Day: Radio buttons

  iOS may have some radio features up its sleeves, Apple's pimping self-made ebook authors, and if you work in mapping and software, there are plenty of jobs in Cupertino. The remainders for Tuesday, February 5, 2013 are radioactive. Get it?

• 04 February 2013

• News: The Cat Empire and more live and free from Internode

  As part of its sponsorship agreement with WOMADelaide, Internet service provider (ISP), Internode, will offer free, high definition live streams of key performances from the 2013 instalment of the event.

• News: Google and Mozilla hail WebRTC interop between Chrome and Firefox

  Developers now can create audio and video communications applications that work across the Chrome and Firefox browsers without the need for plug-ins.

• News: Expo Notes: Jam monkeys around at Macworld/iWorld

  If you ever thought the old Macworld Expo was a zoo, you should have seen the antics on the Macworld/iWorld 2013 show floor Saturday.

• News: Expo Notes: Notable music products from Macworld/iWorld

  As with past Expos, the show floor at the 2013 edition of Macworld/iWorld was peppered with companies showing off wares that help Mac OS and iOS users make make beautiful music with their beloved Apple devices. And many of the products making headlines at Macworld/iWorld were fresh off their debuts a week earlier at the NAMM music industry show in Southern California.

• News: Expo Notes: KaleidoPro opens possibilities for MIDI musicians

  In the Music Studio showcase at Macworld/iWorld on Saturday, Stefan Lipson gave the audience a look at KaleidoPro, a MIDI application that works with a drum controller or any MIDI instrument. With KaleidoPro, a musician can play not just a wide range of drum kits, but also other instruments.

• News: Expo Notes: Jam for iPhone is karaoke with a twist

  If you're into karaoke, Jam for iPhone is karaoke with a twist.

• News: Expo Notes: Fishman's TriplePlay makes guitarists a triple threat

  You can turn your favorite axe into a wireless midi controller with Fishman Tranducer's TriplePlay Wireless Guitar controller. The company gave me a look at the $395 package at Macworld/iWorld this week.

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