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Rhapsody App approved by Apple: 8 million tracks streaming to the ether (update: video!)

by Thomas Ricker posted Sep 10th 2009 @ 1:31AM

We had a feeling this day was coming. After Spotify's subscription music app was approved, offline listening intact, there was every indication that Rhapsody was next for christening. Especially with the feds watching Apple's every move. The free download just went hot and requires a $15 per month Rhapsody To Go subscription -- you can try it for free for a week -- and streams 64kbps quality (ugh) music over WiFi or cellular data (only, no off-line access) from a catalog of about 8 million tracks offered by the MTV and RealNetwork tie-up. Now go 'n get it.

Update: Added video demo after the break.

[Via Komo News, thanks Bill Y.]

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Sony Ericsson W880i "Ai" gets FCC blessing

by Darren Murph posted Jan 22nd 2007 @ 12:56PM

We've seen Sony Ericsson's darling go from the drawing board to cardboard and from photo shoot to quasi-realization, and now the FCC is giving us all precisely what we knew was coming. The handset formerly known as "Ai" has now been granted a pass by the Commission, setting things in motion for the W880i to grace the hands of civilians sooner rather than later. No, there's no new deets concerning price or release information, but all those out there yearning for this handset to hit your market shouldn't be in the dark for too much longer, as we're officially on the home stretch now. Be sure to hit the read link for all the specifics from the Commish itself, if you're into that kind of thing.

Nokia E65 gets an FCC thumbs-up

by Darren Murph posted Jan 13th 2007 @ 11:27AM

Okay, so it didn't quite make yesterday's version of FCC Fridays, but Nokia's business-friendly E65 has just made the rounds through the FCC, which means the final frontier for this E-series slider is closer than ever before. While we're still not sure if (or who) here in the States would be willing to pick this one up, especially considering the lack of a North American 3G band, we're not giving up on faith just yet. Nevertheless, it seems this corporate gem just might hit streets a bit sooner than anticipated, so make sure you've got your microSD card and about €340 ($440) of liquidated assets ready to go at a moment's notice.