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Digital Music Sales Beat Physical Music Sales For The First Time

8:02AM January 6, 2012 | Casey Chan

It took longer than I thought it would (because physical music sales still makes the monies) but digital music sales has finally topped physical music sales. According to Nielsen and Billboard, digital music sales accounted for 50.3 per cent of total music sales, more than half the pie. What took so long? More »

Entertainment

What A Band Really Makes From Streaming Sales

1:21AM September 16, 2011 | Uniform Motion

UK band Uniform Motion recently released their third album, One Frame Per Second. Here, they break down exactly how much of that sweet streaming money pie is left over for the musicians — and it’s even less than you think. More »

Entertainment

Watch CD Sales Fall Off A Cliff In 30 Seconds

9:40AM August 23, 2011 | Mat Honan

We all know CD sales have fallen like a drunken girl in heels on an ice rink. But this infographic from Digital Music News, with 30 years of data shown in 30 seconds, really hammers the point home. More »

Entertainment

New M-Disc CD Can Be Dipped In Liquid Nitrogen And Still Work

11:25PM August 8, 2011 | Casey Chan

Millenniata and LG have teamed up to save the CD. OK, maybe not exactly. They want to save your data by making a new disc that’s super tough but also readable with any current DVD or Blu-ray drive. More »

Cars

Ford Is Purging CD Players From Their Cars

2:22AM August 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

In a surprising yet also unsurprising move, Ford is killing off the CD player in the Ford Focus in Europe. Soon, they’ll be purging CD players from the rest of their line too. Are we ready for this in America? More »

Geek Out

65,000 CDs Turn An Ex-Funeral Home Into An Ocean Of Songs

9:48PM August 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

If you were having trouble finding some blank CDs in Paris recently, here’s your answer: an art team made a carpet with 65,000 of them at the ex-funeral parlour turned art space Centquatre, which can be visited until September 10. More »

Entertainment

Britain To Let Its Residents Legally Copy A CD Or DVD

12:03PM August 3, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

You go, Britain. Sources claim the country will legalise the copying of CDs and DVDs for personal use. It could also make it legal for people to use copyrighted works in a parody without permission. More »

Computing

‘How Do I Insert A CD To The iPad 2?’

8:20AM July 26, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This new iPad owner is either a pitiable fool or a brilliant troll. Apparently he’s been “trying for the past few hours” and is on the verge of giving up. Readers, do you have any advice for him? [Apple Support via ThisIsMyNext]

Entertainment

Kaleidescape M700 Disc Vault Is A $US6000 Media Jukebox

12:06PM July 20, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

DVDs, CDs and Blu-ray discs are a royal pain. They take up space, are difficult to organise and time consuming to rip. This why we need the Kaleidescape M700 Disc Vault, a 320-disc monster that organises your collection for you. More »

Computing

Open Unknown USB Drives/CD-ROMs With A Virtual Machine To Avoid Malware Attacks

7:00PM July 4, 2011 | David Galloway

The US Department of Homeland Security recently planted several USB drives and CD-ROMs in a government facility parking lot to see how easy it would be to spread viruses, and 60% of workers plugged the drives and CDs into their computers accidentally executing the malware inside. To avoid the same mistake you should always open unkown discs and USB drives with a virtual machine. More »