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Top tech companies agree more privacy protection for consumers

More care will be taken over what data apps can access and consumers given clear information about how their details will be used

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Talk Talk blocks customers' access to Newzbin2 file-sharing website

Internet service provider becomes the third to respond to court order

  • Law
  • 22/02/2012
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Rara online music streaming service goes live

Spotify rival offers three months trial for 99p but after that prices match competitor services

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Google Music to take on Apple iTunes and Spotify

A new music service for Android smartphones and tablets has launched in the US today

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Virgin Media broadband customers get free Spotify for six months

The catch is the person has to be on a 30Mbits/sec service or above

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HTC marches to the Beats of Dr Dre

Second HTC smartphone to use technology to optimise music output

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Wrenz prepares to make your gadgets sing like a bird

Portable bird-shaped speaker coming soon to a cage near you

This useful planning tool is now on sale from Amazon in the UK

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Virgin customers to get Spotify

Music service will be accessible on TVs via Tivo, as well as PCs and phones

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Beatles music website agrees to pay $1m damages

Bluebeat.com owner used 'psycho-babble' in its defence of illegal Fab Four song sales

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Radiohead album The King of Limbs released as 'HD' download

Digital download site 7digital sells album from British rockers in high-quality Flac format as well as 16-bit Flac plus normal MP3 and AAC versions

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BT Content Connect service 'will create two-tier broadband'

Critics say BT's new internet content distribution network will lead to people having to pay a premium for certain content

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Apple and Shazam offer free downloads over Christmas

iPhone and iPod Touch users get free music, movies, ebooks or apps for 12 days

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BPI slammed over campaign to block file sharing users from web

Open Rights Group condemns recording industry body report as "immoral"

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