Music video for Simian Mobile Disco’s single “I Believe”. www.wichita-recordings.com

The question that has been on everyone’s minds regarding the PSP Go (”Um, what do I do with all my games that I bought) has been answered, though somewhat vaguely. John Koller, Sony’s Director of Hardware Marketing, said that there will be a system in place for people to get their UMD-based games onto their PSP Go.

Well, we asked for a denial , and they’re giving us one. Russ Garrett , a Last.fm developer, issues another blanket denial of the Last.fm user data fiasco: Nothing I can say will convince you that this didn’t happen, because allegedly CBS did the deed and not us. I hope that CBS will issue their own denial soon, but the wheels of large companies run slowly

Caruso singing La Donna e Mobile from Verdi’s Rigoletto for Victor in 1907. The correct playing speed is 75 rpm which I did not know when I uploaded this

I’ve fiddled with the beta version a few times before, but I’m happy the Vienna, Austria-based startup is now ready to release its eponymous service, Play.fm , publicly so I can finally tell you about it, too. Yes, it’s another online music startup, but worth a second look if you want my opinion

Nextel phones are notoriously ugly. The company has never worried much about appearances since they were mainly intended for the construction site.

Streaming video platform Brightcove has added another partner to its already-impressive group of associates. Vudu , purveyors of fine set-top boxes, have struck up a deal to stream Brightcove-associated content.

Earlier today, I wrote a post wondering whether music-search engine Seeqpod had finally sold itself to Microsoft because of a suggestive link on its homepage linking to Microsoft Search. Some other bloggers noticed also.

No one likes advertisements. But the fact is that they are a part of our society and will continue to annoy.  TiVo was previously a walled garden from ads, but they have slowly crept in over the last couple of years

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Jean-Pierre Ponnelle’s classic film of Verdi’s dark tragedy features the legendary Luciano Pavarotti as the dashing Duke of Mantua