Napster

Here's another sign of how far the music industry has bent in the post-Napster age: Want a hit single? Give it away.

Los Angeles-based subscription music provider Napster has expanded its reach on AT&T, the firm said this morning, making the service available to 13 million more of AT&T's customer. According to Napster, the expanded reach comes due to less restrictive digital rights management requirements from the labels and Napster's adoption of "more flexible technology." Napster said its now supports more ...

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Today, AT&T and Napster announced that more than 13 million AT&T customers spanning 25 different model phones now have access to Napster Mobile.

Blog: AT&T today said it would offer free Wi-Fi in 17,000 hot spots around the country, including Starbucks and Barnes & Noble, to its subscribers who use iPhones and Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry handsets.

-- Napster Mobile on AT&T: Napster Mobile has struck a deal with AT&T in which the application will be made available to 25 smartphones that the operator sells. AT&T customers can buy and wirelessly download full-length tracks from Napster Mobile for $1.99 each, which includes a copy that is automatically delivered to the customer's PC.

A new online music store has launched which is the first subscription site to let you copy MP3 files to a CD or other music player with no strings attached.

-- Napster Mobile on AT&T: Napster Mobile has struck a deal with AT&T in which the application will be made available to 25 smartphones that the operator sells. AT&T customers can buy and wirelessly download full-length tracks from Napster Mobile for $1.99 each, which includes a copy that is automatically delivered to the customer's PC.

(AP:MINNEAPOLIS) Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Thursday it acquired about 3.9 million Napster Inc. shares in a second-offering period for its cash tender offer to buy the company.

Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Thursday it acquired about 3.9 million Napster Inc. shares in a second-offering period for its cash tender offer to buy the company.