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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple gains control of iCloud domain]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 07:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Whois domain registration record for iCloud.com.(Credit:Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET)Apple has taken administrative control of the iCloud.com domain, according to a Whois domain directory search, a week before the company is scheduled to unveil a cloud-based storage system of the same name.The domain, which was previously owned by Sweden-based &quot;hybrid cloud computing&quot; provider Xcerion, was rumored to have been sold to Apple for $4.5 million. In April, Xcerion moved its cloud-based storage service from iCloud.com to CloudMe.com, however iCloud.com currently redirects to CloudMe.comApple representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced yesterday it would kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on Monday with the details of iCloud, a much-rumored cloud-based music storage service. The company also indicated in the press release that CEO Steve Jobs, who is on an indefinite medical leave, will be on hand for the announcement.Predictably, Apple did not provide specifics about iCloud in yesterday's announcement, but details of such an offering have been materializing for some time. Multiple sources told CNET in January 2010 that Apple executives had spoken to the top four recording companies about plans to offer a streaming music service free of charge to consumers.Apple has since reached licensing agreements with three of the four top record companies, including EMI Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music. That would leave Universal Music Group as the lone holdout, but sources tell CNET that the recording industry's largest label is close to a deal with Apple.Licensing agreements with all four major labels will allow Apple to launch a fully licensed cloud-music service to rival unlicensed offerings of rivals Amazon and Google. Even though Google had been negotiating to obtain licenses from the four largest record companies for more than a year, the test version launched earlier this month without licensing agreements in place. Amazon employed the same strategy when it launched its cloud-music service in March.Apple yesterday filed for the trademark rights to the iCloud name with the Trade Marks and Designs Registration Office of the European Union, listing various classifications, including one for &quot;electronic storage of data, text, images, audio, and video' storage services for archiving electronic data' information and consultation in connection therewith.&quot; <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google to dub its mobile-payments service 'Google Wallet']]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 07:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DaneAndersend</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[It appears that one of Google's mobile-wallet partners has stolen some of the Web giant's thunder ahead of tomorrow's planned announcement.Google, which is widely expected to unveil a long-rumored mobile-payments system on Thursday, will dub the service &quot;Google Wallet,&quot; according to what appears to be an internal memo from The Container Store. According to the memo, which was published by Thisismynext.com, the Web giant plans to launch Google Wallet near the end of summer:...this summer Google will launch a test of &quot;contactless&quot; payment through a mobile device--so customers will be able to just tap a special device and pay with their phone in stores at POS! And this Thursday, Google will announce all of the innovative retailers who will be participating in their test--and guess who is on that list You got it right! We are! And how cool that Google thought of us, The Container Store!Stay tuned for many more details regarding this test of Google Wallet and the participating markets. We won't start this program September 1st, but thought that we should all have the heads up on this neat opportunity now because we expect it will receive a lot of press in the upcoming weeks when Google makes its official media announcement about this initiative. Google representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Google is holding a media event in New York on Thursday in which it is expected to unveil a system that would allow users to pay for retail purchases by holding selectAndroid-based Sprint smartphones up to a specialized reader at checkout counters (point of sales). The service is expected to tap near-field communications technology (NFC), which lets devices exchange information wirelessly with one another over very short distances, about 4 inches.Google reportedly plans to introduce the service initially in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C., as well as partnering with MasterCard and Citigroup to allow the financial giants' customers to use their debit and credit cards to pay for purchase from their Android smartphones.The event is scheduled to be held at Google's New York offices. And it will kick off at 12 p.m. ET. CNET will live-blog the news using the Cover It Live tool. So come back about 20 minutes before the press conference starts to get in on the pre-event chatter and follow the news here as it happens.         Steven Musil     Full Profile E-mail Steven Musil   E-mail Steven Musil If you have a question or comment for Steven Musil, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response.   Submit your question or comment here: 0 of 1500 characters       Steven Musil is the night news editor at CNET News. Before joining CNET News in 2000, Steven spent 10 years at various Bay Area newspapers. E-mail Steven.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon's key weapon in cloud music wars: Lady Gaga]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 07:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>DaneAndersend</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[What do you do if you're Amazon and you have to dent Apple's iTunes juggernaut and its upcoming launch of its cloud music service Compete on price--early and often.That's what Amazon is doing in spades today. Its 99 cent one-day offer for Lady Gaga's new album is exactly what it should be doing if it's going to grab some of Apple's market share. And guess what You fork over 99 cents. You get Lady Gaga's album, which I had no intention of buying until it was 99 cents. And you get 20GB of Amazon's cloud storage.Meanwhile, you may stick around despite a few server glitches. You may even stick with Amazon's Cloud Player and buy more storage in the future.Read more of Amazon's key weapon in cloud music wars: Lady Gaga, price at ZDNet's Between the Lines. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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