Apple working on digital albums, tablet PC.Byline: Reuters NEW YORK: The major music labels are planning a new digital album format that will debut with a tablet-like personal computer from Apple Inc in September, people familiar with the plans said on Monday. The labels are attempting to revive the multi-track album format with new software that packages songs, traditional album liner notes, music videos, and other interactive extras as part of a premium-priced package. The music industry first proposed the idea of an enhanced album format to Apple in 2007, according to two people who said the labels have been separately working on a project code-named "CMX CMX Corel Presentation Exchange (file extension) CMX Cisco Mobile Exchange CMX Cloaca Maxima (sewage system of ancient Rome; Finnish rock band) CMX Crisis Management Exercise ". The labels, including EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. Group, Sony Corp s Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment is a major global record label controlled by the Sony Corporation. In 1988, Sony Corporation acquired CBS Records, Inc. for $2 billion. CBS Inc., now CBS Corporation, retained the rights to the CBS name, and Sony renamed the label , Vivendi s Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. had planned to roll out the new album format to all digital retailers this November. But Apple decided to design its own version of an interactive album, which is expected to be launched with its new unnamed tablet-like device this fall, the sources said. The Apple album project has been code-named Cocktail and the format is expected to work with other Apple devices like the iPhone and iPod. Industry sources said Chief Executive Steve Jobs would likely unveil the new device at an Apple event in September. Apple declined to comment, saying the company does not respond to rumors and speculation. News of Apple and the label s plan was first reported by the Financial Times. Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. Press and Publishing House SAOC SAOC Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization SAOC Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club (UK) SAOC Sector Air Operations Center SAOC South African Orchid Council SAOC Submariners Association Of Canada (Gloucester, ON, Canada) 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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