MacNN | MySpace News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us MySpace, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Sprint adds Sanyo Incognito QWERTY clamshell http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/sanyo.incognito.on.sprint.november.30th/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/sprintkyocera1.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sprint introduced the new Sanyo-branded Incognito SCP-6760 from Kyocera to its lineup on Friday. The handset has a glowing keypad and OLED display before flipping open to reveal a hardware QWERTY keyboard and a larger 2.6-inch, 320x240 screen. The device will run on Sprint's EVDO network and users can access the e-mail and browse the web on 3G.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/sanyo.incognito.on.sprint.november.30th/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT BlackBerry Curve 8530 also reaches Sprint http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/blackberry.curve.8530.announced.for.sprint/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/blackberrycurve8530-sprint.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />After making its appearance at Verizon earlier today, Sprint also announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone is coming soon to its lineup as well. Potential customers can register now to receive updates on the handset. Preloaded apps are the primary difference for Sprint's Curve 8530 and include the Sprint Music Store, Sprint TV and Pandora radio.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/blackberry.curve.8530.announced.for.sprint/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:20:00 GMT Google launches playable music search http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.music.search.uses.ilike.lala/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/googleaudio-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google at a Los Angeles event tonight unveiled its widely expected advanced music search feature. The addition (a video of which is available below) automatically parses regular searches for music from all four major labels and automatically filters it by artist, album or track; users can then either sample or buy the tracks through Lala or MySpace's iLike. Those who use recommendation-based Int... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.music.search.uses.ilike.lala/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:15:00 GMT MySpace allows direct purchases from iTunes http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/social.networking.site.expands.tools.for.musicians/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/myspacesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MySpace has expanded its music-oriented services to include a new Artist Dashboard utility and Music Video portal, while users can now download tracks directly from iTunes, Amazon or Jamster. The new Music Video hub provides recommendations, browsing tools, and a new video player with "Buy" buttons for ads.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/social.networking.site.expands.tools.for.musicians/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:05:00 GMT Google music service to merge samples, downloads http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/google.audio.would.include.ilike.lala/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/googleaudio-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google's rumored Audio music service will be less controversial than rumored at first based on two follow-up leaks. Multiple contacts tell Reuters that it will automatically provide players for MySpace-owned iLike or Lala when users search for songs on Google and provide at least the option of playing a sample or else buying the MP3. EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner are all believed to have linke... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/google.audio.would.include.ilike.lala/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:00:00 GMT Acer Liquid's interface, detailed specs leak http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/16/acer.liquid.caught.on.video.new.specs.revealed/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/acerliquid1intro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Specs and a video of the recently introduced Acer Liquid smartphone have been leaked, thanks to GPSandCo. The Android-powered device will be Acer's first with the Google-developed OS, and also its most powerful application, as the handset sports Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. The video reveals the Liquid will be available in black, red or white and that it sports a 5-megapixel camera.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/16/acer.liquid.caught.on.video.new.specs.revealed/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:05:00 GMT Moto Cliq to ship Nov. 2, match iPhone's price http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/t.mobile.details.moto.cliq.launch/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/motocliq-2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />T-Mobile this afternoon set out official launch details for the Motorola Cliq, its newest Android phone and Motorola's first touchscreen smartphone. Pre-orders for existing users should start on October 19th while the phone should ultimately arrive in stores on November 2nd; those who order in advance may get the phone early, T-Mobile said. The handset itself is priced at the same $200 on contra... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/29/t.mobile.details.moto.cliq.launch/ Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:30:00 GMT Samsung launches touch phone for young users http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/samsung.outs.corby.phone/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/samsungcorbyintro.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Samsung has launched the Corby S3650, its first touchscreen phone aimed towards young mobile users. As such, there is support for Facebook, Twitter and MySpace online social networks. The color scheme of the device also reflects its target audience, with bright yellow, pink, white and orange as color choices for most of the outer shell.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/01/samsung.outs.corby.phone/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:45:00 GMT Facebook looking to buy Spotify? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/facebook.may.buy.spotify/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/spotify.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Facebook is looking to acquire Spotify in what may represent a significant change in the way listeners get music, a rumor claims. While Facebook has supposedly been in talks to buy the unlimited music streaming service for the past year, TechCrunch has heard that the recent MySpace buyout of iLike has stepped up the pressure to take action in the past week. Those associated with the company have... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/25/facebook.may.buy.spotify/ Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:55:00 GMT MySpace confirms iLike buyout http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/myspace.buys.ilike/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0908/iliketakeover.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />MySpace this afternoon confirmed rumors by making clear its intention to buy iLike. The deal, unofficially thought to be worth about $20 million, will give MySpace's social network control over the music service, which today lets users play and share song recommendations on sites like Facebook and also has its own fledgling downloadable music store. Existing staff at iLike should remain in the p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/19/myspace.buys.ilike/ Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:40:00 GMT