Microsoft Announce Tablet Plans July 30, 2010
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| Digital and Mobile Microsoft Corp set out its ambitions to dominate the consumer electronics market on Thursday with Windows-powered tablet computers and smartphones designed to beat back advances by Apple Inc and Google Inc. » Full Story
NH7 Rock Festival To Launch in India July 30, 2010
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| Touring
| Rock and Pop A new alternative festival featuring a mix of U.K. and domestic rock acts is to launch in India later this year, following the signing of a new cross cultural agreement between the British and Indian governments. » Full Story
U.K. Digital Radio Sales Climb July 30, 2010
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| Retail Sales of digital radio players in the U.K. have hit a record high for the
month of June, according to figures released by trade body Digital Radio
U.K. » Full Story
Eminem Recovers European Crown July 29, 2010
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| RB Hip-Hop As Eminem’s “Recovery” (Interscope/Universal) starts a fourth aggregate week atop Billboard’s European Albums chart, Hot 100 Singles has a new No. 1 in the shape of Shakira’s official song of the recent FIFA World Cup, “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” (Epic/Sony Music Entertainment), featuring Freshlyground.
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Shock, Blame After Deaths At German Festival July 26, 2010
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| Touring Police blamed organizers and officials in Duisburg, an industrial city that gave the world's largest techno music festival a home after it was driven from Berlin because of noise and overcrowding. » Full Story
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Music applications are among the most popular types of apps downloaded to today's smartphones. But which are the best of
the best? Which new music apps created in the last year are setting the stage for tomorrow's successes? Billboard's Music App Awards is the
first awards program answering these questions by showcasing and celebrating the best and most innovative new music apps defining the space today. The
deadline to submit your app for consideration is Aug 6. Click here to apply.
