February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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Apple is launching a push for the Mastered for iTunes section of its iTunes Store - the area focusing on albums that have been "specially tuned for higher fidelity to bring you the best possible listening...

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) won't be ratified in the EU just yet: it's been sent to the European Court of Justice to check if it's constitutionally sound.

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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We reported on the controversy around social apps' privacy policies in last week's Music Ally Report. Now there has been a resolution, of sorts, in California.

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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The Beatles remain tied to Apple when it comes to digital music. The Fab Four's back catalogue still hasn't ventured beyond iTunes in its download form, and now the band's first ever ringtones are available...

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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Streaming music service Rdio has gone live in Spain and Portugal, making them its seventh and eighth markets.

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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Adele's '21' has become the first album to go double-platinum on the US iTunes Store, selling 2m downloads in the year since its original release there.

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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Yesterday, we spotted a new children's book-app for iPad called Road To Rock, which got kids to colour in pictures of a fictional 80s hair metal band.

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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We wrote about Wahwah.fm in its first form last year: a social radio app that let people create their own stations from tracks uploaded to SoundCloud, then broadcast them from their iPhones.

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February 23rd, 2012 by Music Ally

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Hats off to Hype Machine founder Anthony Volodkin, who has launched a nifty side-project called Kickstumbler. It's a site and browser toolbar to help people discover interesting projects looking for funding...

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