Tech Round Up: Rock Band Wii, Warner Music, Wikipedia
By Morelli
Rock Band Wii gets its own music store, how Warner Music killed Facebook music, and Wikipedia gets ready for a digital media explosion, all in today’s Round Up!
- Ars Technica reports that Harmonix and Nintendo will be finally opening the music store for the Wii version of Rock Band 2. There are now 30 songs available online, ranging from The Police to The Offspring, and more songs will be added consistently every week. This means a big step for Nintendo in moneymaking power, or wait, maybe not. [ars technica]
- Facebook has been trying to seal an agreement with the four major labels to provide a free streaming service on their web site. The Washington Post says Universal, Sony BMG and EMI agreed to a deal, but Warner Music held out, and ruined it for everybody. [Washington Post]
- Wikipedia is upgrading their servers and storage to allow for larger photos and videos to be uploaded. Slashdot describes that Wikipedia will up their media storage from 2TB to 48TB and the limit on file uploads from 20MB to 100MB. This will make 2-hour long, high-quality videos possible on the free encyclopedia, so start uploading! [Slashdot]
Monday, February 2, 2009 9:34AM
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