Tuesday, September 1, 2009 6:29PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
The once, trailblazing music file-sharing service Napster has long since gone legit. Now owned by Best Buy (how legit is that!), Napster is shifting gears into the mobile space that will allow music fans with web-enabled phones to access album art, preview songs and download tracks over the air.
By accessing an account via m.napster.com, subscribers can tap into Napster`s library of more than nine million songs. The nice thing here is that the new mobile site works with any carrier.
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Monday, May 18, 2009 3:30PM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
And now for Napster’s next act…
With its 10-year anniversary around the corner, one-time music ‘biz bad boy Napster announced Monday a new subscription service featuring a $5 per month pricing plan that allows subscribers unlimited, on-demand streaming access to their library of more than 7 million tracks.
The kicker in the new deal is that you get to download and keep five songs per month in DRM-free MP3 format. Not too shabby. Put those tracks right onto the iPod, Zune or whatever. Let’s note that beyond the five freebies, if you want more MP3s, it’ll cost you between 69¢ and $1.29 — same as our friends at iTunes or Amazon.
The updated service also offers more than 60 commercial-free radio stations with more than 1,400 pre-programmed play-lists.
Best Buy SVP of entertainment Julie Owen said:
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