Videotel announced its new HD2600 upscaling DVD player ($286) for commercial and industrial applications.
Smartphone Ownership Doubles
Arbitron and Edison Research announced that, according to their latest survey, the percentage of Americans age 12 and older who have a smartphone has more than doubled in the past year.
Onkyo Unveils CD Player and Network Stereo Receiver
Onkyo USA announced its new TX-8050 network stereo receiver ($399) and C-7030 CD player ($249).
US Digital Music Sales Poised to Overtake CDs
Strategy Analytics announced that, according to its latest research, U.S. consumers will spend more on online music than prerecorded CDs for the first time in 2012.
Music Rains from Amazon’s Cloud
Amazon.com announced its new cloud file storage and music streaming services.
7digital Music Store Graces BlackBerry PlayBook
Research In Motion (RIM) and 7digital announced that the 7digital Music Store will come pre-installed on the BlackBerry PlayBook.
CIPC Publishes Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Report
The Canadian Intellectual Property Council (CIPC) announced that it published a new report entitled The True Price of Peer to Peer File-Sharing: Re-examining don’t blame the P2P file-sharers.
Digital Music Sales Rise 32 Percent in Australia
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced that it has released its 2010 wholesale sales figures for sound recordings and music videos.
CE Market Boosted by Connected Home Stuff
IHS iSuppli announced it forecasts that global unit shipments of consumer electronics (CE) products will climb 2.6% in 2011, partly driven by rising sales of items that play a role in the connected home and focus on usability.

