At last, you can snap up official digital copies of the remastered Beatles catalog ... but only on a USB stick that sits in a big, green apple. Also: A Web site selling unauthorized digital downloads of the Beatles gets slapped with a lawsuit. Read More

Many of us have been bemoaning the state of uneven TV volume for years -- loud commercials that give way to barely-audible dialogue followed by deafening, room-shaking explosions -- and at least one company has Read More

Got a digital voice recorder like one of these? Watch out how you use it or you could land yourself in scorching legal trouble. One man recently Read More

Virgin Media is planning to shake up the music business with what many have been longing for -- perhaps a Holy Grail of online music business models: Read More

So, what's on tap for tomorrow's "rock and roll" Apple event in San Francisco? New iPods, with built-in cameras? A new version of iTunes? An appearance by the recuperating Steve Jobs? The rumored "iTablet"? Read on for my predictions. Read More

Reader JD writes: I recently got a brand new Sony KDL Z5100. It's a great TV, so far, but we still haven't bought any HDMI cables to connect it to my PS3 and other electronic items. ... Read More

On September 9, one of the most hotly anticipated video games of the year -- in multiple years, even -- finally arrives. It's The Beatles: Rock Band, marking the first time the music of The Beatles has appeared in a video game. ... Read More

You're not just saving yourself a lot of hassle by downloading songs directly to your computer instead of buying them as CDs and ripping them later. You're doing the environment a favor, too. Read More

Here we go again. The grapevine's a-hummin' following reports that Apple has an event slated for the week of September 7. Historically, September is Apple's month for music and iPods, but might there be a tablet-sized surprise, not to mention the long-awa Read More

Rarely do I encounter a story about a technology initiative that seems so obviously doomed to disaster right from the start. This time it's a plan from the big four record labels, which want to develop Read More