In a story over on HypeBot it appears EMI could be looking to sell off it’s recorded music division in an effort to pull themselves out of the profit black hole they seem to have fallen into. So in an effort to cut costs and boost their share price the board is said to be “seriously considering it”.

Sources are reporting that since EMI’s original proposal of offering DRM free MP3s didn’t go over too well with record labels (imagine that) they — EMI — came back with an offer where the labels would give EMI an advance on future royalties. Full Story »

Windows’ brand new operating system Vista launched not too long ago after many delays which delayed the final product years after it was originally scheduled to launch.

Apple has put out a warning now to iPod users against Vista stating that the new Microsoft operating system could damage your beloved iPod. Full Story »

According to the L.A. Times, and what I picked up on CNN last night, Apple still needs to work out the details with record label EMI, as well as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the heirs of John Lennon and George Harrison. But it appears with this latest development, which was really the last barrier between the Beatles and the information super highway, we may be that much closer to having the Beatles on the go. The Beatles have been one of a small handful of long time holdouts that would not allow their music to be licensed for download though some solo work by McCartney and Starr is available on iTunes. Full Story »