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Queen has left EMI after 40 years and have signed on to Universal Music Group. This isn’t good news for EMI, though Queen fans will be happy to learn that Jazz , The Miracle and The Works have recently been re-released on vinyl.
Now if only they’d release Greatest Video Hits III on DVD. |
Queen Leaves EMI
Limewire Closing
An injunction to cease P2P operations has been issued to Limewire on the 26th of October, 2010.
The company has stopped offering downloads of their software via their web site.
(UPDATE : The original site on which the injunction was hosted is gone but thanks to Simon Grant you’ll find a replacement source for the injunction by clicking on the above link. And for good measure, here is another source, also in PDF format)
Free Shipping Offers For Canadians
Amazon Canada
have altered their free shipping offers and are now offering free shipping for order above $25.
Other companies offering free shipping to Canadians :
- BBC Shop Canada – Enjoy FREE Shipping for Life!
- Flip Ultra™ Camcorder – For a limited time Free Shipping on the all new Flip Ultra&UItraHD™ camcorders from Flip Video. Click Here
- Newegg Canada – FREE FREIGHT ON SELECT DEALS at Newegg.ca
- Sony Style Canada – Regardless of your location, free delivery is available to you when you shop online at Sony Style!
- Tigerdirect.ca – FREE SHIPPING* on selected PC Deals at TigerDirect!
- Vistaprint Canada – Free Shipping on Orders Over $50+
Sony Classical Opens Online Store
Ariama.com, Sony’s new classical online store, is now online.
This service offers most of the Sony Classical catalog in mp3 and lossless format. But physical shipments of CDs are limited to the United States for the moment.
People who love soundtracks, like yours truly, will enjoy this service. It features numerous recordings, including many by John Williams, Danny Elfman and Howard Shore.
Blockbuster Canada Unaffected
Blockbuster Canada has published a press release re-assuring their customers that the Canadian operations are unaffected by the Chapter 11 Process in the United States.
Apparently the Canadian subsidiary is still profitable, at 440 stores through-out Canada.
Netflix Now In Canada
Netflix is now online in Canada and offering unlimited film and television downloads at $7.99 per month.
Unlike their American counterpart, they are not currently offering rentals by mail. But Canadians can now stream videos to their desktop and laptop computers, Wii, PS3 and mobile devices like the iPad and iPhone.
The company promises to add the XBox 360 and internet compatible Blu-ray players and televisions shortly to their service. And the service will be available on the Apple TV device soon as well in Canada.
BTW, those wishing to try the service can do so for one month, for free. Details can be found on the Canadian Netflix site.