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European e-commerce grew 16.62% in 2012 to $302.20 billion, with the 500 leading e-retailers claiming 40% of overall market share, according to Internet Retailer's newly published 2013 Europe 500 guide. CHICAGO, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a weak economy, the European e-commerce market edged out the U.S. in terms of 2012 e-retailing growth with online sales totaling $302.20 billion, up 16.62% from $260.41 billion in 2011, says the U.K.-based Centre for Retail Research. In...
Find Concerts Near You, Hear Who's Playing and Buy Tickets, All in the Latest Addition to Rhapsody's Suite of Music Apps SEATTLE, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rhapsody, the original streaming music service, launched Rhapsody Concerts, a new music app that connects fans to the live music experience. With Rhapsody Concerts, music lovers can find concerts near them, listen to full streams of who's playing the show and buy tickets directly from their smartphones, anywhere,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple and the Department of Justice (DOJ) began what is expected to be a three-week long courtroom battle yesterday in a case concerning alleged antitrust behavior by the iPad maker. Last year the DOJ lobbed an antitrust lawsuit at Apple, claiming they and five other publishers had conspired to fix their book prices and band together to beat Amazon. Each of the five publishers settled with the DOJ in the months following this suit,...
Online music streaming service launches in 14 additional countries across Europe SEATTLE, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rhapsody International, the provider of the first subscription digital music service, announced the expansion of Napster, one of the world's most iconic digital music brands, to 14 countries across Europe. Starting now, more European music lovers can enjoy a cult brand that combines an unrivalled music heritage with a great service. (Logo:...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Online retailer Amazon has led the way in getting people to transition from reading “paper” books to e-books on its Kindle and other tablet devices, and now the company may be trying to get people to go from paper money to virtual money. In fact, the online retail giant unleashed the new Amazon virtual currency program to the masses on Monday. The Amazon Coins, which were unveiled in February, can be used to purchase apps, games...
Amazon.com accounted for 15% of all U.S. e-commerce sales and 28% of Top 500 sales in 2012, according to Internet Retailer's newly published 2013 Top 500 Guide. CHICAGO, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With total sales that grew year over year 27% to $61.09 billion and North American sales that increased 30% to $34.81 billion in 2012, Amazon continues to dominate the ranks of America's biggest web retailers, according to Internet Retailer's 10(th) anniversary Top 500 Guide®, which...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Amazon is set to release a TV set-top box this fall that will stream video over the Internet into customers’ homes, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported on Wednesday. The device will directly connect to televisions, and provide access to Amazon’s video services such as the Amazon Video on Demand store and the company’s Instant Video service, according to the report, which cited three unidentified sources that could not publicly...
Canada's leading music and entertainment retailer is proud to announce enhancements and officially launch its new digital streaming service TORONTO, April 22, 2013 /CNW/ - hmv, Canada's premiere retail destination for music and entertainment, announced today the official, live launch of The Vault, the company's digital download and streaming service. The Vault, which had been running in beta for over four months, provides Canadians with instant access to the biggest hits,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The “smartwatch” and other wearable computing rumors are today’s “smartphone” rumors of the mid-2000s. When Apple finally released the iPhone in 2007, all eyes turned toward Google to release their version. Since then both Amazon and Facebook have been rumored to release their own brand of smartphones. Facebook has gotten the closest to this with Facebook Home and the HTC One, neither of which are what many assumed the...
CD Baby, the world's largest distributor of independent music, introduces CD Baby Pro, an innovative new service designed to collect global songwriting royalties for independent artists. PORTLAND, Ore., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Until now, it's been virtually impossible for independent songwriters to collect all the royalties owed to them on a global level. CD Baby aims to remedy this with a comprehensive royalty collection service called CD Baby Pro. CD Baby Pro is...
