Music
Several major record labels have begun selling music through a new rival to iTunes.
Songs from Universal and SonyBMG can now be bought through Gbox at the same price as its Apple opposition, of 99 cents, or 50p, per track.
However, the service, which works through online shop Amazon, can currently only be used in America.
Its method features several breaks from online music sales so far: Firstly, adverts on Google will link directly to songs for downloading.
Secondly, songs from acts including Prince, 50 Cent and Johnny Cash are available with no digital rights management technology built in. DRM is meant to prevent tracks being copied.
Doug Morris, Universal Music Group chief executive, said: "We're committed to exploring new ways to expand the availability of our artists' music online, while offering consumers the most choice in how and where they purchase and enjoy our music."
Gbox, made by Navio Systems, also hopes to link with social networking sites such as MySpace.
Songs from Universal and SonyBMG can now be bought through Gbox at the same price as its Apple opposition, of 99 cents, or 50p, per track.
However, the service, which works through online shop Amazon, can currently only be used in America.
Its method features several breaks from online music sales so far: Firstly, adverts on Google will link directly to songs for downloading.
Secondly, songs from acts including Prince, 50 Cent and Johnny Cash are available with no digital rights management technology built in. DRM is meant to prevent tracks being copied.
Doug Morris, Universal Music Group chief executive, said: "We're committed to exploring new ways to expand the availability of our artists' music online, while offering consumers the most choice in how and where they purchase and enjoy our music."
Gbox, made by Navio Systems, also hopes to link with social networking sites such as MySpace.
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