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CrunchGear (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
According to BGR, Wal-Mart may be carrying the iPhone 3G starting on November 15th. Also noteworthy is that it doesn’t look like the iPhone will be sold at Radio Shack, as previously rumored. Now, I’ve never purchased a cell phone from Wal-Mart before but here’s to hoping the activation process will be relatively hassle [...]
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LisNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wal-Mart has decided to keep the music that it sold wrapped in a layer of copyright protection playable, following a flurry of customer complaints about legally purchased music becoming unplayable. The probably wishes it had never tangled with digital rights management, because it's going to keep paying for it long after its switch to selling DRM-free MP3s. An e-mail sent to Wal-Mart digital music...
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Wal-Mart Watch (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Dolls purchased at Wal-Mart and Target stores in Owasso, Wisconsin may not be child-appropriate. Several parents report dolls uttering messages like: “Islam is the light” and “Satan is King.”
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wonderful pages (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
In the fast checkout line. Mom and child behind us, child has a Star Wars action figure. Boy: Mom, why do they kill people in Star Wars? Mom: They don’t. Boy: Yes they do! Mom: (pause) Oh, just be quiet.
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http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Irish Examiner Wal-Mart has reversed last month's decision to shut down its digital rights management servers, a move that would have forced customers of the company's online music store to transfer their purchases … Read the full article here
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dignmore.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Wal-Mart has decided to keep the music that it sold wrapped in a layer of copyright protection play 1 Vote(s)
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The Register (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
DRM servers open 'for the present time' For digital music vendors, protecting files with digital rights management (DRM) is like a lobster trap. It's easy enough to enter into, but getting back out is another matter entirely.…
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BetaNews (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
In what can only be described as another "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario, faced with the option of thousands of disgruntled customers, Wal-Mart is informing them it's decided to leave its online DRM servers running.
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Today @ PC World (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
DRM warriors, rejoice: The people have spoken, and Wal-Mart has listened. The retail giant reversed its decision to take down its digital rights management servers Friday, following a massive backlash from angry music buyers. Wal-Mart announced plans late last...
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TechSpot (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
At the end of last month, Wal-Mart announced they would shut down their DRM servers. That would have resulted in anyone who purchased DRM-laden music from Wal-Mart stuck with a worthless purchase down the road unless they burn their music to a CD beforehand. The decision was a reminder of how dangerous DRM can be for the consumer, and how it truly is a method of renting content rather than buyi...
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Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Los Angeles - Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) has apparently backtracked, and will continue to provide access to DRM-laden tracks consumers purchased at its digital music store before the company decided to begin selling DRM-free MP3s, Engadget reports. read more
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Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Wal-Mart's connection to a Bangladeshi factory where workers were paid as little as $20 a month and worked 19 hour days is exposed
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Nashville for the 21st Century (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Michelle Obama takes umbrage at the title of elitist imposed on her husband: MC: Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen has advised Barack to head to Wal-Mart to connect with the “Wal-Mart women” who supported Hillary. What do you say to people who think your husband is too slick or elite for working-class voters? MO: I find it funny that people have tried to label Barack as an elitist. This is the man who...