Jimmy Kimmel live and uncut on Sony Connect
Funny
guy Jimmy Kimmel’s new relationship is breaking sound barriers. ABC’s
“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Sony’s Connect music store and Sony Electronics have
joined to create a new source for original music by major performers. The online music
retailer started offering “Kimmel Downloads,” recorded performances from the
show, on Tuesday with live tunes by Lenny Kravitz. The Virgin Records artist’s latest
track, “California,” and one of his best-loved songs, “Are You Gonna Go My
Way,” are both available for purchase. “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will feature at
least 22 other televised outdoor concerts throughout the rest of the year. The shows will
be held at a new venue named the Walkman Stage, and most of them will produce songs for
the co-branded project. Several artists will perform songs that don’t get included in
the broadcast but will make it to the download site.
Napster's new tune: A military discount
Napster
is now offering a military discount. Active and retired U.S. military personnel and their
families can obtain special access to downloads and cheaper subscriptions to the digital
music service. Napster, a unit of Roxio, announced yesterday that access will be available
to all branches of the military via CentricMall.com, a password-protected web site open to
registered customers of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. According to Roxio and
Napster, offering digital products is a first for CentricMall. On Tuesday, Roxio said it
would sell its DVD and CD software business to concentrate only on Napster. The music
service began as an illegal song-swapping method before folding under the weight of legal
challenges and resurfacing as a legitimate platform.
Teen admits to creating Blaster worm variant
A
Minnesota high school senior has pleaded guilty to creating a variant of the Blaster
internet worm, which was responsible for more than a million crippled computers last
summer. Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, of Hopkins, Minn., confessed yesterday in federal court
and faces a probable 18 months to three years behind bars for one count of intentionally
causing or attempting to cause damage to a protected computer. He might also be ordered to
pay millions of dollars in restitution. After his arrest last August, Parson had pleaded
not guilty; however, yesterday he told U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman that he
downloaded the original Blaster worm, changed it and sent it back out on the internet.
Parson will face Pechman again Nov. 2 for sentencing. Asian countries anticipate bargain Windows
Microsoft
has developed a no-frills, low-cost version of its Windows XP operating system for sale in
the emerging markets of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Windows XP Starter Edition was
created for spreading the use of computing in developing technology markets. The new
product has become available at a time when piracy and the spread of Linux in developing
economies pose double threats to the world’s largest software maker. Starter Edition,
available in the three Southeastern Asia countries starting in October as part of a
one-year pilot program, includes most of the features found in Windows. Although some will
not be available, the operating system will be customized for each country’s language
and also provides tips and tools for first-time computer users. The software, which has
not yet been priced, will be shipped pre-installed on PCs.
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