Los Angeles - The four major record labels, along with leading U.S. retailers and memory card maker SanDisk on Monday introduced a new music format, where microSD cards will come pre-loaded with DRM-free MP3 albums from top artists. [more..]

Philadelphia - Comcast late last week provided the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will additional information it requested regarding the company's new "protocol agnostic" network management practices, after it was sanctioned by the FCC for targeting the peer-to-peer traffic of some of its 14 million broadband subscribers. [more..]

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple announced on Friday that it is recalling the USB power adapters sold with its iPhone 3G, after reports that the adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating the risk of electric shock.
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New York - Viacom's MTV Networks announced on Monday that it has acquired Social Project, the company with whom it collaborated on the development of its Flux social media platform. [more..]

Hong Kong - Customs officials in Hong Kong have arrested a 14-year-old boy on charges of copyright infringement for posting songs on a website, the Associated Press reported. [more..]

Cambridge, Mass. - CityVoter.com, a provider of local city guides to local media companies, announced on Monday that it has closed a $2.6 million second round of financing, led by Allen & Company. [more..]

Dulles, Va. - Anystream, a provider of digital media production and video-on-demand syndication services, announced on Monday that it has merged with Voxant Media, a provider of Web video syndication services. [more..]

New York - CBS on Monday announced the launch of "EyeMobile," a new application for Apple's iPhone that lets users upload newsworthy photos and videos for potential use by the company's news organization. [more..]

New York - Q Prime, a recording artist management agency that counts Metallica, Shania Twain and Red Hot Chili Peppers among its clients, has announced plans to launch its own record label, FMQB.com reports. [more..]

Los Angeles - The Slamdance film festival, which since 1995 has been held alongside the better-known Sundance Film Festival each year in Park City, Utah, has partnered with Indieroad.net to stream its entries online just two hours after their festival premieres, Variety reports. [more..]

New York - CBS-owned social music discovery service Last.fm said on Monday that the Dandy Warhols have joined its Artist Royalty Program, which allows artists not affiliated with a label or collecting agency to accrue on-demand and streaming radio royalties directly from Last.fm every time their music is played on the site. [more..]

Los Angeles - Wireless carrier Vodafone's Australian unit on Monday announced the launch of its MusicStation unlimited mobile music service, the first such offering to be made available in the country. [more..]

San Francisco - Zvue, a provider of portable media players and distributor of media content, on Monday named Ulysses Curry Jr. as its chairman and interim CEO. [more..]