Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Thursday launched the Amazon MP3 Clips Widget, which bloggers and website owners can post on their sites to offer song samples from the catalog of over 5 million tracks at the Amazon MP3 store. Users can also generate revenue if they join the Amazon Associates program, which offers up to 10% in referral fees when visitors click through the widget to purchase songs from Amazon.

San Francisco - Adobe Systems (NASD: ADBE) has added better dynamic audio support to its popular Flash application, allowing developers to pass runtime generated sound samples to a computer's sound card, Wired.com reported. The company also said it will address the lingering problem of latency associated with music in Flash in the next major revision of the software.

New York - Universal Music Group has signed a deal to license its catalog to Deezer (formerly Blogmusik), a France-based, ad-supported music streaming service,

Los Angeles - A developer has created a means of adding file-sharing functionality to iPhones that have been "jail-broken," TorrentFreak reported. The iSIsk application allows the iPhone to connect directly to the Soulseek file-sharing network

Lancaster, Pa. - FlyTunes on Thursday added audio and video podcasts to its free, 350-channel mobile content network, available on devices including the iPhone and iPod Touch. Content partners include Comedy Central, NBC and CBS.

Austin - Pluck, a provider of social media services for media companies, brand marketers and others, said on Thursday that it is now powering social media capabilities on RollingStone.com and Film.com. Pluck will power the sites' forums, comments and recommendations; the company provides similar services to USA Today, Conde Nast and The Washington Post.

Los Angeles - The major record labels that sued Tanya Andersen (Atlantic v. Andersen) for infringing their copyrights on file-sharing networks, then eventually dropped their case, have been ordered by a federal court in Oregon to pay her nearly $108,000 in attorneys fees and costs, P2PNet reports.

New York - Animoto, the developers of a Web application that lets users automatically generate video slideshows from their photos and music, announced on Thursday that it has received an investment from Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN).

Los Angeles - Starbucks will test a new digital audio format, developed by veteran producer T-Bone Burnett and a team of engineers, on a forthcoming John Mellencamp album due for release via the Hear Music imprint, Digital Music News reported. The album, "Life, Death, Love and Freedom" is due for release on July 15, and will come both on CD and in the new "CODE" format -- which attempts to "closely mirror the fidelity of original, master recordings" -- on an included DVD that allows for transfers to computers and portable devices.

Waterloo, Ontario - Research in Motion's (NASD: RIMM) new BlackBerry Bold smartphone will feature a new BlackBerry Media Sync application that lets users sync their iTunes (NASD: AAPL) digital music libraries on the device. Slated to hit stores this summer, the BlackBerry Bold will also ship with Roxio music, video and photo management software.

Los Angeles - News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace has won a $234 million anti-spam judgment against "Spam King" Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, who were found guilty after not showing up in court to defend against charges they violated the 2003 Can-Spam Act, the Associated Press reported.

San Jose, Calif. - Qtrax, the developer of a free, ad-supported music file-sharing service, has secured a deal with the last of the four major music publishers, Warner Music Group's (NYSE: WMG) Warner/Chappell, to license its repertoire for inclusion on the Qtrax service, Wired.com reports.

New York - Mobile entertainment publisher Dada Entertainment, a joint venture between Dada USA and major label Sony BMG, on Tuesday announced the addition of DRM-free full-song downloads from Sony BMG artists to its offering. Subscribers to the Dada pay $10 a month for 15 tokens, which are redeemable for ringtones, wallpapers, games and full-song downloads. The full-song offering requires users to first download tracks to a PC and then transfer them to their phones.

San Francisco - Social music service imeem announced on Tuesday that it is now streaming actress and major label artist (Warner/Rhino/Atco) Scarlett Johansson's debut album of Tom Waits covers in its entirety, a week before its official release. San Francisco-based imeem also recently overtook Yahoo to become the top streaming music site, according to data from analytics firm Compete.

New York - RightsFLow, a provider of outsourced licensing and royalty services, has announced a mechanical licensing agreement with The Harry Fox Agency for full-length, permanent digital downloads. "Our clients look to us to provide a turnkey outsourced solution for publishing licensing and royalty administration," said RightsFlow president and CEO Patrick Sullivan. "Working with HFA is a key step that will allow us to license and account more swiftly and efficiently, allow our clients to get more product available for sale, and create a greater value for all."

Tel Aviv, Israel - MeeMix, a personalized Web radio service, on Tuesday announced its expansion into personalized music video channels. The company combined its taste prediction technology with YouTube's extensive music video catalog, so that users of its radio service can simply switch to "video mode," without having to create new video channels from scratch.

Los Angeles - Social music service imeem has surpassed Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) to become the top streaming music service, claiming 10.3 million unique visitors in March, Wired.com reported, citing data from analytics firm Compete.

London - U.K.-based major record label EMI, which under new owner, Guy Hands' Terra Firma, has already announced 1,500 to 2,000 layoffs at its recorded music division, now plans to eliminate an additional up to 1,000 positions, bringing the company's total headcount from around 4,500 to 2,000, The Telegraph reported, citing sources.

Cupertino, Calif. - Apple (NASD: AAPL) has signed deals with Singapore's Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) to launch the iPhone in Singapore, India, Philippines and Australia later this year. In related news, Apple said its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone -- although retail stores still hold stock -- likely an inventory sell-off making room for the expected launch of the next-generation iPhone.