Apple wasn’t the only company chasing Web-based music startup Lala, it seems; Google was also in hot pursuit, with aspirations to delve deeper into the online music business.  Google lost that battle, with Apple acquiring the...

Apple Inc . has purchased online music retailer Lala.com , a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application says AP. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed the purchase...

 Following Apple’s acquisition of Web-based music service Lala, it didn’t take much to connect the dots: Apple wants to take iTunes to the Web.   Today the WSJ confirms as much, citing “people familiar with the...

 None of the companies involved will confirm the new Google Music service – we have “no comments” or absolute silence from Google, LaLa, MySpace and iLike. But the new service is all but confirmed. The service will be...

 Google has finally  taken the wraps off  its music search program, enabling users to check out full versions of songs within Google search. A search for Taylor Swift, for instance, returns links to her website and fan pages,...

The cloud is coming. The days are almost over when it matters how much storage your phone has. Why bother moving music over to your phone when you could just stream it? That's the direction mobile media is going, and all the major companies know...

 Apple spent a bunch of cash on Lala, and recent rumors have surfaced that the team has been absorbed into a different part of Apple than you'd expect--they may be working on a video streaming power, ready to deliver content to iPads and a...

 The tech world is all in a fluster about Apple's Sept. 1 special event, and the rumors are beginning to swirl. But is Apple going to surprise many, and focus on clever music sharing rather than the vogue for music streaming?, reports...