![]() ![]() No wonder this user-friendly new kid on the block is getting a lot of downloads either free or $US29 ($69) de luxe. A quick rundown of some of the leading software contenders as of right now: Earjam IMP 2.0 (beta): a new feature lineup includes: SmartInstall, saving download time by up to 50 per cent full-screen video for great eye-candy CD-burning on the fly Audiobot Search - you tell Earjam what type of music you like and it trawls the web to find and deliver it heaps of free stuff, and the list goes on. If you're a free spirit and don't want to subscribe, you'll also need to think of a replacement for Napster's no-frills but serviceable built-in MP3 player. My advice: get all the tracks you want now while the getting's good because as soon as they make up their minds you'll have to pay a subscription of $US4.95 ($11.80) a month at least. ![]() The file sharer continues as before - there are 1,570,462 music tracks available in 10,164 libraries as I write - while the German giant decides how best to harness its high-profile acquisition to the serious business of making a Deutschmark without losing the 40 million surfers who made it a phenomenon in the first place. By PETER SINCLAIR "Is there life after Napster?" is the question music-lovers have been asking themselves since the Bertelsmann takeover, and the answer appears to be a resounding "Yes!" Because, for the moment, nothing's changed.
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