NewsFactor - SanDisk has upgraded its popular Sansa Clip MP3 player to make it ready to roll with Windows 7 when Microsoft introduces its new operating system in October.

PC World - SanDisk's tiny, popular Sansa Clip flash-based MP3 player gets upgraded with a microSD slot and a slightly different name.

AFP - Music and Internet worlds merged on San Francisco's posh Nob Hill as insiders brainstormed about industry rocking Web 2.0 trends from social networking to smart phones with cameras.

NewsFactor - In what may be a move to appear like less of a walled garden, Apple approved the Spotify steaming-music application for the iPhone this week. Spotify announced the news Friday with gratitude for the iPhone maker.

PC World - Apple has approved a streaming music application from Spotify for use on the iPhone, even though the program will compete with Apple's own iTunes service.

AP - People who repeatedly download copyright-protected films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws the British government unveiled Tuesday to tackle illegal file-sharing.

AFP - The British government said hardcore online pirates who illegally swap and download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off, in proposals announced Tuesday.

Reuters - Repeat offenders who persist in illegally downloading music from file-sharing sites such as Limewire could be blocked from accessing the Web under British government proposals issued on Tuesday.

PC Magazine - Repeat offenders who persist in illegally downloading music from file-sharing sites such as Limewire could be blocked from accessing the Web under British government proposals issued on Tuesday.

NewsFactor - RealNetworks is looking to leverage Apple's App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch to get its digital music subscription service to iPhone users around the world. But will Apple allow the iTunes competitor a place on its devices?