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a fan favorite mp3 site shuts down getting caught in a piracy war and is your phone iced get ready to find out in the queue hey there I'm rich demuro with cnet TV and this is the Q helping tech lovers feel less dorky since 2006 let's get you started with your must click moment a-list celebs telling us how to curb global climate change by recycling paper lowering a thermostat and downloading music the public service announcement is part of a live earth push that's the 24 hour seven continent concert raising awareness for global warming a Russian music site selling mp3s for a fraction of iTunes prices shut down this week all of mp3.com insisted they were legit supposedly paying royalties according to a Russian copyright law songs sold for pennies compared to the 99 cents they fetch from American sites and while that site is down there's a new one called mp3 sparks com but I couldn't get it to load moving through the queue remember when the hd-dvd key was revealed on the web and hackers rejoiced at the cracked code now the newest offensive from the industry could mean lots of headaches for you and I in a nutshell the solution from the hd-dvd group is to make you upgrade HD DVD playing programs every time a new key is cracked that means if you pop in the latest disc without the updated software your computer won't even be able to play it until you download a fix this could happen many many times as hackers continually crack the codes and re-release the keys frustrating but it won't affect standalone HD DVD players have you heard of ice this is when you put an emergency contact number in your cell phone so first responders can contact a friend or family member if something happens to you the concept has been around for a while but I was a little surprised when I found an email from palm saying ice your trio not to mention i haven't had a trio for a year but i stands for in case of emergency palm promoting big red stickers you put on the back of your phone letting paramedics and police know there's an ice contact in your address book to call the stickers are two bucks but for this to work your phone has to be unlocked and easy to use finally the beta while wireless providers give you a good idea of coverage only signal map gives you bar counts and dead spots team used to be the market leader in terms of disclosing street level coverage but other providers have now followed suit still the absolute best way to really check coverage is to bring a phone and see the bars signal map let's average joe's become the network test guy by inputting signal info on top of google maps i love the extra info my friends always thought i was so weird for wanting to compare signal strength everywhere we went i'm rich demuro with Cena TV in New York City don't say it and tell you so for more video like this go to cnet.com and click on cnet TV