Last Update on January 07, 2009 03:52 EST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Some changes are coming to the way Apple does business with its iTunes site. The company is cutting the price of some songs -- while some are going up. Under the new model, some songs will be a low as 69 cents. Other songs will be 99 cents -- what had been the price for all singles -- and still others will be $1.29. One other change for the site. All the tunes Apple will sell on iTunes will be available without copy protection. Apple had been offering a limited selection of songs without Digital Rights Management. But by the end of this quarter Apple says all 10 million songs in its library will be available that way.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Oscar is an icon in Hollywood. But even icons can use a makeover, especially when they have been around for decades. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is revamping its Web site. And the Academy says the site isn't just for movie die-hards. Academy honcho Ric Robertson says the site is "for almost anyone with an interest in movies." Aside from getting information about the annual awards, the site has information about the Academy's film and script archives as well as educational programs and a way to have automated Oscar trivia sent to you each day between now and the day the Oscars are handed out on February 22nd.

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Oscar's site: http:www.oscars.org

CYBERSPACE (AP) -- Pssst. Wanna check out some natural beauties on the Internet? And no, we aren't talking about THAT kind of stuff. Organizers for the competition to pick the New 7 Wonders of Nature are putting the selections up for votes -- and you can take part. There are 261 nominees from 222 countries competing for the honors, including some of the most famous natural sites like Niagara Falls and the Great Barrier Reef. More than a billion people are expected to take part in Internet voting to name the 77 semifinalists. Some 18 months ago, there was a similar tally taken for the seven man-made wonders of the world.

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Full list of nominees site: http://www.new7wonders.com/hp