Tunes - Tuneflow

When you need to slice a piece of of an MP3 and you don't have time to mess around with downloading a new application and learning how to use it, MP3Cut offers dead simple and web-based MP3 snipping.

Looking to further its mission of making your software, and your media, free of restrictions, Ubuntu is bundling an Ubuntu One Music Store into 10.04, the next release of the Linux operating system due out in April.

When you bop between your work and home computers all the time, it's tough keeping your favorite music at your fingertips ("Which computer has my Once More, With Feeling soundtrack on it?") AudioBox lets you listen to your music from anywhere.(Click the image above for a closer look.)

Windows/Mac/Linux: The new version of Amarok may not be life-changing, but it could certainly make your music life easier. BPM filtering, font changing, podcast importing, and reorganization join the regular bug fixes to make Amarok a more stable and streamlined media player.

Back in November, Apple introduced the ability to see what songs were available in the iTunes store through your web browser, but it looks like they've finally added the pièce de résistance (or rather, the thing that really makes this useful)—30-second song previews.

If you want to store your music in the cloud, access it from anywhere, and be able to share and rank tunes with your friends, tunesBag can help. Click on the image above for a closer look.

Windows/Mac/Linux: Previously mentioned Songbird, the open source, Mozilla-powered, supposedly iTunes-killing media player has updated to 1.4.2, bringing a host of new features, including AAC metadata support, a new feather (skin), CD ripping, and support for many mass storage devices.

Windows/Mac: doubleTwist, the gadget-friendly media manager that wants to be an iTunes replacement, has added a native Amazon MP3 store to its Windows client. That's roughly two months after it was expected, but it's a welcome option for music buying.

Apple's acquired online music streaming service Lala, and "people familiar the matter" are confirming that Apple is planning on bringing a web interface to iTunes—we want to know: would you use it?

Amazon is running a brief promotion (ends November 30th) offering $3 worth of MP3s from Amazon MP3 for free. Just head to this page, follow the directions, and enjoy your free credit.