Published reports say RealNetworks will announce this week at CES that it is joining the music download fray with its own service that competes with iTunes, MusicMatch and others. What’s surprising is Real will use the AAC format used by Apple’s iTunes service. But don’t get excited about downloading from Real to your iPod – Real’s Helix DRM technology will be used to protect the content, which isn’t supported by iPod at the moment. And if you’ve got an MP3 player, you’re out of luck completely.Speaking of Real, Newsweek’s Steven Levy interviews Rob Glaser in the January 12th issue. Related content opinion Imprezzeo makes image search easier By Jason Meserve Apr 03, 2009 1 min Video Web Search Enterprise Applications opinion Skype on the iPhone is a sweet app By Jason Meserve Apr 02, 2009 1 min iPhone opinion March Madness coming to an iPhone near you By Jason Meserve Mar 12, 2009 1 min iPhone opinion Nice play by Amazon with Kindle iPhone app By Jason Meserve Mar 10, 2009 1 min Kindle iPhone Amazon.com Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe