Universal has a plan to change the music download business: give people free, unlimited music subscriptions with the purchase of portable devices.

Universal boss Doug Morris is trying to launch a new, label-owned subscription service called Total Music, according to BusinessWeek. I know, I know… but stifle the groans long enough to hear this idea out, because it could be killer.

Over the past few years, the spread of wireless network connectivity has done wonders for both laptop sales and the ability of the public to access the Internet without being shackled to a desk by an Ethernet cable. Along with this connectivity, though, come fears that surrounding ourselves with low-powered clouds of electromagnetic radiation might be bad for our health. Over in the UK, the Heath Protection Agency (HPA) has announced it will be carrying out a comprehensive study into exposure levels from WiFi networks with a view to ruling out any possible health risks.

In a recent meeting between the Dutch Consumers’ Union (Consumentenbond) and Microsoft Netherlands, the consumer organization asked for free copies of Windows XP for members who were having problems with Vista. Microsoft, of course, refused.

The refusal has led Consumentenbond to call on consumers to explicitly ask for Windows XP when purchasing a new computer and for shops to provide free Windows XP packages to those dissatisfied with Vista.

Gmail users running short on storage are getting a reprieve starting today. The company has announced they’ll be increasing the speed in which they’ve been adding storage to their popular e-mail service, along with bumps to Google Apps users. You might have seen the storage counter that’s been running on the Gmail’s start page, which is nearing the 3 GB mark bit by bit–and now, it’s doing it just a little bit faster. Meanwhile, Google Apps users are getting a slightly better end of the deal. Standard and Educational users are getting a size match with Gmail’s offerings, while the Premier gets an extra 15GB, bringing their cap to 25GB.

The one thing missing from any of this newly added storage is a place to dump files–or the long awaited “Gdrive.” The closest thing Google actually has to a file dump is with their Google Groups service, which caps total file storage at 100 MB. In comparison, competitors like Microsoft are taking their own initiative with the Windows Live SkyDrive service, which bumped up its limit to 1GB last night, and Yahoo’s somewhat crippled Briefcase service which gives users a paltry 25MB of shared storage

Pouncing on a vulnerable rival, Oracle Corp. has offered $6.7 billion to buy BEA Systems Inc. in its latest bid to trump SAP AG and IBM Corp. in an increasingly intense business software battle.

Oracle unveiled its $17-per-share cash offer Friday, one day after BEA rejected it as inadequate, according to a letter BEA released a few hours after Oracle’s revelation catapulted its stock to a new 52-week high.