items tagged with Zune
Do iPod users really want FM tuners?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-04-03 18:50:00
A US survey found over 40 percent of iPod owners said the most desirable feature for their next players would be an FM radio tuner. The sample came from listeners of 69 rock music stations, so to borrow a phrase, they would say that, wouldn't they?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-04-03 18:50:00
A US survey found over 40 percent of iPod owners said the most desirable feature for their next players would be an FM radio tuner. The sample came from listeners of 69 rock music stations, so to borrow a phrase, they would say that, wouldn't they?
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DRM is "too complicated" - just rip CDs, says Bill Gates
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-15 09:55:26
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-15 09:55:26
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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EMI Music drops DRM, boosts BPS
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-02 17:21:56
EMI Music has taken a brave decision to offer higher quality, DRM-free digital downloads, which allow purchased tracks to be played on a wider range of devices other than Apple's iPods, the forthcoming iPhone and computers running iTunes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-04-02 17:21:56
EMI Music has taken a brave decision to offer higher quality, DRM-free digital downloads, which allow purchased tracks to be played on a wider range of devices other than Apple's iPods, the forthcoming iPhone and computers running iTunes.
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Europe continues push for iTunes interoperability
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-03-11 20:46:41
European pressure on DRM schemes that restrict the use of purchased music to particular types of player (think iTunes and iPod) has stepped up a notch.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-03-11 20:46:41
European pressure on DRM schemes that restrict the use of purchased music to particular types of player (think iTunes and iPod) has stepped up a notch.
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Europe, the new IP Soviets
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-01-25 20:03:31
Question for European governments: does a company have a right to protect intellectual property it spent hundreds of millions to develop or is that IP by government decree suddenly the property of the state? Another question: are 100 million iPod owners around the world wrong in CHOOSING to be bound by Apple's conditions of purchase?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-01-25 20:03:31
Question for European governments: does a company have a right to protect intellectual property it spent hundreds of millions to develop or is that IP by government decree suddenly the property of the state? Another question: are 100 million iPod owners around the world wrong in CHOOSING to be bound by Apple's conditions of purchase?
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Five years of iPod demonstrates Bach's prediction
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-22 00:45:13
Earlier this year, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, predicted that it may take Microsoft up to five years to get into the music player business with Zune. He must have based that premise on the rise of iPod.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-22 00:45:13
Earlier this year, Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, predicted that it may take Microsoft up to five years to get into the music player business with Zune. He must have based that premise on the rise of iPod.
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Fly me to the Zune and let me sing among the iPods
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2006-11-11 06:23:34
Microsoft’s Zune digital music player is coming on Tuesday the 14th. Will Apple spoil the party and launch a widescreen wireless iPod on Monday?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2006-11-11 06:23:34
Microsoft’s Zune digital music player is coming on Tuesday the 14th. Will Apple spoil the party and launch a widescreen wireless iPod on Monday?
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Gates CES 2008 keynote: Pieces of the Microsoft puzzle
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-07 06:08:06
Bill Gates has given his 11th and last CES keynote as Microsoft head-honcho, looking at the future, touch and talk interfaces, the Beijing Olympics, Zune, new TV shows and movies for Xbox Live, Xbox 360 sales and IPTV - but the rumoured Xbox 360 Ultimate didn’t make an appearance.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-01-07 06:08:06
Bill Gates has given his 11th and last CES keynote as Microsoft head-honcho, looking at the future, touch and talk interfaces, the Beijing Olympics, Zune, new TV shows and movies for Xbox Live, Xbox 360 sales and IPTV - but the rumoured Xbox 360 Ultimate didn’t make an appearance.
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Gates CES Keynote: Vista, Xbox 360 and the connected home
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-08 08:17:32
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-08 08:17:32
Bill Gates presented what could well have been his second last CES keynote earlier today. Among the offerings were previously undisclosed Vista and Vista Ultimate features, the latest PC, Tablet, UMPC and smartphone designs, Xbox 360 advances in games and IPTV, a new Windows Home Server, some details on the Ford and Microsoft Sync collaboration and a glimpse into the connected home of the future. Bill Gates’ dream of the connected home and the connected life is slowly coming true through Microsoft software and hardware.
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GDC08 Microsoft Keynote – Gears of War 2 release date
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-02-20 18:01:34
Microsoft have delivered their keynote at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, amongst the information delivered, a even larger focus on the online experience with Xbox 360 and critical snippets about Gears of War 2 and Fable 2.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2008-02-20 18:01:34
Microsoft have delivered their keynote at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, amongst the information delivered, a even larger focus on the online experience with Xbox 360 and critical snippets about Gears of War 2 and Fable 2.
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How Apple will use Wi-Fi iPod to crush competitors
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-04-15 10:06:04
The news that iPods equipped with Wi-Fi are imminent has raised speculation about how Apple intends to make use of the new wireless capabilities of its fastest selling device. Some commentators believe that wireless data transfer is the most probable use. However, this seems unlikely given previous comments from Apple. Music sharing - now that's another story.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-04-15 10:06:04
The news that iPods equipped with Wi-Fi are imminent has raised speculation about how Apple intends to make use of the new wireless capabilities of its fastest selling device. Some commentators believe that wireless data transfer is the most probable use. However, this seems unlikely given previous comments from Apple. Music sharing - now that's another story.
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iPod and Wii undisputed kings of Christmas
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-12-28 22:24:59
Apple and Nintendo left their respective competitors in no doubt as to who was boss over the holiday shopping period of the past two weeks. The iconic iPod and Wii, the new rising star of the games console space, have both demonstrated highly impressive sales results, much to the chagrin of critics and competitors.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-12-28 22:24:59
Apple and Nintendo left their respective competitors in no doubt as to who was boss over the holiday shopping period of the past two weeks. The iconic iPod and Wii, the new rising star of the games console space, have both demonstrated highly impressive sales results, much to the chagrin of critics and competitors.
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iPod owners any easy target for Zune
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2006-11-02 01:07:41
According to ABI research iPod owners demonstrate little of the fierce brand loyalty of Apple computer owners and are very likely to make their next MP3 player a Zune.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2006-11-02 01:07:41
According to ABI research iPod owners demonstrate little of the fierce brand loyalty of Apple computer owners and are very likely to make their next MP3 player a Zune.
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iPod owners not so fussed on iTunes
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2006-12-06 18:41:41
Apple is selling just 20 tracks from its iTunes store for each iPod, and the relatively low value of each transaction risks rendering its entire business model unprofitable, a new analysis of the company's business model claims.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2006-12-06 18:41:41
Apple is selling just 20 tracks from its iTunes store for each iPod, and the relatively low value of each transaction risks rendering its entire business model unprofitable, a new analysis of the company's business model claims.
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iPod owners receptive to iPhone
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-05-18 03:24:00
A European survey of adult mobile phone users found nearly half of the respondents that also owned iPods would consider an Apple iPhone next time they buy a mobile
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2007-05-18 03:24:00
A European survey of adult mobile phone users found nearly half of the respondents that also owned iPods would consider an Apple iPhone next time they buy a mobile
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iPod virus stoush signals Microsoft fear of Apple
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-20 22:19:07
The heated interchange between Apple and Microsoft over a Windows virus that shipped with some iPods since mid-September has provided the marketplace with a clear sign that Apple's star is on the rise and that Microsoft knows it.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-20 22:19:07
The heated interchange between Apple and Microsoft over a Windows virus that shipped with some iPods since mid-September has provided the marketplace with a clear sign that Apple's star is on the rise and that Microsoft knows it.
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Is Alexandria the Zune music store?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-07-25 11:16:30
In its best marketing style, Microsoft has kept people guessing about its so-called "iPod killer" Zune, leaking bits of information at a time. One thing is clear. If Microsoft is to have any chance of success greater than zero pitting Zune against iPod, it needs its own online music store. The question on everyone's lips is does it have one in the pipeline?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-07-25 11:16:30
In its best marketing style, Microsoft has kept people guessing about its so-called "iPod killer" Zune, leaking bits of information at a time. One thing is clear. If Microsoft is to have any chance of success greater than zero pitting Zune against iPod, it needs its own online music store. The question on everyone's lips is does it have one in the pipeline?
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Is Zune really targeting iPod?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-02 12:17:43
Microsoft has had to sacrifice a lot to bring Zune to market. Some analysts say that it has even gone to the point of sacrificing profits once again to win marketshare. The question is does Microsoft really believe it can win marketshare off Apple in the music player space?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-02 12:17:43
Microsoft has had to sacrifice a lot to bring Zune to market. Some analysts say that it has even gone to the point of sacrificing profits once again to win marketshare. The question is does Microsoft really believe it can win marketshare off Apple in the music player space?
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