items tagged with Zune

iTunes battle gets hotter as Real, MTV and Verizon get rhythm
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-08-22 04:44:38
MTV has lost the URGE to keep playing with Microsoft, joining Real Networks instead to offer music through a subscription download service called Rhapsody America, for PCs and mp3 players, with Verizon customers able to download music to their cell phones – but is it anywhere near enough to defeat iTunes?

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It’s official: DRM-free music now on sale at iTunes Plus
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-30 12:49:39
Arriving at almost the 11th hour to squeeze into the promised May deadline, Apple’s iTunes Plus 7.2 delivers EMI’s collection of DRM-free tracks to a worldwide audience, with Jobs saying more to come!

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Jobs and Gates on stage together – what will they say?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-02-21 05:32:02
Rarer even than a solar eclipse is the alignment of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates in one place at the same time. Billed as an unrehearsed, unscripted, onstage conversation at the Wall Street Journal’s “D: All Things Digital” conference, the pressure is on to inspire… and impress!

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Jobs says Zune will lose its lovers
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2006-10-15 20:09:17
On the fifth anniversary of the release of iPod, Apple's founding CEO Steve Jobs has dismissed Microsoft's upcoming competitor Zune flippantly, saying its music sharing technology is too slow. In the Newsweek interview with Steven Levy, Jobs also explained how Apple convinced music companies to open their warehouses to iTunes and not to raise prices.

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Jury says Microsoft should pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 billion
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2007-02-22 18:14:56
A US jury has awarded Alcatel-Lucent $US1.5 billion damages for patent infringements by Microsoft involving various versions of Windows including Vista, but the software giant will ask the judge to set aside the verdict.

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Latest MP3 players come equipped with songs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-02 07:00:50

SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - Customers picking up the latest MP3 players this fall are getting much more than just a device. Increasingly, they're getting free music as well.

Microsoft Zune allows try before you buy shared music
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-09-14 13:24:35
Microsoft Corp today unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune brand for the holidays. Aside from the news that the device will be available in black, white and brown, there was a bit of additional information about sharing music, accessories and the payment model.

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Microsoft and EMI deal to put videos on Zune
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-08-18 19:23:26
Microsoft has signed an agreement with global music giant EMI to put music videos on the software company's soon to be launched portable music player Zune. According to a report from Reuters, EMI may well offer similar video deals elsewhere.

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Microsoft and Toshiba to play a catchy Zune
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-08-25 20:25:22
A 30GB hard drive, a 3-inch screen, Wi-Fi capability, and FM radio are confirmed features of the upcoming Zune music player which has now been revealed will be manufactured for Microsoft by Japanese electronics giant Toshiba.

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Microsoft banks on Zune Wi-Fi
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-09-15 07:32:17

You walk into your local Starbucks with your friends and you order some iced mochas. After collecting your cool drinks you all sit down together and start to listen to some cool music on your Zunes - together. That's the vision of Microsoft.

Microsoft copies Apple yet again with dream of DRM-free music
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-04-08 09:36:53

EMI’s decision to sell music without DRM through Apple’s iTunes store, and other online music stores, has not only enraged some competitors, but has encouraged Microsoft to jump on the DRM-free bandwagon.

Microsoft could launch Zune in Europe by end 2007
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-01-21 02:58:14

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Microsoft corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile , Research) is happy with the early sales of its Zune music player in the United States and it could launch the service in Europe before the end of 2007, its marketing director said on Saturday.

Microsoft courts Universal with Zune revenue sharing deal
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-11-09 03:19:25
In what is being viewed as the first step in a campaign to cosy up to record companies, Microsoft has signed an agreement with the giant Universal Music Group, which will see Universal get a cut in all sales of its new Zune player in return for rights to content. It is likely to be the first of many attempts by Microsoft get between Apple and its record company suppliers.

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Microsoft croons that the Zune is here at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2006-11-14 08:22:56
Well, Monday the 13th of November came and went without Apple launching their wireless, widescreen iPod. The new target date for that now has to be Macworld in January 2007, giving Microsoft a scant six weeks to make an impact with the Zune before the global news is likely to be Apple Apple Apple.

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Microsoft expects Zune catchup to take five years
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-07-27 19:35:52
Microsoft, which expects its entertainment and hardware division to continue losing money until 2008, admits that its Zune music player will take years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to make an impact in the music player space.

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Microsoft growth difficult to see
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-07-30 06:32:10

You know you really have to start worrying about the well-being of a company when it openly holds up competitors as pinnacles of excellence.

Microsoft patches Zune to work with Vista
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2006-12-20 05:53:35
Microsoft has issued a patch to enable its recently-released Zune music player to work with the soon-to-hit-retail Vista operating system.

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Microsoft plans Musiwave acquisition
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2007-11-12 19:02:08
Microsoft has announced its intention to acquire mobile music services company Musiwave from its current parent Openwave.

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