items tagged with Zune
SanDisk readies Wi-Fi music, widescreen video players
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-01-09 09:29:01
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2007-01-09 09:29:01
CES 2007 SanDisk today introduced its take on Microsoft's Zune music player: a compact Flash-based unit with a 2.2in LCD and Wi-Fi. Called the Sansa Connect, the player is ready to receive internet radio and connect to Plays for Sure music download stores over the air.
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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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Music industry DRM restrictions to disappear?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2007-01-07 07:56:10
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2007-01-07 07:56:10
Not if Apple as anything to do with it. But the DRM that has prevented users from using music purchased from iTunes on a Windows mp3 player, and vice versa, is starting to feel a real backlash from consumers. It’s about time!
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Twelve Predictions for 2007
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-03 10:08:18
We take a peek into our Magic 8 crystal ball to see what might well be in store for 2007…
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-03 10:08:18
We take a peek into our Magic 8 crystal ball to see what might well be in store for 2007…
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AACS encryption from high-def HD DVD and Blu-ray cracked?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-02 11:24:43
A hacker called Muslix64 has claimed to have cracked the AACS encoding scheme used with next-gen high-def DVDs. This has happened at almost the same time that music companies are starting to release more commercial tracks as mp3s, instead of music locked down with a form of DRM. Could this herald non-DRM movies one day, too?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-02 11:24:43
A hacker called Muslix64 has claimed to have cracked the AACS encoding scheme used with next-gen high-def DVDs. This has happened at almost the same time that music companies are starting to release more commercial tracks as mp3s, instead of music locked down with a form of DRM. Could this herald non-DRM movies one day, too?
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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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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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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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Sony to launch iTunes video rival for PlayStation Portable
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2006-12-18 09:26:48
Sony is launching a video download service for its PlayStation Portable game console in early 2007, breaking into the growing portable video market.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2006-12-18 09:26:48
Sony is launching a video download service for its PlayStation Portable game console in early 2007, breaking into the growing portable video market.
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Music on the move as mobile applications multiply
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-12-17 05:54:15
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-12-17 05:54:15
SAN FRANCISCO (Billboard) - This past year marked the beginning of a revolutionary experiment to sell and distribute digital music to and from mobile phones. The stage is only just being set, with the business models, pricing and marketing issues still evolving.
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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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Microsoft Zune to work with Microsoft Vista at last
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2006-12-08 10:05:29
To the surprise of many, Microsoft’s hoped-for iPod killer didn’t work with Vista upon launch. But as expected, compatibility is coming – on Jan 30.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2006-12-08 10:05:29
To the surprise of many, Microsoft’s hoped-for iPod killer didn’t work with Vista upon launch. But as expected, compatibility is coming – on Jan 30.
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Microsoft sees Zune sales topping 1 million by June
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-12-07 05:19:17
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-12-07 05:19:17
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile , Research) forecast on Wednesday that sales of its Zune music player will exceed one million units by the end of June 2007 despite a tepid start for the device.
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A million Zunes by June: Microsoft underwhelms us
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-12-06 18:42:57
Microsoft has been bleating over the airwaves that it will have sold one million Zune music players by June 2007. How underwhelming.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-12-06 18:42:57
Microsoft has been bleating over the airwaves that it will have sold one million Zune music players by June 2007. How underwhelming.
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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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A royalty fee for Universal on iPods? Not likely
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-12-02 01:46:23
Universal Music boss Doug Morris may be grinning from ear to ear on the royalty deal his company has struck with Microsoft on the sale of Zune players. However, if as suggested in a Reuters report he expects to do a similar deal with Apple on the sale of iPods, he must be dreaming.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-12-02 01:46:23
Universal Music boss Doug Morris may be grinning from ear to ear on the royalty deal his company has struck with Microsoft on the sale of Zune players. However, if as suggested in a Reuters report he expects to do a similar deal with Apple on the sale of iPods, he must be dreaming.
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Why consumers are angry with Microsoft over Zune
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-11-26 21:15:29
As predicted by many iPod zealots, the much heralded launch of Microsoft's Zune music player has been a flop - they're moving about as fast as an elephant with arthritis. The few favorable reviews are punctuated with some real hissers that quite often sound angry. Why do so many reviewers and consumers seem to be angry with Microsoft over Zune?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-11-26 21:15:29
As predicted by many iPod zealots, the much heralded launch of Microsoft's Zune music player has been a flop - they're moving about as fast as an elephant with arthritis. The few favorable reviews are punctuated with some real hissers that quite often sound angry. Why do so many reviewers and consumers seem to be angry with Microsoft over Zune?
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Zune and iPod is not a PC versus Mac re-run
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-11-14 08:47:51
Microsoft has waxed lyrical about about how it will be a long and hard road to knock Apple and iPod off their perch as the dominant forces in the music player market. What's more some pundits actually take this seriously. However, this is not a PC versus Mac re-match.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-11-14 08:47:51
Microsoft has waxed lyrical about about how it will be a long and hard road to knock Apple and iPod off their perch as the dominant forces in the music player market. What's more some pundits actually take this seriously. However, this is not a PC versus Mac re-match.
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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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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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