items tagged with Zune
Text messaging catches on in music business
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-30 06:57:58
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-30 06:57:58
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Billboard) - Students at Chula Vista (Calif.) High School near San Diego were treated to a particularly nice surprise on a recent Tuesday.
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What DVD Jon's iPod crack means for you
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2006-10-27 07:44:57
Analysis As we reported three weeks ago, reverse-engineering specialist "DVD" Jon Johansen has decoded the encryption that locks down iTunes-purchased music - and he's formed a company to license this to all-comers. Now Johansen has reverse-engineered rival DRM formats, permitting encrypted songs purchased from Apple rivals to play on iPods.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: The Register
2006-10-27 07:44:57
Analysis As we reported three weeks ago, reverse-engineering specialist "DVD" Jon Johansen has decoded the encryption that locks down iTunes-purchased music - and he's formed a company to license this to all-comers. Now Johansen has reverse-engineered rival DRM formats, permitting encrypted songs purchased from Apple rivals to play on iPods.
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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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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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Video-hungry users could push Net to brink: Nortel
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-20 09:53:12
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-20 09:53:12
TORONTO (Reuters) - Soaring demand for games, video and music will stretch the Internet to its limits, Canada's Nortel Networks Corp. says, and it expects service providers will make big investments in its technology to avoid a crunch.
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Apple's Jobs doesn't see threats to iPod: report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-16 05:16:14
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-16 05:16:14
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) doesn't expect the iPod media player to be hurt by Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) Zune, Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a magazine interview.
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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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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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Sony says developing video Walkman
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-12 06:51:09
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-12 06:51:09
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) said on Thursday it is developing a video-capable Walkman, playing catch-up with Apple Computer Inc.'s (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) market-leading iPod.
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Ballmer sees Google, Apple and open source as main competitors
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-11 08:01:21
In an exceptionally frank interview with BusinessWeek, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed himself to be on unsteady ground when it came to valuing the new Web 2.0 companies. However, he was crystal clear on where Microsoft can expect to get serious competition.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-11 08:01:21
In an exceptionally frank interview with BusinessWeek, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed himself to be on unsteady ground when it came to valuing the new Web 2.0 companies. However, he was crystal clear on where Microsoft can expect to get serious competition.
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Real, Best Buy do the Sansa with Sandisk
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-10-05 18:12:16
Consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy has entered the crowded portable music player fray, teaming up with Sansa player manufacturer Sandisk and RealNetworks for its Rhapsody 4.0 player software and subscription service.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-10-05 18:12:16
Consumer electronics retail chain Best Buy has entered the crowded portable music player fray, teaming up with Sansa player manufacturer Sandisk and RealNetworks for its Rhapsody 4.0 player software and subscription service.
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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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Latest MP3 players come equipped with songs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-10-02 07:00:50
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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.
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Vista to bring it all to a head for Microsoft in November
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-02 00:00:32
As November and Vista's scheduled release to the business market approaches, I get the distinct feeling that for Microsoft everything is coming to a head.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-10-02 00:00:32
As November and Vista's scheduled release to the business market approaches, I get the distinct feeling that for Microsoft everything is coming to a head.
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Microsoft sets price for Zune, songs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-09-29 08:24:12
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-09-29 08:24:12
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season.
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Zune, marketplace pricing and launch date revealed
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-09-28 19:00:30
Microsoft has released the final details of its iPod and iTunes rivals, the Zune player and online music store, the Zune Marketplace.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2006-09-28 19:00:30
Microsoft has released the final details of its iPod and iTunes rivals, the Zune player and online music store, the Zune Marketplace.
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Microsoft sets price for Zune, songs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-09-28 09:12:35
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2006-09-28 09:12:35
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday its new Zune music player will be sold at a price matching Apple Computer Inc.'s market-leading iPod and, as a result, lose money this holiday season.
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Zune and PlaysForSure much ado about nothing
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-09-18 05:17:24
Readers, analysts and Microsoft itself have been making a big noise about how Zune will not play music through services that use its PlaysForSure digital rights management system but only through its own exclusive new Zune DRM. I say baloney.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-09-18 05:17:24
Readers, analysts and Microsoft itself have been making a big noise about how Zune will not play music through services that use its PlaysForSure digital rights management system but only through its own exclusive new Zune DRM. I say baloney.
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Zune plus Xbox 360 may give Microsoft the edge
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-09-16 09:21:33
Howls of protest from some Xbox 360 owners about my article "Apple iTV a stab in the heart for Microsoft" tell me that much of what the upcoming iTV promises is already here in the Xbox 360 if you simply connect the optional US$99 802.11a-g wireless networking adapter.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2006-09-16 09:21:33
Howls of protest from some Xbox 360 owners about my article "Apple iTV a stab in the heart for Microsoft" tell me that much of what the upcoming iTV promises is already here in the Xbox 360 if you simply connect the optional US$99 802.11a-g wireless networking adapter.
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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
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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.
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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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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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