Digital Music Player
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Iomega Mini Drive
Reviews The Mini is expensive, but Iomega's Active Disk technology gives it the edge over other flash drives.
Apple iBook G4: a first look
Reviews Apple's mature iBook range of notebooks gets a shot in the arm.
Power to the people: ZDNet's guide to notebook batteries
Reviews Ever wondered why your portable device's battery doesn't last longer? We explain the technology behind battery power, and provide tips on how to maximise it.
Can CDNow merger hit top of the charts?
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Microsoft hopes to turn it around with Zune HD
News The new Zune will play games, high-def video and radio, and stream music. Is any of this enough to close the gap on iPod?
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Organic Light-emitting Diode, Video, HDTV, Sales, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, MP3 players
Celebrating three decades of Apple
News A look at the products, people and events that shaped the Mac maker.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Personal Computers, Workplace
Apple, Google consider app-sharing tools
News Smartphone software makers weigh features that will make it easier to share downloadable apps, upending the way we acquire and use wireless games and tools
Tags: Applications and tools, App servers, Mobile applications, Smart phones, Software, Mobile/Wireless, Web services, Apple Inc., App, Mobile
More hard times for hard drive companies?
Insight For hard drive makers, life seems to be an uphill battle. How does the outlook for this "unglam" technology look like?
Roadblocks en route to free, legal music
Insight Some companies are trying to give away songs and make money through ads, but they're beset by their own mistakes and by record industry resistance.
Tags: Music, Advertising, Digital rights management (DRM)
Podcast start-up scores US$8.85 million in funding
News Kleiner Perkins, others back PodShow, a podcasting company co-founded by former MTV video jockey Adam Curry.
Tags: MP3 players, Music, Funding
Gates taking a seat in your den
News Bill Gates is coming to your living room, whether you like it or not.
The iPod is dead. long live the iPod
News Traditional versions of the iconic device are a thing of the past, but future iterations will have a long and vibrant future.
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Video, Wi-Fi, Apple iPod, handheld, Apple iPod Touch, flash memory, Apple iPhone, camera
Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found
News Several thousand of the digital music players are thought to be affected in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tags: Music devices, MP3 players, Viruses and worms
Sony BMG plans to drop DRM
News The last major label will throw in the towel on digital rights management and prepare to fight Apple for valuable download revenues.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Music, Digital signatures
Microsoft reportedly to announce flash-based Zune
News Tech giant plans to announce the second generation of its digital music players on Tuesday, according to a source close to the company.
Tags: Development/design, MP3 players
