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Is the time right for phone-music player hybrids?
September 7, 2005
Analysts say 50 percent of digital music players hold fewer than 100 songs, which is just about how many the new iTunes phone will hold.
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Apple's iPod spurs mixed reactions
October 24, 2001
The Mac maker announces a digital music player to be released Nov. 10 that can store 1,000 songs. Analysts weigh its pros and cons.
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RealNetworks offers free songs for new service
April 26, 2005
Multimedia company taps Microsoft tech for new iTunes rival, offers free basic music subscriptions.
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Creative expands its music player line
January 6, 2005
The company's new offerings include a 1GB flash-memory based device, plus a 6GB player that holds 3,000 songs. Photo: Creative's Zen Micro music player
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SanDisk unveils 8GB music player
August 21, 2006
Latest Sansa device costs $249; SanDisk also reduces prices across the board to compete with iPod. Photo: SanDisk's 8GB music player
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Digital music spins new sales approach
January 19, 2006
Subscription services try playlist swapping in battle against iTunes, but it's an uphill climb.
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Microsoft planning music subscription service
June 9, 2005
Feeling Apple's sting, software giant looks to diminish iTunes' influence with new "rental" plan.
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Debating iPod's merits at Zune's party
November 10, 2006
Plenty who attended launch party for Microsoft's Zune are iPod owners, although some sounded ready for a change.
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Amazon to offer DRM-free music downloads
May 16, 2007
Music store coming later in the year is set to sell tunes unencumbered by copyright protections and ready to play on any device.
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This week in digital music
June 10, 2005
Microsoft keeps trying to catch up with Apple's Computer's dominance of the digital music business.
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MP3tunes throws music locker doors open
August 31, 2006
Company launches a free service designed to lure music fans--but it could have challenges ahead, analyst says.
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Gloomy iTunes predictions premature
December 13, 2006
Report shows declining iTunes sales, but it was based on data from fewer than 200 U.S. households and warns of drawing conclusions.
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Syncing high-def music with digital generation
May 15, 2006
Tech companies offer music fans high-quality alternatives to lower quality files found in most digital downloads.
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Legal music downloads triple worldwide
July 21, 2005
Record industry says digital music sales are rising around the world, while peer-to-peer growth slows.
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Will music industry dance again to Apple's tune?
May 31, 2007
Apple's bold gamble could push the rest of the music industry into offering DRM-free music.
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Digital music is going mobile
July 26, 2005
While the iTunes phone plays a waiting game, cell phone networks are building their own download stores.
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Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes
February 3, 2005
The company is putting $30 million in marketing behind a new Microsoft-backed portable subscription service.
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Glaser turns wrath on Apple, Jobs
December 6, 2005
RealNetworks' chief says refusal to make iPod compatible with music services other than iTunes was "pigheadedness."
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This week in online music
November 4, 2005
The online music arena welcomed some new competition, but players may need to retune their instruments.
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Apple's long shadow over mobile music
April 2, 2007
Handset makers are introducing plenty of phones that play music. But it's hard to imagine any besting the iPod or the soon-to-be-released iPhone.
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