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XP and Vista to get new media player

 April 17, 2006 Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11 is coming to Vista and to XP sooner. Is iPod connection ahead? TAGS: Windows Media, portable device, Microsoft Windows Vista, music player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Apple iTunes, song, Microsoft Corp., music, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, video, PC

Microsoft hopes to sell Zune using brown, not green

 September 14, 2006 Software maker won't replace tracks bought on iTunes as rumors suggested, but the Zune will come in a unique color. TAGS: Microsoft Zune, owner, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, color, Microsoft Corp., music, Apple iPod, PC

Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11

 May 15, 2006 Media Player overhaul, partnership with MTV take aim at dominance of Apple's iTunes and iPod digital music player. Images: Window Media Player 11 TAGS: digital music player, digital music, MTV, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, music player, Apple Computer, media player, beta, jukebox, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., music, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft making better music?

 May 22, 2006 Software giant is pushing a coordinated approach to take on the iPod. Video: Windows Media Player 11 reviewed TAGS: digital music, critic, Apple Computer, MTV, desktop software, Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, approach, Windows Media, iRiver, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., music, Apple iPod, PC, video

Mobile entertainment faces issues

 September 27, 2005 As cell phone operators prepare to offer music and video services, they'll need to settle basic business matters. TAGS: Motorola ROKR, Cingular Wireless, 3G network, Apple iTunes, cell phone, cell phone company, song, limitation, entertainment, Apple Computer, Sprint Nextel, handset, music, Motorola Inc., Nokia Corp., TV

MTV and RealNetworks: A sound decision?

 August 21, 2007 The new Rhapsody America squelches an off-key alliance with Microsoft. Now it's got to take on Apple. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., MTV, RealNetworks Rhapsody, NPD Group Inc., music retailer, online music, alliance, digital audio, Apple Computer, MSN, Apple iTunes, retailer, Verizon Communications, America, Microsoft Corp., music

Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's future

 April 4, 2007 Software maker to add EMI's unprotected songs to its service. Also on tap: Zunes in pink and watermelon red.Photo: Zune coming up rosy TAGS: Microsoft Zune, EMI Group Plc., software company, digital-rights management, song, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, hard drive

Apple taking iTunes to the movies?

 September 11, 2006 The Apple universe is thinking about movies after last week's invitation promising, "It's Showtime." Mac Views: What should Apple deliver? TAGS: Stephen Baker, Apple Computer, NPD Group Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple AirPort Express, movies, streaming video, Apple iPod, movie, event, music, Apple Macintosh, entertainment, TV, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes

 September 1, 2006 The arms race continues as determined programmers find ways to circumvent the two leading digital rights management technologies for music. TAGS: digital-rights management, representative, Apple Computer, Windows Media, copy protection, hacker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, music, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows

Year in review: P2P retreat, iTunes advance

 December 17, 2005 Courts helped tame file swappers, while legal digital music sales soared. TAGS: file-swapping, P2P, digital music, Apple iTunes, lead, Steve Jobs, music, Apple iPod, Apple Computer, U.S., cell phone, Sony Corp., CD, TV, Microsoft Corp.

MTV, Microsoft a powerful combination, say some

 May 17, 2006 Analysts expect MTV's marketing might to help Microsoft reach important demographic as it tries to take on Apple's iTunes and iPod. TAGS: MTV, MTV Networks, digital music, digital music player, music player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, Apple Computer, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., media player, music, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Verizon plans to offer mobile music downloads

 December 22, 2005 New service would allow subscribers to purchase, download songs "over-the-air" through their phones, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: Verizon V-Cast Music, Verizon Communications, Warner Music Group Corp., music download, song, mobile phone, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, music, Apple Computer, U.S., handset, Apple iTunes, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Streaming music for smart phones

 September 25, 2006 Internet radio service Mercora introduces an application that streams music libraries wirelessly. Images: Mercora's "M" TAGS: Mercora, Internet radio, Ogg Vorbis, Microsoft Zune, subscriber, smart phone, song, music player, Apple Computer, music, CEO, Yahoo! Inc., radio, Apple iTunes, MP3, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Here comes the tax man

 April 14, 2006 As Monday--aka tax day--sneaks up on us, more attention is being directed toward goods and music purchased online. TAGS: use tax, tax, audit, Week in review, Apple iTunes Music Store, mail-order, state, reader, Apple iTunes, law, vulnerability, analysis, California, music, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser
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