Archive for January, 2008

Can the New Zune Beat iPod? (Newsweek)

Thursday 31 January 2008 @ 5:45 pm

With a relaunch of its clunky portable media player, Microsoft hopes to bite into the iPod's market share.

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Ng: The Microsoft Zune (Sun Star)

Wednesday 30 January 2008 @ 11:21 am

ONE of the things I am interested in is how to set up the house so that I can watch or listen to music or video anytime in any part of my house.

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Gadgets Are A Girl’s New Best Friend (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)

Tuesday 29 January 2008 @ 5:58 pm

When it comes to Valentine's Day gifts, chocolates, flowers, jewelry, and even consumer electronics were among the top ten gifts people would like to receive from their significant other, according to an online survey conducted by Yahoo! and Decipher Inc. Of the 1,750 adults that participated in the four day survey, 26% percent admitted to wanting a techie gift on Valentine's Day. And who can ...

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Test your consumer technology knowledge (The Springfield News-Leader)

Tuesday 29 January 2008 @ 4:02 am

Another year, another whirlwind of innovations in consumer technology. It can be hard to keep up. For instance, do you know what distinguishes Microsoft Corp.'s latest music player and Amazon.com Inc.'s new electronic book reader from their competitors? Or what the new robot cleaner cleans? Take our quiz to see how well you've kept up with recent developments -- and try not to fall behind this ...

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Don’t blink. Consumer technology is advancing rapidly. Take the quiz and find out how up on the latest trends you are. (Reading Eagle)

Tuesday 29 January 2008 @ 1:50 am

Don’t blink. Consumer technology is advancing rapidly. Take the quiz and find out how up on the latest trends you are.

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Amazon MP3 Plans International Rollout of DRM-Free Service (AnandTech)

Monday 28 January 2008 @ 4:56 pm

Amazon.com announced it will take its DRM-free music downloading service international sometime this year...

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Amazon Taking Its MP3 Store Global (InternetNews.com)

Monday 28 January 2008 @ 4:22 pm

Beginning later this year, Amazon plans to roll out international versions of its DRM-free music store.

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Amazon.com Plans Global Rollout Of DRM-Free Music Store (InformationWeek)

Monday 28 January 2008 @ 3:59 pm

Amazon.com is hoping consumers will turn to it for music instead of Apple's iTunes or Microsoft's Zune store in order to take advantage of a more open format.

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Amazon.com Plans Global Rollout Of DRM-Free Music Store (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Monday 28 January 2008 @ 3:41 pm

Amazon.com is hoping consumers will turn to it for music instead of Apple's iTunes or Microsoft's Zune store in order to take advantage of a more open format.

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Qtrax’s free, ad-based P2P: Gnutella meets Zune-esque DRM (Ars Technica)

Sunday 27 January 2008 @ 10:35 pm

Qtrax believes it can offer a better P2P experience by offering 100 percent free, legally downloadable tracks from all of the major labels. The catch: the service uses DRM to monitor usage and help push ads, all atop Gnutella P2P. Read More...

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