Sony is closing its online music store and abandoning its proprietory digital audio format in favour of more successful MP3 and other “open” format options.

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Sony unveiled two new Walkman music players Thursday, the NWZ-A810 and NWZ-S610. The two new players bring video storage and playblack capabilities to the iconic Walkman brand in the U.S. and are the first in the digital players from the company not tied down to Sony's ATRAC audio format.

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NW-A800 series: Sony launches video enabled Walkman playersApple is currently the market leader when it comes to video enabled digital media portable players with its iPod Video range of products.

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TOKYO - Sony says it is developing a video-capable Walkman, playing catch-up with Apple Computer's market-leading iPod.

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