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  • Microsoft's Zune to rival Apple's iPod

    After trying for years to compete with the iPod through an array of partners, Microsoft confirmed Friday that it plans to directly go after Apple Computer with its own rival, Zune.

  • Sony bites music bullet, opts for Apple compatibility

    The latest example of Apple Computer's dominance in digital music is Sony's move this week to make its own music management software compatible with Apple's audio file format.

  • iPod to get built-in iTrip?

    Listening to an iPod over a car stereo may be easier in the future, judging by an invention Apple Computer is trying to patent.

  • Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes

    Napster will open its long-promised portable music subscription service Thursday, which will make it the first company to put muscle behind a new music "rental" model aimed at undermining Apple Computer's digital music dominance.

  • BigPond Music can't compete with iTunes: Analyst

    The iTunes music store in Australia brings credibility to the domestic digital music download market and while it may initially generate more revenue for competitors such as BigPond Music, the Apple offering will very quickly lead the way, an analyst claims.

  • Apple unveils music store

    Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.

  • Would $100 iPod compete or cannibalise?

    With rumours rife that Apple Computer will unveil a US$100 music player at Macworld Expo next month, analysts are split on the likelihood--and wisdom--of such a move.

  • Dell Australia considers iPod

    Dell Australia is considering selling the Apple iPod portable music player, despite the rivalry between the two companies.

  • Apple plants seed of iTunes for Windows

    The company shows signs of developing a version of its jukebox software for Microsoft Windows-based PCs--a key part of moving its newly launched music service beyond the Mac.

  • Toshiba presses play on 60GB audio player

    Toshiba on Monday announced in Japan that it's increasing the song capacity of its Gigabeat line of hard drive-based digital audio players.

  • Music players to get into growth groove

    Sales of electronics gear that can play compressed audio files are set to rise by 30 percent a year as people continue to rip CDs to play elsewhere, says market researcher IDC.

  • Windows iTunes sparks mixed reactions

    A large number of Windows users have jumped at the chance to try Apple Computer's iTunes jukebox software--and reactions are ranging from unabashed praise to complaints of bugs.

  • Apple's music: Evolution, not revolution

    Analysis: For all the glitz surrounding the unveiling Monday of Apple Computer's new music service, a quick look suggests that it's a solid, but hardly revolutionary, addition to the market.

  • Apple forces Linux music player name change

    Xtunes was too close to iTunes for Apple's comfort. The software's user interface will also have to go.

  • Developer to revive iTunes file-sharing

    The developer of a peer-to-peer file-sharing plug-in for Apple Computer's iTunes music application has decided to give the software a new lease on life, after it was put out of commission by the computer maker's lawyers earlier this month.

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