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Zune vs. iPod: Will Microsoft Get a Piece of the Apple Pie?

The world is abuzz with Microsoft’s announcement that they’re no longer content to support devices from Iriver and Creative Labs and other partners as they have in the past, and they will now be coming out with their own branded handheld multimedia device for this year’s holiday season — the Zune.

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Microsoft Formally Unveils Zune Player

Microsoft Corp. unveiled details of its first Zune digital media player, which it hopes to have in stores this holiday season to challenge Apple Computer Inc.’s popular iPod players.

The Zune will come in white, brown and black versions

The Redmond, Wash., giant said its Zune player will be available in three [...]

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Apple forges path to digital living room

CNET Coverage:   Movies can be downloaded in near-DVD quality, Jobs said during his presentation at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Consumers with broadband speeds of 5 megabits per second will be able to download movies from iTunes in 30 minutes, he added.

Apple also plans to introduce a product in the first quarter [...]

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Apple unveiled several new iPod models, including a matchbook-sized player and an iPod with greater capacity. The company also announced several enhancements to iTunes, including movie downloads and videogames.

Apple introduces the New iPod 

Apple Unveils the New iPod shuffle

Apple Introduces the New iPod nano

Apple Announces iTunes 7 with Amazing New Features

 

 

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NYTimes: If You Buckle Up, They Will Watch

THESE are discouraging times for the “Kill Your Television” crowd, which has long feared that video entertainment will zombify the masses. Miniature screens blaring movies and games are more prevalent than ever, especially in the hands of urbanites; sidewalks brim with pedestrians more interested in watching “Underworld” on their Sony PlayStation Portables than in [...]

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