… MP33/AAC/WMA files for their quality-reducing compression. Yes, MP3 files can be as good as 320Kbps … question: Will playing .wav files on an iPod or Zune (or other hard-drive based portable PMP) sound …
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A Norway consumer agency said it aims to take computer group Apple to court over what it calls unfair barriers to playing music from the iTunes music store on devices other than Apple’s iPod.
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Internet radio got a boost Tuesday when the Senate approved a bill that says Congress must honor any royalty rate agreement reached between online radio stations and copyright holders.
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… moments for Dell. When I bought a Zune, they included a bunch of pre-loaded songs, … tunes on a “multimedia” CD. And remember Microsoft including Weezer with Win95? Why charge? Because …
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SanDisk, a global leader in flash memory products, announced it is bringing to market its 16GB microSDHC and 16GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) mobile memory cards – the world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones. Best Buy Mobile and Verizon Wireless stores are the first major retail outlets in the United States to carry the SanDisk 16GB mobile phone memory cards.
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According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, touch screen phone shipments will reach 90 million units worldwide in 2009, accounting for 7 percent of total volumes. Price and screen size are critical factors for success. Tom Kang, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics said, “We forecast 90 million touch screen phones to be sold worldwide in 2009, accounting for 7 percent of total volumes. We expect Nokia and Appleto ramp up shipments next year and start to drive down the price of touch screen handsets toward the mid-range.”
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