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“According to a survey released Sunday, twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults who own MP3 players like Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod say they have downloaded podcast programs from the Internet, the Pew Internet and American Life Project found. That means more than 6 million people are listening to a form of communication that emerged only last year, according to the nonprofit group. “ Read more at Reuters

“Motorola Inc. did not show upcoming phones designed to work with Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes digital music service at a recent tech show because of the pair's differing approach to launching new products, executives from Motorola said on Tuesday. In response to a question about why Motorola did not show its upcoming iTunes phone at the Cebit technology fair in Germany Motorola said it tends to display its products before… Read More

“Motorola Inc. postponed plans Thursday to unveil a cell phone that can buy and play songs from Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes download service, a sudden decision that might reflect tensions with cellular companies who also want to sell music to mobile phone users. Motorola spokeswoman Monica Rohleder said in Chicago that the company remains in discussions with a number of wireless carriers regarding the first iTunes phone and… Read More

“Apple Computer Inc. filed another lawsuit in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County on Tuesday against a Web site alleged to have posted proprietary information or trade secrets. This later suit differs from the December one in that it is not seeking to reveal the identity of anonymous or pseudonymous posters, but rather is claiming damages from articles filed and published by the owners of the site ThinkSecret.com. In… Read More

Sony has developed some great looking digital audio players, but they only supported Sony's own Atrac format and did not support the popular MP3 format, adding to lousy sales of these products. “Ken Kutaragi said he and other Sony employees have been frustrated for years with management's reluctance to introduce products like Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod, mainly because the Tokyo company had music and movie units that… Read More

“Apple Computer Inc. could decide to sell a lower-priced version of its Macintosh computer to attract consumers already enamored of its iPod music player and annoyed by security problems with Windows PCs, according to an analyst at Piper Jaffray. “We believe that it is not out of the question that Apple would try to capitalize on this opportunity with a more widely accessible product,” analyst Gene Munster said… Read More

“The iPod is proving a colossal hit on the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant's own turf. The tiny white machine is catching on as a fashion statement and turning into a cultural iconin Japan, much the same way it won a fanatic following in the United States. Apple Computer Inc. has launched a marketing campaign in Japan with catchy TV ads and billboards painted on Tokyo trains. It opened its first Apple store in… Read More

The new class of personal computing device is nothing short of an attempt to pack in the hardware and software capabilities of a PC into a small rectangular box that can be slipped into a pocket, albeit a rather generous-sized one. “Consumers will no longer have to compromise,” said Jory Bell, chief executive of OQO, a San Francisco-based company that is aiming to launch its mini-computers this fall. “Now you… Read More

Next comes an attempt to add the newest marvel, the miniature hard disk drive (HDD), to the cellphone. If technological hurdles are overcome, a phone that can act as a miniature video player and store some 1,000 songs could hit the market within a year, analysts and industry sources say. The spread of the technology, which has made possible Apple Computer Inc's iPod music players, is expected to give a boost to makers of small HDDs… Read More

The gadgets will run on Microsoft's yet-to-be-unveiled Portable Media Center software in a direct assault on iPod, Apple Computer Inc.'s hot-selling digital music player. Working with a host of manufacturing partners, Microsoft is introducing a device that plays movies and stores digital photos as well as songs in a bid to grab a share of the fast-growing digital media player market. Read the full story at Reuters… Read More

Officials of the world's largest consumer electronics maker also said Sony would launch a rival to Apple Computer Inc's iPod digital music player next year for as little as $60. Sony described a prototype for its PSP gaming device — due out before the end of 2004 — during a presentation to U.S. investors that reiterated plans to restore profitability at the company. “PSP will be the Walkman of the… Read More

Nearly a year after software maker Roxio Inc. scooped up the Napster brand from the ashes of the pioneer file-swapping service, a revamped online music store bearing the familiar brand name wasdebuting Thursday in limited release. The company shelved its former online music service, pressplay, and was beginning to move subscribers to a beta, or working version, of Napster 2.0. The service will launch with more than a half-million songs from… Read More

Offering a library of more than 200,000 songs at 99 cents each, the MusicMatch service will allow computer users to buy and download music with few restrictions, a model pioneered by Apple Computer Inc.'s  iTunes Music Store in May. Although iTunes has been successful, selling 10 million songs by early September, it is currently available only on Apple's Macintosh computers, which represent only about 3 percent of the… Read More

Apple Computer Inc. differs vastly in many ways from longtime rival Microsoft Corp. But recently, it has found itself accused of similarly elbowing out software developers whose products compete withApple's growing stable of applications. In the latest case of an outside developer abandoning the Macintosh platform, Adobe Systems Inc. announced Monday that the newest overhaul of its flagship video editing program Premiere would no longer… Read More