Microsoft is working on it, so are Samsung and Sandisk. These companies are working on online music download websites similar to ITunes and music players similar to IPods. picked by musicgirldani 4 years ago

Apple is considering selling iPods and iPhones offering unlimited access to all six million songs on its iTunes site. Customers would pay a £50 premium for the service. But they would only have to download 64 tracks at the current price of 79p each to be in profit. The flat fee is one of two options being considered by U.S.-based Apple for the launch of what is being dubbed the “all you... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Sony may soon compete directly with Apple and its popular iPods and iTunes, producing its own movie download service and products, company officials said Tuesday. picked by mitzuzake 3 years ago

Microsoft Corp. is once again on the defensive against hackers after the launch of a new program that gives average PC users tools to unlock copy-protected digital music and movies. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Microsoft group president Jeff Raikes told an audience in San Francisco last week that the company hopes people, if they’re going to pirate software, choose to pirate Microsoft software. What’s Raikes thinking? picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

iTunes Plus is reportedly a DRM-free method of downloading songs from the iTunes Store. The catch? Each song will set you back an extra 30 cents more than the DRM-protected music currently available. picked by gratheo 3 years ago

Microsoft officials obviously believe Windows Vista is ready, given that it is set to release it to manufacturing within weeks, if not days. But what do some of its toughest testers think? picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

For the longest time rumours have been rife about an tablet computer from Apple with nothing concrete confirmed. It seems that all the while Microsoft have been quietly developing their own and now it's at an advanced prototype stage theyv'e started to share details. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Apple's iTunes has already outpaced Best Buy and Target to become the number 2 music retailer in the U.S. and will likely whip past Wal-Mart Stores to become the largest U.S. music retailer sometime this year. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

What if Microsoft re-designed the iPod package...? picked by cycostinkoman 2 years ago

Here’s a pretty straight forward proposition for both music lovers like me and you and all the indie artists out there. As a music lover I can download free music as much as I want and support the artist financially in the process. How is this even possible, you ask? picked by rustycat 2 years ago

Microsoft is developing free anti-virus software to compete with subscription services from Symantec and McAfee, Reuters reports. The program, codenamed Morro, will be released in beta “soon” and will likely have similar features to other companies’ entry-level products that cost about $40 a year. picked by bingo 9 months ago

XBox Live had some issues over the holidays with the massive influx of new users. Some people could not access the service and so they are now sueing Microsoft for damages.

Wait...A game server is down and you're damaged? I guess they had nothing else to do if they can't play online. For God's sake...read a friggin' book!!!

BTW..They plan on giving a free acrade game to everyone. picked by Fizz71 2 years ago

In a bid to one-up Apple, Microsoft said it will engrave designs by contemporary artists onto the back of new Zunes free of charge starting Tuesday, when its new line of digital media players goes on sale.

It's kind of a cool idea. I like art. picked by muppet 2 years ago

EMI Music announced that it is launching new premium downloads for retail on a global basis, making all of its digital repertoire available at a much higher sound quality than existing downloads and free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. picked by studio 3 years ago

Are there any suppliers left now - BluRay has won! picked by topofall 2 years ago

At a point in time, something happens that makes you question the validity of anything you read, see, or believe. I’ve come to this point, and it’s spinning my head in circles. The deeper I dig, the realization that I haven’t traveled far enough consumes me. picked by secretsather 3 years ago

FROM Apple vs Microsoft to Star Wars vs Star Trek, we look at the top battles for technological greatness. Check down the list and let me know if you have some more tech competitors in you mind... picked by sharon22 11 months ago