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  • News: Nike+iPod owners reach a million miles

    The Nike+iPod kit is delivering fast-paced success, with over one million miles of running logged by users in just ten weeks.

  • News: iTunes movies make $1m for Disney in a week

    In only one week, Apple's iTunes Store generated $1m in movie sales for Walt Disney, and that's 'just the beginning', the head of Disney said yesterday.

  • News: Napster seeks partnership or sale

    Napster has revealed that it’s in talks over a sale or possible strategic partnership.

  • News: Sandisk, Real take on iPod, iTunes

    Real is hoping to make a stronger push into the portable digital music market with the introduction of Sandisk's Sansa music players that come bundled with RealNetworks Rhapsody music service.

  • News: More Origami devices coming soon

    Asus will begin selling its first ultramobile PC, the R2H, worldwide by the end of this month, while Samsung is readying one that eschews Intel microprocessors in favour of Via chips.

  • News: Google, Apple discuss video partnership

    Apple and Google are in discussion over video content for the Cupertino company's video products, including the not-yet-available iTV device.

  • News: Latest iPods 'priced for profits'

    Apple's recent introduction of several more models to its iPod family shows the company is looking for better profit margins, not gaining market share, according to researcher Gartner.

  • News: Music download store uses watermarks

    A German company is offering MP3 files for download, unencumbered by DRM technology. Instead, Akuma discourages copying by adding a unique 'watermark' to each download.

  • News: Analysis: Zune will not bother iPod

    Now that Microsoft has announced that its new Zune media player will be available for sale this Christmas, the question becomes: how will it fare in the sales race with Apple's incredibly popular iPod?

  • News: Yahoo China sued for copyright violation

    A Chinese music site is suing Yahoo 's China unit for allegedly violating its copyright, Chinese media reported today.

  • News: Microsoft Zune in US stores by Xmas

    The first Microsoft Zune offerings will hit US retailers in time for the busy Christmas season, with a 30GB digital media player and a Zune Marketplace online service the first to reach consumers.

  • News: Apple unleashes iTunes 7.0

    It's Showtime, Apple declared last night, ushering in iTunes 7.0, the latest version of its popular media and iPod management software.

  • News: Apple updates iPod range

    Apple updated its iPod range yesterday, introducing larger capacities, brighter screens and lower prices across the range.

  • News: Introducing the 1GB iPod shuffle

    At its Showtime product launch, Apple yesterday announced a new, tiny iPod shuffle. The 1GB device costs just £55.

  • News: eMusic launch gives consumers more choice

    For the launch of its European music download store, eMusic.com has added tracks from hundreds of European independent labels to its collection of US artists.

  • News: Free MP3 player for Napster subscribers

    In a bid to tempt users away from iTunes, Napster is to offer a free MP3 player to subscribers.

  • News: DRM-free video downloads from 4flix.net

    Online video site 4Flix.net has introduced a monthly subscription plan that allows unrestricted access to hundreds of feature-length movies, TV shows, cartoons and independent films for $9.99 a month.

  • News: Video download store opened by Amazon

    Amazon yesterday unveiled the Unbox Video Store, a direct rival to Apple's iTunes 24-7 video store, which allows users to buy or rent TV shows, movies and other video content from the internet.

  • News: Turn your mobile phone into a PVR

    Watching TV on a mobile phone could get more interesting next year, with new technologies that promise to bring TiVo-like recording functionality to portable devices.

  • News: 'Free iTunes' signs second label

    SpiralFrog has reached an agreement with EMI Music Publishing, one of the largest music publishers in the world, to use its songs and lyrics for a music download service scheduled to roll out in a beta version by November.