Dell is dropping high-capacity music players from its roster of consumer electronics products, a company spokesman confirmed on Monday.
Unlike in the past, when hard-drive makers typically released the same basic drive for various markets, they now nip and tuck their products to fit specific customer profiles and applications.
Toshiba on Monday announced in Japan that it's increasing the song capacity of its Gigabeat line of hard drive-based digital audio players.
After trying for years to compete with the iPod through an array of partners, Microsoft confirmed Friday that it plans to directly go after Apple Computer with its own rival, Zune.
Sales of electronics gear that can play compressed audio files are set to rise by 30 percent a year as people continue to rip CDs to play elsewhere, says market researcher IDC.
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Apple's lowest-priced iPod has been largely unavailable for the past two months, a situation analysts say could carve away the company's share of the market for MP3 players.
Apple Computer has pushed back the international debut of its iPod mini from April to July, citing stronger-than-expected demand in the United States and a limited supply of hard drives.
Sales of electronics gear that can play compressed audio files are set to rise by 30 percent a year as people continue to rip CDs to play elsewhere, says market researcher IDC.
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