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    Microsoft and RealNetworks announced a sweeping deal on Tuesday that puts aside their legal differences and aims to shore up their respective digital-music strategies.

  • Napster's 'rental' music service takes on iTunes

    Napster will open its long-promised portable music subscription service Thursday, which will make it the first company to put muscle behind a new music "rental" model aimed at undermining Apple Computer's digital music dominance.

  • TiVo surfs Internet for new service

    TiVo plans to use the Internet to go beyond its digital video recorder service, promising an improved version that meant to keep the company relevant as cable and satellite rivals launch their own DVR options.

  • Longhorn to put squeeze on gadgets

    Windows makes it easy to quickly download files to iPods and other portable storage devices--a little too easy in the minds of many IT managers.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

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    In a rare joint interview, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer discuss ad-supported software, the battles against Sony and Google, and what's so great about the upcoming Vista.

  • Windows Server's identity crisis

    Microsoft changes the name of its high-end server software for the third time. Windows Server 2003 is scheduled for an April release.

  • Patch management: All talk, no action?

    In the unpredictable environment outside the corporate firewall, where each device is a potential target, efficient patch distribution is essential. But it's easy to say and not easy to do.

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  • Microsoft releases Media Player 10 beta

    Microsoft released the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market.

  • Tablet PCs off to solid start

    Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.

  • Apple and Microsoft out of sync

    Apple Computer on Thursday released the final version of its iSync synchronization software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.

  • Windows faces new competition: Itself

    In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.

  • Apple banks on digital media harvest

    The Mac maker hopes its new portable device will generate a buzz for its home entertainment products.

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