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  • Apple to announce iTunes Australia music store next week?

    After more than a year of speculation and false starts, Apple is finally expected to announce the iTunes Australia music store on Tuesday.

  • Microsoft opens MSN music store

    Microsoft on Wednesday released a beta version of its highly expected online music download service, in hopes of unseating Apple Computer's dominance in the hot market.

  • RealNetworks breaks Apple's hold on iPod

    RealNetworks is expected to announce Monday in the US that it has unlocked some of Apple Computer's most tightly held technology secrets, giving its music a way onto the popular iPod digital music player.

  • Yahoo's long and winding music road

    With Tuesday's US$160 million purchase of Musicmatch, Yahoo sent a clear message that it is determined to be a major player in the fast-growing digital music business, despite its relatively late start.

  • Sony hurls itself into online music

    The Japanese electronics giant wants to be at the heart of the converged broadband world, and is launching itself into the ultra-competitive market for music downloads.

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  • Gates on launching Zune, spiffing up Office

    Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal."

  • Microsoft: We're in 'fighting shape'

    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.

  • Tech giants lock down wireless content

    A group of technology heavyweights is expected to take the wraps off a secretive effort to secure music and video on wireless devices, according to sources familiar with the plans.

Reviews (9)

  • Apple iPod Touch (2nd generation)

    If you've been holding back, now is the time: the second-gen Touch is an excellent media player, and the addition of third-party apps extends the fun for everyone, no matter where your interests lie.

  • MusicMatch Jukebox 8.0

    Version 8.0 of this six-year-old jukebox isn't exactly revolutionary, but it features some notable improvements.

  • Software Music Players

    Now that you've downloaded or ripped all those songs onto your hard drive, what's the best way to organise and play them on your PC? We audition seven software music players to find out which is the best jukebox for your music files.

  • Dirty downloads done dirt cheap!

    Legal music downloads in Australia are expensive, files are restrictive, catalogues are small and music lovers are better off finding their favourite bands in a record store.

  • DivX software delivers movable media

    DivXNetworks unveiled a new version of its compression technology that promises to let Internet users shrink video files on the PC to play back on a range of consumer electronics devices.

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