Microsoft is expected to release the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software Wednesday in the US, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market.
Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.
Taking aim at the dominance of Apple Computer, Microsoft this week is launching a test version of a revamped jukebox aimed at trying to knock iTunes down a peg.
Sony has released the first of its digital audio players to support the popular MP3 format, marking a significant shift in its music strategy.
A new Trojan horse claims to help make PlayStation Portable run homegrown software, but instead the malicious code turns Sony's game player into a useless 'brick'.
Mobile storage devices could give thieves and hackers a back door into corporate networks.
After more than a year of speculation and false starts, Apple is finally expected to announce the iTunes Australia music store on Tuesday.
Google has announced a package of desktop software and entry into the video-on-demand business in an effort to further extend its already massive footprint.
Microsoft announced expanded support for its media ventures on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show 2003 in Las Vegas.
Sony Electronics missed an opportunity when it nodded off with the emergence of digital audio players, but it hopes to right its wrongs to better compete with rivals such as Apple Computer.
Cisco Systems, a multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses, is planning to move into the consumer market.
Microsoft's chairman looks ahead to how the music player might morph and tells why changes in Office 2007 are "such a big deal."
Intel is adding to its arsenal of processors for portable devices by developing an XScale-based processor, code-named Bulverde, for handheld computers.
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.
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.
Microsoft and Intel see Web services popping up everywhere, but their vision is strangely reminiscent of archrival Sun Microsystems' with an earlier technology called Jini.
Apple Computer has released the final version of its iSync synchronisation software, in what could be seen as an attempt to trump new software coming next week from Microsoft.
Tech Republic's Tim Landgrave, looks back on his predictions for IT activity in 2001 to see if he was on target. Here are his top five predictions and how they played out in 2001.
Microsoft's Technical Beta release of Windows Media Player 10 features a redesigned interface that provides easy access to online media stores. It also syncs better with portable devices.
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.
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.
If you need the extras, MusicMatch Plus 7.5 is a great choice. But if you just want to play audio, hang onto Winamp instead.
iTunes 7 includes some great updates, like gapless playback, games downloads and a better interface, but Australian users so far miss out on the movie downloads available to American users.
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.
Mobile-phone giant Nokia announces the first major revamp of its N-Gage game player, addressing many of the design and business issues that have limited sales of the current version.
Version 8.0 of this six-year-old jukebox isn't exactly revolutionary, but it features some notable improvements.
Iomega has unveiled details of a small, detachable storage drive it is developing for portable electronics gadgets.
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