A new version of Apple Computer's popular iTunes software, released on Tuesday, is drawing barbs from privacy advocates for sending information about computer users' playlists back to Apple.
There's an old saying: "The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know." As online privacy issues have grabbed headlines in recent months, it's apparent that marketers are collecting far more information about our online shopping and surfing habits than most of us realize. At the same time, a large working group of companies, ranging from Compaq and Oracle to Net Perceptions and Andromedia, is working on a new standard, dubbed CPEX (Customer Profile Exchange), for how consumer information is collected and shared.
MP3 has far and away established itself as the standard in digital music formatting. Whatever the fate of Napster, the music file swapping craze shows no sign of slowing down under. But what happens when your MP3 player, PC and CD rack start to overflow? ZDNet Australia takes a look at some of the MP3 file storing hardware and software currently on the market, and discusses the likelihood of starting up your very own MP3 jukebox.
The battle over music piracy is like the war on drugs: You can't win it, but you can fight it forever, and spend millions on the battle.
Hoping to grab new customers by the ears, Sprint PCS has launched a music service that lets subscribers play MP3 audio files on a tiny wireless phone.
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Panasonic already had the smallest MP3 player on the market. Now its flagship e.wear product is even smaller.
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The popular MP3-playing digital camera from Fujifilm is back with a slimmer body, sleeker design, improved feature set, a backlit remote control stick and a convenient cradle that acts as a battery charger and connection to the PC. What more could you ask for?
Samsung has released a competitively priced dedicated MP3 player for the portable digital audio market, the small and light Mini YEPP YP-20S MP3 player. Unfortunately the company had to cut some corners to get there. With only 32M of built-in memory, music storage is seriously limited, and there's no way to add more memory later on.
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