MP3 player
RSS MP3 playerMobile broadband to be an HSPA affair
News There are currently 128 HSDPA-enabled devices - which provide data downlink speeds five to 10 times faster than standard 3GSM/W-CDMA - according to the GSM Association, that figure includes 46 handsets, 32 data cards, 30 laptops and one... [08 Aug 2007]
Photos: O2's 'iPhone rival' unveiled
Photo silicon.com had an exclusive sneak preview of O2's first own-branded handset since the XDA this week - a new music player phone called the Cocoon. An O2 Cocoon product manager said at the preview this week: "The iPhone... [15 Jun 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: How my iPod ate the weekend
Comment I reckon I spend quite a large proportion of my commute untangling the headphones of my MP3 player. But that's not the worst - ripping the CDs onto the laptop to be transferred onto the... [05 Jun 2007]
British Army to storm Apple HQ?
News The team also discusses the contents of Labour MP Geoff 'Buff' Hoon's MP3 player after the former defence secretary declared a 'war of words' on Apple in a newspaper interview this week, slamming the... [18 May 2007]
Downloads sound the end of cassettes
News Cassette player equipment is also scheduled to vanish within the next 18 months. Following the demise of the floppy disk, it looks like analogue tape is about to meet a similar fate: Currys has announced it will no... [08 May 2007]
Leader: Why we keep our eye on the iPod
Leader When you're mentally shaking your fist at the emo-loving teenager next to you playing their iPod too loud on the train, you might not be thinking about the link from the world's favourite MP3 player to... [11 Apr 2007]
Apple to sell DRM-free music through iTunes
News Industry watchers had speculated such openness could eventually hurt sales of iPods by giving consumers the ability to choose any MP3 player and have it work with the iTunes Store, which is currently the... [02 Apr 2007]
Top 10 uses of an iPod you'd never expect
News One airplane modification company, LoPresti Speed Merchants, has apparently added iPod integration to its Fury line of planes, with a view to using the MP3 player as an in-flight data recorder. What some... [20 Mar 2007]
Minority Report: The 10 best things about Apple
Comment The iPod's clickwheel has been a massive factor in driving sales of the music player, allowing huge lists of songs to be navigated simply and quickly. It wasn't the first MP3 player to... [21 Feb 2007]
LG gives Black Label a new Shine
News The Shine also comes with a 2.0 megapixel camera, MP3 player and expandable memory. LG has launched the second device in its premium Black Label line The phone, successor to the popular Chocolate,... [08 Feb 2007]
Minority Report: The 10 worst things about Apple
Comment The best selling MP3 player has taken on iconic status ever since it was first launched in 2001 and today dominates the market, easily seeing off the latest challenge from the Microsoft Zune with a... [05 Feb 2007]
Photos: Make vroom for your iPod
Photo Renault offers a more general MP3 player connectivity system called TunePoint. Other manufacturers offering MP3 player or iPod options are Audi, BMW (and Mini), Ferrari,... [01 Feb 2007]
Consumer groups wage war on Apple DRM
News The second possibility is to license its DRM to other MP3-player manufacturers to enable them to make their kit compatible with iTunes. Four organisations representing Finnish, French, German and... [24 Jan 2007]
Mobile music to strike a rich note
News Some believe mobile phones will bring about the death of the MP3 player as music-enabled mobiles outnumber dedicated devices in the coming years. The recently announced Apple iPhone and Microsoft's Zune... [23 Jan 2007]
Zune here in time for Christmas?
News Jason Reindorp, Zune marketing director, told Reuters Redmond was not ready to announce an official launch date but is reported to have said the media player could be available in Europe by the end of the year. [22 Jan 2007]
