Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence iPod Fans
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Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.
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Sony has seemingly changed its mind on the MP3 music format, deciding that all new players will be able to play MP3s. Before this decision all music players made by Sony used only the company&#39;s proprietary ATRAC format, limiting users&#39; choices somewhat.
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Customers might not like the idea of technology that allows some uses of music (like copying iTunes downloads to their iPods) but forbids others (like copying the same song to another kind of music player). But until recently, it didn't seem to bother the executives behind these anti-piracy systems.
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Edging cautiously into the water where Amazon, Apple's iTunes, eMusic and other services are already frolicking, Sony BMG Music has announced plans to offer a tiny set of DRM-free tracks online... if you go to one of their brick-and-mortar stores first.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. _ When 29 million music listeners turn to their favorite Internet radio stations Tuesday, many will be greeted with the sound of silence _ and that's not the song by Simon and Garfunkel.
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The MP3 design modification is a major move for Sony, which has been criticized for a product that only allows its own format to be played.
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Electronics giant Sony has reversed its position on the formats playable by its range of digital music players. The company has announced its new devices will now be able to play music tracks in the MP3 format
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Support for MP3 will first appear in solid state players based on flash memory Sony plans to release this year. Sony has long insisted its digital music players support only its proprietary ATRAC format, but
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Juliana Sasaki didn&#39;t bother checking out Sony Corp.&#39;s digital music player in Tokyo before buying her green iPod mini. ``I knew Sony and other companies had MP3 players, but they can
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The latest version of Hymn can already remove DRM protection from songs purchased from the iTunes 7 store to enable playback on non-iPod players.  In Listening Post.
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The Internet rumor mill had it right several weeks ago when whispers circulated that Apple was readying a retooled iPod music player and had entered into a special promotional deal with the mega-famous rock band U2.  Yesterday brought confirmation of both, with most of the media focusing in on the official news that the quirky computer-company-turned-digital-entertainment-pacesetter has given its portable music player the ability to store digital images.
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With its new Walkman music player, Sony has broken with its tradition of promoting its own proprietary formats. The NW-HD3 will let users import and export tracks in the
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Millions of fans adore Apple&#39;s iPod, the world&#39;s most popular digital music player. Now, Apple has unleashed expensive new iPod models that do more: They can carry pictures with your music.
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An iPod for Bill Gates? Why not?
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Noise-suppressing headphones included Sony will next week launch its latest Flash-based digital audio player, if online retailers' listings of the as-yet-unannounced Walkman NWS700 series devices are anything to go by.â¦
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SanDisk's new music player is nice, and RealNetworks' companion Rhapsody subscription service offers some cool features. Together, can they make an iPod killer? Commentary by Leander Kahney.
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Almost any iPod owner will tell the same  story: they wouldn't swap the iconic device for any  alternative. But the battle is wide open for the hearts -- and  pockets -- of the vast majority who still have no MP3 player.