Microsoft, Nokia have work cut out to rival iPod
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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.
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Software giant Microsoft unveiled a &quot;Zune&quot; MP3 player and online store to challenge Apple Computer's internationally popular iPod-iTunes personal entertainment duo.
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VoIP-friendly and smart clamshells too Nokia yesterday launched a trio of handsets, including its latest bid to win business from Apple's iPod and other music players with its a colourful music-friendly handset. It also took aim at the mid-range 3G arena with a clamshell-format 3G smart phone.â¦
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An iPod for Bill Gates? Why not?
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Nokia and Microsoft said late Wednesday that they had partnered to bring the Redmond company's suite of Windows Live services to Nokia devices. Those using compatible S60 devices will be able to download the specially customized application that provides access to Hotmail, Messenger, Contacts, and Spaces.
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Microsoft Corp. is preparing to roll out a portable digital music player later this year, an apparent bid to capture a slice of the market now dominated by the iPod, music industry executives said Thursday.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Tuesday that it is "not unreasonable" for the company to  introduce a mobile phone combined with features of its Zune  digital music player to compete with Apple Inc.'s   iPhone.
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Apple's iPod Touch uses advanced components that put it technologically beyond the iPhone.
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Microsoft Corp. is no longer an also-ran in the market for handheld computer software. For the last three months, gadgets running the software giant&#39;s Windows Mobile operating system outsold
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AMSTERDAM - US software giant Microsoft is aiming to get its audio and video software into mobile phones before it is beaten to the 650-million-handsets-a-year market by rivals like Apple.
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Nokia is making moves on Apple in more ways than one. While its latest rendition of the N95 mobile device debuted as a so-called iPhone killer, its Ovi Internet services are launching as a formidable iTunes competitor.
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Microsoft&#39;s online music store, known as MSN Music store, is being hailed as the most capable competitor to the iTunes Music Store of California&#39;s Apple.
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Apple&#39;s splashy digital music player has emboldened Microsoft and other technology titans to move quickly to the next frontier in portable entertainment: the video iPod, so to speak.
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Just when it seemed like the competition was encroaching on the iPod&#39;s turf, Apple has broken away from the pack with a new and improved version of its hugely popular portable media player.
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Nokia Corp. on Monday said it reached a long-term agreement to ensure easy connection and music content flow between its handsets and computers that use Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system.
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The world's largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, and software giant Microsoft struck a deal on Monday to make it easier for consumers to buy digital music on-line and play it back on their handsets.
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LAS VEGAS - Microsoft is gradually phasing out its Pocket PC and Smartphone brands in favor of an overarching Windows Mobile brand, a company representative said Thursday.