Archive for October, 2011

The iPod turns 10Irish Times (blog)Of course, there were other MP3 players before (and after) the iPod, but what the iPod had that others lacked was brilliant ease of use and gorgeous design. When you placed the Zune and iRiver of the time alongside the iPod, the rivals looked clunky …and more » More: continued here

Why Coldplay and Adele Aren't Bringing New Albums to SpotifyMashableFans will either need to purchase physical copies or MP3 downloads from places like Apple's iTunes store, Microsoft's Zune store or Amazon. The reason for the decision isn't entirely clear. An anonymous industry source told Cnet that Coldplay wants …and more » More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800Sydney Morning HeraldSongs can also be downloaded through if you don't like streaming. There is also Nokia's mp3 store within the Nokia Music app. It'll be interesting to see how Nokia deals with Microsoft having its competing Zune store on the phone. …Nokia Tiptoes Back Into Smartphone Market but Steers [...]

Ubergizmo Zune Music coming to Australia on November 16Anything But iPodThe Zune Music Marketplace has a library of “more than 11 million tracks available for purchase in MP3 format.” DRM-free tracks purchased through the service are playable on every MP3-compatible device, while Zune Pass content can be streamed to Zune…Zune Music heading Down Under this [...]

Happy 10th birthday to the iconic little white boxIrish TimesOf course, there were other MP3 players before (and after) the iPod, but what the iPod had that others lacked was brilliant ease of use and gorgeous design. When you placed the Zune and iRiver of the time alongside the iPod, the rivals looked clunky …and [...]