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NEWS ABOUT: media player

media player stories: 6 news summaries
TECH REVIEW

 New Zune HD Scores, 
 but Lags on Content 

Microsoft player is best yet, but purchasing media is a drag

Sep 23, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's Zune music player has long been the iPod's dowdy stepsister, but the new, fourth-generation Zune HD is finally "a portable media player that you can be proud to carry around," says Katherine Boehret of the Wall Street Journal. The new device features a "stunningly vivid" touchscreen,... More »

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Microsoft • music downloads • iPod • digital music • Zune • media player • Zune HD

(Newser) - Apple today unveiled the newest iteration of its iPod Shuffle, which is just 1.8 inches by 0.3 inches, can speak titles in 14 languages, and holds 1000 songs, Macworld reports. Smaller than a AA battery, it’s half the size of the last version, but more functional. The... More »

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iTunes • Apple • mp3 • digital music • consumer electronics • media player • iPod shuffle

Leap-Year Bug Zapped Zunes

Microsoft advises Zune30 owners
to drain batteries,
then recharge

Jan 1, 09 6:21 AM CST
(Newser) - All 2006 model Zune30s froze up at midnight last night because of a problem handling the last day of leap years, according to Microsoft. The company advises owners to wait until 4pm PST today, drain the device's batteries, and then recharge, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Microsoft apologized for the... More »

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music • technology • Microsoft • mp3 • Zune • media player • leap year

All the World's Zune 30s Mysteriously Freeze Up

Bizarre bug struck mp3 players just after midnight last night

Dec 31, 08 1:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft’s Zune has a bizarre bug: Hundreds, if not thousands of the 30G models froze up simultaneously at 12am PST, CNET reports. The MP3 players all displayed a startup status bar frozen at 100%; the timing has prompted some Zune owners to call the problem “Z2K,” after... More »

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music • technology • Microsoft • mp3 • Zune • media player

MLB.TV a Flop on Season's First Days

Technical issues plague pay service, fans outraged

Apr 2, 08 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Major League Baseball Internet service intended to provide high-quality game broadcasts has been dogged by technical issues over the first two days of the season, provoking the ire of fans unable to view games they paid for, PC World reports. MLB.TV did not even have its new Mosaic... More »

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MLB • fans • media player • streaming media • web services • MLB.TV • Mosaic player • opening day

New Media Player Centralizes Web Viewing

Miro 'solves a problem you didn't know you had'

Nov 14, 07 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A media player publicly released today organizes Internet video programs and translates their feeds, centralizing your online viewing experience. Miro handily “solves a problem you didn’t know you had,” says Fortune’s Josh Quittner. Not only can you subscribe to channels or programs from any video portal—... More »

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social networking • Internet • video • application • Mozilla • Miro • media player

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