Mp3 Players & PMPs Category - Page 4

Apple has recently open-sourced its ALAC or Apple Lossless Audio Codec, which means app developers can now support the codec on their apps. Audiophiles can also now enjoy the use of Apple’s lossless compression for playing high-fidelity music and audio on Apple hardware.

Apple launched the first-ever iPod on October 23, 2001. Back then, it was a little-known project, and one that was predicted to be doomed to failure. But ten years and 304 million devices sold later, the iPod has proved to be one of Apple’s crown jewels.

Apple’s iPhone, iPads and iPod Touch devices are selling like hotcakes. But because of these devices’ design, technical support can be a nightmare, particularly if there is a need to test and replace internal components. A new housing design that Apple wants to patent will try to solve this.

Spotify has officially come available for the BlackBerry, though we should clarify right up front that this app is not yet found in the BlackBerry App World. You see, as of now the Spotify for BlackBerry app is being released as a “first preview” and will not be available in [...]

Those sporting an iOS device, whether it be an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch have probably noticed an overwhelming amount of apps being updated lately. The reason here is the release of iOS 5 and while some of the updates mention nothing more than something along the lines of a [...]

Google is planing to launch a digital music store to compete with the Apple iTunes Store. Will Google get to sign all the major music labels?

Last week Apple unveiled its new iPod touch and iPod nano models and they were not real product refreshes but rather pricing refreshes.

If you’re in the UK, you can now get Samsung’s answer to the iPod – the Samsung Galaxy WiFi. Think of it in terms of how the iPod Touch is to the iPhone: it’s a media device that looks either like a mini-tablet or a large smartphone without the capacity [...]

Samsung unveiled their Galaxy Player PMP way back in February, however the good news for those in the US — the device has come available and is now shipping with at least one retailer. That being said, we suspect more retailers will follow suit, but for now it looks like [...]

We have seen quite a bit of back and forth in terms of the Zune HD over the past week or so. The saga began when the Zune support pages were found to have a message that stated the Zune HD would not be made any longer and that Microsoft [...]