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There Might Not Be a Zune Phone After All
PUBLISHED: Friday, April 27, 2007
Microsoft's CEO recently threw cold water on the idea of a combination Zune and mobile phone. Instead, he expressed support for Windows Mobile.

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Samsung's Latest SpinPoint Drive Offers More Storage Capacity, Uses Less Power
PUBLISHED: 4/11/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Samsung Electronics has announced it will soon begin production of a 160 GB, 2.5-inch hard drive that uses less power than similar drives from its competitors.
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iTunes Offering All EMI Music without DRM Protection
PUBLISHED: 4/3/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
EMI Music has announced that it will offer all of its music without the digital rights management (DRM) restrictions that have proved to be unpopular. This will allow these songs to be played on a wide variety of devices, not just specific ones controlled by the DRM setup.
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Apple Gets to Use the iPhone Name
PUBLISHED: 2/22/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Cisco and Apple have announced that they have resolved their dispute over the "iPhone" trademark.
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Microsoft's Zune Phone Might Not Be As Expected
PUBLISHED: 2/9/2007  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft has filed some documents with the FCC that some are taking as additional evidence that this company will release a combination Zune and phone, but it might not be a cellular-wireless device.
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Bart 1 Mini Peel & Clean Pads Review
PUBLISHED: 2/9/2007  BY: tiffany boggs
Bart 1 Products is now offering a product made to clean smaller portable devices like cell phones, smartphones, GPS receivers, and calculators. Tiffany Boggs brings us this review.
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Apple vs. Microsoft: Battle of the Music Phones Starting Next Year
PUBLISHED: 11/16/2006  BY: Ed Hardy
The best evidence yet has emerged that Apple, Inc. is going to release a combination phone and iPod in the near future. And Microsoft's CEO said this week that his company is putting together a similar device.
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The Zune Is a Multimedia Player, Not a Handheld
PUBLISHED: 11/14/2006  BY: Ed Hardy
There has been a certain amount of confusion about Microsoft's new music and video player. Given its feature set, it seems unlikely very many people will consider it a replacement for a handheld or smartphone.
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The Revolution Will Be Unwired
PUBLISHED: 10/20/2006  BY: AdamaDBrown
In this week's editorial, Adama Brown discusses the effect the next-generation of the wireless Internet will have on mobile devices.
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Well And Truly Zuned
PUBLISHED: 9/20/2006  BY: AdamaDBrown
According to Adama D. Brown, Microsoft's latest mobile endeavor, the Zune, shows about as much common sense as most of the company's previous new product pushes. That is to say, not much.
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Mobile Tech News - HTC comes to America, Census goes digital, MobiTV for Windows
PUBLISHED: 4/5/2006  BY: AdamaDBrown

• HTC plans new phones specifically for US
• 2010 US Census to use 500,000 handhelds
• MobiTV coming to Windows Mobile
• MSNBC mobile news offering

Mobile Tech News - Treo bug, New HTC 3G phones, HP rants
PUBLISHED: 4/4/2006  BY: AdamaDBrown