Microsoft Officially Sets Zune Price

Microsoft revealed that its new 30-gigabyte Zune music player will retail for $249.99, a price matching Apple Computer Inc.’s market-leading iPod when it goes on sale November 14. Songs available for download at the Zune Marketplace service will cost about 99 cents a song, on par with prices at Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft said. Each Zune device sold will come preloaded with an array of songs, music video, images and short...

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Nokia Taps David Bowie For Mobile Music Download Service

Nokia plans to launch a music download service in November and has recruited David Bowie to helm the endeavor. Nokia definitely has its sights on the mobile music arena, and will be offering more sophisticated music phones in the near future to combat Motorola’s partnership with Apple and their iTunes software. Unfortunately, they’ve had a difficult time reaching licensing deals with the major labels. So what do they do?...

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