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  • Microsoft jabs Apple over the price of filling an iPod in new Zune ad

    VIDEO: Microsoft attacks Apple over iTunes prices

    Claims it costs $30,000 to fill a 120GB iPod 12 May 2009 13:06 GMT

    Microsoft's assault against Apple on the pricing front continues, with the latest salvo coming from its Zune division. A recent advert contrasts the price of filling up an iPod with the subscription cost for its Zune Pass service.

    Microsoft...

  • Sony announces X-Series Walkman

    Sony announces X-Series Walkman

    Touchscreen OLED PMP offers iPlayer via Wi-Fi 12 May 2009 12:30 GMT

    Sony might have admitted that Apple is winning the MP3 player war, as previously reported on Pocket-lint, but that isn't stopping it from trying to wrestle the crown from Cupertino's shiny white head.

    Its latest attempt is the X-Series Walkman,...

  • Harman Kardon launches MS 100 audio system

    Harman Kardon launches MS 100 audio system

    High-end CD playing radio slash iPod dock combo device 12 May 2009 11:47 GMT

    American audio manufacturer Harman Kardon has just dropped us word of a new audio system that it'll be bringing out this summer.

    The MS 100 packs a CD player, an FM radio, an iPod dock, and a set of "high-end" stereo speakers.

  • McCartney Rock Band Bass revealed

    Paul McCartney's Rock Band bass revealed

    Hofner 500/1 Violin Bass replica to do Macca impersonators proud 12 May 2009 11:16 GMT

    As you know, The Beatles: Rock Band is on the horizon, and dated for the 9 September - less than 4 months away.

    As a result, we're starting to see more details coming out about the game, including all of the special edition controllers,...

  • Spore Hero details revealed for Wii and DS

    Spore Hero details revealed for Wii and DS

    Less sandbox, more scripted 12 May 2009 10:34 GMT

    As Pocket-lint reported back in January, Spore is coming to the Wii, and extending its presence on the DS handheld. Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena will be hatching before the end of the year.

    Spore Hero is more of a story-driven adventure...

  • Sony CEO Howard Stringer pledges future openness

    Sony CEO Howard Stringer pledges future openness

    Praises Nintendo and Apple, bashes AOL and Apple 12 May 2009 9:56 GMT

    "If we had gone with open technology from the start, I think we probably would have beaten Apple", claims Sony CEO Howard Stringer, referring to the iPod's dominance over his company's Walkman MP3 player.

    "There was a time when it made sense...

  • Suunto offers limited-edition red and yellow Foot PODs

    Suunto offers limited-edition red and yellow Foot PODs

    Strap one on to your shoelaces and go for a run 11 May 2009 18:05 GMT

    Suunto, the company that makes sports watches which monitor your heart rate and speed while jogging, has announced the limited availability of its Foot POD units in red and yellow.

    The devices, which clamp on to your shoes and measure how...

  • Spotify adds 127,000 new songs

    Spotify adds 127,000 new songs

    Biggest update since the service launched in the UK 11 May 2009 17:26 GMT

    Spotify's catalogue of independent music has just been given a massive boost in the biggest single update since the revolutionary streaming digital music service launched late last year.

    Over 127,000 new tracks have been added to Spotify's...

  • Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380 cameras leaked

    Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380 cameras leaked

    Russians reveal new snappers from Sony 11 May 2009 16:56 GMT

    Whoops! Over the weekend, someone at Sony Russia got a bit ahead of themselves and accidentally uploaded a page showing off a new range of Sony Alpha cameras.

    The 230, 330 and 380 have been revealed, and don't come as a total surprise. They...

  • Credit: victuallers2

    Tesco till tech fails

    Pocket-lint staff affected by checkout glitch 11 May 2009 16:27 GMT

    This morning, during a routine IT infrastructure upgrade, Tesco's till system went belly-up leaving queues of unhappy shoppers snaking around its stores.

    As a result, 67 of Tesco's 2184 UK stores had to close. Luckily, the self-service checkouts...

  • Talking digital phrasebook

    Talking digital phrasebook "Travel Translator" launches

    Das biere por favor 11 May 2009 15:47 GMT

    If foreign languages aren't your strong point, you might need this in your life. The Travel Translator is a little pocket-sized device which translates your shouting at the locals into the appropriate regional dialect.

    The unit claims to...

  • CoPilot launches HD satnav for top-end smartphones

    CoPilot launches HD satnav for top-end smartphones

    Live 7 goes high definition 11 May 2009 14:00 GMT

    GPS software company CoPilot, which makes satnav applications for a whole range of handsets, has announced a "high definition" version of its latest mobile phone software - CoPilot Live 7.

    CoPilot Live 7 HD Edition is designed to work with...

  • Championship Manager now available for iPhone

    Championship Manager now available for iPhone

    Girlfriends weep across the nation 11 May 2009 13:12 GMT

    Arguably Championship Manager is up there with World of Warcraft and Tetris in the running for "most addictive game of all time". As we reported would be the case, it's now got a leg-up on its rivals as it's been released for the iPhone.

    Championship...

  • Yooouuutuuube creates video mosaics from Youtube clips

    Yooouuutuuube creates video mosaics from Youtube clips

    New website spaces out your viewing experience 11 May 2009 12:04 GMT

    A website surfaced over the weekend which might make your head spin. It's called Yooouuutuuube, and if you're not pronouncing that like you're falling off a cliff then you're doing it wrong.

    It takes YouTube videos and splits them up into...

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