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Sony NW-A1000 Walkman

For an MP3 player to even begin to make a dent in the iPod's lead, it has to look good. Sony's latest stab at the heart of Apple's MP3 player dominance, the NW-A1000 Walkman, certainly deserves a thumbs up in the design stakes.

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Apple iPod Touch

If the Touch is the player that you want, that you really, really want, you've probably got one already. Fence-sitters should stay there until next year when third-party apps or version 2.0 comes out.

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A bridge to the future of the iPod

More than six years into the iPod era, Apple still stands atop the music player landscape. But what comes next?

The iPod phone is here

Motorola and Apple are about to release the first mobile phone to run iTunes, marking a massive milestone in the race to sell digital music on the cell phone platform.

Apple hints at big music announcement

Apple Computer is preparing a major announcement next week, dropping hints of something as critical to the company's future as the release of the original iPod in 2001.

Will 'the beat go on' with a new iPod?

After more than two years of minor tweaks to its most popular product, it looks like Apple is ready for new iPods.

What does your bit rate say about you?

All the music on your MP3 player is encoded at a certain bit rate, which determines both the audio quality and how much space it takes up. What does your preferred bit rate say about you?

The iPhone: What's new, what's not

While we can't tell you just yet whether the iPhone will live up to the hype just yet, we can tell you what features the iPhone will offer and whether those features are the first of their kind.