In digital music, the joint is jumping

Samsung unveils a new service and a player with slide-out speakers--in an increasingly crowded market for both.

MySpace to sell songs from indie bands

Unlike start-up rivals to Apple's iTunes, the teen hangout already boasts 106 million users and backing of News Corp.
September 2, 2006

Samsung MP3 player touts built-in speakers

The company takes aim at the party-on-the-go crowd, but are slide-out speakers worth the extra bulk?
September 1, 2006

High-capacity flash players

photos They're no longer the dinky little siblings of hard-drive MP3 players. These tiny machines hold up to 8 gigs.
September 1, 2006

New SanDisk expandable mini music player

blog For $79.99 you get a gigabyte, and you can build--a bit--from there.
September 1, 2006

Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes

The arms race continues as determined programmers find ways to circumvent the two leading DRM technologies for music.
September 1, 2006

Samsung plans own music service

Korean company teams with MusicNet for European service that will work with its forthcoming MP3 players.
September 1, 2006

As iPod rocks, this robot rolls

photo More than just a boom box, the Miuro listens to the beat and follows its muse around the room.
September 1, 2006

Apple settles iTunes patent suit

blog The plaintiff argued that Apple employees were present when he first demonstrated the invention in 1996.
September 1, 2006

MP3tunes throws music locker doors open

Company launches a free service designed to lure music fans--but it could have challenges ahead, analyst says.
August 31, 2006

Microsoft releases latest version of WMP 11

Windows Media Player 11 will allow families to move songs or movies from one home device to another.
August 31, 2006

Sony Ericsson to further develop music service

PlayNow service, now offering ringtones, will expand, though group won't discuss specifics.
August 30, 2006