Updated Zunes, iPods make choice harder

Review: Updated Zunes, iPods make choice harder - Yahoo! News

"The Zune has a long way to go to become a threat to the iPod. But it is getting closer.

With updated Zunes and new iPods hitting the market in the past week, I spent some time with each: a black-on-black version of Microsoft Corp.'s music and video player and a bright red model of Apple Inc.'s iPod Nano. And it became clear that there are a few things Apple can learn from the Zune — though not surprisingly, Microsoft might want to take some notes as well."

Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster

Best Buy to acquire music-sharer Napster - Yahoo! News:

"Napster Inc., the online music community that rose from a dorm room project to became the scourge of the global recording industry, is being purchased by Best Buy Inc. for nearly $127 million as the electronics retailer tries to boost its digital music business.

The $2.65 per share all-cash deal announced Monday is nearly double the music network's Friday closing price but a small sum to pay for Best Buy, which gets access to Napster's 700,000 subscribers who pay a monthly fee to access digital music catalogs.

'It's not a huge investment, but it definitely has brand recognition,' said Morningstar analyst Brady Lemos, who said Best Buy also benefits from the acquisition of technical expertise about the digital music industry."

SHOW #053 - NerdBoyTV GADGETS: Dell & Asus Netbooks

The "netbook" is a new category of mini-laptop designed for easy portability that's primarily used for surfing the Internet and checking e-mail. In this episode, Ryan Yee shares C-NET product reviews on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Asus Eee PC 900.