Faster Forward Archive: Music
Is Thunderbolt ready to rumble at home?
Last week's introduction by Apple of its updated line of MacBook Pro laptops might not have drawn as much attention as it did without a new ingredient: a high-speed, multipurpose port called Thunderbolt. From Apple's description of Thunderbolt----developed by Intel under the name Light Peak--as "the fastest, most versatile I/O...
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Rob Pegoraro
| March 1, 2011; 3:24 PM ET |
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Computers, DRM, Music, Standards, Video
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Are Zune's days numbered?
Microsoft denied that it is killing the Zune's services, but Microsoft watchers think the company still might be killing the brand.
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Hayley Tsukayama
| February 17, 2011; 8:55 AM ET |
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Gadgets, Music, Windows
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Tuning into car stereos at the Washington Auto Show
The Washington Auto Show comes up about this time every year, so I try to make a point of stopping by -- not to gawk at the outside of a car, but to inspect each vehicle's dashboard. That's how I spent most of yesterday afternoon on the show's press-preview day...
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Rob Pegoraro
| January 28, 2011; 11:10 AM ET |
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Car Toys, Mobile, Music
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Samsung's Galaxy Player: an Android iPod touch?
LAS VEGAS--If you've wondered why there's no Android equivalent of Apple's iPod touch, combining the smarts of a smartphone without its phone bill and lengthy contract commitment, you've got company. Samsung moved to fill that gap by adding two WiFi-enabled Galaxy Players to its lineup of music players. (You didn't...
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Rob Pegoraro
| January 7, 2011; 9:00 PM ET |
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CES 2011, Mobile, Music
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Wrapping up our gadget guidance -- and reopening the 'Should I get an iPad now?' question
Wrapping up our gadget guidance -- and reopening the "Should I get an iPad now?" question
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Rob Pegoraro
| December 10, 2010; 10:33 AM ET |
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Computers, Gadgets, Mobile, Music, Recommended reading, TV, Tips, Video
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Apple ups some iTunes song previews to 90 seconds
You can now hear more of a song you're thinking of buying on Apple's iTunes Store. The Cupertino, Calif., company's digital-music outlet has extended its preview clips from 30 seconds to 90 seconds for some songs. Apple informed record labels of the change in early November in e-mail messages that...
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Rob Pegoraro
| December 9, 2010; 11:03 AM ET |
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