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• Microsoft officially kills Zune

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 05 October, 2011 00:33

  It's finally official: Microsoft will no longer be producing Zune HD music and video players.

• Google Music and Movies: Your questions answered

  By JR Raphael | 11 May, 2011 08:55

  That little green robot must be struggling to catch his breath.

• Amazon Cloud drive: It's all about Android domination, baby

  By JR Raphael | 30 March, 2011 09:30

  In the virtual game of mobile moneymaking, Amazon has just made a brilliant move.

• Apple's iPod killed Microsoft's Zune

  By Daniel Ionescu | 16 March, 2011 00:22

  Microsoft has nixed any future iterations of its Zune music and video player, according to a Bloomberg report, adding another name on the list of devices killed by Apple's iPod hardware and entertainment ecosystem. Microsoft has yet to make the death of its Zune official, but unofficially it's believed the decision is based on poor demand for its players since the Zune line was introduced almost five years ago.

• Sony Walkman cassette player dies in Japan, lives on in U.S.

  By Ian Paul | 26 October, 2010 01:10

  The Sony Walkman cassette player took one step closer to the grave on Monday when Sony announced it would stop selling the portable music player in Japan. The company stopped manufacturing the cassette playing Walkman for the Japanese market in April, and says it is selling through the end of its Japanese stock now. Cassette lovers in the U.S., however, have nothing to fear.