Music & Play Features

New Apple leader sets stage for the future of the iPod - Nov 5, 2008

Chip design wizard Mark Papermaster is taking control of Apple's iPod and iPhone hardware engineering as the portable music player of the last decade becomes a computer.

Must-have PSP accessories: PSP-3000 edition - Oct 21, 2008

Just like an iPod or a cell phone--you're gonna need an assortment of accessories to get the most out of the PSP-3000. Here's what we suggest.

Photos: Exclusive Cowon O2 hands-on - Oct 17, 2008

The Brits at Crave UK got an exclusive hands-on with the Cowon 02. See the entire gallery of photos here.

iTunes 8: Slick Genius, still sluggish - Sep 10, 2008

Apple's improvements to iTunes have garnered the music and video jukebox a full-point jump, although longtime users will only find one major new feature and a few interesting smaller ones.

Steve Jobs unveils new iPods and iTunes - Sep 10, 2008

See CNET's live coverage of Steve Jobs' speech at the recent Apple's "Let's Rock" event held in San Francisco.

Photos: Hands-on with the iriver P20 - Sep 2, 2008

The Korea-based company brought a fully functioning P20 to Berlin for IFA this year, its latest PVP which is not unlike the Spinn.

Archos unveils 3G/Wi-Fi Internet media tablets - Aug 20, 2008

A year after releasing the 605 WiFi portable video player, Archos is announcing plans to release three new devices in the following months: The Archos 5, Archos 7, and Archos 5g.

New iPod nano to bring back slim design? - Jul 31, 2008

Is it retro if it's just two years old? Apple may be heading back to the long, lean nano design after a year with the short, fat nano on store shelves.

Creative Zen X-Fi debuts in Singapore - Jul 10, 2008

It's finally official. The Zen X-Fi, which was leaked onto the Web weeks earlier, will be Creative's first media player to sport the company's X-Fi technology and wireless LAN.