There's no stopping the iPod, but Apple's latest players have some serious competition from Sony and Creative. New to the chart is Sony's flashy X-Series Walkman and the gorgeous Microsoft Zune HD.

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Blockbuster filed Thursday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. "Likely the largest challenge that Blockbuster has faced in the past several years is the rapid rise of new competitors that use alternative distribution methods to meet customer...

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Blockbuster filed Thursday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. "Likely the largest challenge that Blockbuster has faced in the past several years is the rapid rise of new competitors that use alternative distribution methods to meet customer...

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(23 Sep 2010) So it can compete with the 3DS, apparently.

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A Omaniundu Reed Frog (Hyperolius sankuruensis). Photo: Conservation International/ Jos Keilgast/AFP Delighted conservationists an nounced yesterday they had found two species of African frog and a Mexican salamander that had been feared to have become extinct.

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In the early 1980s, a Frenchmen becomes the contact for a Russian KGB agent, who passes along secrets. They don't quite make them like Farewell any more, and it's a shame: Set in Moscow, Paris and Washington (with Fred Ward as Ronald Reagan!), it's entertaining and smartly done, a drama on the fringes of history, if not quite a historical drama. The dialogue is sharp, the actors polished, and ...

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By KELLY MINNIS Earlier this year, Black Sabbath/Rainbow/Dio frontman Ronnie James Dio died of cancer. Just two years ago he played Houston with his band Heaven and Hell, and I regrettably did not go. As Dio was one of my favorite vocalists of all t ...

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Movie review: In his welcome to "Farewell," French director Christian Carion wastes no time: The opening credits roll alongside ominous images of missile launchings, military parades in Red Square, Leonid Brezhnev atop Lenin's mausoleum, monumental Socialist Realism statues of aggressive soldiers in heroic pose. It's 1981.

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Analyst "baffled by PSP strategy". Sony has dropped the ball when it comes to portable entertainment and should copy the 3DS for the PSP2, insists industry analyst Michael Pachter. Wedbush Morgan's resident motormouth told IndustryGamer, "I'm completely baffled by Sony's PSP strategy. They owned the portable entertainment market with the Walkman, and sat back and watched as Nintendo dominated ...

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The very affordable 4GB Sony Walkman E Series (NWZ-E353) rings up at a pleasing $70, just don't expect too many compelling features.

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