PMP Today

Beginning this week, we’ll be summarizing the top portable media player news for the entire seven days. We’ll also be adding a short commentary in case you don’t want to bother clicking all the links below.

This week’s PMP news has been dominated by Apple’s iPhone and Microsoft’s Zune. Zune has officially reached the one million mark. PSP is also in the news after adding a 1-SEG receiver on the new PSP Slim. We’ve also seen more revelations on the Sophia Nani, Japan’s Windows CE-based touchscreen phone said to be an iPhone killer, though we did not think so.

1. Nokia N98 Concept - the real iPhone-killer vaporware

2. MPX Linux - Linux takes on the Microsoft Surface

3. iPhone 2G in September? - iPhone rumors from China

4. PSP Slim in colors, with One-SEG - Sony adding on to PSP’s charm

5. EU adopts DVB-H - EU unites on one mobile TV technology

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6. Sophia Nani reveals more of its true self - not an iPhone Killer but a whole other hi-tech animal

7. iPhone Busts WiFi Network - Duke University routers having trouble handling iPhone, or is it the routers?

8. Zune passes 1 Million, officially - actually, it’s 1.2 million

9. iPhone Virus Detected by Guy - is it an iPhone virus or human error?

10. 6G iPod user interface leaked - doesn’t look like a hoax and maybe isn’t a hoax. But not a touchscreen?

11. Microsoft Zen on Zune - Microsoft takes a calm and collected approach on Zune’s future

12. Archos 605 WiFi on Amazon - Amazon releases pricing and availability of the first 5th generation Archos