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Zune media player, scheduled to be available around the holiday season, will include wireless technology to let people share some of their favourite songs, playlists or pictures with other Zune users who are close by. Those users can listen to the songs three times over three days before deciding whether to purchase it themselves.

Also, for now at least, users will not be able to buy the songs directly through the device. Instead, they can flag the song and purchase it next time they connect the device to a computer and access the on-line music store. Microsoft has assembled a strong product with many features Apple’s iPod has, and some - such as the wireless feature - that it doesn’t.

The company did not disclose pricing or a specific launch date for the first Zune player. The device, to be made by Toshiba Corp., will have 30 gigabytes of memory (enough to hold about 7,500 songs), a 6.6-cm screen and a built-in FM tuner. It also will come loaded with about 25 songs or other pieces of content.

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