KANATA, Ontario, October 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Creative Labs, Inc., Gemalto, Kabillion, R360 and V-Gate Join the Multi-Industry Initiative; Next Generation Service Demonstrations Now Available in Paris and Villaceaux Labs for European Operators Today, the ng Connect Program (http://www.ngconnect.org/) announced that five new members - Creative Labs, Inc., Gemalto, Kabillion, R360 and V-Gate - have joined its diverse ecosystem of infrastructure, device, content and applications companies working to enhance the next generation broadband end user experience.

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative today announced Sound Blaster(R) for iTunes(R), a breakthrough for the more than 100 million people who listen to iTunes music and Internet radio on their PC or Mac.

In the past month, five companies have unveiled their latest iPod challengers - portable music players with hard disks that can store anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 songs. There's Dell Inc.'s new Pocket DJ, Virgin Electronics' Player, Creative Labs Inc.'s Zen Micro, iRiver America Inc.'s H300, and Archos Inc.'s Gmini XS200.

By RON HARRIS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- It was a Holy Grail looming on the personal electronics horizon: a pocket-sized device with a workhorse battery and the capacity to hold hours of audio and video.After all, because people already stuff multimedia files on their cell phones and personal digital assistants, or PDAs, why not give them one dedicated device to swiftly handle all their entertainment-on-the-go needs?The answer will disappoint: The new breed of portable media players is finally here, but the devices are too small to comfortably watch movies on and too bulky to compete with my MP3 music player.The $499 Creative Zen I tested, from Creative Labs Inc., is about twice as thick as a PDA, as well as longer and heavier, so it's not something you'd toss in your purse or pocket.