Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 627 Sat. March 04, 2006       StarTech TechNews NANO challenger This handout picture released on March 3 shows Samsung's new flash memory MP3 player, called the YP-Z5, which will be released first in the US on the home turf of its rivals. Europe will have to wait until late March and Asia until May to see the new contender for control of the lucrative MP3 market. The YP-Z5 priced at 199 USD to 249 USD and is designed as a head-on challenger to Apple's newest iPod nano, which costs 149 USD to 249 USD. Samsung says price alone is not a decisive factor, instead, the South Korean firm is playing up the capacity and user friendly aspects of the YP-Z5. PHOTO: AFP