The Microsoft Zune is Dead, Long Live the Zune

The Microsoft Zune is Dead: Apple's iPod Killed It In somewhat unsurprising news, the Zune has been discontinued. Microsoft will continue to sell existing stock, but no new models of the would-be iPod killer will be...

Zune HD Released Today: Specifications and Price

Microsoft released Zune HD in the United States today. The 2.07"x 4.08"x .35" (52.7mm x 102.1mm x 8.9mm) device is the first portable media player which has a built-in HD radio tuner. The Zune will initially be...

Zune HD: Still Not an iPod Touch

Microsoft is looking to beat the iPod Touch by going HD on its ass... though, characteristically, there is a gap between theory and reality whenever we're talking about the Zune. In this case, the...

Microsoft's 30gb Zune MP3 Player Issue Fixed

Microsoft has come out with an official fix for the 30gb Zune mp3 player that caused thousands of the devices to shut down yesterday. Their advice? "Wait it out." The bug was caused by the fact that some...

Every 30gb Microsoft Zune In the World Freezes

Every 30gb version of Microsoft's Zune mp3 player failed last night, according to reports that are streaming in from all over the net. It appears that every version of the 30gb Zune with even close to recent...

If Music Was Food, We Would Need 10 Refrigerators to Store It

Why Can't I Download Music from Rhapsody to Zune MP3 Player? I have been using Rhapsody for a couple of years now, do enjoy it even with the lack of Frank Zappa and King Crimson tunes. I just realized this Christmas though that upgrading to Rhapsody to Go did not amount to...

Zune Software Coming to Smartphones

Zune software on smartphones? OK, that's not a bad idea at all, and apparently it's in the works, accodring to the article I found via mobileburn. Personally I have a hard time believing that this was Redmond's...

Zune to Get Free Wi-Fi at McDonald's

More and more is coming aout about the Microsoft Zune's newest model, the 3.0. First was iTunes library compatibility, a must if they're to win over the white-headphones crowd. Now we hear word of a deal with...

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Could the ZuneRiots Reignite!

Could ZuneRiots Reignite?Back in January I covered the worldwide ZuneRiots! People around the globe were demanding their rights, the right to a Zune!I have recieved reports that some countries are beginning to worry that the movement may re-erupt, let's hope not! I pledge now...

The GATE » Microsoft’s Zune coming to Canada

Microsoft announces at CES 2008 that the Zune media player will finally make its way to the Canadian market.

The Zune 2 wishful thinking/discussion thread - Topic Powered by ...

I think Microsoft scored a huge niche with the Zune that Apple couldn't have ... Windows Home Server... maybe working for the evil empire has tainted me, ...

Microsoft says a Zune phone "not unreasonable"

"Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday that it is "not unreasonable" for the company to introduce a mobile phone combined with features of its Zune digital music player to compete with Apple Inc.'s (AAPL.O) iPhone. The Zune phone, a topic of speculation for months...

Steve Ballmer downplays Zune phone

"There's been much ado about the possibility of a Microsoft Zune cell phone lately, and Crave has joined the chorus of musings with several posts of our own. While a Microsoft exec said last year that such a...

Microsoft Follows Apple on DRM-Free Downloads

UPDATE: The bloggadelic response to this has been predictably huge-- perhaps this will help MS in their quest for music-player market share after all-- their overly-DRM'ed Zune was so "secure" it could not even play Windows Media files, making it a pirates-only device!...

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