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Zune HD Demo Footage
You’re looking at stolen footage of the Zune HD. Microsoft’s portable media player may not be as popular as the iPod (and probably never will be unless something truly revolutionary happens), but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up. Check it out. I really like how smooth the graphics are, particularly with the scrolling. The fade-in [...]
Zune Revenue Drops, iPod Still Dominates
Microsoft’s revenue revealed a significant drop in its earnings from the Zune. The data showed a 54 percent decline compared to last year. Note that this is based from the Zune platform, which includes the Zune Marketplace and the Zune Social community along with the portable media player itself. The cause? Lower sales. Apple is [...]
How To Fix Your Frozen Zune
Zune owners who found themselves dead in the water in terms of their portable media players will be glad to know that Microsoft has posted a fix for the issue. If you recall, we reported that a problem in the internal clock caused Zunes to freeze on the leap year. The steps below will fix [...]
Zune 30 Dies Then Resurrects Itself
Today’s news reminds me of the old Y2K scare, except this time it actually happened. Some Zune owners suddenly found themselves without a functional portable media player recently because of a glitch. Read the details and you tell me if it doesn’t sound a bit eerie. For all of you Zune 30 owners who woke [...]
Microsoft Reveals New Zune Originals
Think that the Zune looks a little boring? Microsoft is upping the ante when it comes to that by featuring 46 new designs its portable media player. Yes, that’s a dazzling 46, enough to tire your eyes from looking at all the options available to you. Think it’s a little overkill? Maybe, but if you’re [...]
Review: Microsoft Arc Mouse
One of the things that Microsoft is not known for, which is coincidentally something that its rival Apple has in spades, is good design. Just take a look at the Zune and the iPod, regardless of what generation, and you’ll know what I mean. I’m not sure what Microsoft had in mind with the Arc [...]
Gears of War 2 Limited Edition Zune announced
To coincide with the November 7th release of one of this fall’s most eagerly anticipated video game titles, Microsoft has just announced that they will be releasing a limited edition Gears of War 2 Zune. The Zune “Gears of War 2″ Special Edition is based on the new Zune 120GB device and features a laser-etched [...]
Zune firmware 3.0 now available
Sure iTunes 8 may have changed the way folks do things on the Apple side of the street, but Microsoft wasn’t content to let them have all of the groovy news this week. 3.0 ushers in a number of new changes — the biggest amongst those? Zune Gaming. Once you complete the lengthy update process [...]
Wi-Fi & Cheeseburgers Do Mix
The next time you eat at McDonald’s, you might want to bring your Zune with you. The fast food chain has just signed a deal that will enable its customers to access the Zune Marketplace through Wi-Fi. And before you ask, yes, it’s for free. …you can use Wi-Fi to browse the Zune Marketplace for [...]
