Zune

If you were planning on getting a Zune some time soon (despite the looming ZuneHD), you may as well get one of the customized Zune Originals. The designs are all…

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ZuneHD details "confirmed"

7:37 pm PDT • April 15, 2009

If I didn’t know better, I might think that the Zune team was trying to create a buzz. The ZuneHD peek-a-boo show continues, with some rather drool-inducing specs being thrown…

There has been a quite mumbling on the ol’ Intertubes that Microsoft has another Zune in development. We kind of already knew that from an Microsoft suit interview. The latest…

The Internet was awash with ZuneHD pics and speculation late last week and it seems that a squatter is attempting to cash in on the rumor. ZuneHD.net appears to be…

It’s all very anonymous and tipsterish, but it appears that some promotional material for new Zune hardware called the ZuneHD has leaked onto the blagosphere. Engadget got the pictures, those…

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Updated Zune hardware confirmed

11:28 pm PDT • April 6, 2009

Image courtesy of this Zunited There be new Zune hardware coming this year, folks. At least that’s what Brian Seitz from the Zune team said on his ole Tweeter. @tmccurren…

Zune may be closer to expanding internationally than we thought. A few new job postings at Microsoft point to the possibility of seeing a 10-foot-interface for Zune designed for TVs…

Not that you particularly care, but WMPowerUser is reporting that Zune functionality is coming to Windows Mobile 7 and will allow operators to charge phone users for music purchased in…

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Ballmer says change coming to Xbox, Zune

1:30 pm PDT • March 20, 2009

MS CEO Steve Ballmer was in town (NYC) this week for the McGraw-Hill media conference and the large, sweaty and angry man from Redmond revealed some interesting news about his…

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Hot new Zune Social features unleashed

11:54 am PST • March 4, 2009

So, just a quick heads up for the Zune fans in the crowd. You can now stream audio podcasts directly from Zune.net/Zune Social from your browser. Exciting, I know. But…

When Microsoft started laying folks off in January, we were afraid the Zune might be directly affected; it was. The big wigs at Redmond separated the Zune department into hardware…

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Microsoft has no plans to kill off Zune

7:20 pm PST • January 27, 2009

In the face of a 54 percent revenue drop last quarter, there’s been a lot of speculation going around (myself included) as to what’s going to happen with the Microsoft…

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Is the Zune doomed?

2:00 pm PST • January 25, 2009

An article by Mike Ferro over at Blorge cites Microsoft’s recent quarterly FCC filing of a 54 percent revenue drop in Zune sales and the Redmond giant’s planned layoffs to…

Microsoft’s Steve Balmer doesn’t know if the Zune is coming or going. The portable media player hasn’t knocked the iPod off its perch in its two-year run, and now Balmer…

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Zune bug explained in detail

9:58 pm PST • December 31, 2008

Earlier today, the sound of thousands of Zune owners crying out in terror made ripples across the blogosphere. The response from Microsoft is to wait until tomorrow and all will…

It seems that a random bug is affecting a bunch, if not all, 30GB Zunes. Real early this morning, a bunch of Zune 30s just stopped working. No official word…

Microsoft, you may be quiet about your Zune plans, but we know what you’re up to (sort of). Following the rumor that members of the Zune UI team are moving…

Although we speculated about the possibility of a Zune phone coming soon (and were subsequently shown the error of our ways), the Zune/phone divide is in fact narrowing, as Ballmer…

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No Zune phone at CES – alas

8:05 pm PST • December 10, 2008

I got all riled up last week about the possiblity — really, more of a hope than an expectation — that we might see a Zune phone revealed at CES.…

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Zune phone coming at CES keynote?

6:20 pm PST • December 8, 2008

Once upon a time, Zune phone rumors were as thick on the ground as Autumn leaves. But as the inevitable nothing happened, they died down and were replaced by the…

Flickr’d Microsoft now has the 120GB Zune available in red and blue. That’s in addition to the standard issue black it’s been available in for a little while now. It’s…

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Uh-oh. Adviser says Obama's an iPod guy

10:20 am PST • December 5, 2008

Just when you thought President-Elect Obama could buck the common trend and be his own man by sporting a Zune, a close adviser states he’s an iPod fanboy. Sorry, Zune…

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Barack Obama: Zune user

9:05 pm PST • December 4, 2008

What if — bear with me here — What if this entire election was bought by Microsoft? No, stay with me. They went to Diebold and bought themselves an election,…

Considering the 4GB Zune goes for $100 by itself, I’d say this deal from Newegg is hard to pass up. The 8GB Zune black is also being bundled with the…

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Why Microsoft should make the ZunePhone

10:30 am PST • November 26, 2008

The Zune phone rumor is rearing its nasty Steve Ballmer head again thanks to a CNBC report talking about a device codenamed, “Pink.” Instead of simply dismissing this old rumor again, it…

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Canadian CrunchDeal: Buy one Zune, get one free

12:20 pm PST • November 22, 2008

Fresh off the his and hers Dodge Rams CrunchDeal comes a similar deal for his and hers Microsoft Zune players – if you live in Canada, that is. Pick up…

Man, Zunes are getting to be sweeter deals by the minute. The prices just dropped, an update with free games and stuff just hit, and now the $15 Zune Pass…

Microsoft introduced the third generation Zune two months ago and rolled out the 3.1 update today, but electronista has just confirmed that the Zune is dropping in price. How much…

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Zune 3.1 update now available

3:40 pm PST • November 18, 2008

The latest Zune update isn’t anything ground breaking but it does bring some updates to the Zune Social feature and a hand full of free games. Plus, the Zune PC…

Microsoft, it seems, is relegating the Zune to storage duty. A survey in the Zune newsletter mentions something about using the Zune hard drive for extra Xbox hard drive storage,…