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iRiver Spinn
Original at PC World Magazine
• 10 hours ago
Australia - the 16GB second-generation Apple iPod Touch ($299), the 8GB fourth-generation iPod Nano ($149), and the 16GB Microsoft Zune ($200). ...
Windows Mobile iPhone Anyone?
Original at MobileWhack.com
• 12 hours ago
By Chris While waiting for this news to be confirmed I’d advise you to keep the default OS on your Apple phone and wait for Microsoft to roll out its one Windows Mobile Zune phone. Related Posts. iPhone Outsells Windows Mobile ...
Microsoft latest products revealed
Original at Weboobie
• 18 hours ago
By Masoom Tulsiani Microsoft’s pack for developing GUI and front end applications. Some of the software’s include Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual C++, C# and some other Integrated Development Editors(IDE),. Microsoft Zune 3.0 ...
Wondershare DVD Ripper Platinum
Original at blogs.digitalmediaonlineinc.com
• 20 hours ago
By HerbBlue The DVD Ripper can let you easily copy DVD to iPod Video, Zune, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Xbox, Archos, iRiver, Creative Zen, PMP, MP4/MP3 Player, Pocket PC, PDA, Mobile Phone, etc. The DVD Ripper can copy all of your DVD movies by ...
NBC builds on 'Crusoe'
Original at Music Industry Today
• 23 hours ago
of the goings-on in the treehouse, as well as polls and contest giveaways of Microsoft Zune and Xbox devices. Copyright (C) 2008 Variety, Inc. All rights reserved ...
Zune Retailer - Places to Pick up a Zune
Original at Zune Info
• 23 hours ago
Looking for places that sell Microsoft Zunes? Microsoft has deals with 19 Major retailers to sell Zunes and Zune related products. Off course you best online bet is through Amazon.com. The biggest chains that sell Zunes are Wal-mart, Best Buy, K-Mart, Target, Toys R Us, Sears and Radio Shac...
120 GB Zune Offered at $249
Original at Zune Info
• 23 hours ago
There is great news for those Zune users that love to have everything on their Zune. Microsoft has started to produce and offer in stores a 120 GB version of the Zune or a 40 GB improvement over the Zune 180. The Zune 120 seems to be in limited production, but can be found in [...]
How Tech Has Changed Our Lives
Original at PC Magazine
• Sun, Oct 12
- Today's portable music players (PMPs)—such as the Apple iPod touch and Microsoft Zune —have redefined how we listen to and access music. ...
Linkification v8
Original at Geekzone
• Fri, Oct 10
By RedJungle General / Neat Stuff: Development: Installing VisualSVN Subversion - guide to getting SVN version control up and running. An Introduction to the Microsoft Web Platform Installer - Get up and developing quickly with .Net. Also covered by Scott Hanselman over here too.
New Zune Gets Good Marks
Original at Radio World
• Fri, Oct 10
VA - Oct 10, 2008 With the third-generation Zune, Microsoft has taken the RBDS-enhanced FM radio even further, by allowing users to tag the songs they hear so they can ...
Check out a couple of new Zune Social features
Original at Zune Insider
• Fri, Oct 10
By Jessica Zahn lt;p>Hey folks!</p> <p>We just this week released a couple of new features, and would love you to check them out!</p> <p>First, we responded to one of your common requests - How can I change my Zune Tag? Until now, the only way to change a tag has been through X...
Gears of War and (an awesome) Zune
Original at Zune Insider
• Fri, Oct 10
By Cesar Menendez lt;p>If you haven’t seen yet, Zune will be releasing a special edition of the Zune 120 to celebrate the launch of what is sure to be an awesome game!</p> <p>Zune Gears of War 2 Special Edition will feature a laser-etched Crimson Omen, along with some special Ge...
Zune Popularity Increasing - Slowly - Among Teens
Original at Zune Thoughts.com
• Wed, Oct 8
By Jason Dunn It's a long road, but forward progres is being made - though the progress is so slight it might be considered a statistical error. One thing I'm curious about: I wonder what operating systems these teens are using on their computers? In the post secondary market, Apple's OS X is doing some bi...
Woz says the iPod will "die out after a while" like radios and Walkmans
Original at Engadget
• Tue, Oct 7
By Nilay Patel Walkmans and radios were standalone products that didn't really change over time, while the iPod is clearly evolving into a compelling standalone computing platform -- and it's tied to iTunes, which, hate it or love it, is the most popular content store out there. Sure, things could chan...
Linkpost | 10.4.2008
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sat, Oct 4
By Dwight • Fring Enables VoIP Calls Over Wi-Fi for iPhone with Skype Support - Free VoIP program finally comes to the iTunes App Store. • Zune services on Win Mobile = 'Pink' - Microsoft may put Zune's store & other services available on Windows Mobile devices, but won't do a Zune phone.
Zune Experience Coming to Windows Mobile
Original at Smartphone Thoughts.com
• Thu, Oct 2
• 1 related articles
By Jason Dunn Ballmer: At the end of the day, one of the big trends is that all content is going digital. And if we don't have the software and services that are useful, helpful and valuable for the consumption of music and video, we are sort of not really a player. Now, we built the Zune hardware with the Zune s...
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Wee-Fi: CSIRO Wins Patent Appeal; Zune-Fi in SF; Kodak ESP 9
Original at Wi-Fi Networking News
• Sun, Sep 28
Australian tech office wins appeal: Buffalo sinks further into the hole as it loses its appeal against a judgement over its use of what the Australian CSIRO technical agency asserts is its patented technology used in all 802.11 implementations. The case, in the patent-holder-friendly U...
Microsoft’s Crummy Monday: No Zune or Xbox Live for 24+ Hours
Original at Mashable!
• Sat, Sep 27
By Paul Glazowski Windows Live Messenger Arrives on XBox Micrsoft Xbox Wants BBC Content Microsoft Wants to Rule the Media World Too Microsoft Prepares to Launch Second Generation Zune Zune 2nd Generation Unveiled Is The Microsoft Zune Still Failing?
Engadget HD Podcast 103 - 09.24.2008
Original at Engadget HD
• Wed, Sep 24
By Trent Wolbe iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3). RSS] Add the Engadget HD Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically Zune]Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace MP3] Download the show (MP3).
Zune: Welcome to the Flawed Social
Original at Zune Thoughts.com
• Tue, Sep 23
By Darius Wey When Zune 2.5 was released, Microsoft introduced a US-only restriction, which forced international users to set their computer's region to "United States" in order to browse and preview content in the Zune Marketplace. When Zune 3.0 was released, Microsoft introduced a Zune Tag restric...
Microsoft Zune 3.0 Software Review
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Sep 17
• 1 related articles
By Adrian Covert Though Microsoft left their new Zune hardware relatively untouched, the firmware and corresponding software got a few nice upgrades that add a bit of functionality. In the firmware, Marketplace is now available over Wi-Fi, while FM Tagging lets you mark songs you hear on the FM Tuner, an...
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Microsoft Beats Apple's iTunes Genius with MixView
Original at Gizmodo
• Tue, Sep 16
By Jesus Diaz They must be making popsicles in hell now, because Microsoft has come up with a much better way to expand your musical horizons than Apple iTunes 8's Genius in their new Zune software: MixView. Not only is MixView much prettier and more fun than Genius—we already knew that—it's also more us...
Opinion: Yep, We're Doing Those Things
Original at Zune Insider
• Thu, Sep 11
By Cesar Menendez Another feature that will take advantage of wireless capabilities is the ability to browse, stream, buy and download from Zune Marketplace on the device. When you are connected to a wireless network, you can check out the top hits, newest release or even search for your favorite artist wi...
Visiting Zune HQ for the Zune 3.0 Briefing
Original at Zune Thoughts.com
• Thu, Sep 11
By Jason Dunn Zune 3.0 Desktop Software Zune 3.0: Improving the Social Figure 12: To purchase tracks from the Zune Marketplace, you'll first select the Marketplace menu item. Zune Firmware Updates (...Continued) Zune Firmware Updates (...Continued) Figure 32: Zune speaker docks. Audiobooks on the Zune
Opinion: On the Apple Event Today And The Microsoft (Zune) Content Released Over The Weekend
Original at Paul Colligan's Profitable Podcasting
• Tue, Sep 9
By Paul Colligan Apple has done a good job of corporate embracing and Microsoft’s support of the Podcast format (despite it’s sounding like an Apple trademark) is a great step in the right direction but both companies would do very well with a “one more thing” dedicated to their future.
Linkpost | 9.9.2008
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Tue, Sep 9
By Dwight • Microsoft confirms Zune details and New Zunes arrive early with WiFi downloads, FM song tagging -- New Zunes are launched the day before Apple announces its new iPods. • Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business? -- Would you buy a computer with Microsoft-built hardware?
How to get a Zune 3G for $0
Original at 17938_105(news.cnet.com)
• Mon, Sep 8
By Donald Bell Just like last year's free update for first-gen Zune owners, Microsoft has confirmed that all existing Zune owners will get a free third-generation firmware upgrade once the product sees its official launch on September 16th. Not "Apple free"--but "free" as in zero-cost.
Opinion: Do we Really Need a Zune Phone?
Original at Pocket PC Thoughts
• Wed, Jul 30
By Rocco Augusto There is a bit speculation going around the Interweb as of late that Microsoft is hard at work on a Zune based phone, or ZunePhone if you want to call it what all the cool kids are calling it. In a recent memo making the rounds at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer is quoted as saying the following:
Opinion: Do we Really Need a Zune Phone?
Original at Smartphone Thoughts.com
• Wed, Jul 30
By Rocco Augusto There is a bit speculation going around the Interweb as of late that Microsoft is hard at work on a Zune based phone, or ZunePhone if you want to call it what all the cool kids are calling it. In a recent memo making the rounds at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer is quoted as saying the following:
iHome ZN9 Zune Clock Radio Review
Original at Mobility Site
• Mon, Jul 7
By Chris Leckness Before I share some info about this review over at Anything But iPod, let me tell you about my only experience with an iHome product. Simply put, I returned the iHome Alarm clock for the iPod the next day. The alarm functions were week, the audio from the speakers weren’t very dynamic, and ther...
Steve "fyiguy" Hughes Shows You How To Get Games On Your Zune
Original at Zune Thoughts.com
• Fri, May 23
By Jason Dunn http://www.bostonpocketpc.com/Getti...+Your+Zune.aspx"OK I showed a few people at our meeting this week some of the XNA games on my Zune and they wanted to know how to do it. They said they weren't programmers and the link I sent them was a bit confusing and was wondering if I could do a step by ste...
Opinion: Windows Mobile Out of Place at Microsoft's Party?
Original at Pocket PC Thoughts
• Tue, May 20
By Jon Westfall It's been a week of technological upgrades for me in the Entertainment realm. Prior to Saturday, the last console system I'd owned was 8-bit Nintendo, my smartphone was my only music player that was updated (as I'd outgrown my 30 GB Zune and my 60 GB iPod's screen was just too small anymore),...
Opinion: Windows Mobile Out of Place at Microsoft's Party?
Original at Smartphone Thoughts.com
• Tue, May 20
By Jon Westfall It's been a week of technological upgrades for me in the Entertainment realm. Prior to Saturday, the last console system I'd owned was 8-bit Nintendo, my smartphone was my only music player that was updated (as I'd outgrown my 30 GB Zune and my 60 GB iPod's screen was just too small anymore),...
Opinion: What's Really Happening with the Zune
Original at linne (WordPress)
• Thu, May 8
By Aaron Zune is going to let the small bands win. Being the underdog has allowed Microsoft to innovate, and with the Zune they have. The only question is how long it will take people to realize that being an Apple fanboy isn't the best choice for people who truly want to hear new and good music. I bough...
Opinion: Seriously, Where's the Zune Support for Mac? [Zune]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, May 7
By Adrian Covert While at the Zune Media Event in Redmond on Monday, the media had some downtime between presentations, and naturally the conversation moved to Microsoft vs. Apple. The mix of bloggers, reporters and Microsoft advertorial/internal bloggers provided an interesting, if predictable dia...
Patch: Zune 2.5 Available for Download
Original at MSDN Blogs
• Wed, May 7
By gduthie The Zune team has dropped the latest software and firmware, and you can download it from zune.net, or update from within the Zune client. Among the features of note: Gapless playback (yay for Pink Floyd fans everywhere!)Video Marketplace (get your Heroes fix on your Zune)Autoplaylist su...
Patch: Zune v2.3 Firmware released
Original at Zune
• Sun, Feb 24
By Steve Open the Zune software while the Zune device is still connected to the computer. The Zune software searches the Internet for the latest version of the firmware. If a newer version of the Zune firmware is available than the version that you have installed, a notice to update your device appea...
Microsoft releases official Zune diagnostic tool
Original at Gadgetell
• Thu, Dec 20
By Robert Nelson Microsoft has released an official diagnostic tool for the Zune. The tool is primarily designed for those having issues with their sync set up and it will be able to check over your troubled Zune and bundle together some data that will be given to tech support. Which should in turn help your pr...
How To Reset Your Zune
Original at video.tipsdr.com
• Sat, Dec 8
By support@magnify.net (Magnify.net) SeeYaZune wrote: This is a quick video tutorial on how to reset (reboot) your Microsoft Zune if it starts misbehaving... (Rated 6.85 based on 1 review.)
Limited Edition Zune 2 in Gold [Zune]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Dec 3
By Brian Lam Only 10 of these gold-colored Zune 2s will be sold, in both 80 and 8GB sizes. Microsoft teamed up with the Goods to make these screen printed designs. I like the cross pattern. They're available next Saturday, in Seattle, if you feel the need to splurge. (No price listed but "Gold" plus "Limited...
Zune Home AV Pack v2 Review
Original at Zune Luv
• Tue, Nov 27
By Team Zune Luv But, more importantly is why a Zune docked to the Zune Home AV Pack is a game changer. When your Zune is docked to something with power and WIFI is on, the Zune will (in the background), check the network for new content and sync it with the device. Very very cool.
Why I haven’t had a review up yet.
Original at zunecorps.com
• Sun, Nov 18
By Nathan And a quick look in the Zune forums shows it just the same. So i’m putting this out there right now. Microsoft WAKE UP AND FIX YOUR SHIT if you feel like ever trying to take a single percentage from the iPod ever. Because i can guarantee you a good 80% of the people who bought the new Zunes and had it de...
How To: Zune Firmware Hack For USB Drives
Original at D' Technology Weblog
• Thu, Nov 15
I was unaware that you couldn’t use the first-gen Zune as an external drive via USB without hacking it and now, apparently, the new firmware has locked down that hack. I wouldn’ ... it all out and now you may resume using your Zune as a USB drive. First, it’s based on the registry hack from before
Zune firmware hacked for USB drive goodness
Original at Bink.nu
• Wed, Nov 14
By Sumeeth Evans I was unaware that you couldn’t use the first-gen Zune as an external drive via USB without hacking it and now, apparently, the new firmware has locked down that hack. I wouldn’t know, I hardly used... Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.
Opinion: Complete Guide to Zune 2's Software and Firmware [Microsoft Zune]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Nov 12
By Jason Chen vs. iTunes: What used to be quite a close match between the Zune suite and iTunes has turned into a one-sided first round knockout for iTunes. Apple's changed iTunes very little since a year ago, but Microsoft has completely re-vamped their offering. We'd rather them de-vamp this, take a loo...
Patch: Zune Firmware 2.1 Released This Week
Original at Zune Info
• Mon, Oct 1
By Mike The newest update of the Microsoft Zune Firmware 2.1 will be released in the next 48 hours. This Zune Firmware update is likely in anticipation of the new Zune 2.0 that will be announced tomorrow by Bill Gates. This firmware update will work with the original Zune as well. More to follow when it is...
How To Use The Zune as a Hard Drive
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Jan 15
Thanks for the instruction to get my Zune to show as a hard drive on my computer. ... Now can anyone tell me how to transfer video from my Xbox 360 to my Zune? My next attack on the zune will be to hack the wifi system. ...
Opinion: iTunes vs. Zune Software: What's Right For Your Music?
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Nov 15
By Jason Chen When we're making a comparison between the iPod and the Zune, it's also important to note that the software makes a big difference in your music experience. You'll have to use the software suite extensively for both playing back music at your computer and organizing songs onto your portab...
Giz Interview: J Allard Calls iPod the Pong of Digital Audio (Snap!)
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, Sep 14
J Allard is a big shot at Microsoft, with the official title of "Corporate Vice President and Chief XNA Architect." To us, he's the guy that woke up Microsoft to things like, um, the INTERNET. And the man who convinced Billy G. to go ahead with the Xbox. Here's a great profile of him, from Wired.