Zune

By Dan Nosowitz Zune HD + ZunePass and HD Dock: If your Apple hater is in the market for a PMP, there's no better option than the Zune HD—in terms of media capabilities, it kicks the iPod Touch's standard-def ass with HD radio, 720p video output, a killer OLED screen and a gorgeous, media-centric UI. It'll pl...

By Alfred @ Zune MAX Discuss this in the Zune Message Boards. Tags: Zune I have been invited to discuss the Zune HD and iPod Touch on the BlogTalkRadio Showdown show this Sunday at 7PM EST. Check it out if you can. Discuss this in the Zune Message Boards.Tags: Zune

By Rob Greenlee Big day for Zune and Xbox fans…and anyone else out there still trying to decide if they should get a Zune HD and Xbox. This morning the Zune team launched Zune video to Xbox LIVE in 18 countries*. Zune video delivers a pretty amazing viewing experience with its ability to stream, instant-on HD...

By openbytes Does Zune have the same image as the Ipod? Microsoft seems to think it can flog you one...I wonder if Microsoft have worked out that one of the things that sold the Ipod was image. Microsoft image? lol. A complete Microsoft solution in the home? We've talked about that before haven't we?

By Dwight • Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC?  Don't ask Microsoft - Microsoft used to say that you could use OEM versions of Windows on a homebuilt PC, but that language has been removed from official Microsoft documents. Ed Bott looks at how confusing the situation really is.

By Jason Dunn The games still have those silly ads in front of them - I can't imagine Microsoft is making any significant money off of the ads, so I have to wonder why they exist in the first place. The app story on the Zune HD isn't a good one, so every barrier Microsoft puts in front of Zune HD customers (or rev...

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By Jack Cook This is just a quick reminder that Softmaker’s special sale for their office applications on Windows Mobile (Pocket PC) ends two days from now. They are offering TextMaker 2008, PlanMaker 2008, and SoftMaker Presentations 2008 for Windows Mobile for $9.99 each.

By bryan646 Will the Zune ever support more file types? I don’t have an answer to that, but the hardware will allow it. The Xbox and now Windows 7 natively supports codecs such as Xvix/Divx right out of the box, the Zune should too. In the mean time check out the Zune Video Conversion forum for tips and trick...

By Allan David Reyes The Zune HD is a pretty remarkable upgrade from its predecessor, and even though it may seemingly look perfect, it’s still not immune from bugs and software glitches. One such problem that got the ire of Zune HD owners is a playcount syncing issue, but Microsoft was quick to address this wit...

By somninaut Schnazzy I guess all Windows users would experience the same thing of the Zune software: a Microsoft music player developed for a Microsoft operating system is expected to run better on Windows than an Apple music player designed for the Macintosh operating system.

By bryan646 I think this review for the most part is dead on but, the author state that “The new model’s 3.3-inch, 480×272 multitouch display and compact form prove that MS can get the design right given a couple of tries.” is all wrong. The second generation of the Zune was and is still a great PMP. The Zune do...

By matt buchanan Zune Video Marketplace Not a whole lot to write home about yet besides 1080p streams—it's a video store on Xbox, with movies for rent or purchase, TV shows, trailers—but Zune Video is here and it, um, works. You browse through the standard Xbox interface, like Netflix. We didn't get a chance...

By Dan Fernandez Office Engineering blog - Office 2010 Starter Edition - Reduced functionality version of Office that would ship with OEM versions of Windows (Works replacement)  Windows Phone launches, new developer portal up  Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode on MSDN

By Eli Blumenthal The Zune HD Overall, the Zune HD is a big step up from the previous 2 generations of Zune, and something we definitely look forward to see more of in upcoming Zune devices. Texas Hold’em on the Zune HD The Zune HD For the last week or so we were able to spend some good ‘ol time with Microsoft

By Trent Wolbe We're a couple days late, but the podcast is back, people. Join Josh, Paul, and Nilay as they run down another hectic week in news, including the Zune HD, some hands-on impressions of the Motorola CLIQ, and the latest in the ongoing Apple / Google saga. Get clicking!

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CNET's Donald Bell announces his official review of the Microsoft Zune HD and wonders when people stopped caring about the portable music experience.

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By Priya Ganapati Interestingly, Zune HD is manufactured by Foxconn, the same company that produces iPods for Apple. Zune HD’s different components First Look: The Zune HDConfirmed: Zune HD Will Play GamesHands-On With the Zune HDMicrosoft Confirms Zune HD Launch, Pricing Photos: iFixit

Microsoft this afternoon took down most of its Zune online system for maintenance, including the Marketplace and the web, ahead of the launch of the Zune HD and its accompanying new PC software. The update involves a pre-planned but major revamp of the underlying service and won't see the...

By Matthew Miller After speaking with some people who have seen the new Zune HD and thinking about their subscription service that I am a big fan of I decided to pre-order my Zune HD yesterday. I just received an email from the Microsoft Zune service that gives me a heads-up on the planned service update for nex...

By Dan Fernandez Follow up - Microsoft services like Hotmail and Messenger won't be renamed to "Bing Messenger" Dan's pick of the week: Sean Faussett - Virtu, an Apple IIe emulator built using XNA, Silverlight, and WPF. You can even play Apple IIe games on your Xbox 360!

By Dwight This new device won't be available until this fall, and its unveiling this week may be a shot across the bow of Apple, which hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference starting June 8. Microsoft is integrating the Zune with its leading gaming platform, the Xbox, by bringing its companion Z...

By Jason Dunn The Zune HD is designed from the ground up to take on the iPod Touch head to head. The hardware design is completely different from previous Zunes - one look at the sleek thinness tells you that. Microsoft wanted to get some information out about the Zune HD, but they're not spilling all the det...

By Nilay Patel Here's the thing, though: we've also always been told that "Pink" is the codename for Zune software and services on Windows Mobile, so something tells us that Chassis 1 phones running Windows Mobile 7 will feature a strong dose of Zune flavoring -- a plan Steve Ballmer's repeatedly confi...

By rss@youtube.com (RepairsUniverse) http://www.RepairsUniverse.com - This video shows how to remove and replace the LCD screen on a 80GB Microsoft Zune. This can be necessary if you have a cracked, damaged or faulty LCD display. This part and others can be found on our website.

By rss@youtube.com (RepairsUniverse) http://www.RepairsUniverse.com - This video shows how to open the 80GB Microsoft Zune and how to remove the hard drive. This may need to be done if the hard drive is faulty or damaged. This part and others can be found on our website. Keywords: Zune 80GB hard drive disk open take apart dismantle r...

By rss@youtube.com (TechinOnTheGho) In this tutorial,I will show you how to get the Windows Zune Theme for your computer Author: TechinOnTheGho Keywords: how to get the windows zune theme for your computer Mikuru Asahina song The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Added: December 26, 2008

Top 10 cool things listed by GamePro. Look for more lists as the month progresses. I like the steel rubber band gun. Is Obama using a Zune? No way! Look out for Microsoft Blue Edition Software. It's fake! IBM rolls out a virtual Linux desktop for biz. AMD reports sharp drop in sales. Today's show spo...

By Dan Microsoft store launches (1:00 - 1:40) Omar Shahine discusses Windows Live updates, and New York Times declares Microsoft the winner of Social Inbox 2.0 (6:23 - 7:40) OnMicrosoft video site launches, includes interviews with the Microsoft product teams (13:10 - 14:00)

By ko maruyama Also Microsoft Released the Zune 3.1 Update! Read what's new about that HERE

By Adam Pash Zune Insider reports that Microsoft has updated the Zune firmware to 3.1, adding three new free games (Checkers, Sudoku, and Space Battle) and improving the Zune Social feature with better looks and a "like minded listeners" feature that shows you how your taste compares to your friends....

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By Zealot The unusually striking design and mid-sized capacity (8G or 16G) puts the SPINN directly in line to compete with the new iPod Touches and Nanos and smaller Zune 2s. In that space, iRiver will have it’s work cut out for it, facing not only Apple and MS but the multi-headed Sansa line from SanDi...

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...

By Cesar Menendez Welcome to episode 3 of the Zune Insider Podcast! This episode was recorded in conference room 1430 in the Zune building on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. Topics covered this week include: New TV Show and Podcast releases in Zune Marketplace, Guest interview of Javier Farfan, who is...

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),...

By Dan Microsoft withdraws proposal from Yahoo (0:50 - 1:24) XNA Game Studio CTP now available so you can build Zune game (2:40 - 4:00) Windows XP SP3 now available (4:00 -  4:39) Windows Live rated #1 for tools, SDKs, and Web services (4:39 - 5:59)

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. Gapless playback (yay for Pink Floyd fans everywhere!)Video Marketplace (get your Heroes fix on your Zune)Autoplaylist supportMetadata EditingWin...

By Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins It’s leap year, and it’s a weekend. I say that’s cause for celebration … with a Mashable Conversations Week in Review! Who’s with me? Get the Mashable Conversations podcast here. Add directly to iTunes here (or give us a rating). Add directly to your Zune here. This week was particularly good,...

By Donald Melanson Not to be confused with the Zune 2.3 firmware update, Microsoft is today pushing out the Zune 2.3 software update, which brings with it a whole slew of fixes but no real new features. If the rundown of those fixes given by the ...

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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...

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.)

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

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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.

By Mike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKUVebnxH4 Its 13th today and we have been eagerly waiting for a series of updates including the zune software, marketplace, zune social and more importantly the firmware update 2.2. The update is now available for download here. A member of zunethought...

Many Zune 1 owners want to know when they're going to get the Zun2 2.0 firmware download release. On what day will they be able to make their "old" Zune a "new" Zune? That date hasn't been released yet. As soon as we know, we promise to update our friends here at ZuneLuv. What we do know is that the Zun...

By Adam Pash We've already told you how to use your Zune as a portable hard drive so your Zune can double as an external drive, but if you've tried the hack and had some trouble dragging files to your Zune, the video above not only demonstrates the fix, but also takes you on a step-by-step through the regis...

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. ...

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...

Steve Jobs is utterly unfazed by the Zune. Or so he says in this Q&A with Newsweek. Some excerpts: Microsoft has announced its new iPod competitor, Zune. It says that this device is all about building communities. Are you worried? Nobody's ever demanded it. People know up front that when th...

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.