Starting today, September 15th, 2009, Microsoft has made available for download the latest iteration of its Zune Client software, namely version 4.0. Zune 4.0 went live on the Microsoft Download Center just moments ago and is currently up for grabs for all users. You will be able to find the download link for the Zune 4.0 Client software at the bottom of this article. Zune 4.0 comes to complement the general availability of the fourth generation of Zune digital media player devices. But, at the same time, Microsoft noted, Zune 4.0 is not just about Zune. “The premise is that you should be able to access your movies, music, and TV show... [read more >>] Microsoft is introducing the fourth generation of its digital media player devices today, September 15th, 2009. Taking center stage is Zune HD, a product positioned as a direct rival for Apple’s iPod touch, and which is now available for purchase via retail channels. Zune HD models have been available for pre-order since the first half of August 2009. The 16GB flavor of Zune HD costs $219.99, while the Zune HD 32GB features a price of $289.99. At the end of the past week, leaked video demonstrations/advertisements of Zune HD offered an insight into what the digital media player brings to the market."Our research indicates that there&#... [read more >>] Microsoft is planning to release an alternative to Apple's iPod Touch devices in the fall of 2009 under the Zune brand umbrella. At least for 2009, the Redmond company will continue to sell the now traditional versions of its digital music player along with the new device, but it indicated that moving forward the evolution of Zune would be synonymous with Zune HD. The Zune HD portable media player would be made available exclusively in the US this fall, Microsoft revealed.“The Zune music player is an integral part of the overall Zune experience, and we’re proud to be growing and extending our offering beyond the device,&rdq... [read more >>] Microsoft and Apple are making a tradition of releasing new digital media player product line-ups, along with firmware and service upgrades in tandem on an annual basis. On September 8, 2008, Microsoft unveiled Zune 3.0, an evolution touted to crank up a notch the process of accessing digital music via the Redmond giant's device. A day later, on September 9, Apple released the second generation iPod touch and the fourth generation of iPod nano, claiming to deliver the “funnest iPod ever”. The truth? Both the Redmond and Cupertino companies delivered very little on top of the 2007 line-up of products, software and services.2... [read more >>] On October 2, Microsoft introduced the next generation of Zune digital media players. Zune 2.0 is not a response to Apple's new lineup of iPods released just a month ago, but simply the natural evolution of the device. The Redmond company revealed for some time that it was cooking an overhaul to Zune, and the two new models unveiled are nothing more than a consequence of the planned growth. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Corporate Vice President J Allard focused not only on Zune 2.0 but also on the new release of firmware for the players and the new version of the online store accompanying the devices. "Twenty years ago we bet the c... [read more >>] It would seem that just about anything that's got the word "Microsoft" in its name is a target for hackers, especially if the respective product (either software or hardware) is considered by the company from Redmond to be unbreakable. And the latest example of this state of facts is related to Microsoft's more or less famous Zune portable media player, renowned mostly for its relatively low sales compared to its direct competitor, the iPod, as well as its very nasty DRM protection system. Thus, a user that calls himself (or herself) Divine Tao has posted on the Doom9 forums a new tool that, according to his/her own statement, "in... [read more >>] | 
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