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At over one year since the introduction of Zune, Microsoft has been moving in the right direction with the product. Namely, it is building an entire culture with Zune as the underling infrastructure. From social networking hotspots and marketing campaigns, to extensive customization options and personalized and arti... |
10 December 2007
09:10 GMT |
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The week started extremely well for Microsoft, as it received on Monday the No.1 Employer award, given by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). The preference survey is the 19th of the kind that the NSBE has conducted - one a year. Carl Mack says that the recognition comes "At a very important time for NSBE... |
25 November 2007
11:22 GMT |
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Here is why the French do it better! There is no doubt Zune 2 is a worthy iPod rival, but hey, there are not many to know that the Zune itself has found its rival on the market, namely the cool French version known as the Artamys PMP.Artamys reveals a neat simple design line, as well as some cool abstract features to... |
14 November 2007
04:33 GMT |
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This looks so fluffy and all, but it is so damn wrong! Why would somebody skin alive a cow to stick its fur on an Xbox 360 console controller? Well, the answer is because it makes the game more natural. In fact, the console faceplate comes in various versions, such as tiger print and more. Why cute face plates? Becau... |
13 November 2007
07:06 GMT |
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Microsoft wants users to put their video making skills hard at work via Virtual Earth. The invitation comes from the Virtual Earth team and it involves leveraging the new 3D Tours and Video Export features added to the online mapping service. The grand prize is a flash-based 8GB Zune 2.0 digital media player. The con... |
9 November 2007
04:45 GMT |
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While claiming that the move from Zune 1.0 to Zune 2.0 was exclusively the natural evolution of the device, and not a response catalyzed by Apple releasing its new lineup of iPods in early September, Microsoft proved that it was gearing up for the long haul on the digital media player market. The face-off between the... |
31 October 2007
11:42 GMT |
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Microsoft's Xbox 360 game console got a new flavor on Monday when the Redmond-based company rolled out Xbox 360 Console for Families, a special version of the device which targets whole families. In case you're wondering why this console is so special, please note that it includes five games, a wireless con... |
28 October 2007
05:25 GMT |
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In case you're one of those Latino music fans out there, this is your chance to get trendier than anytime before: buy a Microsoft limited-edition 30GB Zune player developed in collaboration with Latin Grammy-nominated artists Wisin y Yandel. 'What's so special about it?' you may ask. It's sim... |
23 October 2007
11:12 GMT |
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The jolly fellows from Dapreview have done a remarkable job spotting another clone on the loose. This time, it's the case of a no-name electronics company, which dares clone cute Creative players. And with so many iPod, iPhone and Zune versions out there, Creative is only a step away from getting its portfolio c... |
19 October 2007
04:27 GMT |
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Zune should watch out for the competition, as Toshiba Gigabeat could reveal a much better...everything. The giant company keeps the player's name secret for the time being. But la pièce de ré￭sis￭tance of the device is not only the wide OLED display that kills some LCD competitors items. Apparently... |
4 October 2007
08:56 GMT |
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Ever since it hit the shelves back in November 2006, Zune was positioned on the market as the leader of the digital media players' pack trailing Apple's iPod. But one thing that Microsoft was realistic about was the actual impact of the device. Although the Redmond company put its entire weight behind Zune,... |
2 October 2007
03:29 GMT |
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At the beginning of September, Apple introduced a new lineup of iPods. Well, Microsoft's own response was cooking for quite a while, but it looks like the baking time is over. The Redmond company has been extremely quiet over the direction it plans to take with the evolution of the Zune digital media player, but... |
19 September 2007
13:17 GMT |
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What's worse than one Microsoft tattoo? Well, how about a couple of Microsoft tattoos? And when that is also simply not enough of a bad idea, how about yet another one? Well, this is apparently the case with Steven Smith. This guy has got to be the number one Zune fan worldwide. In fact, there is little doubt ab... |
19 September 2007
11:22 GMT |
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Believe it or not, the fact of the matter is that Microsoft claims the new lineup of iPods made available by Apple is nothing to the Redmond company. Following the release of Zune version 1.0 in early November 2006, Microsoft has been dead quiet about the future plans of its digital media player. According to reports... |
10 September 2007
06:41 GMT |
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On September 5 Apple slapped Microsoft with a whole lot of pain including the fresh releases of iPod Nano, Classic and Touch, the $200 cut price for the 8GB iPhone and the introduction of the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Just two months shy of celebrating the one year anniversary of the Zune digital media player, the Re... |
6 September 2007
05:34 GMT |
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A Zune phone from Microsoft going against Apple's iPhone is in no way a part of an unrealistic scenario, according to the Redmond company. Following the introduction of the Zune media player in November 2006, speculations began circulating revealing that Microsoft was cooking an unexpected evolution for the prod... |
5 September 2007
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Toshiba's one of the best-known names on the consumer electronics market, but not necessarily for its Gigabeat line of portable media players, which, although quite impressive, have not enjoyed quite the same level of success as many of the company's other products. However, things might change in the futur... |
29 August 2007
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The Redmond company seems ready to take Zune to the next stage, and take on not only the iPod but also the iPhone. However, there is still a consistent amount of work to be poured into the device. Microsoft's Zune digital media player hit the shelves on November 14, 2006. Applauded as an alternative to Apple... |
27 August 2007
07:15 GMT |
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The MTV and Microsoft alliance using Windows Media Player 11 as a platform proved less than a success story. As a matter of fact, it fell flat despite the expectations that it generated upon the initiation of the project. URGE was the child of the Microsoft and MTV marriage, but the Redmond company rushed to abandon ... |
21 August 2007
08:53 GMT |
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Microsoft is a company of extremes. There is little doubt about that, and the need to constantly keep up with the tastes and market tendencies of end users has pushed the Redmond company to deliver a rainbow of choices when it comes down to its digital media player. Accessing the image towards the bottom will reveal ... |
7 August 2007
08:27 GMT |
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Will the fun ever end with Microsoft's Chief Executive Officer? Not likely. And it all began back in 1985, with an innocent, telemarketing video advertisement for Windows 1.0. But you can't blame it on the "advanced operating environment" that was Windows 1.0, nor can you hold any of the operating systems r... |
2 August 2007
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On the very same day that Microsoft reported a total revenue of $51.12 billion for the 2007 fiscal year ended on June 30, and $13.37 billion for the final quarter, the company also reported that it had met its initial forecasts for Zune. Microsoft's digital media player devices hit the shelves on November 14, 20... |
24 July 2007
03:09 GMT |
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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 ... |
16 July 2007
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Microsoft has announced a series of live events dedicated to hip-hop fans in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. Via the Zune Live at the BBQ concerts, Microsoft will permit fans to attend performances from Common, David Banner, UGK, Mos Def, Bilal, Clipse, Collie Budz, E-40, Cham, Large Professor free of charge. All ... |
10 July 2007
04:53 GMT |
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Microsoft recently re-confirmed its plans announced originality for the Zune digital media player devices, one million items sold by mid 2007. Launched in November 2006, Zune had modest goals for a device expected to be an iPod killer. Microsoft revealed that it expected to sell just one million devices by June 30 20... |
22 June 2007
06:32 GMT |
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If you think that Apple's PC Guy from the "Get a Mac" video ads is not the most accurate representation of the average Windows user, wait until you see the Zune Guy! Well, actually, click on the thumbnail to the left and access a larger picture of "mszunefan" and judge for yourselves how he manages to server the... |
15 June 2007
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Windows Vista is not only one of Microsoft's two top cash cows, but also the company's hero product when it comes down to Connected Lifestyle. With Windows Vista at the core, Microsoft has set up on an initiative designed to emphasize the crucial role of technology in connectivity scenarios. As the Redmond ... |
11 June 2007
09:58 GMT |
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Microsoft has opened up a combined audience of more than 30 million users as an integer part of a fresh promotional program designed for new artists. Putting together the eyeballs on Zune, MSN and Xbox, Microsoft has revealed that it will deliver recording artists with the audience they starve for with Ignition. "The... |
5 June 2007
05:14 GMT |
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Microsoft's Zune digital media player could end up being a miscarriage on the European market, as far as a 2007 launch is concerned. Zune was made available to the U.S. General public on November 14 2006 and although it had been praised as an iPod killer, Microsoft delivered it with a more modest trajectory. A m... |
5 June 2007
03:30 GMT |
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Apple' iPod has crushed Microsoft's Zune. In the digital media player arena, Zune is restricted to the newcomers corner while the iPod has taken center stage. While Microsoft is content with the modest goals it has set out for Zune, and with the equally modest performances of the device, the statistics pain... |
29 May 2007
03:13 GMT |
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The trash is the perfect place to hold iPods, in Microsoft's own perspective. Well, in all fairness, Microsoft is not delivering just your average trash can for iPods, that would create a conflicting state of... design, now wouldn't it? You simply cannot throw away a bubble-gum iPod in a mundane garbage rec... |
24 May 2007
04:55 GMT |
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J Allard Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Design and Development, Entertainment and Devices Division is featured in both of the images collaged in the adjacent picture. On the right, you will be able to see the clean-cut J Allard in charge of Zune development over at Microsoft, while on the right, showcasing a new... |
9 May 2007
06:17 GMT |
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At the moment, Apple may have the upper hand when it comes to the digital music marketplace, but this situation is about to change as Microsoft is breathing down the Cupertino-based company's neck. Tucked away in a Microsoft press release related to a recent agreement with the South Africa's Gallo Music Gro... |
3 May 2007
04:02 GMT |
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Welcome to the social on South African rhythms. Zune users will be able to tap an entire catalog of South African music on their digital players via Zune Marketplace, as Microsoft has announced an agreement with Gallo Music Group.Gallo's catalog of music will be served on the US market exclusively through Zune M... |
2 May 2007
02:32 GMT |
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While Apple has traded-off Mac OS X leopard for the sake of shipping the iPhone in mid 2007, Microsoft will not rush to make available a Zune phone in response. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer came close to contesting the legitimacy of the assumption that the Redmond Company will add phone capabilities to its Zune digita... |
26 April 2007
06:24 GMT |
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Microsoft's Omerta extends to Zune as well. Made available in 2006, and right on track to the modest milestone of 1 million devices shipped by mid 2007, Microsoft's Zune digital media player is yet in is infancy. Microsoft hinted at all the great things to come to Zune, including communication capabilities,... |
12 April 2007
02:56 GMT |
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DRM. Apple started it. Yahoo said it was OK, SanDisk supported the idea and the consumers acclaimed. EMI agreed in the first place, then retreated, now they have changed again their mind, hopefully for good. The remaining 3 of the 4 major are silent. Is Microsoft the next in line?This is a question which popped up qu... |
3 April 2007
09:49 GMT |
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Microsoft's digital media player has somewhat managed to slip out of sight in 2007. Out of sight, but not out of mind. Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Black) is currently featured by Amazon.com at number 58 of best sold electronics device, a list topped by Apple's iPod. Currently, Microsoft accounts for th... |
29 March 2007
04:08 GMT |
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You all know that docking stations are the next best thing after the devices they have actually been built for. And since there are few major portable devices battling for world supremacy, it was just a matter of time until the dock producers split up and chose sides. Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing as p... |
14 March 2007
04:45 GMT |
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One of the best things about Microsoft's Zune is its "doubleshot" casing. The edges of the case have a translucent glow of a different color than that of the rest of the casing. The device is usually either light black, chocolate brown or pearl white, but there were few limited-edition pieces made in red, pink a... |
5 March 2007
04:23 GMT |
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