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Zune Hits 1.2 Million Mark, Onward to Zune 2.0

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

Microsoft's Zune Surrenders to Hackers, Gets Its DRM Cracked

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
10:40 GMT

Will Free Zune Concerts Drive Adoption?

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

Zune 1 Million Shipped, 11.3% Market Share

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

Forget about Apple's PC Guy - Zune Guy Just Got a Zune Tattoo!!!

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
04:06 GMT

Under the Mark of Windows Vista

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

Microsoft Ignites Music on Ignition

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

Microsoft Undecided about the 2007 European Abortion of Zune

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

iPod Crushes Zune

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

Microsoft Is Throwing iPods in the Trash

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

Microsoft Top Executive Loses Bet - Forced to Do Unspeakable Things with a PlayStation

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

Microsoft Breathes Down Apple's Neck

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

The Social on South African Rhythms

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

Microsoft: Let Apple Play with iPhone + iPod

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

Microsoft Leaks Inside Details on Zune 2.0 and Flash Zune

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

Will Zune Drop the DRM?

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

Microsoft Updates Zune Firmware

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

One Thing to Dock Them All and on The Markets Bind Them

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

Apple Patent for Zune-Like Casing

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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