Microsoft has quietly dropped the price of its Zune 8 flash music player to $180 in a bid to gain marketshare, according to reports as well as checks with several major online retailers. Though unannounced by the company, the $20 drop makes the device one of the least expensive of the class at its regular […]

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According to Zune user Joel Geddis, way back in 2006 his first gen player spontaneously reset and blasted an ear-shattering noise through the earbuds, resulting in permanent “fluid leakage from [his] ear canal, impaired hearing, and incessant ringing and discomfort.” Sound like the stuff of a lawsuit? That’d be correct. Like many others, Joel is […]

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If you’re already using a Zune, you’re obviously using the Zune software and probably have no need for iTunes or other programs. But if, for some reason, you feel the need to use iTunes, or if you just want the freedom to choose what software to use - then you’re going to like this one. […]

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Zune Originals is giving you the perfect present for that special someone in your life, especially if that someone is a gadget geek or music freak. Twenty love-inpsired, laser-engraved Zune 80s will be available for a limited time on zuneoriginals.net. The Valentine’s Day designs will feature work from Colorbook, Friends with You, PSYOP, and Studio […]

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Bill Gates said in an interview with German Newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung that Microsoft is not planning a smartphone to compete with the Apple iPhone.
Microsoft did choose to put some hardware in the music player business with Zune to compete with Apple as their previous attempts to deliver just the software did not work.
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The folks over at Gizmodo have reported that Microsoft has teamed up with the company Goods to sell 10, each in 80GB and 8GB(20 in total), of the gold colored Zunes. This was in part due to a big hip-hop Launch Party that Microsoft and Zune sponsored for the “Goods” brand. They will be available […]

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The Microsoft Zune 80 may be better than Apple’s 80 GB iPod Classic in a lot of ways but in terms of battery life, the Zune 80’s is fairly mediocre. A test performed by CNET shows that the Zune 80’s battery life is nowhere near close to the 30 hours Microsoft claims it has. With […]

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Microsoft’s Zune series was beaten only by the core video game market in terms of online sales for the Black Friday weekend following Thanksgiving, say studies from multiple online retailers. PriceGrabber, Shopping.com, and auction site eBay all report the Zune occupying the second place position behind the Nintendo Wii and similarly high-profile consoles and […]

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A few days ago, it was discovered that Zune 80s could not be found anywhere because Microsoft prioritized the manufacturing of the flash Zunes. Well, looks like the Zune shortage is going to be over in about a week, give or take a couple of days. Microsoft stepped up the production and significant amounts of […]

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Microsoft’s Zune division chief J Allard has a mixture of praise and criticism for the iPhone as his company prepares to compete more effectively with its own software, an interview reveals. He argues that it is Apple’s attention to the design of the cellphone as a whole rather than its connection to the iPod […]

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