Microsoft modifies Zune Subscription Model

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Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection.
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Posted on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:06:11 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune Prices drop just in Time for Holiday Shopping

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Microsoft cuts the prices of the flash based Zune players by big margins in time for the Holidays.
The 4GB Zune drops below $100 for instance from $129.99.
Microsoft is not cutting the price of all three flash Zune players by the same amount. The 8GB Zune only goes from $149.99 to $139.99 and the 16GB Zune drops from $199.99 to $179.99. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune 120GB Gears of War 2 Special Edition available for Pre-Order

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Microsoft today announced the Zune Gears of War 2 Special Edition 120GB player. The pre-order on the new special edition Zune starts today on Amazon.com and Walmart. The Zune Gears of War 2 Special Edition 120GB player will begin shipping on November 7th and has a price of $279.99.
The standard 120GB Zune player sells for $239.99 on Amazon.com.
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Posted on Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune 3.0 released and free Wi-Fi Access at McDonald's

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The new Zune 3.0 software is now available for download. Additionally Microsoft announced today that Zune owners get free wi-fi access at 9,800 McDonald's restaurants to access the Zune Marketplace to download music.
Microsoft partnered with Wayport Inc. to offer the free connectivity at the Burger joints.

In addition to the recently announced Zune 16GB and Zune 120GB available in black at retailers nationwide, Zune Originals will also offer the Zune 16GB in blue, red, pink, and green as an online exclusive. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:24:22 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

120GB Zune is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #22

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Almost everyone has a MP3 player of some sort today. The vast majority of MP3 player owners use Apple iPod's. The latest market data shows Apple holds over 70% of the DAP market. Second place on the list goes to SanDisk and its Sansa leaving other makers like Microsoft fighting it out for the third place spot.

Microsoft is fighting to get its Zune player into more hands and to do so it is offering higher storage capacity at prices similar to previous models of the Zune. Microsoft now has a 120GB Zune that will start shipping around September 12th for $249.99. The device is sized like the Zune's we are used to measuring 5.5" x 3.4" x 1.8". Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Sep 2008 15:03:37 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Zune 120GB and 16GB Players announced

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Just a day before today's Apple iPod announcements Microsoft unveiled new Zune music players and a new Zune software update.
Microsoft expands the Zune player line-up with a new 16GB and 120GB player and a new blue-on-silver and an all-black color scheme.
The new Zune software adds new features like Buy from FM. Buy from FM allows you to tag and purchase songs you hear on FM radio stations directly from the Zune player. Read more

Posted on Tue, 9 Sep 2008 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

120GB Zune Surfaces

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I'm not sure how excited the masses will get out of this news. It seems that images of new 16GB and 120GB Zune PMPs have come from Canada. A Zune fan supposedly snapped the shots of the new capacity Zune players on his camera phone.

According to Zunited, the photos are authentic and there is a FCC approval floating around to back up the pics. Not much is known about the new Zune players other than the capacity. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft's Zune Player seeking Hollywood Stardom

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 By Andrew Wallenstein

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod.

Microsoft executives have been making the rounds at talent agencies and production companies in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for the portable media player, which has struggled to gain traction in the marketplace.
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Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:27:45 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Zune Arts Releases “The Lost Ones” Graphic Novel

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Microsoft’s Zune Arts is most known for the customized Zune media players that are sold at different times. Zune Arts recently launched its first graphic novel called “The Lost Ones” written by Steve Niles, the writer of “30 Days of Night”.

The graphic novel is in digital format and in July 42,000 limited paperback editions will be available for free at select comic book stores nationwide. Artwork for the novel is from graffiti artists Dr. Revolt, Gary Panter, Kime Buzzelli, and Morning Breath. Read more

Posted on Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:49:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft Zune Limited Edition Designed by Peter Saville

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Microsoft announced a new limited edition Zune today to commemorate the release of Joy Division. The designer artwork on the Zune is by Peter Saville. The custom Zune will come pre-loaded with the Joy Division documentary film.

The artwork on the Zune itself comes from Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” album. The custom Zune is limited to only 500 devices and will go on sale on June 17th at $399.99. The Zune marketplace will also feature outtakes from the DVD movie loaded onto the special Zune player. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Review Round-up: NVIDIA 3-way SLI, Wii Boom Blox, 80GB Zune

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This week we tested a cool NVIDIA 3-way SLI setup with a trio of the NVIDIA 9800 GTX video cards.

Shane's verdict: "In the end with the choice between Quad SLI and 3-way SLI I would go 3-Way. The performance is very good and the only real tradeoffs are the loss of an additional pair of expansion slots and the need for a higher power PSU. NVIDIA’s 3-way SLI is one heck of an upgrade path for gamers who start with one 9800 GTX and move to SLI and later 3-Way. " Read more

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Zune 80GB Review

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The testers over at our review partner Digital Trends took the 80GB Zune from Microsoft through the paces and published a review.

Quote from the review: "The 80GB Zune has undeniable cool factor, given its big screen and built-in WiFi. But rather than trumping the competition, it falls in that gray area between the somewhat ho-hum iPod Classic and the rip-roaring iPod Touch. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune not so hot with GameStop anymore

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Last summer GameStop still felt the love for the Microsoft Zune player. A year ago the video game retail giant offered exclusively the Halo 3 Zune. Now GameStop says that they will stop selling the Zune player and leave the Zune Category.

GameStop says that the Zune has not had the appeal they had anticipated. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Zune Software brings TV Shows and more

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Microsoft announced a new software update for their Zune portable media players. The new Zune software adds new software features and content to the Zune online store, music community, and Zune Pass monthly subscription service.

Zune is expanding its video store to include downloads of popular television shows from COMEDY CENTRAL, FUNimation Entertainment, MTV, NBC Universal, Nickelodeon, Starz Media (including Manga Entertainment), Turner Broadcasting, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and VH1 that you can sync to your device and enjoy on the go. Read more

Posted on Tue, 6 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune 80GB Agent18 Dragon Shield Case Review

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Futurelooks published a review of the Agent18 Dragon Shield Case for the Zune 80GB. The Zune 80GB is the largest capacity mp3 player available from Microsoft. The 80GB Zune sells for $249 on Amazon.com.

Quote from the review: "he good people at Agent18 are coming to the rescue of Zune owners as they have developed a fantastic case to go with the Zune 80GB Media Player that we reviewed earlier. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Zune 80GB Player Review

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Futurelooks tested the top of the line Microsoft Zune player with 80GB hard-drive and published a review. The 80GB Zune sells for $248.85 on Amazon.com.

Quote from the review: "We’ve already been told that it’s coming “Zune” to Canada, but how does Microsoft’s sophomore entry into the MP3 player market compare against the iPods of the world? Read more

Posted on Fri, 4 Apr 2008 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune Trouble? Get the Microsoft Zune Device Sync Diagnostic Tool

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Apparently there can be wireless sync connection problems with the new generation of Zune players. To help figure out the problem, Microsoft offers the Zune Device Sync Diagnostic Tool.

After running the diagnostic tool and connecting the Zune, it should display error messages if any occur that are supposed to help you solve the problem. Read more

Posted on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pink 8GB Zune Player only $157.74

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The new 2nd generation pink 8GB Microsoft Zune player sells for only $157.74 ($199) via Amazon.com. (sold by 3rd party, but shipping fee is ok).

I really like the new flash memory Zune players, but the new 80GB HDD Zune Player is much more popular for some reason. Read more

Posted on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:35:27 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Zune Player on sale for $239.99

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The new Zune 80GB player is available for a slight discount on Amazon.com. More importantly it is marked to be in stock on Friday.

I am really surprised that the 80GB Zune player is more popular than the other new flash memory Zune players. The 80GB Zune is currently on the 23rd position in Electronics topseller list on Amazon.com. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

80GB Zune started to ship

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Soon after Microsoft launched the new Zune players on November 13th it was clear that the 80GB Zune player was not available. Now our records indicate that Amazon has been shipping 80GB Zune players to those who pre-ordered for while now. Read more

Posted on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Weekly Top Stories: New Zune, Nokia 8800 Arte, LA Auto Show 2007

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Microsoft started shipping the new Zune players this week, only the 80GB Zune seems to have supply issues. The Asus Eee PC is now available in black. A GSM Wristphone is now selling from Think Geek for $249.99. They also offer a cute and small slider phone for $149.99.

See also our coverage and photos of the LA Auto Show 2007. Read more

Posted on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr