Microsoft Zune
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iPod dominance set to continue
News The dominance of Apple's iconic iPod will continue for at least another 18 months despite the prospect of increased competition.
Tags: MP3 players
Mobile music to strike a rich note
News The mobile music industry is set to take off over the next three years, one analyst predicts.
Tags: Cellular phones, MP3 players, Music, Mobile commerce
Microsoft releases latest version of WMP 11
News Windows Media Player 11 will allow families to move songs or movies from one home device to another.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Media players
Zune marketing exec says good-bye to Microsoft
News Chris Stephenson, one of the employees Microsoft tasked with building Zune into an iPod challenger, is headed to Universal Music Group.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Universal Music Group, chief marketing officer, entertainment, Microsoft Zune, music player, marketing, brand, Consumer Technology
Microsoft confirms Zune HD coming this fall
News New device will feature an HD Radio tuner and OLED screen, but will it be enough to take on the iPod Touch? Also, Microsoft is rebranding Xbox video service with Zune name.
Tags: Game players, Video, Music devices, Organic Light-emitting Diode, Touch Screen, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, hard drive, Microsoft Xbox, radio
Microsoft searching for Olympic medals
News Google and Yahoo are not the only ones that plan to tweak their search engines to highlight Olympic results. Microsoft said it, too, will feature results related to Beijing 2008.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Web services, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Medal, Video, On-demand
Microsoft denies putting 'copyright cop' in Zune
News Software maker takes issue with report suggesting it may add copyright-filtering technology to the player as part of deal to get NBC TV shows.
Tags: Music, Video, Media players, Multimedia, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Zune, antipiracy, software
Microsoft's Bach on Zune, Natal and Windows Mobile
News Head of the software giant's entertainment unit, Robbie Bach, talks about key efforts in the consumer arena, including getting that movie you bought to play on multiple gadgets.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile, Gamer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, entertainment, Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, vision, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Xbox
Users report 30GB Zunes seizing up
News Many users are reporting their Microsoft music players are rebooting then freezing up. Some dub the problem "Z2K."
Tags: Music, Music devices, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., discussion board, Symptom, PST, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod
Microsoft coy on apps for Zune HD
News There will definitely be an option to download some basic games, but Microsoft is hedging on whether it will offer more options in time for the product's fall launch.
Tags: MP3 players, Storage, Media Player, firmware update, firmware, Microsoft Zune, Best Buy Co. Inc., Storage, game, MP3 players
Microsoft hopes to turn it around with Zune HD
News The new Zune will play games, high-def video and radio, and stream music. Is any of this enough to close the gap on iPod?
Tags: MP3 players, Apple Inc., Organic Light-emitting Diode, Video, HDTV, Sales, Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, MP3 players
Microsoft gears up for fifth Imagine Cup
News First-round winners in competition, nicknamed the student software-development Olympics, will face off in Seoul.
Tags: Software engineering/development
Rumors of a Gphone refuse to die
News Yet another report predicting Google is about to release its own phone raises more questions than it answers about Google's mobile strategy.
Tags: Development/design, Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Phone, network, Google Android, Smart Phone, Wireless
Apple, Google consider app-sharing tools
News Smartphone software makers weigh features that will make it easier to share downloadable apps, upending the way we acquire and use wireless games and tools
Tags: Applications and tools, App servers, Mobile applications, Smart phones, Software, Mobile/Wireless, Web services, Apple Inc., App, Mobile
Microsoft's Zune aims to be social butterfly
News iPod challenger to let people share streamed music with others, according to FCC filing by Toshiba.
Tags: Music devices, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms, Music, Digital rights management (DRM), Video
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