Archive for December, 2006

Software Notebook: Vista, Zune, security among key issues for Microsoft in ‘07 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Sunday 31 December 2006 @ 7:49 pm

Microsoft finally finished Windows Vista in 2006. But how many people will really use it? And how susceptible will it be to online attacks? Here's our annual look at what to watch at Microsoft in the coming year.

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Zune attempts to unseat the iPod (Infomatics)

Sunday 31 December 2006 @ 3:16 pm

Two huge companies finally locked horns in the music player market in 2006 as Microsoft launched its long-awaited Zune player in November. However, the attack on Apple 's domination of the music market with its massive iPod sales and successful iTunes download service faces an uphill struggle, according to industry experts.

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Year-end quiz: So you think you’re money? (San Jose Mercury News)

Sunday 31 December 2006 @ 11:28 am

In 2006, we learned it's bad to pretext, backdate stock options and spread oneself thinly like peanut butter. We keep our Zune away from the flying Wii controls and we're still waiting for Vista. You know what we're talking about, right? Test your news knowledge in our annual Mercury News Biz Quiz.

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Business: Do you know your business? Test your knowledge with this quiz (The Nashua Telegraph)

Sunday 31 December 2006 @ 8:16 am

Big takeovers, big paydays, corporate crimes, ethical blunders, product breakthroughs, surprising success stories and a booming stock market – this year yielded a bumper crop of business news. ... - Los Angeles Times

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Archos delivers solid Wi-Fi-enabled portable media player (USA Today)

Friday 29 December 2006 @ 12:34 pm

If Apple's iPod is the nicely tuned Porsche of portable media players and Microsoft's Zune is the Jetta, then a new Wi-Fi-enabled unit from Archos is the Hummer, a brutish performer with all the tools to navigate the rugged terrain of technology needs on the go.

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Zune to get synchronized lyrics and podcasting support? (MobileMag)

Friday 29 December 2006 @ 11:07 am

Firmware upgrades can go a long way in adding extra functionality and features. Just take a look at the Sony PSP. Microsoft isn't immune to the firmware bug either, and it seems that the Zune is capable of much more than what's currently rocking.

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Zune Travel Pack Photo Gallery (Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows)

Thursday 28 December 2006 @ 9:38 pm

Check out the accessories Microsoft is bundling in its Zune Travel Pack in my latest photo gallery!

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My Top 5 Wishlist for Zune in 2007 (Dare Obasanjo)

Thursday 28 December 2006 @ 9:32 pm

I’ve bought a lot of iPods in my day and I’ve been making a list of things I’d like to see out of Microsoft’s Zune effort that would tip the scales and make us go from a multiple iPod household to a Zune household. Below is a list of the 5 things that I think it would take to convert myself, my girlfriend and her oldest daughter from iPod users to Zune users based on conversations we’ve had about switching.

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2006 in review: Zune, Origami and French-Canadian manhood (vnunet.com)

Thursday 28 December 2006 @ 2:29 am

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World , Thursday 28 December 2006 at 00:00:00 Early summer saw the hyped ultra-mobile PC come out to much fanfare Although many might have expected it, Microsoft's big consumer release wasn't Vista. That launch was put back until January 2007 for consumers.... > Read the full article

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Brilliant Ideas That Found a Welcome (New York Times)

Wednesday 27 December 2006 @ 9:50 pm

A top 10 list not of the greatest tech products, but of the greatest individual features that surfaced this year.

MUSIC BEAMING The Zune, Microsoft’s new music player, does something amazingly well that its rival, the iPod, doesn’t do at all: It lets you beam songs or photos wirelessly to another Zune.

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