Filed under: Gaming , Portable Audio , Portable Video Microsoft couldn't let the gory , highly-anticipated launch of Gears of War 2 (chainsaw duels! Rhhhahaararggg!) pass without bloodying a Zune or three in the process, Halo 3-style . Specifically, Microsoft has laser-etched that pesky little "Crimson Omen" onto a glossy black Zune 120 , pre-loaded the device with 244 pieces of ...

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newVideoPlayer("/synaptics_gestures.flv", 506, 306,""); Synaptics, best known for developing the Zune Pad and Android G1 screen, have unveiled two new multitouch gestures for their PC touchpads:...

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As a Zune owner, I got an email late last week telling me that the Zune store was going to be down for 48 hours, starting today. Not a problem for me, given that I don't use it, but a bit of a pain for American Zuners, I would have thought. It would be like the iTunes Store going down for two days.

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Today Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s end-to-end music and entertainment service, announced jointly with Fania Records the availability of a custom collection of Fania albums consisting of never-before-digitally-released productions.

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A "regularly scheduled maintenance" outage will take Microsoft's Zune platform offline for up to 48 hours beginning today. So if you're among the 5 Zune owners that comprise the "Social" and you've actually noticed that it's suddenly gone missing along with Zune Marketplace and the Zune.Net forums and, beyond that, you are bothered by ...

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Monday is apparently maintenance day at Microsoft, as the company brings down its Zune Marketplace and Xbox Live service for scheduled maintenance.

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Microsoft music player stuck on pause

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The Zune has a long way to go to become a true threat to the iPod. But it is closing the gap. With updated Zunes and new iPods hitting the market in recent weeks, I spent some time with each: a black-on-black version of Microsoft's music and video player and a bright red model of Apple's iPod nano.

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By RACHEL METZAssociated PressNEW YORK -- The Zune has a long way to go to become a threat to the iPod. But it is getting closer.With updated Zunes and new iPod ...

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It's good to see a number of new services cropping up to make interesting music easier to find and buy.

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