# sexting Was Bill Gates forcing tweens to sext each other with a sexy new campaign? The software behemoth yanked a spot for the Zune of cell phones, the Kin, that was accusing of promoting "sexting." There are also furries. More »

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Hackers have created a toolkit that can bypass Microsoft’s limitations on developing programs for the Zune and allow independent programmers to create applications for the digital music player.

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Microsoft adds more storage space to their media player line.

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Well, it looks like the first 64GB Zune HDs landing in customers' hands may not be the biggest Zune news today after all. As proudly announced the ZuneBoards website, the Zune HD -- and all earlier Zunes, although the potential there is a tad more limited -- "have been hacked." While obviously not the first hack of any sort for the devices, this is described as the "first true hack," and it has ...

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When the Zune HD was first announced, everyone was excited about the possibilities that came for app development thanks to the inclusion of NVIDIA’s first-generation Tegra chipset. Unfortunately, app development on the Zune HD has been a total dud. The juggernaut of the App Store has a lot to do with that, but a bigger [...]

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# hacks And older Zunes, too! But let's talk about the HD: With the new OpenZDK toolkit, developers can make homebrew apps for the Zune HD , and by following a relatively simple set of instructions, you can install them. More »

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Microsoft's extra capacious Zune HD just went on sale last week, and already orders are hitting the doorsteps of eager music lovers. A tipster with a commendable level of kindness dropped us a gallery's worth of unboxing photos, and as you'd expect, nary a thing has changed on the outside. On the inside , however, things are downright zany. Zany, we say! Have a look below if you're curious, and ...

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We all know that lurking inside the Zune HD is NVIDIA’s potent first-gen Tegra chipset, but what isn’t so well publicised is that Microsoft’s XNA development platform for the PMP doesn’t allow access to the hardware’s full capabilities. In fact, it means no 3D, no internet access and performance apparently an order of magnitude less than what the Zune HD is capable of. That wasn’t good enough ...

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How well do the current crop of online music services stack up against the iTunes Store? I took a close look recently at five rivals and compared them to iTunes on the basis of price, ease of use, and selection. What's changed since last year? I've got the details.

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Microsoft announced the upcoming release of Kin, a "deeply social" mobile phone series targeting users between the ages of 15 and 30. Kin's release follows Microsoft's purchase of Mobile Hiptop -- also known as the T-Mobile Sidekick -- in 2008. The Kin series includes a feature set focused on an individual user's circle of friends and social activity. Kin phones feature a slide-out keyboard, a ...

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