Archive for November, 2007

Cure your $99 Zune envy with a $99 Creative Zen Vision:M (CNET)

Friday 30 November 2007 @ 11:42 am

An extremely decent iPod/Zune alternative, the Zen Vision:M (reconditioned) is available from Buy.com for $99.99 shipped.

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Posted in Zune

Custom Zune 80 now available (Addict 3D)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 8:15 pm

Microsoft is finally allowing the 80GB Zune to be directly ordered and customized from its ZuneOriginals Web site. We reported about the ZuneOriginals launch earlier this month, when Microsoft was...Continue this aticle on Bink.nu.

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Zune 2.0: Playing Tomorrow’s Tune? (BusinessWeek)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 6:20 pm

It won't catch the iPod soon, but it may be a harbinger of the subscription era

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Posted in Zune

Zune users complain of fast-draining battery with latest firmware (Addict 3D)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 10:15 am

We've already had a few reports of some problems with the latest Zunes (and the latest firmware), and it now looks like there's another issue brewing, with a number of users complaining of...

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DLO HomeDock for Zune (CBS News)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 5:09 am

The DLO HomeDock for Zune is a solid option for users who want to take advantage of the player's home entertainment possibilities. © 2007 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Posted in Zune, Zune Accessories

Latest Zune a solid MP3, but don’t trash your iPod yet (The Morning Call)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 3:23 am

DEFINITE IMPROVEMENT What: Latest version of Microsoft's Zune music player

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Posted in Zune

Microsoft gets better at carrying a Zune (International Herald Tribune)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 2:25 am

Microsoft's new, second-generation Zune music/photo/video player fixes a long list of things that made the original Zune such a pathetic wannabe.

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Posted in Zune

MacDailyNews - Where Mac news comes first (Mac Daily News)

Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 1:05 am

CNET Labs has just published the results of their Zune 80 audio-only battery tests and "the numbers are somewhat disappointing," Donald Bell reports for CNET.

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Microsoft (MSFT) is Still Playing Catch-Up (Schaeffers Research)

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 10:40 pm

This article from The Wall Street Journal is more of a review of Microsoft's (MSFT) latest offering in the world of digital music players than an analysis of the company's stock, but the correlation between the stock and the Zune music player was just too tempting to pass up...( Read More )

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Microsoft Challenges the iPod (Again) (New York Times)

Wednesday 28 November 2007 @ 5:20 pm

The new Zune photo/video/music player fixes many mistakes that made the original Zune a washout.

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