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Best Buy leak points to Zune HD selling for $220+
According to leaked screenshots of Best Buy’s internal inventory system, the upcoming 16GB Zune HD will retail for $220 while the 32GB model will sell for $290. According to the same source, the Zune HD will most likely hit store shelves on September 8th. The newly revealed Zune HD pricing would make the Zune noticeably […]
Continue reading...Hands on with the new Zune HD [Video]
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Gizmodo spent some time today with the Zune HD and here’s what they had to say: The device is tighter and more physically beautiful than the iPod Touch and it’s got a better UI, the main menu’s scrolling so natural through the swipe gestures. There’s a little note on the side, under the volume toggle—”Hello […]
Continue reading...It’s official: Zune HD is for real, will include multi-touch
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Well, it’s official. The Zune HD exists and was officially confirmed by Microsoft earlier today. The next generation Zune seems poised to go head to head with the iPod Touch as it will abandon the atrocious “squircle” in favor of a 3.3 inch, 480×272 OLED capacitive touchscreen. There are also reports that Microsoft will soon […]
Continue reading...Specs of Microsoft’s “phone” revealed?
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Remember those tweets which seemed to suggest that Microsoft has some sort of phone in the works? Well Mary Jo Foley has a scoop from a “trustworthy source” which gives us an idea as to what mobile device from Microsoft might have in the hardware department. Be advised, though, that there is still no solid evidence that Microsoft is even […]
Continue reading...Microsoft “tweet” hints at new mobile phone?
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
We’re not quite sure what to make of this, but it seems that there might be a Zune phone on the horizon.. maybe? Microsoft’s Office 2010 Twitter account recently posted some cryptic tweets which all seem to point to a huge mobile phone release sometime in June.. kinda. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has explicitly stated […]
Continue reading...Microsoft attacks iTunes on price, touts subscription model of Zune Pass
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Microsoft’s series of “Laptop Hunter” ads have highlighted the price difference between Macs and their PC counterparts. Now, Microsoft is taking its “Apple is more expensive!” message one step further, this time via a web advert which purports to show how much more expensive it is to download songs via iTunes than it is to […]
Continue reading...New renders of the supposed Zune HD emerge
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
New renders of the supposed Zune HD have emerged, so take these photos for what their worth. According to wmPowerUser, the new Zune HD will include a capacitive touch screen, wireless sync, a multi-touch OLED screen with a 16:9 ratio, TV out, support for 3D Xbox games, and of course, HD playback. It will also […]
Continue reading...Photos of new Zune HD leaked
Friday, April 10, 2009
Engadget has unearthed a number of advertising materials for an upcoming Zune product largely believed to be a Zune HD. According to PC World, the Zune HD will go toe to toe with the iPod Touch and will come in similar storage configurations. Notably, its reported that the device will come with a touchscreen, but […]
Continue reading...Microsoft has a branding problem
Thursday, March 5, 2009
I came across an article today titled “5 Great Microsoft Web Services You Probably Don’t Use” and was struck by the sheer number of different names Microsoft has for all its different services. More problematic, I think, is that the name of each service doesn’t usually hint at what the service actually provides. Even a […]
Continue reading...Family Guy makes fun of the Zune
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Family Guy pokes a little bit of fun at Microsoft: It’s kinda funny, though sort of forced. I thought NBC’s show “Chuck” did a better job at it earlier this year. Check out the clip below:
Continue reading...Zune sales drop by 54%, down $100 million from last year
Saturday, January 24, 2009
All is not well over in Redmond. Fresh off the news that Microsoft would be laying off 5,000 employees, Engadget dug up an interesting tidbit in Microsofts quarterly filing that sheds some light on everyone’s favorite brown MP3 player. According to figures released by Microsoft, revenue from Zune sales decreased by $100 million from the […]
Continue reading...“What the death of VHS means to the Mac”
Friday, December 26, 2008
AppleTell has a great article about the evolution of the Mac, and how Apple has constantly succeeded in staying relevant in the tech industry. It’s a great read, and highly recommended. Find some snippets below. Wireless networking, ripping CDs, editing movies—these are all ideas that were added to the computer; “Macintosh” is more of a […]
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Monday, August 10, 2009
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