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Microsoft Zune (30GB) review

Reviews Microsoft would have scored some major brownie points if the player worked with Rhapsody but still was officially optimised for Zune Marketplace (in the same way as the SanDisk Rhapsody player). But again, it's not a matter of the hardware -- it's...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: microsoft, windows media player, inbox, windows media

22 November 2006, 16:45 > More matches in Reviews

Microsoft Zune: All the excitement that brown can bring

Crave Unless Microsoft is willing to let other companies join in the fun, your chances of sharing anything will be limited by the number of other Zune owners within a 50m radius. Update: A preview of the Microsoft Zune is now live in our Reviews channel.

Tags: microsoft, case, matter, zune

15 September 2006, 14:42 > More matches in Crave

Microsoft says Zune will support Vista

News Microsoft has dismissed reports that its Zune digital media player, just launched in the US, is not compatible with the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft's Zune Web site currently only lists Windows XP with Service Pack 2 and...

17 November 2006, 10:00 > More matches in News

Zune to bring UK Christmas cheer?

News The Microsoft Zune -- a much-hyped rival to Apple's iPod -- could be available in Europe in time for Christmas 2007. A Microsoft spokesman, however, told CNET.co.uk's sister site, silicon.com, the company still has no further information available...

23 January 2007, 10:18 > More matches in News

Zune fails to make it into US top ten

News Although Microsoft's Zune captured a decent slice of the US' hard drive audio player market at large retail stores, it failed to crack into the top ten list of models in overall sales, according to market researcher Current Analysis.

5 January 2007, 10:34 > More matches in News

Slow tempo for Zune sales in US

News Though Microsoft's answer to Apple's iPod officially went on sale in the US on Tuesday, the Zune wasn't exactly flying off the shelves in downtown San Francisco, reports CNET.co.uk's sister site News.com.

15 November 2006, 10:06 > More matches in News

Zune disses iPod in 'I'm a Mac' spoof

Crave Whereas the Apple original depicted a stuffy be-suited Windows user dorking it up next to a trendy Mac fan, the pro-Microsoft spoof tries to show why the Zune is better than the iPod. The spoof is a little far-fetched (the Zune isn't that easy to...

Tags: microsoft, song, youtube, zune

14 December 2006, 10:46 > More matches in Crave

News.blog: Hands-on with Zune software

News It's free from Microsoft's Zune Web site. Overall, the software is quite reminiscent of Windows Media Player 11, which is not surprising since Zune's software is based on Microsoft's existing jukebox software.

15 November 2006, 9:48 > More matches in News

Crave Talk: Microsoft Zune -- a vision of the future

Crave Update: A preview of the Microsoft Zune is now live in our Reviews channel. The distinctive grey headphones of Zune players are pushed into the ears of commuters across the city. The public needed a powerful incentive to switch to the newly...

Tags: microsoft, songs, itunes, vista

25 July 2006, 12:21 > More matches in Crave

Microsoft's Zune targets Apple's iPod

News After trying for years to compete with the iPod through an array of partners, Microsoft confirmed on Friday that it plans to directly target Apple with its own rival, Zune. Confirming weeks of rumours, Microsoft said that it will launch music...

24 July 2006, 10:49 > More matches in News

Microsoft makes Zune work with Vista

News After a few weeks of not speaking to one another, Microsoft's new operating system and its Zune digital music player are getting along fine. Microsoft on Tuesday released a software update that lets the Zune work with Windows Vista.

21 December 2006, 9:02 > More matches in News

Microsoft's Zune looks to go wireless

News Microsoft confirmed on Friday that it will launch its first Zune device this year, but the company offered few details other than confirming there will be a Wi-Fi connection. Regardless of how Microsoft uses wireless abilities for the Zune, McGuire...

26 July 2006, 10:51 > More matches in News

Microsoft says Zune effort will 'take time'

News Microsoft confirmed its plans for its Zune-branded player and service last week, but has offered scant details beyond the fact that it will have a hard drive-based music player with a built-in Wi-Fi connection on the market this year.

28 July 2006, 9:16 > More matches in News

Microsoft touts Zune on its own merits

News Microsoft does hope some iPod users will become Zune buyers, but it has no plans to bribe them. Rumours that the company would pay to replace a user's iTunes store purchases with Zune-compatible tracks are not true, Microsoft said on Thursday.

15 September 2006, 9:59 > More matches in News

Microsoft's Zune: social butterfly?

News Microsoft's forthcoming Zune player is striving to be the life of the party, allowing users to create mobile social networks and stream music to nearby friends or strangers, according to a US government regulatory filing.

29 August 2006, 8:15 > More matches in News