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Confirmed: Zune Integration Coming In Windows Mobile 7

10:08AM Jason Chen | Ballmer just confirmed to Engadget that Zune integration is coming to Windows Mobile 7, as was implied by these leaked screenshots earlier this year. [Engadget]
Music

Ballmer On Zune: Sometimes You Get It Right The Third Time?

4:40AM Wilson Rothman | Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer defended notorious products like Windows Vista and Windows Mobile throughout our interview, but when it came to Zune, he did seem to admit that Zune HD nailed what previous Zunes simply couldn’t. More »
Entertainment

Zune Video Marketplace Hands On: Oh Crap! I Need To Upgrade My Broadband Plan

10:39AM Nick Broughall | Right now, I’m bathing in a sea of irony. It’s so thick, it feels like I jumped in a pool filled with slime. You see, Microsoft’s Zune brand has had a bit of a rocky start in Australia. Actually, that’s not right. It never had a start at all. But now it’s here, in the form of the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live, and not only is it good, but it could well be the driving force in Video on Demand for the television in this country. More »
Software

Microsoft: There’s Still A Sliver Of Hope For Zune On Apple Products

9:02AM John Herrman | Microsoft’s all about letting little nuggets loose this fine afternoon: a Microsoft rep just told Mary Jo Foley that the company is mulling “port[ing] the Zune software and services to other platforms, including Apple’s”. Hey, yes! Do that! More »
Music

What A Broken Zune HD Display Looks Like

5:20AM Mark Wilson | It’s tough to know just how often this particular problem is occurring, but we’ve heard a fair share of reports on the Zune HD’s otherwise gorgeous OLED display having performance glitches. And needless to say, you’d notice it. More »
Computers

Courier Tablet Runs Windows 7, Hardware Made By Microsoft

1:40AM Matt Buchanan | More details on Courier, courtesy of Mary Jo Foley: Most interestingly, her sources say it runs Windows 7 underneath, the same way the Surface actually runs on top of Vista, and that Microsoft will actually make the tablet. More »
Music

Zune HD Quickly Selling Out At Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy

5:15AM Dan Nosowitz | Here’s a statement I never thought I’d write: The newest Zune is apparently a runaway success, currently sold out or backordered at most of the major online outlets. Congrats to this underdog manufacturer “Micro-Soft” for finally hitting the big time! More »
Software

Game Ported From iPhone To Zune HD In 12 Hours

3:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Game maker Foundation 42 is one of the first developers to get an app working on the Zune HD, and it looks like it wasn’t too difficult a process, taking only 12 hours. This is a good sign. More »
Music

Zune Guy Somehow Manages To Get Even Sadder

6:20AM Matt Buchanan | Zune Guy, who abandoned Zune because it abandoned him first, is considering crawling back to the Zune HD and getting a new Zune tattoo to mark the occasion. If there’s anything sadder than fanboys, it’s fanboys with no conviction. [Wired]