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Online

Opinion: Music — Buy, Rent, Beg Or Steal?

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4:30PM November 2, 2011 | Alex Kidman

When it comes to online music, you’re spoilt for choice — or are you? What are the upsides and downsides of the current Australian music market models? More »


Entertainment

R.I.P. Zune: The Media Player We All Loved, But Never Used

7:45AM October 5, 2011 | Adrian Covert

The Zune was a really good media player that should have been a success. Except it was always late to the party. A party full of white earbud wearers who left the Zune to die alone. More »


Entertainment

The Zune Player Is Dead

9:48PM October 4, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Looks like the Zune player’s Samuel-Clemens-greatly-exaggerated demise yesterday was, well, not so greatly exaggerated. The new official word from Microsoft is that it will “no longer be producing Zune players”. More »


Entertainment

Zune HD Gets New Apps, Even The Zune Is Confused

11:20PM August 3, 2011 | Kwame Opam

It’s a shame that the Zune HD died so young. It had so much potential. But life goes HEY LOOK! Microsoft just released nine new Zune HD apps. For some reason… should we stop mourning now? More »


Gadgets

US Government’s Gadget Habit Has Cost Hundreds Of Millions

5:30AM June 16, 2011 | Mat Honan

The federal government is just like you and me. Except it can legally kill people, and, instead of spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on gadgets, it spends millions. Think you buy a lot of Apple gear? Not even close. More »


Mobile

What’s New And Better In Music + Videos For Windows Phone Mango

4:47AM June 4, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

The bits of Mango Microsoft showed off last week were just a small slice, so they’re slowly trickling out other new features – and this is what’s new in Music + Video, which sounds mucho improved. More »


News

Microsoft Closes Down Unit Behind Courier Tablet

10:58AM May 20, 2011 | Husain Sumra

Microsoft has finally gone and offed Pioneer Studios, the operation that was behind the now dead, and still awesome, Courier tablet. The studio was the baby of J Allard, who broke up with Microsoft a year ago, and helped develop consumer electronics and experiences with products like Windows Phone 7, Xbox, Zune and the absolute flop that was the Kin. [Cnet]


Online

The Perfect Cloud Music Service

7:00AM May 12, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Google Music is here, promising the magic of the cloud. Is it the perfect way to consume music digitally? Well, that’s what they want us to believe. More »


Geek Out

The Zune Is Too Easy A Target, Tsk

7:40AM March 24, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

See also: 3DTV, HD DVD, Nokia N8, Apple Hi-Fi, PSP Go, aaaaand Rick Astley’s sixth studio album, Portrait. More »


Entertainment

Is Zune Finally, Officially, For Real Dead This Time?

7:44AM March 15, 2011 | Brian Barrett

It’s getting to be one of the more recycled rumours in tech: Microsoft is done with Zune hardware, but Zune software will live on, maybe rebranded, maybe not. This time it’s Bloomberg’s Dina Bass throwing her tweet into the ring, saying that we won’t be seeing any more Zune hardware. More »