I am an admirer of the Zune double-shot finish. I am not all that fond of the new iPod Nano colors. I think Apple chose the colors in weird lighting, but the new Zunes are bold, bright and, well, yummy. Now Microsoft is adding to the yumminess with an all-new Citron color for the flash-based [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Who doesn’t love an awesome product makeover? Microsoft just revamped the new Zunes and they’ve made a lot of interesting changes and additions. Here’s what’s in store for you in the Zune 2.0 lone up: Hard Drive Zunes The hard drive Zune is called the Zune 80 and, not surprisingly, it holds 80GB of [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, July 22, 2007
Microsoft has released some news on the probable directions that the second generation Zune 2.0 will be taking. There’s nothing definite yet, but one thing’s for sure–since Zune follows the cycle of consumer electronics, it’s likely that they’ll release a new model (either the 80GB model Scorpio or the Draco, the flash-based Zune) before [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 14, 2007
The rumor that Zune users will get monetary compensation for sharing music wirelessly is kind of old news; in fact, Gizmodo debunked it sometime late 2006. For those of you who haven’t heard about it, the idea behind the pay-to-share gimmick is this. Let’s say I’ll send you a song from my [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 26, 2007
If you can’t match the form factor, maybe you can beat ‘em with storage capacity. According to Zune Scene, a bigger-capacity Zune will follow the flash-based Zune. Codenamed Scorpio, mass production begins next month and will be ready for the Christmas season, along with the flash Zune. There’s a lot to this rumor, especially when [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Engadget reports that a Flash-based Zune might be coming this year. Social will be there as the WiFi has been retained. Strangely, it will come in 4GB and 8GB versions. It’s definitely going to be thin, and wider screen will improve its competitiveness… we’re hoping. [via engadget]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Microsoft is serious about the Zune, despite lackluster sales of the player. The Zune is aWiFi-capable video and audio player with an FM tuner and Microsoft’s iPod rival. It’s been lagging at eight per cent in total sales in the hard drive player category, a far cry from Apple’s dominance. The next Zune iteration is [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 10, 2007
There was no new Zune announced two days ago for the public, but according to industry insiders, a flash-based Zune was indeed released but only developers get to see the new device. Microsoft needed a lot of help from developers, was the impression of those who got to see the new Zune. Another observation [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 6, 2007
iLounge has reported that a new Zune will be revealed this Monday. It’s bound to be something a lot less overwhelming than Zune 2.0 or a Zune Phone, so everyone is pretty sure it’s going to be a flash-based player. We can’t comment much about it here at PMP Today but the tone of iLounge [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Microsoft will release two new Zune players later this year. The information came from a chance encounter from a blogger from ZuneScene and an employee at Microsoft. “When I asked the guy where he worked he said Microsoft. That got my attention so I asked what he did, the answer was: Zune. He gave his name [...]
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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