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Zune HD Free 3-D games now Available at the Marketplace

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Have you updated your Zune HD’s firmware to v4.3 already? No? Well, you should because aside from fixing the playcount sync issue, we’ve just learned that Zune HD firmware v4.3 also unleashes the 3-D gaming prowess of this impressive PMP from Microsoft. If you’ve already updated to firmware 4.3, you can now try out one [...]

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Zune HD is a gaming platfrom; No SDK, Windows Marketplace integration a possibility

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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If you’re still doubting the Zune HD’s gaming capabilities that was briefly showcased in a commercial of it, doubt no more as Microsoft themselves have indirectly admitted in their latest press release that the Zune HD will indeed be an app and gaming platform with the announcement of these upcoming apps: “Later this year, Zune plans [...]

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32GB ZuneHD Beating iPod Touch

Saturday, September 12, 2009

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This piece of news doesn’t really come as a surprise to me. The hottest selling MP3 player at Amazon right now is the ZuneHD, besting iPod Touch, which comes in second. Both players are 32GB but ZuneHD is $10 cheaper, though I doubt this is the main reason for Zune HD being ahead of iPod [...]

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Microsoft ZuneHD PMP May Miss Europe This Year

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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This would be a big blow to our European readers. ZuneHD may take some time before arriving in Europe. The reason is the Zune Marketplace and software. Francois Ruault of Microsoft France said they have no plans yet to market the ZuneHD in the territory. Microsoft’s content products may need a lot of readjusting if [...]

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Samsung Application Store launching on September 14th, hitting Omnia phones soon

Monday, August 31, 2009

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Apple has a huge one, Palm has a little one, Nokia has a decent looking one, and Microsoft, well, we’re still waiting for them to finally reveal theirs to the public. What are we talking about? It’s app stores of course. Aside from those we’ve already mentioned, you can now also add Samsung to that [...]

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Zune HD preview on Video; Apps confirmed, Zune HD SDK coming soon?

Sunday, August 23, 2009

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Thanks to the magic of Qik, we’ve got this brief hands-on video of the new Zune HD which Matthew Arkin was able to get a hold of during its special preview to the public. As you’ll see, the most notable part of the Zune HD is its large screen though its highly reflective display is [...]

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Apple App Store turns 1, Exceeds 1.5 Billion downloads

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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Nokia has their Ovi Store while RIM and Palm have the BlackBerry App World and App Catalog respectively, and just recently, Microsoft announced that their Marketplace will be ready to accept app submissions on July 27th. Even though each one can boast of their unique take on the mobile app store, there will only be [...]

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Windows Marketplace app submission begins July 27th, Launching this Fall

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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It was in August of last year when we first heard about the Windows Mobile app store, and now, its official launch will be happening soon. Dubbed as the Windows Marketplace, Microsoft has announced that they will be accepting app submissions coming from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong [...]

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$88 4GB Zune at Buy.Com

Monday, June 1, 2009

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This new Microsoft Zune deal at Buy.com definitely goes to our cheap MP3 player page. You save over 50% from the original price–that’s $122 that you can put to good use elsewhere. The purchase includes a Zune car pack with the Premium Zune Headphone. Zune is one of the best PMPs out there at its [...]

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Zune HD Official and Coming in the Fall

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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It’s time to say, yes, we believe the ZuneHD will come, but if you’re wondering if it’s going to be a one-word or two-word name, it’s probably going to be the latter. Microsoft will also unveil the details of the Zune HD at the upcoming E3 next week. Chris Stephenson, general manager of global marketing [...]

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