Articles tagged "zune"

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For music buffs, Zune HD strikes right tune

by Etan Horowitz [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[18.Oct.09] :. In the two years I’ve been reviewing gadgets, I’ve never tested Microsoft’s digital music and video player, called the Zune. The device only accounts for a tiny fraction of the...

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New Microsoft Zune HD is lovely, but not perfect

by Brier Dudley [The Seattle Times (MCT)]

[1.Oct.09] :. SEATTLE — Apple fans can’t sneer at the Zune anymore. The new Zune HD is the latest evidence that Microsoft can design and produce lovely hardware, especially if it’s given a few...

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What’s to become of Microsoft’s answer to the iPod?

by John Letzing [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[30.Jul.09] :. SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp.‘s quarterly earnings report last week featured a number of grim statistics, including a relatively overlooked, albeit steep decline related to its Zune...

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New crop of MP3 players hits the market

by Troy Wolverton [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)]

[24.Sep.08] :. Just in time for late back-to-school or early holiday shopping, Apple, Microsoft and others have unveiled a new crop of digital media players. Some have radical design changes. Many have neat new...

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Microsoft takes another stab at Apple’s iPod

by John Letzing [MarketWatch (MCT)]

[9.Sep.08] :. SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has released the latest versions of its portable media player, designed for the daunting task of challenging Apple Inc.‘s market-dominating iPod. In recent days...

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Zune player forum makes teen a fortune

by Jan Norman [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[26.Aug.08] :. SANTA ANA, Calif. - Young entrepreneur Hansup Yoon, 15, recently sold his creation ZuneBoards, an Internet forum devoted to Microsoft’s Zune media player, for $62,000. The teenager, who lives...

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Rivals to iPod are music to your ears

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[28.Nov.07] :. This might be hard for some people to fathom, but there are digital music players made by other companies beside Apple. But before you think I’m about to write some type of heresy—iPod...