We are just over a month away from the launch of Microsoft’s contender to the iPod Touch, the Zune HD. Microsoft has put all its creative forces behind the upcoming Zune HD portable media player, and ...

Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. By Andrew Wallenstein, The Associated Press Microsoft’s Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple’s iPod.

Microsoft execs have been making the rounds in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for the Zune. By Andrew Wallenstein, The Associated Press Microsoft’s Zune is ...

Everyone's writing about the Microsoft Zune, of course, which was released today. I've been testing two of them since yesterday; here's another round of what I hope are new observations about what the ...

The iPod vs Zune battle was one of the most memorable tech rivalries of the 2000s. Apple dominated with its sleek design and ...

Sept. 18, 2006 — -- In what appears to be a serious mistake by retail giant Wal-Mart, the company posted a price for Microsoft's recently announced 30-gigabyte media player, Zune, at $284.00 on ...

SAN FRANCISCO--One of the nice things about Microsoft's new Zune is that it can download or stream songs at a hot spot. The downside: the music player won't work at just any hot spot. The big limit is ...

Looks like MP3 players are still striking a chord in 2023. Microsoft is giving away an unopened Zune portable media player to promote Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” movie — and the company ...

The music player has slipped from its early perch in the sales charts, but Redmond is still whistling a happy tune. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed ...

Perhaps the Zune has spent some time at a Seattle spa: The newest version of Microsoft's media player is slimmer, stronger and more intuitive than its first-generation sibling. (MSNBC is a joint ...

Microsoft has been the dominant force in computer software for so long, so it’s had a really hard time with Apple’s supremacy in the digital music space. Microsoft first tried to go after the ...

— -- Microsoft quietly announced its third-generation Zune MP3 players and software this week, news that got lost amidst the din of Apple's "Let's Rock" event. As expected, Microsoft will offer a ...