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The Zune was declared dead yesterday

March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news

It’s not really dead, though. Microsoft will continue to make and sell existing models (which came out in 2009) until no one wants them any more. And do you know the scary part? The hardware is dying, but the Zune Marketplace will live on and be used to support Windows Phone 7. You may not [...]

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More lackluster ebook efforts from Microsoft

March 3rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · software news

I’ve just come across a new reading app for the Zune HD called Zune Reader. What, didn’t you know they had one? I’m not surprised; I can’t find a press release, official announcement or any solid info. There’s not even any useful detail in the product listing in the Zune Marketplace (that place is crap). [...]

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Zune HD has been hacked – you can install WinCE apps

November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

I just came across a new posting on the Zune Boards. Several hackers have successfully hsut down the GUI running on a Zune HD and given us access to the underlying Windows CE OS.

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