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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 25, 2012
Microsoft is set to unveil a sneaky preview of its upcoming service at this year's E3 that will replace Zune, according to unknown sources familiar with company plans. The new service, code...
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by Seth Brodeur
Feb 24, 2012
Though they had a good run, it appears Microsoft's Zune and Windows Live brands are going the way of the Dodo. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview shows that the Windows Live group of...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 18, 2012
With the outlook on Zune (as a service) being fairly bleak, it's somewhat positive to hear rumours of Microsoft engaging with the record labels regarding a potential new music service - or an...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 30, 2012
The ability to play your music via voice command was something that Windows Mobile users were accustomed to back in 2006. To not have the ability to say "Play <insert artist>" on a...
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by George Ponder
Dec 07, 2011
Just a quick follow up on an earlier story about Microsoft updating it's EULA on the Marketplace. If you are in the Windows Phone Marketplace Online shopping for an app and see a warning...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 29, 2011
KeyboardP, a Windows Phone enthusiast and developer, has been busy creating an awesome system where Windows users can control a media player (Zune in this case) by voice commands. By simply saying...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 17, 2011
Good news for those who reside in Denmark, Norway or Sweden, WiMP is available for Windows Phone and will allow you to stream music for a subscription fee - similar to Zune. Offline listening is...
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by Daniel Rubino
Nov 15, 2011
It was announced just a few weeks ago that Zune Pass was finally coming to Australia. Then we got wind of a few more details from WPDownUnder what exactly it would and wouldn't have to offer (e.g...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 09, 2011
Seems as though some users are experiencing some issues with Zune, with regards to agreeing to the ToS (Terms of Service). It's been widely reported on Twitter and other social networks with many...
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by Rich Edmonds
Nov 04, 2011
We touched on Microsoft announcing the news that Australia will be getting the Zune Pass on November 16th, but new details have come to light about what will (and wont be) present and included in...
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by George Ponder
Oct 26, 2011
After months of testing, Zune Pass is heading to Australia. Along with voice control for Kinect, Microsoft announced the release of the Zune Pass subscription service during a press event in...
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by George Ponder
Oct 09, 2011
Okay. Remember the Zune HD? Well, it appears to be dead again.
We first saw it removed from the sales channel, then we were told that was a publishing mishap. We then saw it being removed from...
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by George Ponder
Oct 05, 2011
You've got to wonder if Mark Twain had the Zune HD in mind when he said, "The rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated". Yep, that's right. It looks as if the Zune HD is still kicking....
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 04, 2011
Kendrick Lamar is a 24-year old musician from Compton, California, and the above video runs us through how Windows Phone aids him produce lyrics and melody ideas wherever he may be using...
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by George Ponder
Oct 04, 2011
Earlier we reported that Zune players had been removed from the Zune.net sales channels. We then were informed by Michael Yeager, a Zune Team member, that such removal was a mistake due to a...
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Oct 03, 2011
We've been wondering for a long time whether Microsoft would end the Zune Player line of devices sometime in the future, and finally it looks like that future has come. The company has made two...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 29, 2011
Good news to our friends up north. On October 3rd, the Zune Marketplace is headed your way, hopefully completely unfiltered.
"We are excited to announce that Zune Music Marketplace and Zune Music...
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by Paul Acevedo
Sep 27, 2011
Sure, Mango has started rolling out today, but only 10% of eligible customers are actually scheduled to receive the update on day one. The entire process may take up to four weeks. That’s...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 27, 2011
All signs point to tomorrow as a big day for Windows Phone and Mango, so it shouldn't be of too much surprise that those same servers that will be pushing out Mango to the masses have been turned...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 21, 2011
Microsoft's gears are still grinding away with Mango this fall, pushing out USB updates, new Mango apps and even launching the Marketplace in more regions, something that many desperately want....
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by George Ponder
Aug 23, 2011
If you blink, you might have missed it but Zune's desktop software has been updated to version 4.8. The update will allow Zune to communicate correctly with Windows Phone 7.5 (more affectionately...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 18, 2011
It seems Australia are in line for some Zune improvements. The Mango 4.8 Zune client displays the music tab when locality is set to Australia and/or an Australian Live ID is used. What's more...
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by Paul Acevedo
Jul 07, 2011
It’s no secret that Microsoft is consolidating several of its brands into the uber-successful Xbox brand. Just last week we reported that the Games for Windows website is moving to Xbox.com. In...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 06, 2011
The Zune team are giving away two three month Zune Pass subscriptions to two lucky winners (so that's 6 months worth of Zune goodness each), which can be used on your Windows Phone 7 handset. To...
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by George Ponder
Jun 30, 2011
In the Redmond, WA Area? Have two hours to kill? If so, Microsoft User Research is looking for Zune Pass users to participate in a two hour study. The study will take place on Microsoft’s Redmond...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 20, 2011
It's been revealed that there are plans for some apps on Zune HD to be ported onto the Windows Phone platform. This is fantastic news if this goes ahead at some point due to the quality of apps...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jun 08, 2011
Having bought my partner (who resides in Turkey) the HTC Trophy as she's smart and didn't want the iPhone or limited Android devices available (Turkey is horrible for smartphones, had to buy the...
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by iamnabil
Jun 03, 2011
The Windows Phone Blog has a nice writeup on the new features we will see in the Mango Music + Video Hub. We've known about some of the features for awhile now (see our "Big Mango consumer list"...
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by Rich Edmonds
May 30, 2011
A member over at the XDA Developer forum, by the username hx4700Killer, has come up with a backup tool for your Windows Phone 7 device. It's a simple .Net program that allows users to backup their...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 24, 2011
Eck, there's just rumor upon rumor tonight. This one is from MS_Nerd again, who at least has a solid track record. In a few new tweets, he drops some bombshells:
3 "new" hardware partners for...
