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Is Microsoft making its own phone?

Rumors of Microsoft doing a smart phone on its own have been around for a long time, most recently with talk of a Zune Phone, or zPhone. OK. But we have to take the latest example of this rumor with a grain of salt because of the source, the long-time Microsoft Haters at the Inquirer, a UK-based virtual...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-25-2008
About those 10 free Zune Pass songs a month … Yes, there IS a catch

In a blog post , Microsoft’s Cesar Menendez provides an update based on the wide range of questions he’s gotten about the new 10 free song per month perk that’s part of the Zune Pass subscription. One bit really caught my eye: 1. What’s the catch here? No catch. You get everything you always got with...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-21-2008
Zune price cuts

Wow, it’s been a busy week for Zune news. :) We had the unexpected Zune 3.1 update , the huge Zune Pass update , and now this… Microsoft is significantly cutting the price of most of its Zune players and some accessories. I’ve argued since Microsoft launched the Zune that it needs to undercut Apple’s...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-20-2008
Zune 3.1

Microsoft unexpectedly released an update to the Zune PC software and device firmware today, bringing both up to version 3.1. Here’s the news from the Zune Insider blog: The team has been doing a little extra work heading into the holiday season; in fact this week is a busy one. You are going to see...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-18-2008
Play me in Gears of War 2 and win a free Zune!

From my Win a Gears of War 2 Zune 120 Special Edition page: In celebration of the release of Gears of War 2 for the Xbox 360, Microsoft has provided me with a free Zune 120 Gears of War Special Edition-- a $279 value --to give away! And this give-away is going to be a little different: I'll be playing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-06-2008
Steve Wozniak on the iPod

The Telegraph’s recent interview with Steve Wozniak has gotten a lot of play online today for some reason. I don’t see what the big deal is. He predicts the imminent death of the company's most popular product, the iPod. "The iPod has sort of lived a long life at number one," he says. "Things...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-08-2008
Nothing to see here: On the Zune experience popping up in other places

Smartphone Thoughts discusses a Steve Ballmer talk in London this week, in which the ever-leaky CEO mentions that the Zune experience will soon be popping up outside the traditional Zune ecosystem: “ At the end of the day, one of the big trends is that all content is going digital,” [Ballmer said. “And...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-03-2008
Gears of War 2-themed Zune 120

Cesar Menendez over at the Zune Insider took some pictures of the Gears of War 2-themed Zune 120 . Which goes to show you: Microsoft continues to cross-market the Xbox 360 and Zune products even while the two don’t interoperate in any meaningful way. Which is a shame. It’s a cool-looking Zune though...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-01-2008
Xbox Live, Zune services down today

And for some reason, the conspiracy theorists are out in force. But there’s nothing to it, really: Microsoft says it is just updating its infrastructure to support the November launch of the new Xbox Experience. (Zune and Xbox run on the same back-end.) Here’s the Zune perspective (via email): The Zune...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-29-2008
I’m lovin’ it: Zune and McDonalds

I made an odd request this morning with my wife, though it was well received by this kids: Let’s go to McDonalds for breakfast. I had an ulterior motive here, of course, and it wasn’t just the thought of having chicken for breakfast: McDonalds offers free wi-fi through Wayport and they’ve worked with...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-21-2008

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