"We believe in the magic of software," Bill Gates told the 15 journalists gathered at Microsoft Zune headquarters in Redmond, Washington for the relaunch of Zune for the 2007 holidays. But will there ...

We all cheered Microsoft on when learning that the same firmware powering its freshly announced second-generation hardware would also be made available as a free update to all first-gen Zune users.

A teardown of Microsoft's Zune HD digital media player revealed the secret to the device's longer battery life when compared to the iPod Touch. The combination of the OLED screen, the Nvidia Tegra ...

The Zune HD was a solid piece of hardware, but too late to make a dent in the iPod's market share. Microsoft has been sending mixed messages about the future of its standalone Zune music hardware over ...

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of 30 GB media players malfunction en masse. Dec. 31, 2008 — -- Is the great Zune Mystery resolved? Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of the 30 GB version of the popular ...

Microsoft Corp. said Monday that it is updating its Zune digital media player so the product can wirelessly download and stream songs when users have access to Wi-Fi networks. (Msnbc is a joint ...

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 ...

The Zune as we know it is going the way of the dodo, and its replacement is of course the Zune HD. "As you know, the new Zune HD device—featuring a touch OLED screen, HD Radio, HD video out ...

Around midnight Pacific time last night, 30GB Zunes began restarting and locking up at their boot screens. Reports have swamped official forums and fan sites, and Microsoft has yet to officially ...

It hasn't been the easiest year for Microsoft's fledgling Zune MP3 player. The boxy original Zune got a lukewarm reception from geeks and consumers, putting Microsoft down 0-1 in its newly opened ...

Many of Microsoft's Zune media players that froze up on the last day of 2008 because of a glitch involving their internal clock were functioning properly Thursday as the new year was ushered in, ...