Microsoft clears up Zune 80 availability issues
Those of you searching in vain for a Zune 80 may not have longer to wait.
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22.11.2007 Zune 80 Secret Leaked!
Have you wondered why the Zune 80 only has 1 color to choose from? Have you wondered if Microsoft is hiding some big secret for launch day?
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11.11.2007 Zune Has Too Many Issues to Compete
After watching Apple and its ubiquitous iPod dominate the digital music industry largely from the sidelines, Microsoft has decide to tackle the market leader head on with the introduction of the Zune.
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10.12.2006 Microsoft's limited Zune 80 Stock sells out way too quickly
The 80-gigabyte Zune media player Microsoft Corp. launched Tuesday has sold out across the Web, to the dismay of online shoppers and delight of the world’s largest software maker.
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17.11.2007 Windows 7 Will Not Inherit the Incompatibility Issues of Vista
Microsoft is hard at work aiming to prevent the Windows 7 apple proverbially falling close to the Windows Vista tree.
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24.6.2008 Resolve TCP/IP Network Configuration Issues in Windows Vista
Microsoft has set up the networking infrastructure in Windows Vista in such a manner that it requires only minimal user interaction, especially when the operating system has to interact with a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
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7.10.2007 Messenger Plus! Live 4.80 Released
If you're an avid Windows Live Messenger user like myself, you'll be happy to know that Patchou has officially released Messenger Plus! Live 4.80.
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1.2.2009 Windows SideShow Devices Run $80?
Word is, Windows SideShow devices will start at a reasonable 80 bucks.
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17.6.2007 Bill Gates 80-20 Rule
How much time will Chairman Bill Gates spend at Microsoft after he retires?
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28.5.2008 LCD Monitors to Take 80 percent Share in 2006
Displaybank have brought out an interesting report on the projected market share that LCD monitors will have this year. "LCD monitors are expected to account for more than 80%", stated CEO Peter Kwon. They also expect LCD Monitor shipments to hit 125 million, 20 million more than 2005. If true this will equal a impressive 80.4% share.
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16.1.2006 IE7 Issues Fixed On Forums
On the Bink.nu Forums, we use a component called FreeTextBox for users to enter their posts. Aparently, there was a small bug that prevented people from posting in IE7. I have updated the script files, and we are all fixed.
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9.8.2006On the Bink. Gears of War boosts Xbox Live use by 80 per cent
The release of a batch of pre-Christmas Xbox 360 titles, lead by Microsoft's Gears of War, has seen broadband traffic on Xbox Live in the US swell by 80 per cent.
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6.12.2006 Microsoft Zune Picture - Zune In The Wild!
The reason the shot is in black and white is because Microsoft assigned a unique color scheme to every Zune prototype in existence right now—all 150 of them—so any leaks could be traced to the employee who leaked it.
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16.8.2006 Zune 3.1 released, Zune now cheaper than iPod
Microsoft has released firmware version 3.1 for all models of their Zune MP3 players.
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18.11.2008 Hotmail users report connection issues
Several users of Microsoft's Hotmail service reported having problems with the free e-mail service on Tuesday. Microsoft late Tuesday confirmed the issue and said it has been fixed.
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19.4.2006 Microsoft Issues New Longhorn Server CTP
Although Beta 3 of Windows Server "Longhorn" was expected sometime this month, Microsoft has instead issued a new Community Technology Preview.
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8.4.2007 Microsoft: Update on Windows 7 UAC issues
Before getting into the actual news, lets take a while to understand the current Windows 7 UAC dilemma
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5.2.2009 Microsoft Japan sees 80 Xbox 360 games by year-end
Microsoft Corp.'s Japan unit said on Thursday Xbox 360 game console users in Japan will have more than three times as many game titles available by December as now, a move seen as preparing itself for an upcoming battle with Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3.
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6.4.2006 Zune HD will be the only Zune standing
Paul Thurrott has confirmed that the Zune HD will be the only Zune left once the touchscreen media player launches in two weeks, as it is clearly shown in my masterpiece made in MS Paint below.
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2.9.2009 XP SP3 Ships Complete with a Range of Issues that Survived RTM
Microsoft released Windows XP SP3 to manufacturing on April 21, 2008, and by all means the company took its due time with the service pack: a couple of additional months to develop it on top of what it needed for Windows Vista.
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6.5.2008 Microsoft issues warning to Volume License customers over Windows Genuine Advantage fail
Phil Liu of Microsoft has reported problems with the Windows Genuine Advantage authentication method for Volume License Key (VLK) customers and a temporary work-around.
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5.10.2006 Compatibility Issues When Surfing in IE7? Use User Agent String Utility to Spoof or Simulate as IE6
Although almost all websites has supported Internet Explorer 7 (IE7), the latest generation of popular web browser from Microsoft, but there are still some very few Internet sites that are still not updating the web server configuration for Internet Explorer 7 compatibility, and are not accessible by IE7 users and blocked the Internet surfers from viewing the web pages properly when using IE 7.
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21.11.2006 MS Adds Vista Compatibility to Zune
Microsoft issued its second firmware update for its Zune music device on Tuesday, offering stability and performance improvements.
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21.12.2006 Zune pics
Marking the next big milestone for its Connected Entertainment vision, Microsoft Corp. today unveiled details of the first products to be released under its Zune™ brand.
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15.9.2006 Hands On The Zune
Today, I had an opportunity to listen to a few songs and a radio station on the Zune here at the Microsoft Campus in Seattle.
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22.10.2006 Zune: Welcome to the Social
As Microsoft launches Zune this week, the goal is not to manufacture another digital music player but to create a shared, social experience that will be shaped by the collective imagination of consumers and will inspire discovery of new music and artists.
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14.11.2006 Zune Reviews: It's OK, But No iPod
When the Zune arrives next Tuesday, Microsoft was hoping to make a big splash. However, it won't be getting any help from the technology media, which have for the most part passed over the so-called "iPod killer" in lackluster reviews.
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12.11.2006 Microsoft didn't create Zune
The person who actually created the “Zune” name is getting no credit at all. Zune is on everyone's lips these days, be it in a context of criticism or...
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22.11.2006 Consumers Uninterested in Zune
To hear Microsoft tell the story, you'd think its recently released Zune MP3 was doing just fine: Sales of the widely-reviled device were "exactly within our expectations," a Microsoft spokesperson said recently.
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29.11.2006 Zune 2.0 details leaked
The chances of a Zune Scene editor running into a Microsoft Zune employee in the wild are pretty slim, but recently the stars were aligned and I got the inside scoop on the Zune 2.0 and also the flash based Zune coming out in 2007.
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11.4.2007Microsoft clears up Zune 80 availability issues
Those of you
searching in
vain for a
Zune 80 may not have longer
to wait -- Cesar over at Zune Insider has just posted a note about the situation, saying that all the Zunes are ready and shipping, but the Zune 80
won't be widespread for the next 7-10 days.
Apparently Microsoft's sales forecasts called for it to produce more flash Zunes, but
the strong reaction from the press and consumers has led to increased interest in the Zune 80 instead -- which seems like the sort of thing you
commission sales forecasts for, but hey, live and learn. Anyway, Microsoft's sorted things out and scaled up Zune 80 production, so all of you
aching to get 80GBs deep into the social should be good by next week.
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22.11.2007Zune Has Too Many Issues to Compete
REVIEW Ed Oswald sits
down to play with Microsoft's
Zune, and finds along the way
the same problems that have
plagued the Redmond company
all along in the digital music
business. But do these issues
hold back the Zune or does
Apple finally have some real
competition?..
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09.12.2006Zune 2: An intimate conversation with the Zune team
Cesar Menendez, a Microsoft employee working on Zune, had some interesting things to note when Channel 10 interviewed him. It turns out that the newly
released Zune 4 ($150), Zune 8 ($200) and Zune 80 ($250), the names of which you may have guessed correspond to the device capacity in GB,
aren't the only part of the Zune experience that received a revamp. The Zune software and the Zune Marketplace have been recoded from the ground up.
Cesar also throws out a statistic: the Zune Marketplace now has 3 million tracks available, 1 million of which are DRM-free.
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05.10.2007Zune 80 goes Red for Valentine's Day
Microsoft Corporation is making the $250 Zune 80 available in red with Zune Originals, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Also available
until February 14th will be an exclusive collection of 20 new love and sharing themed laser-engraved designs, bringing the total to 65, from four new
artist collectives (Colorblok, Friends With You, PSYOP and Studio Play Pretend) as well as Valentine’s Day playlists (such as love jams from the
legendary Barry White), on the Zune Marketplace. The new Valentine’s Day series features artwork can be paired with up to three lines of text
or, if no graphic is chosen, up to five lines of text. For a limited time, Zune Originals is also offering a gift-wrap option and shipping at no
additional charge.
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15.01.2008Review of the Week: Zune 80 by MrEggsalad
As part of the Sunday's Member-Written Review of the Week, the front page brings you yet another review written by one of our very own members and
posted in
Reviews by Members for Members. This
subforum is predominantly hardware reviews but software reviews have an equal chance of being picked. This week I have stumbled upon MrEggsalad's
review of the Zune 80 MP3 player.
" The Zune 80 was released on November 13, 2007. I had this item pre-ordered as I've had not
the best luck with iPods (3 of them, all battery issues even after replaced batteries) and wished to havne a digital music player, however due to the
want of this product and short supply I only just got it on the 26th of November. Read whole review or scroll right to the bottom for quick list of
pros and cons "
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02.12.2007Zune 80 to come in red in time for Valentine's Day
In what it calls a response to the "consumer excitement" for the Zune 80, Microsoft said Tuesday that it will ship a red colored model in time
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15.01.2008Microsoft says "sorry" with free Valentine's Zune 80 players
Microsoft's special Valentine's Day edition of the Zune (Red Zune 80) is apparently more popular than the company expected. The Zune Originals
creation that was announced just three weeks ago has already been through one announced product delay, but now it looks like Valentine's Day will
come and go with most customers feeling unrequited love.
Today we've heard from readers who say that Microsoft is mending broken
hearts with some TLZ: tender loving Zunage . Microsoft is e-mailing customers who are on the cusp of not receiving their special Zune orders on
time, saying that while they are trying their best to get orders out in time, they might not make it. Maybe your Valentine won't mind, however,
because Microsoft says that they are refunding customer's money, too. If you're one of the unlucky people to be sitting on the cusp of a February 14
delivery date, then all of the sudden you're not so unlucky, since you're getting a free Zune out of the deal.
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09.02.2008The $80 Brown Zune
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22.10.2007Zune: software update Sep. 15 & Zune HD is only Zune left
Engadget spotted that Microsoft has confirmed the new Zune software update will be made available on September 15. In a newsletter to subscribers,
Microsoft notes "soon you'll be able to experience the all-new Zune software packed with exciting new features. Watch for the update on September
15 so you'll be ready to enjoy the full Zune experience." It's expected that the latest update will include more HD video options and an
apps marketplace. Zune HD applications were confirmed by a Microsoft official in late August. Earlier this week Microsoft company officials confirmed
that current Zune models, the Zune 8, 16 80, and 120, have all been discontinued and that the Zune HD will be the only Zune device manufactured.
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04.09.2009Zune 80 scarcer than a Wii, Microsoft blames popularity
The new Zunes are outmostly. While availability of the 4GB and 8GB flash models is excellent, the black 80GB hard drive model has been hard to find.
Microsoft assures us that "high demand" is to blame.
Our
review of the flash models showed them to be attractive and competent players, but with styling reminiscent of an earlier
generation of iPod nano and a fatter size to boot. They're nice, but the Zune 80 looks to hit the sweet spot with its large storage area, premium
in-ear headphones, glossy black finish, glass screen, and the attractive Zune interface. It's also 30 percent smaller than the original Zune 30,
which remains on sale but has increasingly come to resemble a music-playing brick over the last year.
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16.11.2007Microsofts Zune short in supply?
Who would have thought that? Market research firm iSuppli today said that Microsoft in fact is not meeting market demand for its Zune portable media
player. However, the reason may not be just a jump in demand for certain models, but an overly cautious market strategy of Microsoft as well, the
market research firm speculated.
Reports about out-of-stock Zunes have surfaced from time to time over the past weeks, and some
even suggested that Zune may be outselling at least some of Apples iPods. iSuppli added its insight in the current PMP market today, stating that the
Zune sales spike was largely limited to the śdeeply discounted Zune 30 modelť. Short supply of the newer Zune 80 however may much more due to the fact
that Microsoft may have śerred on the side of caution when placing initial orders for the new Zunes, which include the Hard-Disk-Drive (HDD) based
Zune 80 as well as the flash- memory-based Zune 4 and 8,ť iSuppli analyst Chris Crotty suggested.
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12.12.2007Zune Holiday Offers Announced
Microsoft’s Zune is about to experience the holidays, retail style. Starting tomorrow, major retailers will begin offering various deals, price
cuts and giveaways related to the Zune 4, Zune 8 and Zune 80. Maybe we’ll finally hear more about the rumoured Zune 16! One can dream, right?
Expect these discounts and sales to be updated frequently, all the way through January. Zune retail partners Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City and
Walmart are behind the deals, which are obviously going to be limited to the United States. Man is it more and more tempting for me, a fellow
Canadian, to cross that border and take advantage of the high Canadian dollar.
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13.12.2007MS Adds Vista Compatibility to Zune
Microsoft issued its second
firmware update for its Zune
music device, offering
stability and performance
improvements. In addition, a
version of the software was
released that is compatible
with Windows Vista...
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20.12.2006Zune 80 battery test results
CNET Labs have just published the
results of their
Zune 80 audio-only battery drains and the numbers are somewhat disappointing. Microsoft rated the Zune 80 for 30 hours
of audio playback with the Wi-Fi feature turned off. Lab testing revealed that the Zune 80 is realistically capable of 22 hours of audio playback with
the Wi-Fi feature turned off, or 18.5 hours with the Wi-Fi feature enabled.
While 22 hours is certainly better than the 13 hours we got
from the
first-generation Zune, it's nowhere close to the 45 hours we were able to get from the competing
80GB iPod Classic.
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27.11.2007Use Windows Live Hotmail, win a Zune
Buzznet's Valentine Zune Contest may be over, but The Zune A Day Giveaway is
only beginning to heat up. Microsoft has figured out how to promote both the Zune and Windows Live Hotmail for mobile in a single contest. The
software giant is giving away a
Zune 8 ($200 value) every day between 12:01
a.m. (PT) on February 9, 2008 and 11:59 p.m. (PT) on March 31, 2008. It seems that the company has
extra stock to get rid of, or
maybe Microsoft always feels particularly
generous when it comes to
the Zune.
Here are the step-by-step instructions for entering the contest, straight from the
official rules so that there are no
misunderstandings...
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20.02.2008Microsoft readies Zune Firmware Update 2.3
The Microsoft Zune team plans to soon release firmware version 2.3 for the portable multimedia device. The download link isn’t up yet, but
I’ll be updating this newspost when it does go up. The update is not a major one, meaning no new features will be added. It does, however,
address a battery issue that a minor amount of Zune 30 and Zune 80 users have been experiencing. More specifically, the problem occurs when users
suspend their Zune hard drives by holding down the play/pause button – in some cases the battery continues to drain. The firmware update will
also reportedly improve device recognition as well as stability and reliability during syncing (both wirelessly and while connected to a PC).
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18.12.2007Microsoft's limited Zune 80 Stock sells out way too quickly
The 80GB Zune media player Microsoft Corporation launched Tuesday has sold out across the Web, to the dismay of online shoppers and delight of the
world’s largest software maker. Amazon was forced to announce that their pre-ordered devices for November 13 shipping would not be sent for 10
more days. Anya Waring, an Amazon spokeswoman, said quite a few Zunes have “ definitely shipped and sold ” but that Amazon is being
given a limited number each week.
While Web retailers have 4 GB and 8 GB versions of the second-generation Zunes in stock, the 80 GB music
player is not available on Amazon, Best Buy or Circuit City’s Web sites. Microsoft said it prioritized the manufacture of the smaller Zune 4 and
Zune 8 devices, and that more of the 80 GB version should be on shelves, physical and virtual, in the next 10 to 14 days. Whatever the reason for the
lack of stock, for rumours will tell you Microsoft is in fact having manufacturing troubles, it is still quite amazing that the product managed to
sell out in just a few days.
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17.11.2007Want a Zune? Uninstall Windows Vista
Those early adopters who
bought a Microsoft Zune on
Tuesday were greeted with an
embarrassing incompatibility
when they tried to install it
on to their computers running
Windows Vista: it doesn't
work with Redmond's latest
operating system...
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15.11.2006Zune to be available in Canada
The
Zune, Microsoft Corp.'s answer to Apple Corp.'s hugely successful
IPod, will finally be available in Canada, according to an announcement made Sunday night at the
Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.
Three different Zune models (
80 GB,
4GB
and 8GB), Zune software and the
Zune Social, an online music community will be available
this spring, before launching the
Zune Marketplace online store later
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07.01.2008Slightly Delayed, Zune 1.3 Update Arrives
Microsoft on Wednesday will
release version 1.3 of the
Zune firmware, which resolves
a number of minor issues
customers have been
experiencing with the Redmond
company's first portable
music player and iPod rival.
The patch was originally
scheduled for March 20...
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