Ballmer: Zune coming to Windows Mobile
Microsoft has indicated for some time that it sees a Zune future in the cell phone arena, but the company has been hard to pin down on just what its plans there are.
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7.10.2008 Zune phone? Ballmer says focus is Windows Mobile
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer answered questions Thursday night at a USA Today CEO Forum on the University of Washington campus, and at one point interviewer David Lieberman of USA Today asked about Microsoft's plans for a Zune phone.
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26.4.2007 Microsoft confirms Zune coming to Windows Mobile devices
It has been long rumoured that Microsoft would introduce Zune software onto the Windows Mobile operating system.
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5.10.2008 Zune 3.0 Upgrade Available for Download
Although it was announced as early as September 8, the Zune 3.0 upgrade was made available for download only today, September 16.
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16.9.2008 Windows Mobile 7, the Next-Generation Mobile Platform
We all know Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform, if not from using it, at least from what we've heard about it.
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15.3.2009 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 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 Mobile gambler PC
Microsoft's Not the Only One Doing Mobile Mail
The same day the beta invites started going out for Windows Live Mail Mobile,
Google launched Gmail Mobile. So far, Gmail Mobile is supporting relatively few cell phones and PDAs and only those in the U.S.. But wider coverage is coming soon, Google claims. And you can get
Gmail Mobile on your Blackberry, too. And speaking of Google, it's sounding like Microsoft's nemesis bested Microsoft in the contest for whose search engine would power Google search, going forward. As part of that deal,
Google reportedly will invest $1 billion in AOL, in exchange for a five percent stake.
microsoft - comments - 19.12.2005
More info on Windows Mobile 6
Loke is blogging from Barcelona. He beat me to posting the announcement, however since I am going to bed and he is likely just waking up, you will find all updates for the next few hours on his blog.
windows - comments - 12.2.2007
Windows Mobile Is an Also-ran
Today, Microsoft's CEO wasted time defending Windows Vista and slamming Google Apps. What he needed to do, but couldn't: Defend Microsoft's mobile strategy.
microsoft - comments - 18.10.2008
Windows Mobile Is Still Immobile
My reaction to today's Microsoft announcements coming out of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: Too little. Too late. Too bad.
microsoft - comments - 16.2.2009
No Windows Mobile 6.5 on May 11
Over the weekend, several blogs reported that Windows Mobile 6.5 would release on May 11. That's simply not true.
windows - comments - 22.4.2009
Office Communicator Mobile to Be Available in April
Microsoft plans to make the mobile version of its Office Communicator instant-messaging client for businesses available in 60 days.
That's according to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who made the announcement at the 3GSM conference in Barcelona on Tuesday. Microsoft unveiled plans to develop Office Communicator Mobile last April. Beta 1 of the technology went to testers in October 2005. The IM client will work on Windows Mobile phones and PDAs.
microsoft - comments - 14.2.2006
Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile
Overview - Communicator Mobile extends the reach of Live Communications Server 2005 to information workers who use Windows Mobile based devices.
microsoft - comments - 24.4.2006
Windows Mobile 6 Features and Screenshots
Next week, the Windows Mobile Team is set to reveal Windows Mobile 6. This release is set to unleash some pretty cool features for your Windows Mobile device.
windows - comments - 8.2.2007
Motion-sensing comes to mobile phones
The same technology used in Nintendo's popular Wii video game console that lets you bowl strikes and hit tennis volleys like you're Venus Williams is also making its way into mobile handsets.
common - comments - 26.3.2007
Microsoft releases Office Mobile 6.1
If you've got a Windows Mobile 5.0 or Windows Mobile 6 phone or PDA, you'll want to grab this update.
download - comments - 3.12.2007
Windows Mobile 6.1 to be released on 1 April
Pocket-lint has learnt from sources close to the matter that Microsoft will announce the much-rumoured refresh to its mobile phone operating system, Windows Mobile, on 1 April 2008.
windows - comments - 26.3.2008
Microsoft Launches Windows Mobile 6.1
At CTIA Wireless 2008, Robbie Bach unveiled new features for an update to Windows Mobile, which includes enhanced features for socializing like threaded text messaging and features for simpler navigation.
microsoft - comments - 2.4.2008
Windows Mobile misses target
Microsoft sold more than 18 million Windows Mobile software licenses in its recently completed fiscal year – about 2 million short of its widely publicized 20 million-unit target – the senior vice president in charge of the business acknowledged Wednesday.
windows - comments - 2.8.2008
Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots revealed
Screenshots for the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system have appeared on SmartphoneFrance delivered by an Anonymous source.
windows - comments - 13.11.2008
Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha screenshots
Here we are presenting screenshots from Windows Mobile 6.5 Alpha! Firstly here you can see the cell-form-based icons.
windows - comments - 26.1.2009
More screenshots of Windows Mobile 6.5 leak
Folks back at xda forums have caught hold of more Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots which look very real.
windows - comments - 29.1.2009
Will Windows Mobile 7 fix updating?
According to a recent job posting, Microsoft might be changing how updates work on Windows Mobile with the release of version 7 next year.
windows - comments - 16.3.2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 launching on May 11
Back in February, Neowin cited Mary-Jo Foley predicting the Windows Mobile 6.5 roadmap. The Windows Mobile Team has announced the Windows Mobile 6.5 official launch date in a blog post as May 11, 2009.
windows - comments - 18.4.2009
Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23034
The latest Build 23034 of Windows Mobile 6.5 is out now courtesy of some devoted folks from XDA-Developers forum.
download - comments - 22.8.2009
Office 12 for Mobile Devices in the Works
The countdown toward the release of Office 12 Beta 1 is on. Code is expected to begin shipping to technical beta testers any day now. But which versions of Office will Microsoft make available in the first round? That's less clear.
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Microsoft Sued Over Mobile E-Mail Access
Microsoft is facing a new lawsuit today from telecommunications provider Visto claiming that the software giant "...infringed upon multiple patents Visto holds regarding proprietary technology that provides enterprises and consumers with mobile access to their e-mail and other data."
microsoft - comments - 16.12.2005
More Windows Mobile 7 screenshots emerge with Zune UI
WMPoweruser has posted some more alleged screenshots of Windows Mobile 7. The screenshots Neowin sighted earlier showed the Today Screen and the Maps
utility. The new screenshots shown below, give us a picture of Windows Mobile Marketplace, IM and Zune, possibly from the Windows Mobile 7 UI.
Unlike the earlier screenshots which had a date of October 16, these screenshots reveal no such date details, so as to give away the time this UI was
devised and tested. If these screenshots are from Windows Mobile 7, then the Zune UI confirms the recent rumor that Zune is indeed coming to Windows
Mobile 7.
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neowin.net - 27.03.2009
Microsoft confirms Zune coming to Windows Mobile devices
It has been long rumoured that Microsoft would introduce Zune software onto the Windows Mobile operating system.
In an interview with CIO
magazine Steve Ballmer confirms that Microsoft is looking to port the software to Windows Mobile devices.
When questioned why Microsoft
developed the zune, Ballmer replied:
"At the end of the day, one of the big trends is that all content is going digital. And if we
don’t have the software and services that are useful, helpful and valuable for the consumption of music and video, we are sort of not really a
player.
Now, we built the Zune hardware with the Zune software - and what you’ll see more and more over time is that the Zune
software will also be ported to and be more important not just with the hardware but on the PC, on Windows Mobile devices, etc."
This is
the strongest indication that Microsoft will be porting the software. We're not sure when exactly but you can bet that Windows Mobile 7 will have
it included.
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neowin.net - 03.10.2008
Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune
Microsoft appears to be looking for new ways to tie Windows Mobile phones and Zune media players together, although a Zune phone remains unlikely.
Over the weekend, Microsoft developer "Mel" asked an open question on the Windows Mobile blog: "What are some ways the Zune player and a Windows
Mobile device can work better together?"
Since then, more than 50 commenters have suggested ways that Microsoft might converge the two
devices. The most common idea is to essentially replace the Windows Media Player on Windows Mobile devices with Zune software. "I proposed that WMP
should be fazed out in favor of a combined WMP/Zune player which will synch with both Windows Media AND Zune, instead of having to have two separate
apps with two different libraries for each device," wrote one commenter using the name Colin Walker.
neowin.net - 20.02.2008
New Zune Update
Are you one of the many who snagged an first generation Zune 30GB? Good, the moment you've been waiting for has arrived. All the new features and
interface bumps of your second generation peers are just a click away -- as soon as Microsoft finishes updating the Zune site. Our update lasted just
a few, pain-free minutes. The Zune 2.0 firmware(technically 2.1) is a breathe of relief to user with the original Zune who want a Zune 2, but don't
have the money.
jcxp.net - 13.11.2007
Zune 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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neowin.net - 05.10.2007
Microsoft Launches Zune Web Site
In advance of the player's
official launch on November
14, Microsoft has taken the
wraps off its new Zune Web
site promoting the device,
along with a "Zune
Arts" site for users to
download and share background
images and short videos...
betanews.com - 02.11.2006
Rumor: Zune Mobile in the works
Given Apple's immense success with the iPhone, many have looked in Microsoft's direction to see if it would answer with its own device, as it
answered the iPod with the Zune. Speculation was mounting for months, but no one managed to come up with any tangible evidence that Microsoft was up
to something.
winbeta.org - 14.04.2008
Could Seadragon, Zune VideoX be among '˜premium' Win Mobile services?
As the Consumer Electronics Show looms, many Microsoft watchers’ eyes are turned to the Zune and the expected "Zune Mobile" platform announcement.
A couple of new blog postings regarding Microsoft’s music
marketplace goals got me thinking more about what might be part of Zune Mobile as well as the broader category of premium mobile services aimed
at consumers.
winbeta.org - 19.12.2008
Zune Pass lets users keep some of their downloads
Microsoft announced today that its subscription music service for the Zune will now allow users to download 10 tracks per month to keep forever...
betanews.com - 20.11.2008
Zune gets 1-Click Podcast Subscriptions
Podcasters can now plan to display a Zune icon or chicklet graphic on their websites to enable an easy “1-Click Podcast Subscription”
process for podcast listeners or viewers. This 1-Click process will launch the new Zune Marketplace software and place the podcast subscription in
the users collection. The process will work best if the Zune user already has the new Zune Marketplace software loaded on a Windows PC, but if not
already installed, will then ask user to download the software.
The podcast feed does not need to be in the Zune Marketplace for the link
to work. Here are the instructions for setting up Zune’s new “1-Click Podcast Subscription” link URL for your podcast: ->
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neowin.net - 31.10.2007
New Zune Moves to Cloud
Zune HD goes on sale starting today, and with it comes Zune 4.0, which uses cloud computing to let customers seamlessly move back and forth from
watching video and listening to music on their Zune HD, their PC or their TV...
microsoft.com/presspass - 15.09.2009
Zune Device Diagnostic Tool
The Zune Device Diagnostic Tool compiles data to help Product Support Services diagnose Zune USB and wireless sync connection problems.
winbeta.org - 20.12.2007
Games for Zune via XNA Studio
Looks like games are coming for the Zune after all! Microsoft just announed XNA Studio developers will be able to use the Zune as a multiplayer
wireless mobile gaming platform! Details are sparse at this point, but it looks like it's going to be second gen Zunes only, since it was
specifically mentioned that it'd take advantage of the touchpad controls.
XNA is not only helping in fueling the Zune, but the Xbox 360. It
not only helps those with experience develop, but even those who are new to game development.
jcxp.net - 21.02.2008
Zune 2.5 Now Available
Microsoft has quite a bit in store for the Zune with its new Zune version 2.5 software update. The greatest additions are the new Zune Card
integration and TV show downloads on Zune Marketplace. Those features as well as much-requested features like gapless playback, improved syncing
controls, meta data editing, auto playlists and other tweaks have also been included.
On the marketing front, Microsoft is really
pushing the Zune Pass going forward, and will be launching a new TV commercial to help plug it. Subscribers will particularly benefit from the new
Zune Card sharing, which lets you automatically score copies of your pals' favorite songs, artists and recent plays -- non-subscribers can view that
Zune Card info, but will have to buy the tracks if they want to have a listen. You can either download the software directly, or you’ll be prompted
for an update the next time your open your Zune software.
jcxp.net - 07.05.2008
Microsoft Names New Zune Chief
Just two days after it launched its redesigned Zune music player, Microsoft has named a new head for the Zune unit. Microsoft veteran Rick Thompson
has been named Zune vice-president, and will report to J Allard...
betanews.com - 05.10.2007
Zune Updates Coming November 13
Microsoft is preparing users of its Zune music player for the much-hyped upgrade to both the Zune device and desktop software...
betanews.com - 07.11.2007
Zune: 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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neowin.net - 04.09.2009
Microsoft 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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neowin.net - 18.12.2007
Microsoft Drops Zune Price, Talks Zune Phone
Microsoft has decided to drop the price of the Zune in an effort to spur sales, while indicating it hadn't completely ruled out a Zune phone.
Effective Wednesday, the price of Microsoft's competitor to the iPod is now $199 USD...
betanews.com - 05.09.2007
Microsoft Plans to Continue Zune Hardware, Embrace Other Platforms
Several publications have taken Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's assertion that software is a big part of Zune's future to mean that Microsoft plans to
abandon Zune hardware. But a spokesman says Microsoft has no plans to abandon Zune, although it will consider developing the service for third-party
mobile platforms.
winbeta.org - 14.01.2009
