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 ...

Everyone's writing about the Microsoft Zune, of course, which was released today. I've been testing two of them since yesterday; here's another round of what I hope are new observations about what the ...

The iPod vs Zune battle was one of the most memorable tech rivalries of the 2000s. Apple dominated with its sleek design and ...

Microsoft Corp. unveiled its Zune digital music player last week, hoping to grab market share from Apple and its dominant iPod. Microsoft is positioning Zune as a "social" device, emphasizing that its ...

Perhaps the Zune has spent some time at a Seattle spa: The newest version of Microsoft's media player is slimmer, stronger and more intuitive than its first-generation sibling. (MSNBC is a joint ...

— -- Microsoft quietly announced its third-generation Zune MP3 players and software this week, news that got lost amidst the din of Apple's "Let's Rock" event. As expected, Microsoft will offer a ...

Microsoft's Zune is a slick piece of hardware. It's a worthy competitor to the iPod that surpasses its rival in some surprising ways, like the interface, which is drop-dead fantastic. The Zune is ...

The music player has slipped from its early perch in the sales charts, but Redmond is still whistling a happy tune. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed ...

Microsoft has been the dominant force in computer software for so long, so it’s had a really hard time with Apple’s supremacy in the digital music space. Microsoft first tried to go after the ...

Photograph: Martyn Williams, IDG News Service Microsoft’s upcoming Zune HD media player is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra computing platform, a source familiar with the device’s specifications confirmed on ...

Microsoft revamps its mp3 player with the new Zune HD. Sept. 30, 2009— -- Microsoft's Zune was a latecomer to the MP3 space, arriving on the scene long after Apple had established dominance with ...

Pulling the Zune from its solid cardboard box, the first thing you notice is that the brown-with-green-border exterior gives you the impression that the thing is made out of mint chocolate. To me it’s ...