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 ...

Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. By Andrew Wallenstein, The Associated Press Microsoft’s Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple’s iPod.

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 execs have been making the rounds in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for the Zune. By Andrew Wallenstein, The Associated Press Microsoft’s Zune is ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The new Zunes gave me a tingle on Friday, briefly thrilling me with Microsoft’s latest foray into digital media players. It was outside my daughter’s school, in a line of SUVs full of parents on ...

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 ...

It’s exhilarating when you first discover the way digital music players let you fly through a music collection with your thumb and carry a room full of albums in your pocket. The polish and simplicity ...