So there you have it. The Zune as hardware is finito, but the Zune lives on as an app, as a place to buy and consume music in Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system. Not mentioned in ...

I am a huge fan of the Zune HD and think it should have seen success at Microsoft. Unfortunately, Zune HD apps is going away today, 31 August.

The look-and-feel will be aligned, too. Microsoft has only shown a glimpse of the Xbox's Music and Video interface, but what little has been shown looks almost identical to the Windows 8 apps, and ...

Apps: Yes, apps are coming to the Zune, but in a limited way. Here's how Microsoft puts it: "Simply go to the apps catalog and select the ones you want and sync them to the device. Zune apps are ...

News Zune makes gains but not there yet Sun., Oct. 25, 2009 Tia Porreca, a Best Buy employee at the Spokane Valley store, prepares a Microsoft Zune music player for display. (Colin Mulvany / The ...

Microsoft launched the Zune music player in 2006 and a HD version of the device last year. Zune, though, has barely made a dent in the market that Apple iPod consistently dominates.

Zune turned 13 years old in 2019. While it's long gone, and it never had a chance of stopping iPod's domination, it's still my favorite Microsoft product of all time.

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CNET's Donald Bell announces his official review of the Microsoft Zune HD and wonders when people stopped caring about the portable music experience.

It won't be a gaming device or have its own app store, and it won't feature WiMax. Will HD Radio and the Zune Pass be enough to convince users to buy it over an iPod Touch?