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.

After months of rumors, Microsoft suddenly pulled the covers off its upgraded Zune personal media player late yesterday. It’s called the Zune HD, and it’s unashamedly gunning after the iPod touch.

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 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 ...

Microsoft took the wraps off its Zune media player on Thursday, though what's underneath is largely what enthusiasts had come to expect. The device, which the company anticipates will be ready in time ...

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 ...

Due out Tuesday, Microsoft's music player is the latest in a years-long desire to counter Apple's dominance in the sector. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, changed ...

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp.'s Zune music player looks a lot like an iPod, acts a lot like an iPod and will cost about the same as an iPod. The software giant said that it will charge $249.99 for the ...

The $249 Zune 80 is Microsoft’s latest attempt to kick the iPod in the nuts, praying to crack Jobs’ titanium-diamond alloy cup through Wi-Fi features and a touch of divine intervention. CNET, Wired, ...

Microsoft took the wraps off its Zune media player on Thursday, though what's underneath is largely what enthusiasts had come to expect. The device, which the company anticipates will be ready in time ...