Tip: Zune Pass with Windows Phone
One of the biggest advantages of Windows Phone is that it allows you to access Zune Pass subscription music content over the air. For one low monthly price–$14.99 in the US, though that includes 10...
View ArticleWindows Phone app update
Microsoft this week provided an interesting update on its efforts to promote Windows Phone apps, noting that there are now over 3,000 apps on the Windows Phone Marketplace with over 15,000 developers...
View ArticleMore new Zune HD apps and games
Thanks to Eric S. for tipping me off that Microsoft quietly released several new Zune HD apps and games to the Zune Marketplace back on December 16 (and before that as well). Like many, I didn’t even...
View ArticleHow you can help improve Zune
Are you looking to convince Microsoft that it needs to add over-the-air podcast support to the Zune client in Windows Phone 7? Or international support for podcasts? Do you have any other Zune...
View ArticleZune software updated; first Windows Phone update imminent? (No)
The Zune PC software got a mysterious and unexplained update today. It doesn’t change the version number, from what I can tell. Does this mean the first Windows Phone update is imminent? Of course,...
View ArticleAbout Zune. Yes, Microsoft is killing it
I’ve been stating for a while now that the Zune brand is disappearing. And it is. This is something that’s been happening, slowly, for about a year so far. My guess—and this part is a guess—is that the...
View ArticleNew features in Mango’s Music + Videos Hub
I was at my daughter’s softball game when I received an email alert (on my Windows Phone, naturally) that Microsoft had posted some new information about the Music + Videos hub in Windows Phone...
View ArticleMicrosoft is porting Zune HD apps to Windows Phone
Microsoft revealed recently that it will be porting at least some of its Zune HD apps to Windows Phone. I say “recently,” but the revelation actually occurred 10 days ago on a two-episode-old episode...
View ArticleMicrosoft shuts down Zune Originals
Tipped off by a comment in another post, I can confirm that Microsoft has indeed shut down Zune Originals, the web-based Zune HD configuration and customization service. Here’s how the site looks now:...
View ArticleMicrosoft issues SSL security fix for Zune HD too
You may recall that Microsoft previously issued an SSL-based security fix for Windows Phone, some months after doing so for mainstream Windows versions. Now, that fix is available for the Zune HD as...
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