Microsoft has now officially shut down its long running Zune.net website. Visitors who go to that URL are now redirected to the Xbox Music page located at Xbox.com. More...

Check out Trivia Tuesday's awesome infographic pedigree of Microsoft operating systems, from MS-DOS and OS/2 all the way up to Windows 8, and everything in between. Yes, even Zune. More...

The history behind the demise of Zune is a long winding tale and emotions and awkward delivery of information. To help Zune heres adapt to Xbox Music, Microsoft is giving away 1k MS points. More...

During its annual "Treehouse of Horror" episode last night, The Simpsons poked fun at Microsoft's Zune brand, equating it to garbage in one of the episode's segments. More...

Microsoft looks like its removing its Microsoft Points system as a method of payment in later builds of Windows 8. One can only wonder whether this change will show itself on the Zune and Xbox. More...

A few leaks have surfaced that show off the pricing of Microsoft's new Xbox Music service, and as you might expect, the prices are exactly the same as for the Zune Pass. More...

A rumor claims that Nokia is planning to launch yet another Windows Phone 8 device, this one codenamed "Zeal", packing mid-range specs and a design similar to Microsoft's Zune devices. More...

Microsoft has sent an email to the remaining Zune Music subscribers, revealing that the company will be shutting down a number of its features after Friday, August 31st. More...

Microsoft's Zune Insider blog has not been updated for the past few weeks, and it's likely that Microsoft has shut down updates to the blog in advance of the closing of the Zune brand itself. More...

Microsoft hopes to sell "a few million" new Surface tablets, but tech market analysts Canalys believe the new devices will be a market failure, drawing comparisons with Microsoft's Zune music players. More...

Information from sources inside Microsoft seems to indicate that the company is attempting to reduce the usage of the word 'Metro', which has become synonymous with their modern design. More...

Microsoft's Xbox Live and Zune online services are experiencing some extended downtime today, with Microsoft saying they are "working to resolve the issue." More...

More rumors about what Microsoft has planned for its previously announced Xbox Music service have been posted to the Internet, including word of both download and streaming plans. More...

A mystery Microsoft event that was announced today seems to point to the unveiling of Xbox Music/Video, days ahead of the Windows Phone Apollo release to set the stage for a huge overhaul in WP8. More...

Amid all of the excitement today surrounding Microsoft's E3 announcement, one service did not come out on the other-side fair so well. The Zune branding is now confirmed dead but the spirit lives on. More...

Microsoft (sort of) took the wraps off its new Xbox Music service, showing off its sleek new Metro interface and social features in a teaser at today's E3 press conference. More...

It's been a long time coming, but we finally have confirmation that the Zune branding will be officially retired this year, in favor of the Xbox branding in Windows 8 and more. More...

Robbie Bach, the former head of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division, had admitted that in hindsight, the company should not have launched Zune as a hardware media player device. More...

Following endless rumors of its impending demise, Microsoft is reportedly set to finally drop its Zune software, with the company revealing a replacement service at the E3 expo this June. More...

Microsoft has announced it will soon remove the option to purchase Windows Phone apps from the Zune software. Windows Phone users will also have to upgrade to Windows Phone 7.5 to access apps. More...

Nokia has now released the promised software update for the Lumia 900, which hopefully will fix the data connectivity issues that some users of the smartphone are experiencing. More...

According to a recent report Microsoft will be killing off their Windows Live and Zune brands for Windows 8; including replacing the Windows Live ID branding for "Microsoft Account" More...

A new rumor claims that Microsoft is in talks with the major music companies about a launch of a new music service for the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone, even though it already has Zune Music Pass. More...

Zune and Windows Phone owners rejoice! It appears Microsoft isn't killing the Zune service in favour of a new one after all, with Microsoft's latest post showing off Zune in the Windows Store. More...

The scourge of Microsoft Points - the confusing and inconsistently applied digital currency system - will soon be over, as plans are revealed to replace them with cash payments by the end of 2012. More...

Despite worldwide music revenues growing faster last year than in 2010, a new industry report indicates that music piracy is increasing too - 1 in 4 global web users acquired music illegally in 2011. More...

Nokia's Lumia 800 has received much praise, but some users have complained of poor battery life. The availability of the second of two promised updates to address this issue has now been confirmed. More...

This morning, Microsoft showed us their latest Windows 8 based tablet, with the beta installed. We spotted something called "Microsoft Music" - is this the demise of Zune? More...

Large amounts of Zune Pass users are now locked out of their music libraries and software after a a Terms of Service change. It appears the acceptance screen becomes stuck in a loop. More...

Microsoft's Zune HD seems to be the device that just won't die. Having already been killed and resurrected twice in the last few days, Microsoft appears to have put an end to its media player again. More...

For the second time in as many days, Microsoft's Zune HD media player has been brought back from the dead, after a support page declaring the end of the player was pulled and labelled a mistake. More...

After announcing it wasn't being discontinued earlier today, Microsoft has now announced the Zune HD is being discontinued immediately. More...

It looks like Microsoft may be killing off the Zune player. Links on Zune.net have dissappaerd and the Microsoft store currently lists the Zune player as out of stock. More...

Microsoft has announced that the Zune online subsciption service is coming to Canada. In addition, Microsoft will also drop the price of a Zune Pass to $9.99/month in the US. More...

So you have a Windows Phone 7-based smartphone but don't want to wait until your wireless carrier automatically updates your phone to the Mango update? Here is how you get it. More...

Nokia has released an app for the Windows Phone operating system in the Zune Marketplace that gives users a way to quickly check out other applications for Windows Phone 7. More...

Microsoft has announced that from next week it will be reducing the number of devices to which Zune Music Pass subscribers are permitted to download their audio content. More...

Microsoft has released a new version of its Windows Phone 7 Connector for the Mac via iTunes which adds Mango support, among other features. More...

Microsoft has released its latest update to the Zune software for Windows Phone 7 which offers faster updates, additional languages and more. More...

Robbie Bach, who was the head of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division until his resignation in 2010, has joined the board of Sonos, the makers of a high end series of audio systems. More...

Rumours of the Zune HD's imminent demise may persist - but Microsoft is still keeping things fresh for the device with nine new games and apps. More...

Xbox LIVE is no stranger to video content, offering a range of options to enjoy movies and TV, including third-party content via the likes of Netflix; partnerships with cable and satellite TV companies such as... More...

Microsoft have now discontinued the selling of its Zune HD original devices which were sold directly from the company. On its website, Microsoft recommends using Best Buy or Walmart to buy a Zune HD device,... More...

Those who spent money on a Zune HD which was originally released back in September 2009, may remember the small market for applications that was available on the device. As Windows Phone 7 became the... More...

There have been many rumours, speculation, and subtle hints from Microsoft that the Zune brand is coming to an end, but the truth is, we don't really know for sure yet what exactly is going... More...

Back in April 2009, a group of workers over at Microsoft filed a patent for a music player which can only be related to the company's Zune brand. Upon inspection of the images, the design... More...

Here's something to watch for tomorrow, Tuesday the 24th, at the Windows Phone "Mango" event. What will happen to Zune and its services? For its hardware, there were promises of Zune devices in the works.... More...

Zune Pass isn't something new, nor is it something that hasn't been widely covered online, but we're convinced that it really could be the first good attempt at the fight against piracy. We tested out... More...

The saga of the Zune hardware has been one for the record books. First it was rumored to be dead, then Microsoft said it wasn't, and then rumors surfaced that the Zune software will live,... More...