— -- 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 ...

CNET's Donald Bell offers photos and videos detailing the new Microsoft Zune software for the third generation of Zune MP3 players. Donald Bell Senior Editor / How To Donald Bell has spent more than ...

Read other impressions of the Zune and you notice that writers reserve their most pointed remarks for the Zune software—both for what it lacks that iTunes offers and its performance (or lack thereof).

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Zune Firmware update, here’s the Zune Software update. The update fixes some bugs in the installation process and also adds Vista ...

Donald Bell has spent more than five years as a CNET senior editor, reviewing everything from MP3 players to the first three generations of the Apple iPad. He currently devotes his time to producing ...

Zune software and hardware efforts are going separate paths, with Zune services expected to appear on non-Microsoft devices later this year, reports said Friday. The Media Center/Mediaroom unit will ...

The new software/firmware for Zune has been released, and I know there are a few of us with Zune around here.<BR><BR>Overview of the changes to 3.0 here. In short:<BR ...

The folks at Microsoft have a quick update for your Zune today in about 30 minutes (10:00 a.m. PT) that will improve your “shuffle experience” when playing back tracks. If you remember, the iPod had ...

Zune users who were waiting for a important firmware update from Microsoft Corp. were disappointed on Tuesday when the company didn’t deliver on schedule. Microsoft had said it would release an update ...

I've used iTunes in the past and have always hated its counter-intuitive UI, the slow and clunky way it operates, the terrible method by which it handles files in its database and any management of ...

Microsoft has rolled out the latest version of its Zune HD firmware. That means you can updated your mobile media player to add support for Smart DJ playlists, additional video codecs including Xvid, ...

Microsoft yesterday revealed details about the features and strategy for Windows Phone 7 — and if this is the core of what’s Microsoft got, it may have difficulty competing against the iPhone and ...