Posts Tagged ‘zune’
Windows Phone 7 – launch news
October 13th, 2010 by Dave@LGUK
The tech world was consumed with the news of the Windows Phone 7 yesterday. The grand launch came via a keynote speech from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer where he introduced the operating system and the handsets that will launch with the Windows Phone 7 OS.
What sets Windows Phone 7 apart?
There is no shortage of competition in the smartphone market, with Android, iPhone and Blackberry all holding significant shares of the market. So the question is what is unique about the Windows Phone 7?
Microsoft’s Zune platform is one of the unique features of the Windows Phone 7 OS, allowing easy...
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Microsoft Go Psychedelic
April 27th, 2009 by agenda21
Microsoft managed to carve themselves a niche in the creative community by selling MP3 hardware with renowned artists custom-designing images to be etched into the back of the players. And they've continued upping their credibility in the arts community with the viral leak of a set of wallpapers for the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. While not epic in scope or ambition, it's a nice look into how the huge software giant is making inroads to creative outlets.
The above Noby Noby Boy-inspired number is currently sitting on my desktop, and there's more from this artist...
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Microsoft Zune
October 4th, 2007 by Dave@LGUK
There's lot of tech buzz today about the new Microsoft Zunes. They might not yet be available in Europe (any word on that?) but the new top-end 80GB model with its enormous screen is certainly worth a look. However the 4 and 8 GB mini models (pictured) don't seem to have much going for them; it looks far too similar to the old iPod Nano, which has just been updated to a more compact model.
Perhaps that's where Microsoft are going wrong. Everything they do seems to falter a little in comparison with the iPod. Even their top end model looks...
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