Microsoft Pure and Turtle Mobile Phones (Project Pink) early specs revealed: You had me until the “Windows 6 CE” verbiage…
by
Mike
Posted February 16th, 2010 at 7:17 am
As much as I and I'm sure many of you like to drool over the highest quality smartphones, not everyone wants, needs, or can afford such lavish expenditures. For such individuals, more mid to lower-range smartphones with a basic web browser, full qwerty, and decent email support are enough. It looked as if the much lauded "Project Pink" handsets from Microsoft (dubbed the Pure and Turtle) were going to be quite the hot ticket item for lower-end smartphone sales -- and then I read the spec sheet...
Motorola “largely focused on Android for the time being”.
by
Mike
Posted February 15th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
While the rest of the consumer world is all excited about Windows Phone 7's announcement and revealing today, Motorola doesn't seem to be falling into the hype just yet. If you looked at any of the event recaps, you'll notice that when hardware partners were highlighted, long time Windows Mobile backer -- Motorola -- was no where to be seen. When Motorola was questioned directly on their Windows Phone 7 adoption, a Motorola spokesperson had only this to say:
We value our long-standing relat...
Zune Twitter app goes the China/Apple-net-nanny route. Censorship now standard! [Update]
by
Mike
Posted December 17th, 2009 at 8:27 am
**Update: Microsoft pushed out an update for the Zune Twitter app. It's f****** fucking great. Get it while it's hot!
Oh joy. Don't you love it when some company, software developer, or hardware manufacturer decides what is and isn't suitable for your senses to consume? I know I sure do. Mmmmm censorship and net nannies how I love thee.
/sarcasm
Blatant sarcasm aside, having the Zune team tackle the whole net nanny is rather disappointing. Kids may see vulgar content in live, user...
Sidekick outage a result of inside sabotage & “Dogfooding”? [Update]
by
Mike
Posted October 14th, 2009 at 6:17 am
**Update: Microsoft's pet unicorn works wonders as they announce that "most, if not all" customer data lost during the great Sidekick slaying of '09 is restored or soon to be. Whew! So, conspiracy or simply mechanical failure mixed with a pinch of human error?
**Update 2: A word from a TechCrunch via Microsoft:
We have determined that the outage was caused by a system failure that created data loss in the core database and the back-up. We rebuilt the system component by component, r...
Zune HD OLED display issues starting to appear
by
Mike
Posted October 5th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZXaotGM_9Y&feature=youtube+gdata[/youtube]
If you recently rushed out to be one of the first with the latest generation in Zune goodness you may want to sit up and pay attention. Reports of OLED funkiness have been cropping up on those shiny new Zune HD's. While it isn't a widespread problem...yet...as more people pick up Microsoft's latest the issue could grow troublesome. The video clearly shows that while the touchscreen controls are in fact still ...
Longer, bigger ads abound on newly released Zune apps
by
Mike
Posted September 18th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Ads are a bittersweet tool. For most end users they're a pain, taking up valuable seconds and pixels in your life. For advertisers they are a bet that they can reach just one more person than they did yesterday. It's all about getting your name and product out there right? However, for some of the Zune free Zune games that were just released, the ads are full screen videos that can last as long as 30 seconds when launching certain games. Should we be surprised? No. In an age were ad rev...
So exactly what is Microsoft’s strategy with the Zune?
by
Mike
Posted September 14th, 2009 at 7:05 am
Love it or hate it, mock it or praise it, the Microsoft Zune is here for at least a little longer with the upcoming release of the Zune HD. While the older 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 80GB, and 120GB models will be getting a digital dirt nap, Microsoft is pushing onward with their little player that still hasn't bringing to market a more formidable challenger to the PMP market. But, is it too little too late? While I am actually quite impressed with the Zune HD and wouldn't mind purchasing one, save fo...
Zune browser finally gets some screentime
by
Mike
Posted August 11th, 2009 at 6:39 am
The Microsoft Zune may be the ugly, finally getting prettier step child that many love to hate and few actually love. But I can say that it has finally started turning into a device I would actually want to own. With the latest updates to the physical design as well as internal features, Microsoft's Zune is becoming quite the little media player/mobile web browser...even if it is a year or two late to the game. CNet whom gave the new Zune glowing initial reviews and opinions has finally pos...
Zune HD comes to life
by
Mike
Posted May 27th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Zune fans and Microsoft junkies, today is your day to brag and boast. The Zune HD which has been "leaked" and talked about constantly across the web is a rumor no more. The latest offering in the Zune line brings "HD" tag to the name - it probably has something to do with that amazing OLED 480x272 capacitive touchscreen display that is begging to get all oily with your finger prints. Further sweetening the deal is the inclusion of an "IE-based" web browser to get all geeky while on the go. ...
Microsoft to offer Zune upgrade plan? [Rumor]
by
Mike
Posted May 26th, 2009 at 8:21 am
If you're a Zune owner who isn't looking forward to the now imminent and highly suspected update to come to the Zune line of players as it means you now get to pay to "upgrade" to the latest and greatest, rumors coming from Zune Scene paint a picture of update happiness. As the picture above shows, the discounts are by no means petty change and are actually a pretty sweet deal. I for one hope that Microsoft can in fact make something like these rumored price discounts materialize as it would...
“Zune HD” rumors/information heat up.
by
Mike
Posted April 15th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
While the Zune has enjoyed so far a reign of mediocrity, Microsoft is looking to change things up a bit and bring the superbly average device up to 2007 specs. While I have some pretty thick criticism flying forward from the start, I am pretty excited to see the Zune HD or whatever Microsoft decides to name this thing. So far the funning list of more or less "known" facts according to Neowin looks like this:
3.6" (give or take a few tenths) OLED touchscreen
Nvidia Tegra inside
...
Zune functions coming to Windows Mobile 7?
by
Mike
Posted March 26th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Microsoft's "not full steam ahead" project called the Zune will soon have many homes on multiple devices. WM Power Userhas been tipped off regarding the next rendition of WinMo and the Zune. Apparently some of the Zune's musical features are going to make their way into Windows Mobile 7. How exciting. Hey I can't knock it that bad since I had a first gen Zune. The device itself was ugly as sin but it played music and had a decent enough interface. Certainly with some "steam" and ...
Zune cost Microsoft $100 million in Holiday revenue!
by
Mike
Posted January 24th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Amid a several thousand employee layoff, news is coming out that Microsoft's Zune lost around $100 million (54%) in revenue this past holiday quarter. In stark contrast, Apple's iPod earned 3% increase in iPod sales totaling $4.382 billion! It isn't hard to understand why the Zune is quickly dying...Microsoft is stalling on the innovation and updating front. While just about every other portable audio player manufacturer updated their players (hardware and software), Microsoft went t...
Zune Phone: Hardware or Software?
by
Mike
Posted January 4th, 2009 at 11:27 am
No this isn't news about an impending release date for a zune phone. Heck, its not even a "rumor", but merely a brain storming idea. Love it or hate it, Windows Mobile has been a very versatile mobile OS that as been installed on many devices from different manufactures. Just because it has been widely used, does not mean it is necessarily the best, just that they were in the right place at the right time and of course the company can take some credit as well. You look at Windows M...
Y2K part Deux: Everybody panic!
by
Mike
Posted December 31st, 2008 at 9:37 am
Engadget has been receiving many...again I say many reports that the old 30gig first gen Zunes are all of a sudden failing to function. They reset themselves and then stay stuck at the loading screen. This so called event has been dubbed "Z2K". Is your 'ol 30 gig zune going the way of the dodo? Is the world coming to and end? Is Microsoft behind a grand scheme to first kill our zunes, then our first born, and then finish everyone else off in the stereotypical apocalyptic nuclear b...
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