Ten Free Downloads with Zune Pass Subscription

Posted on November 20, 2008 at 8:01 am (PST)

Microsoft’s Zune Pass subscription just got better. For $15 per month, you have access to all the songs in the Zune Marketplace but now you also get to keep 10 songs as well.

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Sony Blocks Content from Being Viewed on Xbox 360 Via Netflix Instant Watch

Posted on November 19, 2008 at 4:47 am (PST)

Various sources indicate that just hours before Microsoft’s Netflix-enabled Xbox 360 dashboard update hit, Sony made a lion’s share of their content unavailable for viewing on their rival’s gaming console. The same goes for Sony’s subsidiary Columbia Pictures.

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Microsoft Ad Uses Macbook Pro

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 6:06 am (PST)

A blogger with a keen eye noticed that packaged with his new PC was a Microsoft marketing ad showing a family using a Macbook Pro.

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Companies Band Togther to Eliminate Clamhell Packaging

Posted on November 16, 2008 at 5:50 am (PST)

Electronics manufacturers are finally banding together to eliminate that annoying clamshell packaging we all know and loathe. Amazon, Sony, Microsoft and Best Buy have now all jumped aboard a bandwagon to eliminate the clamshell for good.

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Microsoft Starts Online Store - Allows Hardware Purchases and Digital Downloads

Posted on November 14, 2008 at 8:08 am (PST)

Microsoft has finally launched an online store. The store allows you to buy real-life goods like hardware, software discs and Xbox 360 games. The service also allows you to directly download software, like Windows and Office.

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Canadian Retailer Offers 8GB Zune for $99 CAD - $82 US

Posted on November 14, 2008 at 7:00 am (PST)

In an apparent show of America’s deepening recession, Canadian retailer Future Shop is selling the 8GB Zune MP3 player for just $82 CAD. That amounts to $99 in the deflated American currency.

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Happy Anniversary to Microsoft Windows

Posted on November 11, 2008 at 9:52 am (PST)

It’s been a long rollercoaster of a ride for Microsoft Windows who turned 25 yesterday. November 10, 1983 was the day that CEO Bill Gates unveiled the Windows operating system at New York’s Helmsley Palace Hotel to IBM associates.

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Onion Satirically Pits Snow Leopard Against Windows 7

Posted on November 10, 2008 at 5:00 am (PST)

It’s Monday morning. The most dreaded part of the week. We figured we’d lighten the mood a bit by calling your attention to a really funny piece recently posted by the Onion.

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Zune 120 Coming in Blue - Along With New Designs in Originals Series

Posted on November 8, 2008 at 7:25 am (PST)

Microsoft has announced more Zunes for their Zune Originals series. They are adding a whopping 46 new sketches to the collection.

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Microsoft China Executives Ride to Work in Office-Equipped Busses

Posted on November 8, 2008 at 5:56 am (PST)

In order to increase productivity, Microsoft China executives are now being carted to work in busses that are equipped with computers that clock you in the moment you log on.

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