To help with the fight against the IPod, Microsoft have announce a tie in with the mega popular Halo series of games. The 30GB Zune will come pre-loaded with Halo artwork, music and video. Full Story »

You may not have noticed (we didn’t either) but Microsoft looks to quietly have killed off their once highly publicized Portable Media Center platform for portable media players. While there’s been no official word from Microsoft corporate on this, a post recently placed by what is believed to be a Microsoft employee confirms the PMC saga is indeed over. Full Story »

Earlier this month we announced that Microsoft had decided to release the Pink Zune on May 1st. Well it turns out that the plan has gone out of the window. It turns out that the Zune is available now at Amazon. Full Story »

If your lucky enough to to own a Microsoft Zune, then you’ll be interested to learn that Firmware upgrade 1.3 is now available. Included in the latest patch are a couple of enhancements around skipping issues with downloads from the marketplace and the FM Tuner draining down the battery in sleep mode. Anyhow, the official blurb is…

We’re fixing the skipping problem that some users were experiencing – that is, content acquired from Zune Marketplace will no longer skip when played on the device.

Improved device and software reliability, when it comes to device detection, and improved sync’ing.

We’ve made some changes to the FM Tuner so it no longer drains the battery when in sleep mode.

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Although Microsoft hasn’t been Googlebombed for the “miserable failure” that is their attempt at an iPod killer, the word has spread none the less. The Google search results below show what’s being said about the Zune, and how often:

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