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Written by Kostas Tzounopoulos
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007 |
 According to ZuneInsider today is the day of the Zune v2.3 Firmware update, coming to fix some minor bugs on Zune 30 and 80 players like the battery bug and sync-stability issues. If you don't have any problems with these, you can safely keep up what you are currently doing: no new features here for you... |
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Sunday, 16 December 2007 |
 According to ZuneInsider an update to fix minor issues like the Zune 30 battery problem a few of you have. We shouldln't be expecting any new features, this once is going to be like the last year's firmware update in December (v1.2) when a couple problems were fixed too. On the other surprises are always welcome! ... |
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Sunday, 16 December 2007 |
 Zune v1 Software had support for Autoplaylists, a feature-legacy from Windows Media Player. With the new custom-made for Zune, v2 Software this feature is gone with many other advanced features as well. Zune Software v2 may be more beautiful but high-end users feel their hands are tide when using it. Anyway, this is a small trick to get this feature back... |
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Sunday, 16 December 2007 |
 Zune Social, still in Beta, got a new few a couple of days ago. The new features include more information about the songs the user listen on Zune and a "gadgets" page with code to c/p in your blog to post your Zune Card there. Now there are also 2 sizes, the normal small one and a bigger for better visibility... |
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
 Microsoft has left a small window open to the 3-plays restriction, when someone sends you a track from another Zune using Wifi. If the track has as genre "Podcast" in it's tags, the rule doesn't apply. So the bad kids of you can use it for tagging normal music as podcasts which can later be sent to other Zune owners... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 )
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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 |
 In the today's guide you will learn how to propose to your girlfriend/boyfriend using Zune and a wedding ring: Buy a Zune-Originals Zune writing the text "WIll you Marry me?" at the back, create a video with romantic music displaying photos or her/him. At the end of the video write "Sooo... Turn the Zune over". At least this is what worked for Ben Podbielski perfectly! ... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 11 December 2007 )
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
 This is a new video, not yet on Zune-Arts, but created in that stylet. In this Zune "Little Prince" version, our hero lives is his small planet with plants, flowers and animals but feels so lonely. The idea to send a message in a bottle to the outer space hits him. And thats how the Intergalactic Swap Meet begins, Little Princes start sharing their beloved flowers and animals. Another very nice video... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 December 2007 )
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
 Remove-it.org returns quite fast with a 3rd party tool to remove Zune Software v2. A tool for v1 already exists and has helped many users who had problems uninstalling Zune Software normally. The creator, Scott Lyons, needs Beta testers for this new version of his tool. Read more details below. EDIT: Unzoone is now released and ready to download...
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 05 February 2008 )
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
 This is a bug which affected many Zune users who updated their Zune Software from v1 to v2 back in the early days. Albums appear incorrectly in the PC library. To fix this, Microsoft released very fast a manual way to do it. But now comes back with a tool to fix it for you automatically... |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 06 December 2007 )
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 |
 The deal of the day is on Woot. They offer Altec Lansing M604 Speaker Dock system for $39.99 . I suppose you don't need me to introduce the Altec-Lansing brand, which has created one of the few Zune-Compatible speakers Dock. The deal is active only for today...
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 05 December 2007 )
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
 Add Newegg to your list of retailers which have Zune 80 in stock currently. It will cost you $249.99 (as the Microsoft ERP currently is) + $4.99 shipping to get it in your hands in 3 days... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 DecalGirl and TattooMyiPod haveextended their lines of skins to include the new Zune players. Currently they have skins for the Zune 4 & 8 models, the Zune 30 and will release skins for the Zune 80 n the coming days/weeks. DecalGirl sells skins for the 4 & 8 models for $5.99 and Zune 30 for $6.99 while TattooMyiPod lists the 4 & 8 and 30 models' skins for $9.95 ... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 Just in time, because I was getting worried that we haven't seen any Limited Editions yet! This is the first one; in partnership with "Goods" Microsoft will sell only 10 (?) Specially created Zune players (photos display 8GB and 80GB only) with a yellow backplate instead of the normal matte aluminum one. See photos after the jump. EDIT: And Videos too!... |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 After a few days of traveling about 3/4 of the planet, my Red Zune Originals with 8GB of space arrived exhausted to my front door. But instead letting it get some sleep, I got it under the sun and started taking photos of it. I didn't took a couple of them, I took about 100 for your viewing pleasure... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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Monday, 03 December 2007 |
 Expansys Canada has in stock a few of the new Zune 2 players. Zune 80 is available for CDN $269.95 and Zune 4 for CDN $160.95 . I didn't see any Zune 8 players around. In any case its a matter of time for the new Zune players to be released in Canada, as the 1 year Microsoft Warranty now covers both USA and Canada... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 03 December 2007 )
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 |
 Small deals for the new Zune players have started to appear in a few retailers. CircuitCity lists Zune 4GB players in all colors for $134.99 while the ERP is $149.99 . I remind you CircuitCity is also one of the few retailers with Zune 80 currently in stock. Also with every Zune 4 you get a free $15 Zune Marketplace card from CircuitCity... |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 December 2007 )
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 |
 Buy.com lists the official Zune 80 Leather Case for only $24.99 + $7.19 shipping. The Estimated Retail Price for this case is $49.99 . The official case is the only available, as no other case with the "Designed for Zune" logo has been released yet from Microsoft partners... |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 02 December 2007 )
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Sunday, 02 December 2007 |
 In the Zune-80-in-Stock quest I landed on an online store that Zune 80 is in stock unlike most of the others. This is Circuit City where Zune 80 is sold for $249.99 . Best Buy also has it on a discount for $237.49 . In a few days, according to Microsoft, Zune 80 will be available in more retailers and you can also customize and buy it from Zune Originals where is already available... |
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Le Cadeau du Temps (The Gift of Time) is the new promo video on Zune-Arts. It will make you think what would you do if when old a fairy comes and gives you a magic portion to offer eternal youth. Would you share with your friends or keep it all for yourself? Is it a gift or a curse? Read more to learn what I would do...
It's here it's here! You can now update your Zune 30s and 80s to Firmware v2.3 . Some feedback it it solved your battery issues would be fine too. To update connect your player, go to Zune Software, settings -> device -> device update ... 
