In a note on its Zune.net website, Microsoft has announced that it will no longer be producing its Zune portable media players but will continue to honor the warranties of all devices for both current owners and those who buy our very last devices. The decision is not surprising since...

Microsoft Canada has announced that it will be expanding its Zune Music Marketplace next Monday October 3rd along with the Zune Music Pass. The company says the Music Marketplace now offers more than 14 million songs from the four major labels - EMI, Warner Music Group, Sony BMG and Universal...

A report from Bloomberg today says Microsoft will stop introducing new models of its Zune portable media player due to poor demand. If true, the decision really does not mean much since Microsoft has not updated the Zune hardware since September 2009 when it introduced the Zune HD. First...

From the Financial Times: In digital music, meanwhile, Mr Ballmer seemed all but ready to throw in the towel on the Zune mobile device, which has failed to gain ground on Apple’s iPod. But he suggested that the focus of competition in digital media was moving onto ground that Microsoft...

Microsoft this week that it has slashed prices on its 4GB, 8GB and 16GB Zune flash based digital music players and some accessories effective November 21st. Effective, Friday the Zune 4GB will sell for $99 (previously $129) the 8GB will sell for $139 (down from $149) and Zune 8GB will sell for...

Microsoft Corp. today announced the Zune "Gears of War 2" Special Edition 120GB device in Canada. The special edition devices will be available for $279.99 (CDN) and will begin shipping to customers starting Nov. 7. The Zune "Gears of War 2" Special Edition is based on the new Zune 120GB...

Over the weekend, details of a new firmware update for Microsoft's Zune portable media players leaked out over the internet and today the company confirmed that a Zune 3.0 firmware update along with three new capacities would be available on September 16th.