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Microsoft acquires Musiwave for $46 million

It's a done deal: Mobile software and services firm Openwave Systems announced a definitive agreement to sell its mobile music subsidiary Musiwave to Microsoft for $46 million. Microsoft will also Read more...

Microsoft closing in on Musiwave acquisition

Microsoft announced it entered an exclusivity agreement to acquire white-label mobile music entertainment services provider Musiwave. According to Microsoft, the Openwave-owned company's Read more...

Microsoft: Zune phone a possibility

Speaking at the Citigroup technology conference in New York City, Microsoft's entertainment and device division corporate vice president and chief financial officer Mindy Mount outlined the future of Read more...
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Microsoft mulling DRM-free downloads

Microsoft announced it is in talks with EMI Music and other major record labels to begin selling DRM-free downloads for its Zune portable media player. "Consumers have made it clear that Read more...

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Rumor Mill: Microsoft developing Zune phone

CrunchGear reports a "sound tip" from within Microsoft that the software goliath is developing its own mobile handset, which it will brand under the Zune name. According to CrunchGear, the Read more...

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Microsoft admits Zune problems, denies label blocking

Two months after introducing its Zune music and video player, a device touted for its wireless content-sharing capabilities, Microsoft has announced technological snafus are preventing the Read more...

Zune launch details revealed

Microsoft disclosed additional details about its upcoming Zune music player, including the launch date and price. The Zune will hit retail shelves November 14th, priced at $249.99. That price Read more...

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Zune phone a threat to Windows Mobile?

OK now this is a bit of a stretch, but Taiwanese handset manufacturers are concerned that Microsoft's follow-up to the Read more...

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The Zune: unveiled

Microsoft finally unveiled the official details of its Zune digital media player. The key feature that the wireless entertainment field should focus on is the WiFi-enabled user sharing function. Read more...

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SPOTLIGHT: Wireless vs the iPod

A bevy of interesting developments unfolded in the MP3 player market last week: Apple paid Creative a $100 million lawsuit settlement, Dell discontinued its Ditty device, and Toshiba was named the Read more...

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Press Releases

Zune Expands Beyond Music to Deliver Integrated All-in-One Entertainment Experience

REDMOND, Wash. — May 5, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced that Zune, the company’s all-in-one digital entertainment brand, is adding new software features and content to the Zune online Read more...