9to5mac.com - 5/27/2009
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We sort of knew it was coming but we were kinda hoping against hope Microsoft would just kill it before it got started . They didn't and today, as of the AllThingsD conference, it is official . The specs: 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display, built-in HD Radio ...
theappleblog.com - 6/2/2009
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Apple’s fantastically effective “Get a Mac” commercials have
entertained us for years now, and they just get
better and better. Microsoft has been slow to respond, and when it did start to hit back, it first did so with the amusing-but-confusing ...
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Microsoft Ads Winning Over More Consumers than Apple’s
itechnews.net - 5/27/2009
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itechnews.net —
Microsoft made its Zune HD portable media player
official and the touchscreen player will be available starting
this fall. The Zune HD, set to challenge Apple’s iPod touch , features a 3.3-inch 480×272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display and HD Radio receiver. The player will come ...
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Microsoft Zune HD Now Official
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ZuneHD Announced: Specs, pain, embarrassment
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
We sort of knew it was coming but we were kinda hoping against hope Microsoft would just kill it before it got started. They didn't and today, as of the AllThingsD conference, it is official. The specs: 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display, built-in HD Radio receiver, HD output (utilizing a new dock -- not on-board) and it looks like we thought (unfortunately).
Seriously, that thing is something only a Ballmer could love. Press release follows:
Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertainment ...
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