The Zune is dead, long live the Zune.

That seems to be the message coming out of Microsoft HQ after the tech giant admitted that no more Zune devices would be manufactured, although the Zune name will live on through its various software platforms.

"We...

If you've been waiting months and months in the hope that Microsoft would eventually get around to launching the Zune HD outside of the UK, then we've got some bad news.

In a one-to-one briefing with executives at Microsoft about the launch...

Microsoft has updated its Zune HD with a new 4.5 update over the Easter weekend.

The new 4.5 software for the Zune HD brings with it a number of new features including Smart DJ, Microsoft's answer to Apple's Genius offering in iTunes.

Although...

Following Microsoft slip-up of adding a link to a 64GB Zune page that didn't exist from its Zune HD homepage, it should come as no surprise to find that a couple of days on the company has announced a 64GB Zune HD model for real.

The new model,...

Have you seen the news that Microsoft has launched a 64GB Zune HD in the US? No neither have we, but that hasn't stopped the company from adding a link, which is dead, to the official Zune HD home page.

The link, which is reported to have appeared...

The next edition of Microsoft's Zune MP3 player might run the company's Windows Phone 7 operating system, if rumours are to be believed. Fuelling that suggestion Microsoft has confirmed that its XNA platform - used to create games on the Xbox and Zune ...

At Mobile World Congress Microsoft pulled the "rabbit out of the hat" and released a brand new mobile phone OS - Windows Phone 7 Series.

We managed to get a quick run through and some hands on time with the new OS on a reference unit, whilst...

Microsoft Zune HD users are getting Twitter access from Wednesday so they can stay in touch with the social networking site while listening to their favourite tunes.

"Hey all, the Twitter app is slowly rolling out in the Marketplace, you'll...

Microsoft has confirmed that it will be releasing its latest Xbox 360 update on the 17 November to all LIVE members.

The new update, which was first announced in June, will bring with it Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm and Zune video to the console.

The...

Zune HD owners have been given a treat on Thursday; a selection of free 3D games to download and play.

The new games, available for users who have updated to the new 4.3 software, will offer music listeners the chance to race around the streets...

While the first Zune was just another MP3 player to many, the same can't be said about the Zune HD, the follow-up player from Microsoft. Could the Windows maker finally have a device that will give a new impetuous to the MP3 player market? We've been...

Seemingly giving up on the bigger picture as far as hardware goes, Microsoft is considering offering its Zune software and services to other platforms, ZDNet reports.

The whisper is a credible one - it comes direct from Jose Pinero, director...

Following the deconstruction of the brand new iPods last week, iFixit has given the same treatment to Microsoft's new Zune HD PMP.

Of particular interest to those who care about what components the new player is comprised of, it seems it's...

The Microsoft Zune HD is now available in the States, while an update for the Zune PC software has also now been released.

For the first time, both standard and high-def movies can be purchased or rented through the Zune Marketplace online...

Thinking of upgrading your MP3 player in time for the winter? Don't do it just yet. With a number of announcements expected in the next couple of weeks the world of the touchscreen MP3 players is heating up.

Here are five that you need...