"Rune" is an unofficial Zune alternative mixing old and new. v1.0 features easier playlist creation and music-based wallpapers. The app is open-source with future improvements like lyrics and ...

You remember the Zune… Right? As a 2000s kid myself, I have vague memories of Microsoft’s digital music player before its inevitable extinction in 2012. Now, thanks to cameos in Guardians of the ...

In 2006 Microsoft came out with the Zune. Which some news outlets nicknamed the “iPod Killer.” Because, ever since the original iPod came out in 2001, Apple hadn’t faced any serious competition.

After three years, Microsoft's Zune music player will no longer be available to be purchased once current stock is depleted. Fortunately, Redmond already has a successor in place to take up the ...

Allard, whom the company said is already playing a key role in Microsoft's music strategy, will be in charge of business development and marketing for Zune, the portable media player, software ...

[Dyer13] sent in his Zune antenna mod. It’s a simple one, but we haven’t seen too many Zune mods yet. It’s really just a matter of adding more surface area to the transmitter. I’d suggest ...

Microsoft, looking to get the message out about it's Zune doohickey, has turned a Toyota FJ Cruiser into an urban assault vehicle. The test run occured in a New York City neighborhood in the wee ...

Along the lines of Apple's iTunes software, Zune was used to synchronize media between the computer and a Windows Phone, and it was also used to update the phone's OS. Mac users with Windows ...