#zune philippines

A report from Bloomberg says that Microsoft is putting an end to their hardware music player, the Zune, after years of struggling to get a significant market share over Apple's iPod. MS announced the Zune back in 2006 and will no longer be selling them this year {via}. Had a Red Zune and a Zune HD before (and loved them both) especially the wireless synching on the Zune HD. The Zune player (software and service) is still alive though and is incorporated in Windows Phone 7. Microsoft's new Zune HD is slowly becoming a solid competitor to the widely popular iPod Touch and while already in it's 2nd generation, the Zune HD is still playing catch-up. The weight and dimension of the Zune HD is just right. Out of the box, the Zune HD is pretty slim and light (40% lighter than the iPod Touch) with a glass front panel coupled with a single slender button at the bottom. HD Radio: Despite the very few HD radio stations here in the Philippines, the Zune's HD Radio can pick up a wide range of FM stations at SD. Read more in our articles including "Goodbye Zune Player!" and "Zune HD Review".