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Zune HD users can connect with friends on world’s largest social network. Microsoft has released the highly anticipated Facebook app (after Twitter) for Zune HD and is now available for download from the Zune Marketplace.
The app allows user to view/update their status, post photos, videos, view profiles as well as receive messages through the app. [...]

 
Zune HD hits US retail shelves tomorrow and if you haven’t pre-ordered but wanting to buy it on the launch day, here’s a deal that offers a good discount. Dell is offering a 15% discount on both the Zune HD SKUs along with free 2 day shipping with the 16GB will cost a nice $187 [...]

 
With Microsoft’s decent effort to pull some off iPod market share, it was certain that Microsoft would launch its Tegra rocking Zune HD outside their homeland. Well, guess what? They confirmed to Ars Technica yesterday that Zune HD will be sold only in US. Ok, it’s initially but still.
“For the time being the Zune HD [...]

 
Sure, we know almost everything about Zune HD but if you want more of it, you can check out this 6min long video. Brian Seitz from the Zune Team gives the demo who explains the UI in detail, reveals the browser, keyboard and finally plays HD Radio.
[Via TechFlash]

 
Microsoft has put an end to all the rumors surrounding Zune HD by announcing the release date as well the price. The D-day is set for September 15 and will come in capacities of 16GB and 32GB which will cost $219.99 and $289.99 respectively. To sweeten things up, Microsoft Store and other retailers have started [...]

 
After looking into the Best Buy system yesterday that revealed the pricing, Gizmodo received new images that shows Zune HD’s packaging along with the release date. The new date is September 15, a week later than what we believed to be. The pack also suggests to pre-book the device by paying just $25, which I [...]

 
Microsoft was playing coy with Zune HD’s pricing but it looks like the American retailers have spilled the beans. Best Buy’s inventory system and Amazon’s site have listed 16 and 32GB Zune HDs. The price quoted for 16GB and 32GB are $220 and $290 respectively. Best Buy’s system even reveals the release date, which jibes [...]

 
More Zune-ness for you Zune lovers. At an event recently someone managed to sneak a camera and record a nice video of Zune HD’s music and video UI while the MS rep was busy explaining its features. Needless to say, it looks sweet. Enjoy the video.

 
[Via Gizmodo]

 
Deprived of Zune-ness lately? Well, we have got something for you then – a picture revealing Zune HD’s marketplace. Twitter user and Program Manager for Xbox 360, Fitret got his hands on the device and clicked the picture for our pleasure. The image does not give much hint but it blends well with the already [...]

 
It’s uneasy to digest the fact that Microsoft is happy and knows that someone from their own organization leaks information about their high-profile upcoming product. This apparently is the case with a MS software engineer who has been leaking Zune HD related info. Neowin interviewed this guy and even though the interview is uninteresting, it [...]

 
Microsoft is shy to share the full details of Zune HD, which leaves us to believe the rumors who in every few days share some juicy facts about the promising PMP. Here’s a new one again throwing some light on its release date and the supposed storage.
The early report claimed a September 5 release [...]

 
It was rumored for a long time and even semi-confirmed by a Nvidia employee recently but it was not acknowledged by Microsoft until now. In an official Zune Insider podcast, Matt Akers, the show host and the product team member confirmed that Nvidia’s Tegra is indeed the multimedia brain behind Zune HD who thinks it [...]

 
Microsoft insists on a fall release for the Zune HD without revealing the date but it looks like Paul Thurrott from Winsupersite have spilled the beans. He claims September 5 as the shipping date, which if we recall is the same month rumored before for the US as well as the international release.
[Via gizmodo]

 
After a series of leaks, Microsoft has officially acknowledged its next-gen Zune player. Though the full specs of the Zune HD are not out yet, the things confirmed are almost accurate to the rumored specs. It has a 3.3-inch 16:9 OLED (480×272) multitouch display, HD Radio, HD Video-out with the help of an AV Dock, [...]

 
Here is something more to feed if you haven’t had enough of the Zune-ness lately. According to a Microsoft source, Zune HD will be released in September and Amazon will be shipping out the first next gen Zunes in the same month. There’s not much to prove it right except that the month aligns with [...]