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The Competition: On Pure Pink Turtles and Surface Tablets

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Sep 21, 2009 a 11:07 am

So the Zune HD is out, Windows Mobile 6.5 is starting to come out, Windows Mobile 7 will come out end of next year, and all of this relates to project Pink and new rumors of device code-names Pure and Turtle, and a Surface-related tablet just how exactly?

TiPb Presents: iPhone Live! #67 - Zune Invasion!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 a 11:27 pm

Join Rene, Chad, and special guest Phil Nickinson of WMExperts for iPod touch G3 vs. Zune HD, iPhone 3.1 and iTunes 9 redux, and all the week's news. Listen in!

Would You Watch Un-Skippable Ads in Exchange for Free Games and Apps?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Sep 17, 2009 a 9:35 am

Updated with iPhone friendly video from WMExperts (irony!).

Would you watch un-skippable ads on your mobile device in exchange for free apps and games? That's the question we're pondering in light of Zune HD doing just that. You pay your hundreds of dollars for the device, and Microsoft provides a few extra games/apps, but sometimes an ad will play before the app launches, and you can't skip them. See the video above for an example (apologies to those on the iPhone, we didn't make the video, so have no control over the iPhone-unfriendly format).

The Competition: Zune HD Hands-on

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 a 1:16 pm

Our equal and opposite, Phil Nickinson over at WMExperts, has just provided the equal and opposite to our just-posted iPod touch G3 hardware review -- a hands-on with the Microsoft Zune HD.

t's my first foray into the Zune ecosystem, so I have a bit of a learning curve, and bear with me. But without giving away the farm, I'll say this: If this is the direction in which Windows Mobile is moving, we all have much to look forward to.

The Competition: Microsoft Releases the Zune HD

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Sep 15, 2009 a 1:52 pm

So, today's the day. Everyone who works for Microsoft is up bright and early, on their way to lineup at their local Microsoft Store for a chance to scoop up a brand new, shiny Zune HD before they sell out. If you're in line, shoot our sibling site WMExperts a pic and let them know if you manage to snag one of Ballmer's new beauties.

Meantime, for an even harsher look at the Zune HD, check out AppleInsider, who we're not sure have had a hands on yet, but certainly give it a pounding. (Even we said, "ouch!")

The Competition: Microsoft Discontinues Previous Zunes, Marketing Exec

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 a 2:26 pm

On the eve of Microsoft releasing its new Zune HD platform (the one targeted at competing with the iPod touch), Windows Super-siter, Paul Thurrott is reporting that the still nascent plain vanilla Zune platform (the one targeted at competing with the iPod touch and classic) is being abandoned. (Shades of PlaysForSure?)

iPhone 3GS Can Play Back 720p, 1080p Source Videos?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Aug 20, 2009 a 10:37 am

Can the iPhone 3GS play back 720p and even 1080p source videos, perhaps even output them to an HDTV? Looks like it might, according to WeiPhone.com who claim to have gotten just such functionality working via the FileAid app.

Microsoft Offering iPhone Developers "Buckets of Money" to go Zune?

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Aug 14, 2009 a 6:40 am

Has Microsoft been approaching successful iPhone developers, offering "a bucket of money" for them to port their popular apps over to the new Zune HD platform? That's what Daring Fireball is hearing:

I got an email from the developer of an iPhone Twitter client. He was contacted by Microsoft a few months ago, with an offer to port his app to the Zune in exchange for “a bucket of money”. He turned them down, but assumes, as I do, that Microsoft reached out to the developers of multiple popular iPhone apps.

Smart move by Microsoft, since they're trying to compete directly with the iPod touch and apps are a huge part of the iPod touch's appeal.

TiPb Presents: iPhone Live! #23 - Schiller Time!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 a 3:44 pm

Join Rene, James, and Chris for more iTablet, iPod touch, and iTunes 9 rumors, Apple VP Phil Schiller's email spree, the latest competition from BlackBerry and Microsoft, and all the news. Listen in!

Third Generation iPod touch Pricing at 16GB/32GB/64GB for $199/$299/$399?

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Aug 13, 2009 a 3:05 pm

Will the third generation iPod touch, widely expected to be released at Apple's next Music Event in September, weigh in at 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB, and be position at $199/$299/$399?