Posts Tagged ‘september 15’
Zune HD Coming Tomorrow!
As we reported about a month ago, Zune HD is officially being released on September 15th [tomorrow]. The Zune website has even gone down for “scheduled maintenance,” as you can see in the image above. All that in preparation of the big launch tomorrow. So, for the time being you won’t be able to access Zune.net, the Zune forums or the Zune Marketplace. Remember, patience is a virtue.
Tags: down, forums, maintenance, release, september 15, website, Zune HD, Zune Marketplace, zune.net
Tr.im to Become Open Source; Has a Lot to Say About Everyone
On a blog post today, tr.im apologizes to users for last week’s ‘big fiasco’ and took the opportunity to announce that instead of shutting the site down or selling it, it will actually go open source. It will be “100% community-owned, operated and developed” on or before September 15th of this year. “But before that…,” as they say, they wanted to address a few people or websites, in an “it’s all your fault” kind of way.
The first to get lectured is Bit.ly for offering a super small amount of money [$10,000] for the Tr.im domain name and all its content. Twitter gets the second blame for apparently choosing Bit.ly over Tr.im. Next is 301works.org for being a “public relations stunt.” Last but not least, TechCrunch, because they supposedly “repeat verbatim what bit.ly/Twitter feeds them” instead of taking a few minutes to call them directly.
It’s not right to go blaming everyone who gets in the way for stuff that you should have seen coming. If you fail epically, you can’t point fingers at anyone but yourself. Right, Tr.im?
[ TechCrunch ]
Zune HD is Almost Here! Should The iPod Be Worried?
I just love the sleekness and modern look of the Zune HD. The good news is that the device is available for pre-order today at select stores such as: Best Buy, Amazon, The Microsoft Store, and Wal-Mart. Zune HD is expected to be officially released on September 15th.
The price you ask? Well, it will be $219.99 for the 16GB model and $289.99 for the 32GB model. Besides black and platinum, there will be another 5 colors available on the official release date: blue, lime green, red, and beige-ish, reports Engadget. Visit http://www.zune.net/zunehd to pre-order yours today.
By the way, as sexy and sleek [did I say sexy already?] as the Zune HD can be, I don’t think the iPod should be worried. It is highly unlikely the Zune HD will become tough competition for the Apple iPod.
[ Engadget ]