Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft’
Zune HD, coming this Fall
Zune HD is finally arrive on this Fall. Microsoft officially announced the next iteration in their Zune line today, making it less of a tripped out pipe dream, and more of a totally tubular reality. The specs, which look exactly like that leak we saw, go like this: 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 OLED capacitive touchscreen display, built-in HD Radio receiver, HD output (utilizing a new dock — not on-board), and much more. The 16GB Zune HD will retail for $220, and the 32-gig version will be $290. Those prices undercut Apple’s iPod touch products by a country mile.
SkyDrive, virtual disk online by Microsoft
Windows Live SkyDrive is a free online file storage system. You get 25GB of FREE online storage, at no cost, with no strings attached. The site’s design is simple and straightforward. Just create folders on the site and upload files to it. You can choose to share folders anyway you like it – do not share with anyone, or share with a few, or share with everyone.
With Windows Live SkyDrive, you can store, access, and share photos and files you create with friends, co-workers, or family. Free 25 GB online storage means all of your stuff can be stored in one single account, and no need to create multiple accounts just to get additional storage space.
Microsoft to Launch Retail Stores this Fall
Once again, Microsoft says it’s going to open its own retail stores…and this time the company is planning to plunk a few down right next to Apple Stores.
During his keynote at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner revealed that the Redmond software giant plans to open a series of retail stores this fall—and that some of them will be located quote close to existing Apple Stores. Although Turner did not reveal any specific store locations, opening dates, or any details of what the stores would be like, the timeframe for launching the stores ties in neatly with Microsoft’s formal launch of WIndows 7 on October 22, 2009.