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crunchgear.com - 12/19/2008
Zune UI team merging with WinMo team?
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Although we speculated about the possibility of a Zune phone coming soon (and were subsequently shown the error of our ways ), the Zune/phone divide is in fact narrowing, as Ballmer said would happen. But it’s not a “port” as he mentioned; rumor has it that members of the Zune ...
community.winsupersite.com - 12/14/2008
How to fix Windows Mobile
— community.winsupersite.com — This is an interesting if misguided article and, coincidentally, I met with the Windows Mobile folks just... this week, so it’s good timing as well: In recent months, Microsoft's mobile strategy has hit a rough patch. In the third quarter, iPhone ... (more) How to fix Windows Mobile

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Job posting reveals Zune-Xbox integration
news.cnet.com - 12/19/2008
Job posting reveals Zune-Xbox integration
— news.cnet.com — Zune speculation is an armchair sport here in the tech sector of the Pacific Northwest (especially when... we're all housebound because of a few inches of snow), and today Todd Bishop at TechFlash posted some interesting excerpts from the Zune team's ... (more) Job posting reveals Zune-Xbox integration

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What ‘Zune Mobile’ is and isn’t | All about Microsoft
blogs.zdnet.com - 12/14/2008
What ‘Zune Mobile’ is and isn’t | All about Microsoft
— blogs.zdnet.com — December 12th, 2008 What ‘Zune Mobile’ is and isn’t Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:17 am... Categories: Corporate strategy , Windows Mobile , Zune , Channel , OEMs , Network service providers , CES 2009 , Mobile services ("Pink"/"Rouge") Tags: Mobile , ... (more) What ‘Zune Mobile’ is and isn’t | ...

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CrunchGear:  Microsoft job listing suggests covert Zune expansion

High Tech Lounge:  Windows Mobile And Zune UI Teams To Unite?

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Microsoft job listing suggests covert Zune expansion
CrunchGear — ... (sort of). Following the rumor that members of the Zune UI team are moving to the Windows Mobile team, there has been a recent job posting from Dec. 2nd describing the following: ...

Windows Mobile And Zune UI Teams To Unite?
High Tech Lounge — ... multimedia features could provide a huge improvement in usability. That’s the optimist in me speaking. The pessimist in me fears the possibility of some really bad Zune integration into the Windows Mobile framework, creating an absolutely crapshot of what could have been a pretty great offering. I hope Microsoft doesn’t screw this one up… Perhaps better still, could Microsoft be working on a Zune “skin” for Windows Mobile, like how HTC has TouchFLO and Samsung has TouchWiz? Source: crunchgear.com

Is the Zune doomed?
CrunchGear — ... I’d submit that, if anything, Microsoft might decide to get out of the hardware side of the Zune and focus on the software for Windows Mobile smartphones. Indeed, rumors have been floating around that members of the Zune UI team are already moving over to the WinMo team. Whether that’s to try to create a secondary Zune platform on Windows Mobile or to transplant the Zune platform to Windows Mobile entirely is the big question. ...

Microsoft’s “My Phone” to debut at MWC next week
CrunchGear — ... Will we see some Zune functionality at MWC? Lord, we can always hope. The Zune UI guys who went over to WinMo must have something good to show by now. We don’t need a Zune phone (although we’d like one), but give us something! ...

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Microsoft to Hire People to Expand Zune — Mobilewhack.com
We're have no idea what Microsoft is doing with its Zune universe. Is the Zune Phone ready? Are there more MP3 Players in the works? What we do have is a rumor saying that some of the Zune UI team have moved to the Windows Mobile team and others are ...
Microsoft job posting hints at Zune-Xbox integration — Engadget
It's an annual tradition , don't you know? Winter rolls around, the fires get going, the cocoa gets to cookin', and we get to thinking that the Zune and Xbox 360 just have to have some tighter integration in the not-too-distant future. This go 'round, we've got a suspicious job posting over ...
Zune Integrating with Xbox 360? — Technology - Channel Feed
There seems to be some rumours floating around that the Zune and Xbox 360 have plans to join forces in a technological integration. CNET reported that the Zune Marketplace and Xbox’s Netflix - movies on demand could be fully integrated for an easier customer experience. Tags: xbox 360 , ...