News

• Microsoft officially kills Zune

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 05 October, 2011 00:33

  It's finally official: Microsoft will no longer be producing Zune HD music and video players.

• Technology helps pope extend reach into space

  By Keir Thomas | 23 May, 2011 07:39

  Technology has given Pope Benedict XVI a window into space and the astronauts he spoke to the ultimate morale boost.

• Apple's iPod killed Microsoft's Zune

  By Daniel Ionescu | 16 March, 2011 00:22

  Microsoft has nixed any future iterations of its Zune music and video player, according to a Bloomberg report, adding another name on the list of devices killed by Apple's iPod hardware and entertainment ecosystem. Microsoft has yet to make the death of its Zune official, but unofficially it's believed the decision is based on poor demand for its players since the Zune line was introduced almost five years ago.

• New Dolby System Looks to Improve Laptop Sound

  By Damon Brown | 08 January, 2011 13:27

  Dolby's new PC Entertainment Experience 4, or PPEv4, pushes the capacity of one of the weakest sound players on the planet: the laptop. Built into the new line of Acer Aspire Ethos computers, PPEv4 sounded great and didn’t disappoint at CES this week.