Report: Zune Devices Killed by Microsoft; Brand Name Lives On (UPDATE: Zune Still Alive)

Microsoft's Zune HD     Microsoft has been trying to compete with Apple's iPod since 2006, when they first announced the Zune devices. The Zune is basically an iPod Touch competitor. It has a large touchscreen, an FM radio, and more features that even Apple's iPad didn't have when they announced it.     Although the Zune looks good on paper, and even in person, it never quite caught on. For some

Windows Phone 7

     Gone are the days of the ten pound, giant black hunks of plastic and metal they once called cell phones. Over the years, the cell phone has evolved all the way down to the small flip phone, or the "feature phone", and more recently, the smart phone.     The smart phone, a slim device that makes phone calls. And does pretty much everything else out there. You can read and write email, surf