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Seems Microsoft and Apple will be going head to head in a number of different ways over the next few months. Aside from the looming Zune / iPod war which may turn out to be an expensive mistake for Microsoft, they have also announced that XBox360 owners will be able to download movies and TV […]

Like us you’ve probably got thousands of music files in various file formats spread across several machines. Here at Wise Buddha, as the name implies, we exist in a state of permanent inner peace derived largely from backing up all our music in one place (a 160 GB external Maxtor hard drive is our weapon […]

Some pics from the US of the new Zune player, not sure that Apple has too much to worry about in the looks department but the specs look interesting. More here.

Interesting announcement from EMI that the new Microsoft Zune player will come preloaded with music video content. The reason it’s interesting is that it seems to confirm that the new player will play music and video. Read about it here.

Microsoft have confirmed they are launching a music player to take on Apple’s dominant iPod - called the ZUNE - more info from the BBC here.
Microsoft employees have started blogging about the new project, Cesar Menendez has started Zune Insider.com and Richard Winn is writing a blog called Madison and Pine. The company has […]

Lots of people use some form of instant messaging - in fact it is the medium of choice for North American youth. Many under 30’s have buddy lists running in the hundreds plus various IM accounts and alter ego’s depending on who they are talking to.
The problem with IM has always been that if say […]

Lots of chatter about mighty Microsoft taking on Apple with an ‘iPod’ killer, looks like the rumours might be true for a Christmas launch. Read more here.

Microsoft is gearing up for the launch of their new OS called Vista by letting people try it and spread the word, have a look at the new interface and bells and whistles here So far it seems to get a gentle thumbs up though you will need lots of RAM and a good vid […]

I mentioned recently that some guys had won a prize by being the first to get Windows XP to run on a Mac. I also mentioned that it wouldn’t be long before Apple officially announced that you can run Windows on a Mac - well here it is they have announced that people with […]