The Zune HD is dead yet again, for the third and hopefully last time in the past week. Microsoft lists the Zune HD as out of stock, and Microsoft has stated that it won’t be making any more Zune hardware. The news comes after twice last week Microsoft mistakenly announced the death of the Zune more »

Tired of all the Apple news today? Well here’s some new from Microsoft, but it’s much more depressing: the Zune HD is dead. That’s right, Microsoft has finally decided to stop selling the Zune hardware. It’s okay if you thought this was the case months ago, though. The Zune HD was removed from Microsoft’s Zune more »

Once upon a time, I was a happy Zune user, I had a Zune 80 and eventually upgraded to a Zune HD when it was released. That said, music services and being able to stream and listen on my phone eventually killed my need for a stand-alone media player, but at the same time I more »

To say the Zune was never really a success would seem to be an understatement. Despite Microsoft’s best effort, the Zune never really took off. Not even the fantastic Zune HD sold very well. It seems that Microsoft may have finally given up on the Zune hardware. According to Business Insider Microsoft is done with more »

I finally got around to checking out the Zune HD yesterday. Like everyone else, I hit up my local Walmart’s newly refurbished electronic area; no special press access for me, thanks. I like to think of it not as a snub from MS, but more along the lines that Ballmer and Co get me: I more »

Welcome back to InterrupTech. Catch up on the week’s most important tech stories in a hurry. We cover HP’s new line of computers including the DreamScreen, a digital book outsells hardcover version, Facebook tops 300 Million users, Microsoft fumbles with the Zune again, and Android is picking up steam.

The fabled Zune HD portable music player was subject to a hands on by some lucky Zune-loving folks. The player, destined for some consumers hands this fall, is the latest breakthrough in a line of players that strive to be slightly different. The verdict: really good…for a Zune.