MacNN | Zune News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Zune, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Hulu jumps 47% to 856m views in October http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/hulu.sees.major.jump.in.viewing/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/huludesktop.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Hulu has recorded one of the largest gains in viewers in its short history, according to new data from Comscore. In October, the multi-studio video site hosted almost 856 million viewers, its best ever result and a 47 percent jump from September. The results were well behind Google's 10.5 billion views and 37.7 percent share of web video in the US but were enough to give Hulu second place with 3... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/hulu.sees.major.jump.in.viewing/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT Hulu adds music videos, more http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/hulu.to.add.emi.artist.music.vidoes.profiles/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/huluin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Video on demand service Hulu, which offers the majority of its content for free to US viewers, is adding a dedicated music video section to its site on Wednesday. Together with music label EMI, the first artist's videos will be singer Norah Jones, before more artists' work is featured over time. All of Jones' videos will be on the site, as will footage of four concerts and several of her interview... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/18/hulu.to.add.emi.artist.music.vidoes.profiles/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:00 GMT Xbox update with Facebook, 1080p videos due Nov. 17 http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/xbox.360.fall.update.due.next.week/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/xbox360fall2009update.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today confirmed that its Xbox 360 fall update should go live for all users next week, on November 17th. The upgrade will give those outside of the preview program the major features promised in late spring, including Facebook and Twitter, Last.fm streaming and 1080p Zune Marketplace videos.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/12/xbox.360.fall.update.due.next.week/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:30:00 GMT Zune HD's first 3D games go live http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/zune.hd.gets.pgr.other.3d.titles/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/zunehd-projectgotham.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft today quietly added its promised 3D games to the Zune Marketplace. The new mix brings games that better take advantage of the Zune HD's Tegra graphics chip and are highlighted by Project Gotham Racing: Ferrari Edition, Vans Sk8: Pool Service and AudioSurf Tilt. Other games have also been added to the small catalog, such as Lucky Lane Bowling and Piano.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/11/zune.hd.gets.pgr.other.3d.titles/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT Zune 4.3 brings 3D game support, faster web http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/07/zune.43.firmware.arrives/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/zunehd43.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft wrapped up the week with a significant firmware update to the Zune HD. The 4.3 patch sets the groundwork for upcoming 3D games and apps while also improving the web experience. Web browsing is now much faster and has the option of forcing it to show desktop websites and a better tap-to-zoom feature.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/07/zune.43.firmware.arrives/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:40:00 GMT NVIDIA Tegra 2 twice as fast as the original? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/tegra.2.may.go.dual.core.use.arm9/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/nvidiategraapx2500.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A source today claims the sequel to NVIDIA's Tegra mobile processor could muster double the performance of the original. The new chip is purported by "high ranking" industry contacts to be switching from an ARM7 architecture to the much newer ARM9 and also to use a dual-core design. Combined with improvements to the graphics core, the updated Tegra would be roughly twice as fast overall.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/05/tegra.2.may.go.dual.core.use.arm9/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT Apple to up-end TV with $30 iTunes subscription? http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/itunes.tv.sub.would.rival.traditional.tv/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/itunes9.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple could upturn the entire TV market by offering an iTunes TV subscription service, a prominent rumor says today. iTunes head Eddy Cue is believed to be pitching the idea of a $30 monthly plan that would give users much broader access, much like conventional TV. The exact terms aren't specified by the "multiple" MediaMemo tips but wouldn't confine the service to a single device.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/itunes.tv.sub.would.rival.traditional.tv/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT Google launches playable music search http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.music.search.uses.ilike.lala/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/googleaudio-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Google at a Los Angeles event tonight unveiled its widely expected advanced music search feature. The addition (a video of which is available below) automatically parses regular searches for music from all four major labels and automatically filters it by artist, album or track; users can then either sample or buy the tracks through Lala or MySpace's iLike. Those who use recommendation-based Int... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/google.music.search.uses.ilike.lala/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:15:00 GMT Microsoft store PCs come without trialware http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/microsoft.signature.pcs.arrive.at.retail/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/microsoftstore-delladamo.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Windows PCs at Microsoft's first retail stores are deliberately purged of the third-party apps they would normally carry, employees and eyewitnesses have confirmed. Product Advisor Jared Marino explains these systems, regardless of the brand, are considered Signature PCs and won't include any unnecessary third-party software. In exchange, they come preloaded with the normally optional Window... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/28/microsoft.signature.pcs.arrive.at.retail/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:00 GMT Zune HDs not properly updating play counts http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/zune.hd.reported.not.to.update.play.counts/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/zunehd-review1sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Many Zune users, including Electronista, have discovered a fault with their Zune HD multimedia players, saying Zune software does not update song play counts from the Zune HD device. Another forum user who is also a Zune Device Product Team member was able to reproduce the problem, and the team is supposedly working on a fix for the issue. Only Zune HDs with firmware 4.1 are apparently affected, M... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/27/zune.hd.reported.not.to.update.play.counts/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:55:00 GMT