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Microsoft leaks Zune Details in FCC filing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the portable-shenanigans dept.

cnet-declan writes "One of my colleagues at CNET News.com has picked up on a filing that Microsoft made yesterday with the FCC. Our article reports that Microsoft's Zune media player (the iPod rival discussed before on Slashdot) is going to have features such as creating mobile social networks and streaming music to nearby friends or strangers. It's going to support the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards, have a 30GB hard drive, support music, movies, and photos, and have a 3-inch screen. Is this finally enough to unseat Apple?"

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  1. Re:I may want one of these after all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Hm.

    Winkey + R - Run - Pretty handy tbh
    Winkey + D - Show Desktop, regardless of the crap in front... handy.
    Winkey + L - Lock computer. Handy for stepping AFK

    If you're going to attack Microsoft, I'm sure there are better things than the windows key

  2. Re:Itunes baby Itunes not hardware by CaymanIslandCarpedie · · Score: 2, Informative

    I would like to hear more on what Zune will be connecting to for media.

    Given the fact MS and MTV teamed up on the Surge music store (actually pretty nice) and Surge is the default setting on the upcoming Media Player 11, I think its pretty safe the Surge will be the default media source for the Zune. Of course any source which plugs into Media Player will be an option if you prefer one of them (Napster, etc). Of course iTunes won't work I'm sure as using MS DRM is one of the requirements for that integration.

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  3. Re:I may want one of these after all by HolyCrapSCOsux · · Score: 3, Informative

    Windows + E -> Launch Windows Explorer with folder view ( I use this several times a day, and Kiss it when I switch to KDE )
    Windows + M -> Minimize all
    Windows + Shift + M -> unminimize all
    Windows + R -> Run Dialog
    Windows + F -> Search Dialog

    Wouldn't call it a useless key.

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  4. Re:I may want one of these after all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Not to mention

    Windows + D to show the desktop (to hide evil modal dialogs, frex)
    Windows + L to Lock Workstation (less keystrokes than Ctrl-Alt-Del, W)
    Windows + Pause to open System Properties (probably the least used shortcut)