Win a Zune, for free

Yeah, we’re not huge fans of Microsoft’s Zune personal media player, but there are certainly worse options out there, and the prospect of pulling one in for free is certainly pretty appealing. Microsoft is giving away a Zune every day until the 31st of March. One lucky winner per day will receive a brand new 8GB Zune, courtesy of the generous folks over at Windows Live. The process is outlined via the link at the bottom of the page, but the basic gist involves logging into your Hotmail or Windows Live account via your mobile phone and sending a quick email. Doesn’t get much easier than that, does it?

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Nokia Acquires Twango to Offer Media Sharing

Nokia today announced the acquisition of Twango, a media sharing provider for organizing and sharing photos, videos and other personal media. By acquiring Twango, Nokia will be able to offer people an easy way to share multimedia content through their desktop and mobile devices.

Twango, a privately-owned company founded by former Microsoft veterans, is headquartered in Redmond, WA.
Twango's platform makes organizing, sharing, and republishing media such as photos, videos and audio clips easy. Unlike many other social media services, Twango supports multiple media types and offers options for people to manage, share, and repurpose their personal media content. Twango offers a destination experience on desktop computers and mobile devices, as well as a platform that allows developers to create companion applications, connect with mobile devices, and integrate with other Web services.

Equipped with cameras and mobile broadband connections, Nokia devices have changed the way people create content, blog and participate in online communities. In 2006, Nokia sold over 140 million connected cameras, and its devices are rapidly becoming the world's primary source of images and videos. Nokia offers people new media sharing experiences, such as combining GPS-based location information with photos and videos.

MOTORIZR Z8 Media Monster Handset launched by Motorola

The very same day that Apple launched its iPhone, Motorola introduced its “media monster” of a mobile phone, not sensing any competition whatsoever! It’s no wonder as Motorola’s Z8 mobile phone comes packed as a complete entertainment center, offering mobile TV, video and music.


In fact, a while ago, we had reported about Motorola’s MOTORIZR Z8 mobile phone. But, now the phone has finally made its retail debit, and what a day to do it as well!

The Motorola Z8 is a kick-slider handset that features a large QVGA 16 million color TFT display. This screen optimizes the viewing experience in both portrait and landscape mode.

The MOTORIZR Z8 handset features an 8x zoom on its 2.0 mega pixel camera with lumi LED light.

In addition to the 80MB of internal memory that comes with the MOTORIZR Z8, you could use the optional 4GB MicroSD memory cards to store up to 12 full length movies or around 70 hours of music, if you require more space.

Other features of the MOTORIZR Z8 phone are:

• 16 million color QVGA display
• 2 megapixel camera with 8x zoom and LED light
• Media player
• 90MB of internal memory
• microSD card slot for up to 4GB
• Connectivity Options: Bluetooth, Infrared, USB, A2DP
• Up to 5 hours talk timeUp to 16 days of stand by time
• Size- 109×50x15mm
• Weight- 112gms

The MOTORIZR Z8 handset ships with an S9 Bluetooth stereo headset, battery charger, microSD 512MB memory card, miniUSB cable and a software CD.

As of now, the MOTORIZR Z8 handset is available in Spain, but will soon be landing in other European and Asian markets as well.