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Zune is about the choice of which media player to call your own, the realization that making music isn’t a solitary experience and you should have the choice of whether listening to it is either.

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Travis Pope
Lead writer, editor for ZuneSpring.com. Writes mainly technical info and how-to’s. He is also a 2010 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional awardee.


Shade’ Friarson
Music reviewer, and chief disc jockey. R&B is here thing, and you better never forget it.


Rico
Handles are forum community and outreach on social networks such as Twitter.


John’ Aarington
Leads the breaking news team, and outreach on larger sites such as Gizmodo, and Engadget.

The Acknowledgements

All Zunes Confirmed Dead and Eaten by Zune HD Gizmodo
Only the strong survive: Paul Thurrott confirms that the Zune HD will kill off the rest of the Zune line. All models of the original Zune, flash and hard drive, are officially discontinued. If you want one, buy it now.

Amazon Confirms Leaked Zune HD Pricing Gizmodo
Yesterday, a Best-Buy-based-tipster revealed that Zune HD pricing would be $220 (16GB) and $290 (32GB). Now, Amazon’s pre-order page is confirming the price. For Best Buy and Amazon to get pricing wrong seems highly unlikely.

Zune HD Amazon Listing Hints At Games, Apps Gizmodo
Amazon’s listing for the upcoming Zune HD is a little sparse for the time being, given how little we actually know about this device. Buried in the product description, though, are clues for a possible bombshell: game and app support.

Best Buy lists Zune HD at $220 for 16GB, $290 for 32GB, coming September 8th Engadget
It hasn’t been long at all since we saw Zune HD make its FCC debut, and now Gizmodo’s gotten ahold of what looks to be screenshots from Best Buy’s inventory system listing 16GB and 32GB Zune HD models going on sale September 8th for $220 and $290, respectively.

All Zune models not named ‘Zune HD’ on the outs Engadget
Microsoft guru Paul Thurrott of SuperSite for Windows fame has read the writing on the wall. According to the reps he spoke with, production has ceased on all Zune models before the upcoming Zune HD.

Travis Pope named Zune MVP InsidetheCircle
I know I am a bit late with this, but I wanted to announce to those who have not heard; Travis Pope is now a Zune MVP. Travis runs the fabulous Web 2.0 property ZuneSpring.net.

The ZuneNation Holiday Drive InsidetheCircle
Ok, we are going to try something different here. Inside the Circle and ZuneSpring are presenting the 2009 ZuneNation Holiday Drive, benefitting the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.

Dorado: One more key to the Microsoft mobile puzzle ZD.net
Travis Pope, who is with the ZuneSpring.com site, said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Zune integrated into Windows as a replacement for the current Windows Media Player.

How can we contact ZuneSpring?

To contact us with tips or the staff in general email us at theteam@zunespring.com. Anyone concerned with a contest should email us at contests@zunespring.com. If you are submitting an editorial to the site columns@zunespring.com is where you should direct your questions. Any other questions or inquiries should be sent directly to our editor at travis@zunespring.com.

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