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- National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell says the terrorist group U.S. intelligence believes carried out last week's attack in Mumbai is the same one that attacked Mumbai trains in 2006.
GOP's Chambliss jumps to early lead in Ga. Senate- Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss jumped out to an early lead Tuesday over Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff that attracted light voter turnout despite the contest's high stakes on the balance of power in Washington.
Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout- Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
- The divorce rate among soldiers and Marines increased last year as military marriages suffered continuing stress from America's two ongoing wars. There were an estimated 10,200 failed marriages in the active duty Army and 3,077 among Marines, according to figures obtained by the Associated Press for the budget year ended Sept. 30.
Auditors fault Treasury oversight of bailout funds- The government must toughen its monitoring of the $700 billion financial bailout to ensure that banking institutions limit their top executives' pay and comply with other restrictions, federal auditors said Tuesday in the first comprehensive review of the rescue package.
Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym; 2 arrested- A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.
Nixon records show aides dishing dirt on critics- In Richard Nixon's time, all the president's men fretted about threats on every front: disquiet out on the streets, disloyalty inside the administration and trouble from political opponents who had to be discredited at any cost.
Coleman pleads no contest to disorderly conduct- Gary Coleman has pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a September incident at a bowling alley. The 40-year-old former star of "Diff'rent Strokes" was ordered to pay a $100 fine in a Payson court Tuesday. He also pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge, which will be waived if he doesn't have any other violations within a year.
- A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina - 39 years later. The note was sealed in a Schaefer beer bottle. It was dated Aug. 17, 1969 and read: "If found notify the North Haledon Fire Co. 2."
NHL suspends Stars' Sean Avery for crude comments- The NHL suspended Dallas Stars forward Sean Avery indefinitely Tuesday for making a crude reference to former girlfriends while talking with reporters.
Zune Brings Powerful New Entertainment Features to Every Zune Portable Media Player With Software Release
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"Wayport is pleased to be working with Microsoft to make it easier for
Zune users to access music on the go," said
More Colors and Custom Designs
Zune Originals, the online store designed to let consumers customize their
Zune player with laser-engraved art and personal text, now also offers
exclusive color combinations. In addition to the recently announced Zune 16
and Zune 120 available in black at retailers nationwide, Zune Originals
(http://www.zuneoriginals.net) also will offer the Zune 16 in blue, red, pink
and green as an online exclusive. In addition, Zune Originals is refreshing
its collection of custom artwork with 14 eye-catching new designs from artists
such as Rolito, MWM (
The Digital Content Consumers Want
In addition to launching Zune Channels, which push new music to subscribers' collections each week, and personalized music recommendations, Zune Marketplace also offers editorial features such as the Zune School Music Masters Program and the Xbox Gamer Central pages, as well as Instant Collections playlists to help consumers explore specific themes and genres. Zune Marketplace now offers more than 4 million songs, 80 percent of which are available as digital rights management (DRM)-free MP3s; 8,500 music videos; 3,000 episodes of popular TV shows; and more than 6,000 audio and video podcasts.
Zune customers have a choice in how they acquire music -- they can pay per
track or choose a Zune Pass subscription. Zune Pass subscribers can download
or stream music from their Zune or computer interchangeably, all for a flat
rate of
Zune also now supports audiobook content from leading distributors
including Audible Inc. Zune users can now explore more than 50,000 books,
magazines and newspapers from more than 600 publishers and content providers
at audible.com and sync it to their Zune. To commemorate the addition of
audiobooks, Audible is offering all new and existing Zune owners a free copy
of "Black River" by bestselling writer
New Software and Firmware
The Zune PC software is a free download that provides rich discovery and media management capabilities to help consumers make the most of their existing music collections in addition to providing access to the Zune Social and Zune Marketplace so they can add to it. To experience new features such as Buy from FM, wireless music downloads, Zune Channels, Picks personal recommendations, games and more, the new Zune PC software and device firmware are available for free download at http://www.zune.net.
Estimated retail pricing for the Zune device is as follows:
-- 120 GB: $249.99 (U.S.)
-- 80 GB: $229.99 (U.S.)(1)
-- 16 GB: $199.00 (U.S.)
-- 8 GB: $149.99 (U.S.)
-- 4 GB: $129.99 (U.S.)(1)
More information on Zune and related images is available at http://www.zune.net/press.
About Zune
Zune is Microsoft's music and entertainment brand that provides an integrated digital entertainment experience. The Zune platform includes a line of portable digital media players, elegant software, the Zune Marketplace online store, the Zune Social online music community created to help people discover music, and the ZuneOriginals.net online media player customization store. Zune is part of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division and supports the company's software-based services vision to help drive innovation in the digital entertainment space. More information can be found online at http://www.zune.net/en-us/press.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
(1) A limited number of 80GB and 4GB devices remain in the channel, and
those remaining will be available at this price.
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