Redmond, Wash. - Revenue from Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Zune media player platform was down $100 million, or 54% for the quarter, PaidContent reported, citing the company's 10-Q filing.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft's 30GB Zune digital music player experienced a "leap year bug" that caused the device to freeze and become unusable, prompting the company to post a fix on the Zune website that suggests users let the battery drain completely before rebooting the device.

Los Angeles - After much speculation about whether Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) will be introducing a "Zune Phone" -- or device that mixes its Zune digital media player with Danger's Sidekick phone -- at the Consumer Electronics Show next month, Zune Group Manager Brian Seitz told Kotaku there will be "no Zune phone at CES."

New York - Microsoft will introduce a new mobile phone that combines elements of its Zune digital media player, Danger's Sidekick device and additional "motion enhancement features," Barron's reported, citing Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) on Thursday announced the launch of a new subscription model at its Zune music and entertainment service, which will allow customers who pay $14.99 per month for on-demand access to select 10 tracks per month to keep for their personal collections.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) is discounting the prices on its Flash-based Zune music players, Silicon Alley Insider reported, citing MobileDevicesToday. A 16GB Zune will now cost $179, while the same capacity iPod sells for $199. Likewise, the 8GB Zune was reduced in price to $139 (iPod: $149), while the 4GB Zune will now sell for $99.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision to launch a Zune-branded music download service on Univision.com, a site that draws 15 million unique monthly visitors. The Baja Zune Musica en Univision.com service will offer Zune music charts, artist profiles and access to over 4 million tracks via the Zune Marketplace online store.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) yesterday reported a 9% overall increase in fiscal first quarter revenues, but saw revenues at its Entertainment and Devices Division (EDD) -- home to its Xbox and Zune -- fall from $1.93 billion to $1.81 billion.

Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) on Tuesday released its previously announced software update for its Zune portable digital media player, and also said that it partnered with Wi-Fi hotspot firm Wayport to allow Zune owners to access the Internet from more than 9,800 participating McDonald's restaurants in the U.S.

San Francisco - GameStop (NYSE: GME), the nation's largest video game retail chain, has decided to discontinue sales of Microsoft's (NASD: MSFT) Zune portable media player due to lack of demand, TheStreet.com reported.

San Francisco - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) is working on ways to place advertisements on its Zune portable media player, according to reports from its annual Advance conference for advertisers. Some examples provided by Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, included selling sponsorships on Zune Social artist profiles to fund free downloads, or asking consumers to play an advergame in return for free downloads. The initiatives discussed were of an opt-in variety, and also included other Microsoft devices like the Xbox 360 and those running Windows Mobile.