I know what you’re already thinking. You’re probably thinking to yourself, “No way! I hate Bing!” Now, I understand Bing did start off a bit rough, but it has changed a lot since Bing’s debut. If you still think you prefer Google over any other search engine, I...
Estimated 1.3 Millio...
posted by Dario Camacho
According to Bloomberg Business Week, Nokia may have shipped close to 1.3 million units to carriers around the globe. This was calculated by a tally done by Bloomberg of 22 different analysts and their estimates of the smartphone maker’s sales. Siting these strong numbers, stock of the...
The Year That Was : ...
posted by Dario Camacho
Looking back at CES 2012, the pundits and critics have been charmed by Microsoft’s mobile OS, mostly due in part to Nokia’s Lumia 900 anouncement. Even before that, the success of the Mango roll-out in the later part of ’11 shifted a lot of the complaints cast at WP7 to...
Stack Pop Studios Lo...
posted by Dario Camacho
If you’ve never had the chance to play Chromatic by Stack Pop Studios, well you should. The shooter is a creative, challenging game that you’d probably spend a good amount of time playing and enjoying. With that said, the team behind the project is looking to expand on the title,...
Lumia 710 Sold at Co...
posted by Dario Camacho
If you’ve been looking to get into the T-mobile bandwagon to get your hands on a new Nokia 710, well you’re in luck. Walmart Wireless is having a special where you can obtain the Lumia 710 for free under a new 2-year contract and data plan with the magenta network. The handset is...
CALLING ALL WRITERS!
posted by Jared Marino
Have a knack for writing and happen to love Microsoft and Technology? Zunited is looking for new writing staff members to write articles for our website and facebook! If you think you’ve got the passion and potential shoot us an email with an example of your writing skill to...
Windows Phone App Sh...
posted by Dario Camacho
When Alpha Jax hit the Microsoft marketplace in the early stages of the mobile OS, people were smitten by its clean, friendly user interface, its ease of use, and the fact that it was a Scrabble clone with a heavy dose of quality thrown into it. Even though it borrowed heavily from the...
Zune: Standing the T...
posted by Tyler Rowe
The Zune HD has seen many names. In the past it was known as the iPod killer, but now, it is commonly described as dead. While it may be dead to its creator, it is not dead to many people and most likely wont die for a long time. For many of us, we have grown out of the mp3 players of old and...
Skype App to Come Wi...
posted by Dario Camacho
Here is more good news coming after the CES reveal of Nokia’s Lumia 900 (sporting a front facing camera, no less) and HTC’s Titan II. According to Paul Thurrott’s website a source within indicates that Skype will be ready and willing to appear in Windows Phone devices as...
The Nokia Lumia 710 ...
posted by Dario Camacho
As the new Windows Phone devices start rolling out for the various carriers, one thing to look out for is the consistency of quality in the marketing material that usually surrounds the new roll out of devices. Particularly, how well such material actually educates the customer on what they...
Cnet Gives the Nokia...
posted by Dario Camacho
As CES draws to a close, the post award ceremonies for various online mags covering the show start to come out. One of the bigger ones is Cnet.com’s Best of Show award, and this year in the smartphone category Nokia’s own Lumia 900 beat out other handsets like the Sony Ericsson...
Lenovo to release Wi...
posted by Josh Martin
It’s not often a leaked photo gets acknowledged positively by an OEM or that it receives anything more than: “Sorry, we cannot comment on future product releases.” Looks like the community caught a break with this interaction with Lenovo, though. Last month photos of a Lenovo Windows...
Xbox 360 Gets a New ...
posted by Tyler Rowe
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox 360 update that we’ve all been waiting for (or could simply care less about, Modern Warfare 3 couldn’t load any faster) will be implemented on December 6. The Xbox 360 dashboard has undergone many updates since its inception, and it seems...
Xbox.com to get Metr...
posted by Josh Martin
If you’re one to keep up with Microsoft codenames, you may recall “Ventura” being discussed. We knew at the time that it was going to have something to do with combining music and video services through the Entertainment & Devices divison. That project may be realized...
New Windows Phones R...
posted by Dario Camacho
The floodgates have opened. Up for sale are the newly minted Windows Phone devices sporting Mango…err, Windows Phone 7.5. Out of the production lines and into stores comes the HTC Titan and Radar, and of course Samsung’s double Focus offering, the Flash and S. For those of you on...
Nokia Strong on Earl...
posted by Dario Camacho
In an interview with Bloomberg, Stephen Elop reiterated the commitment that Nokia will undertake the U.S. market. As the newest Nokia phones have been revealed earlier this month, the talk now is when will Nokia release phones for the North American markets still waiting on the hotly...
The Most Complete Wi...
posted by Tyler Rowe
The WP7 has received mixed reviews from tech experts everywhere. Realistically, the only person who really has the right to have the final word on a phone is you, the person who needs or wants a new phone and is planning on getting one soon. So if you are one of these people, then go out to...
Michael Collado here...
posted by Michael Collado
Dear Zuniteders, It is with great displeasure that I tell you I will be leaving Zunited and therefore stepping down as Editor In Chief. You probably don’t know me, but I’ve been with Zunited since 2008, where I annoyed everyone and begged to be a moderator. Then I became co-admin...
Buy a select Xbox 36...
posted by Austin Madgwick
You know what they say, when one window closes, another door opens. I have another great Xbox deal for the readers of Zunited. This week only at Best Buy, if you buy either the Xbox 360 Holiday Bundle (Fable 3 & Halo Reach) or the Xbox 360 Gears Of War 3 Bundle, you get a $50 Gift Card...
Radioshack: Get a $1...
posted by Austin Madgwick
Are this years Xbox 360 holiday bundles not good enough for you? Perhaps this is; Radioshack is offering an Xbox 360 4GB Kinect bundle with a $100 gift card for $299.99. That’s right, Kinect, and an Xbox for basically $200. If you are interested, you might want to hurry out to...
Xbox 360 holiday bun...
posted by Austin Madgwick
Have you yet to fancy yourself an Xbox? Well now may be the time to get one. Microsoft has revealed the two Xbox 360 holiday bundles via Major Nelson’s blog. The first bundle contains an Xbox 360(250GB HDD), a Kinect sensor, Kinect Adventures, Carnival Games: Monkey See Monkey Do, and...
Microsoft Windows Ph...
posted by Tyler Rowe
Android has a following comprised of both die hard fans and casual smartphone users. It offers both a user friendly interface and an everchanging marketplace of award winning applications to keep people in touch with their phone. Those who have used a Windows Phone usually agree that the...
XBox 360 Gamers Focu...
posted by Tyler Rowe
The Xbox 360 is a platform that has had an uncanny draw to hardcore gamers over the past years. Despite many attempts by Xbox to attract family gamers with Kungfu Panda bundles and a huge line of kid friendly games for the Kinect, the Xbox is still recognized as a hardcore gamers paradise. If...
AT&T giving Xbo...
posted by Austin Madgwick
When Microsoft announced their many Xbox Live TV partners the other day, AT&T’s Uverse was one of them. Xbox has had the Uverse service for quite some time now, and with the new Xbox Live TV program the Uverse features will be jumping up to Gold only. Since the service will require...
Steve Jobs dies at 5...
posted by Michael Collado
Steve Jobs, co-founder and (up until a month ago) CEO of Apple and chief executive of Pixar, died late Wednesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Apple officially released a statement confirming his death around 7:45pm EDT. Bill Gates, current chairman of Microsoft, released this...
Xbox 360 remote app ...
posted by Dario Camacho
A new Windows Phone app is in the works and if you own an Xbox it may be worth your interest. It’s a companion app that allows you to control your Xbox Live media content and help navigate you through the dashboard much like a remote would do. The app was revealed through Ben...
Microsoft removes su...
posted by Michael Collado
This is Zune. Never say die. After Zunited broke the news that Microsoft had added a support page stating explicitly “We recently announced… we will no longer be producing Zune players,” the company has pulled that webpage off the Zune website. It’s the same thing...
Microsoft: ‘We...
posted by Michael Collado
The official end of the Zune player is here, well more like two years ago when the company first introduced the Zune HD. We already posted this on our update of the article for the revamped Zune website, but this definitely deserves its own post. In a support page on the Zune website,...
Microsoft removes ha...
posted by Michael Collado
Microsoft updated the official Zune website today to reflect the new Zune Music Pass, which was announced late last week. The Zune Music Pass will now be $10 a month and include music videos but has dropped the 10 MP3s to keep. The Pass will also find its way to Canada. But with the update to...
Zune HD team tells a...
posted by Michael Collado
Get ready for more “Zune is dead” headlines (never mind that Microsoft recently made changes to the Zune Pass — ahem, Zune Music Pass). More sensibly, the blogosphere might cry out that the Zune HD itself is dead. Microsoft sent out a mass email to all of the users in its Zune...
Microsoft announces ...
posted by Michael Collado
Microsoft today announced that its Zune Pass will be expanding to Canada, along with a couple of changes to the service. Effective on October 3rd, 2011, the Zune Pass will be $10 a month and will drop the 10 MP3s to keep model it’s been harboring for quite some time now. Old subscribers...
Want to win a copy H...
posted by Austin Madgwick
Have you always wanted a copy of Halo Reach? Here is your chance. We here at Zunited have a download code for the games on demand version of the game, and we would like to give it away. Here is how to win yourself a copy: Follow Zunited on Twitter (@Zunited) Tweet us (@Zunited) your favorite...
Can’t wait fou...
posted by Michael Collado
Windows Phone 7.5, also known as Mango, was released today… but there’s just one catch: the update won’t be available to all phones right away. In fact, only 10% of phones will receive the update by the end of the week; Microsoft hopes to cover 98% in a month’s time. But if...
Microsoft launches W...
posted by Michael Collado
Fresh off the news that Windows Phone 7.5 Mango was unleashed, Microsoft updated the official website — including an all-new web-version of its Windows Phone Marketplace. The web Marketplace has been expected for quite some time now. In fact, details from the Japanese language Windows Phone...
Windows Phone 7.5 Ma...
posted by Michael Collado
After months since Windows Phone 7.5 Mango was announced, earlier this spring, the mobile operating system update is finally finding its way onto phones all around the world today. Late last week, reports stated September 27th would be “Mango day,” earlier today support pages for...