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* The Zune and Zune Software now supports lossless audio. Windows Media Lossless.
* Microsoft claims that the Zune is now a much superior option compared to the iPod.
* Launch date, according to Amazon, is November 13.
* Zune Pass (the monthly subscription scheme) work with the 1 million DRM free songs, but all songs you download with the Zune Pass will still be wrapped in DRM to be recognized as a rental.
* Wireless syncing will automatically sync one minute after activity is stopped as long as you're in Wi-Fi range and attached to a power source (dock, AC adapter). You can manually trigger the Wi-Fi sync as well even without being connected to power.
* Syncing will interrupt any activity you're currently doing.
* All the old accessories are compatible with the new devices (there may be some problems with a dock, but they'll get back to us)
* Screens are now made of glass as opposed to plastic in the 30GB
* The Flash Zunes, even though smaller, have the same resolution as the 80GB Zune.
* Zune Social, the social networking site, will launch in beta.
* You won't be able to send songs through Zune Social, just pointers to 30 second clips of what you're listening to
* The brown isn't discontinued (it's still in the 30GB models), but they say green is the new fashionable color, so they're going with that in the Flash models
* No battery life details yet
* No sound quality comparisons vs. the iPod yet either
Update:
* The new Zune dock offers component out with the 80GB, composite out with the 30GB, and no video out for the 4/8.
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