Zunes Recover After New Years Hangover

It seems that a little time is all that is required to fix your broken Zune.

Microsoft's Zune tech support said in a posting on it's forum that users should:

• Disconnect the player from USB and AC power sources to drain the battery.
• Wait until after noon GMT on Thursday (7 a.m. ET or 4 a.m. PT).
• Connect the player to either a USB port on the back of a computer or to AC power and let it charge.

"Once the battery has sufficient power, the player should start normally. No other action is required," the posting said.

Users are reporting that the steps do indeed repair their Zune's... that was a close one Microsoft!

Source: CBC

Microsoft Zune 30 Suffers From Leap Year Bug

Zune 30 owners around the globe have been experiencing a bug that appears to be related to a leap year issue. One posting on the Zune.net forum read: “My Zune has managed to freeze itself with the Zune Logo and the loading bar on the screen and none of the buttons are responding, rebooting isn’t responding, plugging it into the computer isn’t responding, nothing is working.” Microsoft says it has traced the problem to a software bug “related to the way the device handles a leap year.” The Zune apparently was expecting 2008 to have 365 days, and not 366. More troubles for Microsoft hardware...

Source: NYTimes.com