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It seems like forever since we last had some news regarding the Zune, and while we cannot say anything bad about The Joy Division we had hoped that when the Zune came back into the news it would have been for something a little more exciting.

The Joy Division are currently preparing for their upcoming DVD release which will hit the retails shelves on June 10, and Microsoft will be releasing the limited edition Zune to match. The Zune is reported to feature the design from the bands 1979 album called Unknown Pleasures, which was originally created by Peter Saville.

As of now, Microsoft has not released any images of just what the Zune will look like, instead we only have an image of the original album art, so we need to use some imagination here. I cannot help to wonder though, is there even a market for a Joy Division limited edition Zune?

Read [Wired]

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While Yahoo! has rejected the offer from Microsoft, it seems they have followed through with another purchase. This time it is in the form of Danger, the wonderful creators for the software that powers the Sidekick. While it seems a little sad to see one of the “smaller” guys taken over by the “big-bad” Microsoft, it could mean that we will see an actual Sidekick smartphone with Windows Mobile in the future. Keep in mind the actual Sidekick has been made by Sharp and more recently Motorola so the WinMo Sidekick may never actually hit the market, however it should be interesting to see how Danger and Windows Mobile will mix together. Microsoft has plans roll Danger into their mobile division, the sale (as usual) was for an undisclosed amount.

[Update] Microsoft has since pulled the Press Release from their website, we are also still waiting to see a release come from Danger.

Read [Microsoft] Via [Hiptop 3]

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