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January 06, 2009

The Blame for the Suicide of Zunes is Toshiba and Freescale

Anythingbutipod and Ihaveazune have discovered that the bug also affects the iZune 30GB his twin brother to the Toshiba Gigabeat S. According to them, the problem Bender Ball Method

lies in the power management circuitry.
The chip is found guilty of all this mess is the Freescale MC13783? a chip used to regulate and control the power of the device "that is also used on the Gigabeat S series. This is the model as a basis for the Microsoft Zune.
Whoever was to blame, do not worry if you're one of the six people who have a Toshiba Gigabeat: according to a user in the same discussion, he can use the same solution used for the Zune.
After New Year's error, it appears that Microsoft has fixed the bug that caused
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the owners of Zunes 30GB could not use their devices. The glitch caused the aircraft to be frozen, preventing users could use them during the celebration.
On Thursday, Microsoft put a note on its website saying, " You can reuse their Zunes? This had instructions on how users could fix the problem by rebooting their machines.
The problem arose from a bug that prevented the player of the year 2008 passed (which was a leap) in 2009. The solution is simple, wait until the battery is discharged completely and then restart the machine after 7 am the first of January.
People who take music with DRM in their devices must follow an additional step: synchronize with your computer equipment, as otherwise may not hear your music protected.
? Sources: NRC and Gizmondo