As many of you know, when Zune refreshed the product line back in November 07 , we started selling DRM-free MP3s. We’re now up to around two-thirds of our catalog available in that DRM-free format. I’m sure many of you saw the recent announcement from Rhapsody today – with other digital music providers moving toward MP3, it could be signaling even better changes for the industry in the future. Taken in combination with the millions of tracks you could get with a Zune Pass , and guided by recommendations...

In helping folks out in the forums, I find that a lot of people don't have a full grasp of how our sync model works and why content is automatically added (or deleted) from their devices. I also find that users tend to get frustrated due to the fact that there is automatic update of content on their device, but they don't know how or why; or even further, how to control it. In today's topic, I want to enlighten you to the world of sync groups, how they work, how they govern the content...

Greetings once again, and welcome to the return of New Music Friday . Ready to get to the music? okletsgo: Let's kick off the week with an awesome cover, which to me is like a cake filled with pies: Stereogum has Zuneinsider favorite Throw Me the Statue covering Huey Lewis Fans of Hip Hop? Check out Seattle hip hop artists Common Market , over at Music For Robots And if you can't decide which genre you like, check out mashup artist Girl Talk over at RockInsider Fans of The Strokes should check out...

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve got a special background on my Zune profile page…and that when you add me as a friend, I accept right away. Well, I wish I were that quick to respond! But actually, what you’re seeing is our one-way friends feature. As many of you as want to can add me – but I don’t have access to any of your personal information or play data. (You can add Cesar too, but we’re in a race for the most one-way friends…and I’m winning, so please help me keep it that way.) This was...