Microsoft has today rolled out the Zune software update 2.3 (not the firmware update). The update brings virtually no new features but does have a serious number of fixes. There are a number of updates from marketplace fixes to syncing solutions.

It remains to be seen what affect this will have on Zune’s in Australia so if anybody has been brave enough to flash the system with the new software update please let us know how it goes.

Although unlikely to ever reach Australian shores, Microsoft has revealed that there will be a special Valentine’s day edition of the Zune 80. There are to be several available patterns for the back of the Red coloured Zune to make the perfect gift. Image from Gizmodo.

The Consumer Electronics Show brings exciting news every year about the future of technology. This year’s show has again come up with the goods, and the Microsoft Zune is the focus. It has been announced by Microsoft that the Zune will be released globally in 2008, meaning sometime this year we will have the Zune.

If that’s not reason to celebrate the new year, then i’m not sure what is!