In a bid to steal the spotlight from Apple’s new iPod lineup, Microsoft has just launched free software to convert every Zune player in the company’s current product lineup — including a new device with 120GB of storage capacity — into a wireless-savvy music machine.

During Zune’s initial design, Microsoft engineers created a platform that can be updated through the release of software upgrades, noted Brian Seitz, Microsoft’s group marketing manager for Zune.

“We made an early bet

with the FM player and wireless capabilities of the device,” Seitz explained. “Now we can build on those hardware features by delivering great software.”

FM Radio Game Changer

Users equipped with the Zune 3.0 software update can download music directly to their players, either by a home wireless network or through Wi-Fi hotspots at more than 9,800 McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S., courtesy of World Wide Web access provider Wayport. Zune aficionados […]

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