According to WinSuperSite the current Zune lineup (thats those without the Zune HD name) will be discontinued in favour of the upcoming (September 15th) Zune HD device. This is suprising since the current Zunes are a popular IPod alternatives – maybe the Zune Team has a suprise ahead?

A few days ago Microsoft added a strange update for Windows Vista.
Update KB972036 which is available via Windows Update is called “August 2009 Update for Windows Vista”.
The update description shown when downloading reads:
Install this update to resolve issues with non-compatible applications for Windows Vista.
The relevant Knowledge Base article states that this update adds hard blocks [...]