Twitter for Zune coming tomorrow, @Facebook where are you?

Poetically enough announced via a tweet, the Zune team has given word that the long-awaited Twitter app is coming to Microsoft's little media player that could. Coupled with November's release of 3D games, by our count that leaves only Facebook left as the promised Zune app officially registering M.I.A. More details for tomorrow's release in the morning, and with so many Twitter apps available on other platforms as case studies, we'll be expecting some good things here, mkay Redmond?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[yulebellow Posted Dec 15th 2009 11:48PM]

BJ?

[smartmouth Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:13AM]

@yulebellow

Sure, lemme unzip the pants for you...

[Streetfights Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:42AM]

@smartmouth

will it make his wang smart as well?

[smartmouth Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:56AM]

@Streetfights

Wha- I was talking bout my brand of pants. You dirty whore you.

[gyros Posted Dec 16th 2009 2:17AM]

@yulebellow
morning blowj*b...

[rampar Posted Dec 15th 2009 11:48PM]

If a real App Store can come together, I think the Zune will gain some major market share.

[BigLebowski Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:45AM]

@rampar Agreed! Hoping they are planning for this.

[pokes Posted Dec 16th 2009 8:01AM]

@rampar

Unlikely to happen until things are finalised with WinMo7. Last thing I think they would want is seperate marketplaces for Zune and WinMo.

[Captain Underpants and the Bring Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:30PM]

@(Unverified)
this IS Microsoft we're talking about here.

[littleindia70 Posted Dec 15th 2009 11:56PM]

http://zune.m80im.com/

[Sakiel Posted Dec 15th 2009 11:58PM]

Crossing my fingers this will be for the Zune 30, 80, 120, etc as well as the HD. A man can dream.

[Tiptup300 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:07AM]

@Sakiel

They stopped adding features to the old zunes. Just like they said they wouldn't. >_>

[soren121 Posted Dec 16th 2009 6:28AM]

@Tiptup300 And plus, how would a Twitter app on a device with a D-pad work exactly? You'd be moaning and groaning about how hard it is to tweet.

[KeegdnaB Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:05AM]

@kris120890 When you have more than one person tweeting for an account, they put ^[Initials] to signify who it is.

[ethana2 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:06AM]

@kris120890

Fantastic initials.

[ethana2 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:06AM]

On Android. ^69

[perrypiper Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:08AM]

Ipod 100,000 +

Zune 16

We slowly march to victory

Maybe someday Zune will reach the 100 App mark. I will shed tears on that day

[kojo87 Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:25AM]

@perrypiper quality over quantity my friend

[soccerpro100cn Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:42AM]

@kojo87 it just so happens that there are several thousand quality apps on the app store for all different purposes. just ignore the kiddy apps.

[a falling stone Posted Dec 16th 2009 5:11AM]

@perrypiper
I would rather have a zune hd 120 than more apps

[kris120890 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:10AM]

@KeegdnaB
So its a guy called blowjob. I get ya.

[cruzr007 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:13AM]

This is all well and good, but when is the Zune HD being released outside the US? Microsoft, give Canada some love!

[GoodBytes Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:29AM]

@cruzr007
And Zune Pass! Why Microsoft doesn't want my money?!

[KeegdnaB Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:01AM]

@GoodBytes They do....it's the record companies that don't

[genomecop Posted Dec 16th 2009 4:46AM]

@cruzr007
Whats a Canada?

[ridley182 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:13AM]

Yawn.

[smartmouth Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:22AM]

@ridley182

Just like that bj.

[poematik14 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:28AM]

I have no idea how Microsoft's E&D division expects the Zune platform to succeed when there is: 1)no availability in regions outside of the US- (even Canada), leaving millions of potential customers in the dust 2) no aggressive and widespread advertising campaign that includes billboards and tv ads. 2) no viral marketing POST product launch and most importantly in my opinion 3) no OS X compatibility?

Is the Zune some kind of joke?

[GoodBytes Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:31AM]

@poematik14
No. I think Microsoft has a hard time accepting the Zune themselves. One part they want to make an MP3 player, the other they don't, and to top thing over.. another third part wants integration with Windows Mobile 7. This is my guess.

[furquanatique Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:02AM]

@poematik14
Their financial reserves are "adequate" and can be sustained for a few decades without international product launches, which is why I think they aren't as concerned about it, or its marketing strategies. At this point, I think they're performing a *very* long term experimental approach to PMP product placement in the local U.S. market, and will eventually launch the Zune internationally once a local market is established.

[neo2021 Posted Dec 16th 2009 12:57AM]

Wow...great news..for all of the existing 20 Zune HD owners

[ch3burashka Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:05AM]

Woot. Now all that is necessary to use this feature is to get meself a Zune HD...
...You hear that, Santa?

[Farnic Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:22AM]

Great, now all they need for the Zune is the feature where they can repair an HD with a cracked screen.

[Mitch Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:31AM]

I really hope this means the Facebook app will hit tomorrow too. I don't use Twitter, no one does, so who cares.

[Riley Posted Dec 16th 2009 6:11AM]

@Mitch yeah, nobody at all uses twitter........

[Mitch Posted Dec 16th 2009 11:18AM]

@Riley Twitter is a joke, it's sinking faster than it rose up. The only thing keeping it afloat is advertisers.

[admlshake Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:39AM]

I hope this isn't the only app coming out tomorrow.

[soccerpro100cn Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:45AM]

You guys must be so excited to get a Twitter app. Hooray? Does Microsoft honestly expect other major companies to even care about the Zune HD when they seem to be purposely limiting its capabilities? Release an App Store now, then incorporate it into Windows Mobile 7.

[acniehaus03 Posted Dec 16th 2009 1:59AM]

nice... kind of just really want a decent weather app, then i will be appy... har har har...

[jakeshdaddy Posted Dec 16th 2009 2:01AM]

I really hope they drop a 64GB version soon. I'm getting tempted to buy a touch!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 16th 2009 2:59AM]

Wait, the Zune is still around? Who are we kidding here?

[Jerome36 Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:00AM]

Meh... I don't have a Twitter account and have no plans to download this app. Hopefully the Facebook App is available tomorrow too, but if not I hope it at least releases soon. I'm not sure how often I'd use it, but I'm really curious as to how it will be.

[Quikboy Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:01AM]

Interesting. Haven't found any internet connection to work with my Zune HD yet, not even my own router. I'm kinda disappointed they're pretty much going to ignore the 2nd generation of Zunes, as I haven't seen any update for them since the Zune HD has come out.

What's the best way to clean fingerprint smudge off a Zune screen?

[joebob Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:53AM]

@Quikboy
Lens cloth.

[joebob Posted Dec 16th 2009 3:59AM]

How about Enterprise Network Support for the Zune HD?

I mean the zune could have the facebook app of the gods but it is useless to me an 75% of the rest of the users because we can't use it on a real enterprise network where we spend 75% of our day.

[WixosTrix Posted Dec 16th 2009 4:14AM]

Hopefully they have like 6000 secret apps with the Twitter one. That would be such a surprise! I won't get my hopes up.

[r34p3r Posted Dec 16th 2009 7:04AM]

Ugh... Twitter is so fucking annoying

[CapnHowdy Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:12AM]

@r34p3r
Not as annoying as the twats who use it

[phuz Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:04AM]

The one thing I don't like about my zune hd is the lack of a few useful apps that are available on the ipod touch... I wished they open up the development process... this makes me not recommend it to anyone and suggest the ipod touch unless they they just want a music player for zune pass.

[CapnHowdy Posted Dec 16th 2009 9:10AM]

Zune nation? More like Zune village.