Cesar Menendez —Yesterday I had a meeting w/ James, the Zune release manager and he spilled the beans on the next firmware update. In Mid March, we’re going to release Zune Firmware Update 1.3.  Here’s what’s in the update:

• We’re fixing the skipping problem that some users were experiencing – that is, content acquired from Zune Marketplace will no longer skip when played on the device.
• Improved device and software reliability, when it comes to device detection, and improved sync'ing.
• We’ve made some changes to the FM Tuner so it no longer drains the battery when in sleep mode.

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Microsoft, Zune, Firmware