Zune Pass subscription getting cheaper? ($10/month) http://bit.ly/ao3kMd
“I did not take a courier job …
Korneel De Feyter op May 26th 2010, 17u 44“I did not take a courier job and I require no assistance finding the door” J. Allard in his goodbye note 1 (from http://bit.ly/dvkbR9)
ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley: ‘Q&A: M…
Korneel De Feyter op May 26th 2010, 17u 40ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley: ‘Q&A: Microsoft’s Bach on his exit, and future of the company’ http://bit.ly/dvkbR9 J’s departure rumours were true..
TechFlash: ‘Q&A: Microsoft’s B…
Korneel De Feyter op May 26th 2010, 17u 37TechFlash: ‘Q&A: Microsoft’s Bach on his exit, and future of the company’ http://bit.ly/a6tfGX
ZDnet’s Mary-Jo Foley: ‘Where …
Korneel De Feyter op May 23rd 2010, 21u 42ZDnet’s Mary-Jo Foley: ‘Where in the world is J Allard?’ http://bit.ly/c5vO6x
Maybe Steve Jobs isn’t a great…
Korneel De Feyter op May 19th 2010, 21u 49Maybe Steve Jobs isn’t a great visionary after all: Gizmodo: ‘Bill Gates Told Steve Jobs About the iPad in 2007′ http://bit.ly/bKnjLj
HFE to become your guide to the best Zune coverage on the web
Korneel De Feyter op May 19th 2010, 17u 14Due to the fact that I haven’t had much time lately for HelloFromEurope, I thought up a new concept for the blog. In the future we won’t rewrite on every news item about Zune, we’ll just provide you a link or copy of the best article or the most original source of the story. We’ll be your guide in finding the best Zune coverage on the web.
This new way of communicating with you, our readers will include an update of the site’s design in the near future (within a few months). We will also try to provide you some reviews more often. Those will be made by us in most cases, but if we can’t get our hands on an awesome product, we’ll find you the best review…
greets,
Korneel De Feyter
Editor in chief of HFE
Cracked my Zune HD screen
Korneel De Feyter op May 13th 2010, 17u 15
I was very busy lately with all kinds of stuff which resulted in a low activity on HFE, but here I am, back for good 
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As my title reveals, I had an accident with my Zune HD. Although they call it gorilla glass, I managed to crack the screen of my Zune HD. It was inside my pocket with the metal back against my leg and the glass in front — this is a tip: always put gadgets with their glass against you leg inside your pocket — when I accidentally hit a table corner with my leg. After I realized I felt no pain, I checked my pocket and there it was: a 2 cm crack in my screen. At that moment my heart broke…
I loved my Zune HD from the first time I saw it, we had very good times together and then suddenly that happened. I began to check if it still worked, but it soon became clear that the touch screen was totally disoriented. When I go to the home screen and just leave it untouched for 15 seconds, it thinks I selected ‘radio’ and it opens my FM-tuner.
I called Zune support already, but they explained to me that a cracked screen isn’t covered by my warranty. I could try to send my Zune HD in for repair, but there’s no guarantee that they’ll accept it or would be able to repair it. Microsoft has a repair service for cracked screens of older Zunes, but not for the HD. However, they said, I could try a third party repair. I already did some research and apparently PDASmart.com could take care of my little problem. That looks like the best option for now.
I made this post as a refference for all the people who’ll crack their screen accidentally in the future. This is only the first episode, the saga isn’t over yet. I’ll keep you updated, so everybody will know what to do if it ever happens to them.