Check it: we're partnering with the Winter X Games . From the media alert: Zune announced today that it will be the exclusive digital media sponsor of the 2008 Winter X Games, the world's premier action sports event taking place January 24-27 in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado. The sponsorship will give Zune a significant and visible onsite presence at the event and will include TV, online, and print advertising. Attendees can visit the Zune interactive village booth, where they can try out the new Zune...

Quick FYI: Zune will be issuing a software update today around 10am Pacific. There are no new features in this update, but it does provide some performance enhancements around set-up, sync and as always general reliability.

Ok, here goes - another week, another collection of free music for your Zune. Just click through to the links and download the tracks. Sync, and go. First up this week, 'Tracks has an instrumental version of NIN's "Closer" Do you like British Sea Power? Me too! Dodge from MOKB has two tracks , and a link to an album stream. Jax at Rockinsider posts three indie tracks . Pick up nine MP3s over at Gorilla vs Bear , from Chromatics, Del the Funkee Homosapien, and more. Next up, Evangelicals rock Cleveland...

Head hover to Zune.net to pick up some cool Valentine's Day Zune goodies - especially some new device wallpapers: My favorite? This one -