Look out world, here comes the Zune. Following on the heels of Twitter-leaked news that Microsoft would be releasing a new version of its MP3 player later this year, Neowin claims to have received confirmation that the player will go on sale in a number of countries outside the US, including Australia, China, and parts of Europe.

Perhaps the device will be a bigger hit overseas than in the US, where it's largely been unable to break the iPod's stranglehold on the DAP market.