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No Windows 8 DVD playback will mean increased costs, and consumer confusion
While Apple has a streamlined one-size-fits-all OS X edition that contains everything users needs, Microsoft is once again juggling features in order to make one edition of Windows more superior...
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Microsoft: Media Center not part of 'the future of entertainment'
A new blog post from Microsoft fills in details about how Media Center will fit in Windows 8, as an extra-cost option. And it's pretty clear that Media Center is not part of "the future of...
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Unanswered questions about what's in Windows 8 editions
Microsoft's announcement that Windows 8 will ship in only two retail versions cleared up some uncertainty. But it left a handful of interesting questions unanswered.
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Battle Royale: Sports vs. Tech - who should win?
The athletic director for our local school district recently took some heat for the sad state of our high school's track. It was, in fact, some well-justified heat. While you could never tell it...
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Windows 8: Media Center functionality likely to cost more
Microsoft pushing Media Center users to Pro version.
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Microsoft's Mediaroom 2.0 IPTV platform: A codename update
Microsoft's Mediaroom 2.0 IPTV platform is taking shape, according to one employee's blog. Here's the latest on the Rome, Taos and Monaco components.
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The decline and fall of TiVo and Media Center
The DVR is an endangered species. TiVo, the company that defined the category a decade ago, is on the ropes, and Microsoft has all but declared Media Center a legacy app. A comparison of the two...
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Media Center will be in Windows 8, but not right away
In a new post on the Building Windows 8 blog, Windows boss Steven Sinofsky confirmed that Windows Media Center will be in Windows 8. But the code won't be in early releases, and it's still not...
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Microsoft's Windows chief: Media Center will be part of Windows 8
Windows Media Center will be part of Windows 8, though it won't be in the first pre-release builds, Microsoft Windows President Steven Sinofsky acknowledged in a new blog post.
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Dolby: Our technologies are not built into Microsoft's Windows 8
Dolby Laboratories executives shared some information about Microsoft's Windows 8 during an earnings call this week. What are the implications of the disclosure?
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Google purchases SageTV. Will place-shifting of video come to Google TV?
Looking no doubt to boost its Google TV offering, the search giant has purchased yet another company, in this case SageTV, which provides an alternative software option to Windows Media Center. At...
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What are a nice bunch of Microsoft Web services guys doing in Xbox land?
As word swirls of an imminent Microsoft management shake-up around the Server and Tools Business, I've been wondering about what's happening on the Interactive Entertainment Business (IEB) side of...
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Fury Friday: Media center extenders that can't 'phone home'
Fury Friday: I'll be jumping on the soapbox each Friday and letting rip into the things of the week that have annoyed the living daylights out of me. This week: Media center extenders
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Extendergate: What an obscure hardware glitch says about Microsoft's future
A few days ago, some Windows Media Center enthusiasts got a rude shock, as Linksys extender devices suddenly stopped working. What's wrong? And what does it say about the health of the Windows...
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Western Digital TV Live Hub media center sports 1TB hard drive
Western Digital has rolled out its new TV Live Hub media center, a full HD 1080p media player that sports a massive 1TB networked hard drive.
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Is Microsoft betting on Media Center to save its Windows slate bacon?
I've heard recurring rumors that Microsoft might develop its own optional "shell" for slate makers that would make Windows 7 touch-centric than touch-additive. But maybe Microsoft is simply going...
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Kylo TV web browser revamped with improved search, integration with Windows Media Center
There are a growing number of TV web browsers these days, but here's one you might not know much about. Hillcrest Labs has revamped its Kylo web browser, and the best thing about this software is...
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IDF 2010: Acer Revo 2, Asus Companion Box sport Intel Atom CE4100 processors, Windows Media Center Embedded
The Boxee Box isn't the only device bragging today about its Intel Atom CE4100 processor. Two new ones were on display at the Intel Developer Forum sporting the same CPU. In addition, the two...
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Windows Embedded Standard 7 brings Media Center to TVs, set-top boxes
Microsoft has released to manufacturing its Windows Embedded Standard 7 product, which is targeted at OEMs who want to include Windows 7 features and capabilities in their TVs, set-top boxes and...
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New CableCard tuner lets your Windows 7 Media PC record four HD shows simultaneously
Rasputin-like, the CableCard refuses to die, despite the best intentions of cable companies everywhere. TiVo still supports the device, and many home theater PCs would be hindered without it, but...
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