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Major Update to Windows 7 Media Center: Netflix, Internet TV, More

Brian Staton dropped me a note just now, letting me know that the version of Windows Media Center in Windows 7 has gotten a significant update today, with the addition of Netflix and a new version of the Internet TV functionality, the latter of which has all kinds of new content, including great TV shows...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-20-2009
Microsoft removes CableCARD limitations in Windows Media Center

Now we're talking! As part of a wider press release around the CEDIA trade show this week, Microsoft announced that it was removing a particularly onerous requirement around Windows Media Center that, until now, required customers to purchase a PC with CableCARD built-in if they wanted to take advantage...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-10-2009
Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0 is now live

Sorry about the confusion yesterday, but Windows Live Movie Maker 1.0 is now live. Here's the word from Microsoft: Today, Microsoft is releasing its new Windows Live Movie Maker application globally. As the first application within the Windows Live Essentials suite optimized for Windows 7,...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-19-2009
Windows Media Guide Beta

I think this is new: I opened up Windows Media Player today in Windows 7 and saw the beta guide for the first time.

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-24-2009
Netflix comes to Windows Media Center

I was literally just wondering about this in the course of writing about Media Center for Windows 7 Secrets (and I couldn't get any of the third party Netflix plug-ins to work with the Media Center version in Windows 7). From Microsoft: As part of ongoing efforts to make Windows Media Center the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-20-2009
Windows 7 WMP Internet Streaming Adapts to Connection Speed

More excellent info from Barb Bowman about the new Windows 7 Internet media streaming feature: The more I use WMP secure Internet streaming, the more impressed I become. The empowering technology is obviously very slick and smart. I discovered that the bit rate for streaming is adaptive and adjusts to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 05-06-2009
Windows 7 RC Secure WMP Internet Streaming is Impressive

Barb chimes in on one of the coolest new features in the Windows 7 RC : Internet-based digital media streaming. I was just writing about this for Windows 7 Secrets and I have to say, it's one of those spontaneous-smile features. It's just cool. None of the info I'd seen on the web mentioned...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-30-2009
Windows 7 to support third-party codecs… like all other Windows versions

Rafael obtains a quote from Microsoft about a recent erroneous report. (No, not that one. Not yet): In a typical inaccuracy-laden FUD-like fashion, Gizmodo ran a story on March 26th regurgitating some rumblings from Damien Bain-Thouverez, a ffdshow (Tryout fork) developer, indicating that Windows 7 may...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-03-2009
MSN Wallpaper

Microsoft has released what I think is a new desktop wallpaper solution through its MSN arm that looks really interesting: MSN Wallpaper will automatically check for updates from Microsoft. You can choose whether to accept the updates at the time of download. Choose from our amazing collection of wallpapers...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 03-11-2009
New Windows ad is out

Microsoft is apparently starting a new set of TV ads (called "Rookies") and the first, shown at the Grammys, is now available and focuses on Windows Live Photo Gallery: Video: Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery Kylie uses Windows Live Photo Gallery More about the campaign here : Meet Kylie...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 02-09-2009

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