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Microsoft Reveals Bing Video Experience

Microsoft today expanded the capabilities of its Bing decision engine to include a new Bing Video destination that combines Bing video search and quality content from MSN Video. The integrated experience provides a new online video destination that delivers a comprehensive and faster video experience...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-11-2009
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
AT&T enters 21st century, adds MMS to iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS

Apple : MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is now available to AT&T customers. AT&T MMS requires iPhone OS 3.1 and a carrier settings update. Here's what it looks like (on a Mac) ... Unlike other iPhone updates I've installed via iTunes, this one is actually very quick. Very quick. On...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-26-2009
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
Apple offers up evolutionary iPod updates, Jobs at music event

Today’s 9/9/9 Apple event was surprisingly light on surprises. Steve Jobs returned to the stage after almost a year’s absence and got a nice standing ovation. But Apple’s announcements were mostly lukewarm, and had been telegraphed weeks in advance. Among the key announcements are: Big numbers. Apple...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-09-2009
Looks like Zune HD supports apps too

I'm dying to write about the Zune HD, but here's a bit more info in the build-up to the product's September launch: It will indeed support an applications and an app store, thus removing its one remaining competitive shortcoming with the iPod touch: Did you happen to make it into a select...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-24-2009
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
Apple's growing slice of the music business – in pie charts

Some good info from Fortune (and NPD): The NPD Group on Tuesday issued what at first appears to be a pair of contradictory facts: Apple now controls the largest share of the music business, its iTunes Store accounting for 25% of unit sales in the first half of 2009, up from 14% in 2007. Compact discs...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 08-18-2009
Microsoft's Zune continues to struggle

I think we all realize the Zune isn't exactly setting the world on fire. But in these days leading up to the release of the Zune HD, things have apparently gotten worse than ever . To be sure, the Zune provides a tiny, and apparently deteriorating portion of Microsoft's business. Revenue for...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-30-2009
Microsoft shutting down MSN Soapbox

No big surprise, since I was apparently the only non-Microsoft employee to ever use the service. (Never heard of it? You're not alone. It was Microsoft's "answer" to You Tube.) Here's an email I received this week: MSN will no longer offer Soapbox, the user generated video service...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-22-2009

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