Windows DreamScene Content Pack
Even though DreamScene is still technically a preview release, Microsoft has just posted a little Content Pack featuring 4 new animated backgrounds.
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14.3.2007 Digital File Check
Music fans who want be safe and legal on the internet are today offered a new freely-available software programme that will help them stop their computer being used for illegal file-swapping of copyrighted music and movies.
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VS.NET 2005, SQL Server 2005, .NET Framework 2.0 are released!
Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005, and .NET Framework 2.0 have been released on MSDN today. If you don't have MSDN, you can still download the new .NET 2.0 Framework
here.
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Windows Vista Doesn't Add DRM To Unprotected Content
Robert McLaw: Of all the FUD that's out there about Vista, the false information about Vista's DRM is the FUD that frustrates me the most.
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28.2.2007 Windows Infection Deleting The Program Files Content
Security company Trend Micro today released an advisory concerning TROJ_AGENT.ADNA, a new Trojan horse which attempts to remove a file usually placed inside
Program Files, a folder created by Windows which usually stores the content needed by the installed applications.
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26.11.2007 Exclusive Content for the Xbox GTA Is Microsofts Last Stand
As last week saw the release of GTA IV and this week saw the event titled PlayStation Day Europe, there was bound to be some commentary from
Sony related to the game that Microsoft pinned its hopes for the Xbox 360 on.
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9.5.2008 Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition
Enjoy stunning screen savers and themes, play exciting games, and do more with photos, music, and home movies. Plus! SuperPack combines Plus! for Windows XP and Plus! Digital Media Edition into a single SuperPack!
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17.1.2006 Windows Vista Content Protection - Twenty Questions (and Answers)
A conversation has cropped up since the recent publication of a paper scrutinizing how Windows handles digital rights management, especially for HD video. I've since looped back with Dave Marsh, a Lead Program Manager responsible for Windows' handling of video, to learn from him the implications involved and to learn to what extent the paper's assertions are accurate.
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23.1.2007 Windows 7 Tips, Content, Demos, and Training Live on September 15th
Microsoft is cooking a range of resources that are indicated to be ready to be taken out of the oven in about a week.
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7.9.2009 Vista x64 to require digital signatures for many drivers
With little fanfare, Microsoft just announced that the xX64 version of Windows Vista will require all kernel-mode code to be digitally signed. This is very different than the current WHQL program, where the user ultimately decides how they want to handle unsigned drivers.
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23.1.2006 Windows Anytime Upgrade: Digital Distribution To End
Microsoft had this to say on its website: "In an effort to streamline the Windows Anytime Upgrade experience for our customers and open the program to additional markets worldwide, Microsoft and its partners have decided to end digital product key distribution on February 20, 2008."
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11.2.2008 Western Digital launches world's first 2TB Hard Drive
Western Digital haven't officially launched their brand-new WD20EADS 2TB Western Digital Caviar Green HDD, however it is already available for purchase at Australia's Mwave online store.
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27.1.2009 Microsoft Celebrates a Decade of Exposing Consumers to the Joys of Digital Photography
Microsoft Digital Image Suite Anniversary Edition is the picture-perfect solution for organizing, enhancing and sharing digital memories.
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19.9.2006 Western Digital Launches High-Performance 7200RPM 2TB Drives
Western Digital has announced today that it will be shipping 7200 RPM 2TB drives: the WD RE4 (WD2003FYYS) which is targeted towards servers and enterprise systems, and the 2TB Western Digital Caviar Black (WD2001FASS) for desktop systems
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1.9.2009 What is .NET?
.NET is the Microsoft Web services strategy to connect information, people, systems, and devices through software. Integrated across the Microsoft platform, .NET technology provides the ability to quickly build, deploy, manage, and use connected, security-enhanced solutions with Web services. .NET-connected solutions enable businesses to integrate their systems more rapidly and in a more agile manner and help them realize the promise of information anytime, anywhere, on any device.
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.NET Framework 4.0
Microsoft made available .NET Framework 3.5 concomitantly with the RTM of Visual Studio 2008 at the end of 2007.
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29.9.2008 NET Framework 3.0 announced!
The .NET Framework 3.0 has been announced and will be included in Windows Vista!
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12.6.2006 Microsoft looks for better way to search the Net
Internet searching was at the forefront of the technologies that Microsoft displayed on Tuesday at an event intended to showcase the company's research prowess.
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7.3.2007 .NET Framework 4.0 and Dublin
At the end of September 2008, Microsoft unveiled that the next versions of Visual Studio and .NET Framework would span across not only the client and server operating systems but also across services and devices.
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8.10.2008 Zune.net Gets Updated
Microsoft has updated Zune.net adding new functionality to the website. As a direct consequence, Zune.net was down on the night of June 8, with Jessica Zahn, Zune Social program manager, having announced in advance that new features would be coming.
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9.6.2009 .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 2
The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 Redistributable includes everything you need to run .NET Compact Framework applications, including the Common Language Runtime and the .NET Compact Framework class library.
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IE Beta Code Leaks onto Net
Images and code from the latest build of Microsoft?s Internet Explorer 7 browser show up on web sites.
Images and programming code from the latest beta test version of Microsoft?s upcoming Internet Explorer 7 browser have already emerged on the Internet, apparently in leaks from developers.
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25.1.2006 Will Vista stall Net traffic?
Thanks to new directory software, Windows Vista, the successor to the aging Windows XP, could put a greater load on internet servers. But experts disagree over whether we're headed for a prime-time traffic jam or insignificant slowdown.
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6.9.2006 .NET Framework 3.0 (WinFX) RTM's and more
Microsoft releases the .NET Framework 3.0, Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office for the 2007 Microsoft Office system, ASP.NET AJAX and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition.
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7.11.2006 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 1
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Beta 1 is a preview release of the latest version of the .NET Framework.
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29.4.2007 Microsoft's .NET Poison Pill?
Earlier today, Microsoft said that it will make available .NET Framework libraries under a "Reference" license. Anyone accepting the license agreement would be able to look at the code but not modify or redistribute it. The question: Would anyone really want to open this Pandora's Box?
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4.10.2007 C|Net shows no love for Vista yet
Oh dear! It seems that there are no allies at CNet when it comes to Windows Vista. I can only imagine that their IT department is still firmly attached to Windows XP on all their clients (except of course some very poor test machines).
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27.11.2007 A Quick Start with ASP.NET
ASP.NET is a server side technology from Microsoft that allows you to create dynamic websites and web applications that run mainly on Windows web servers.
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29.12.2007 Application Development Security Guidance for .NET 2.0
Summary - This page explains the rationale behind the patterns & practices Security Guidance for .NET Framework 2.0 project and provides an index into the guidance. You can use the guidance referenced on this page to improve both the security of your applications and your approach to building secure applications.
Overview - The purpose of this project is to provide world-class security guidance for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 centered on the following themes: Security engineering, Application scenarios, Technical guidance
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1000GB of space for Email at mailnation.net
MailNation Solutions developed after years of exhaustive competition in the Emailing industry. Small email companies have come and go, while large email companies such as Gmail (R), Hotmail (R), and Yahoo! Mail (R) have dominated. Privacy policies with major companies are weak, reliability remains questioned, and features are lacking.
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The 'World Wide Computer'Another HAL?
It was in early 2005 that representatives of an outfit called Design LLC trekked to The Dalles, Ore. They entered into quiet negotiations with local
officials for a 30-acre parcel of land on the banks of the Columbia River. Reports later emerged, writes Nicholas G. Carr, former editor of The
Harvard Business Review, that Design was working on behalf of Google (GOOG). On that piece of land, the search giant would build one of its massive
data centers. Fueled by cheap hydropower and cooled in part by icy river water, this center would fit into a huge networked complex of computing
power. As companies like Google, Microsoft (MSFT), and Amazon.com (AMZN) are erecting such centers from the Carolinas to Siberia, they're creating a
new form of utility. Together they form a giant computing grid that promises to deliver the vast digital universe to scientific labs, companies, and
homes in the decades ahead. But in his thoughtful book The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google , Carr warns this trend could
herald a new, darker phase for the Internetone where these mega-networks could eventually operate as a fearsome entity that will dominate our lives.
He dubs it "the World Wide Computer."
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15.01.2008Intel acquires software company for $884 million
Intel Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire Wind River Systems Inc, for $884 million. Wind River Systems is known for cutting edge
software for a number of different markets including, automotive, aerospace & defense, consumer, industrial, mobile devices and network equipment.
After Intel acquires Wind River Systems the company will be able to grow with its embedded software with its processors to help gain the advantage in
the market with mobile devices and reach further outside of the desktop and server market. Now that Intel has entered the software market, putting up
a fight with embedded chips, Intel becomes a danger to IBM, AMD, Microsoft and Apple.
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05.06.2009Piracy fuels Brazil's tecno scene
This steamy city at the mouth of the Amazon river is a haven for pirates - the digital kind who copy CDs and DVDs by the thousands for illegal
sidewalk sales.
Belem is also home to one of Brazil's most thriving pop scenes: tecnobrega, a musical movement that's expanding
exponentially thanks to musicians and producers who see copying as a marketing tool rather than intellectual property theft.
All
around the city of 1.5 million, tecnobrega's cloyingly sweet melodies and synthesizer-driven shuffle beats blast from cars, river boats and curbside
speakers set up by street vendors hawking the latest hits.
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20.10.2007Nokia Adds Microsoft PlayReady Technology for Flexible Access to Digital Entertainment
Building on their existing
collaboration around mobile
entertainment, Nokia and
Microsoft Corp. have extended
their cooperation to include
support for Microsoft
PlayReady technology into the
Nokia S60 and Series 40 mobile
device platforms.
PlayReady is a new
content access technology from
Microsoft that makes it easy
for content owners and service
providers to deliver virtually
any type of digital content in
a flexible manner. As part of
the agreement, Nokia and
Microsoft will also
collaborate on expanding and
simplifying consumer scenarios
for accessing, experiencing
and moving digital content
using mobile devices.
By supporting
PlayReady, Nokia will make it
easier for content owners and
service providers to offer
premium digital content for a
radically increased installed
base and enable more flexible
business models, such as
renting content or accessing
it offline. For consumers,
PlayReady brings flexible ways
to manage their digital
content between online, home
and mobile devices. For
example, a consumer could
purchase content directly from
their Nokia device and then
transfer the content to enjoy
on other designated devices,
such as PCs or mobile devices...
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06.08.2007Want A Download With That?
McDonald's joined the digital
content revolution Wednesday
as it began beta testing
m-Venue, its digital media
content service. At select
locations, users would be able
to browse and download music
from several labels, including
Sony BMG and Universal via a
Wi-Fi connection...
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12.10.2006Microsoft Introduces $10,000 Digital Home Makeover Contest
Did you know that the Windows Media Center team is conducting a Digital Home Makeover Contest to celebrate the consumer availability of new Extenders
for Windows Media Center? For one lucky winner, a makeover team will transform their disconnected digital lifestyle into a home entertainment dream
with a prize package totaling up to $10,000!!!
The Digital Home Makeover Contest is designed to address the real challenges people face
when adopting today's digital lifestyle. Today's consumers have a wide variety of digital content in their homes-thousands of digital
pictures, MP3's, TV shows and movies- and homes may have dozens of devices which allow people to interact with and enjoy this content. But
wouldn't it be nice if digital media could be seamlessly viewed and accessible around the home?
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04.04.2008New online digital storage 'Ecosystem' to rival iTunes?
A consortium of media companies including Alcatel-Lucent, Best Buy, Cisco, Comcast, Fox, HP, Intel, Lions Gate, Microsoft, NBC Universal, Paramount
Pictures, Philips, Sony, Toshiba, VeriSign and Warner Bros plan to create a digital video ‘ecosystem'. This new digital framework,
essentially an online virtual storage library containing a digital rights locker, would be in direct contrast to Apple's iTunes vendor-based
model. The consortium will call itself Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (or DECE) and their goal is to create an “uniform digital media
experience”. More specifically, it would give the media producers more control over the media rather than leaving that in the domain of online
retailers like Apple. Consumers would be able to copy licensed material to their portable devices or burn the content onto physical media. They plan
to use a DECE logo to signify which digital content is compatible and their aim is to make digital media as easy to play as a DVD purchased from a
store. In fact, they would embrace the "buy once, play anywhere" model. More details will be released during the Consumer Electronics Show in
January 2009.
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14.09.2008The Secrets of Microsoft's Sync
Microsoft (
MSFT) has spun its wheels for years attempting to craft an in-car
computer, but the company may be primed for pole position with its latest effort to weave software into auto design.
The system
is called Sync, and it lets motorists control car stereos and mobile phones with voice commands. Sync was featured in a keynote speech by Microsoft
Chairman
Bill Gates at the
International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
(BusinessWeek.com, 1/7/08), and it's available exclusively from Ford Motor (
F).
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23.02.2008Lacy: Yahoo-News Corp a Smokescreen, YHOO-MSFT Done
Henry Blodget: Yahoo TechTicker host and colleague Sarah Lacy confirms our view that the Yahoo-News Corp discussions are
just a smokescreen. Microsoft will jack its bid to $35 within 10 days, Sarah says, and is so confident that the
offer will be accepted that it's already drawing up the paperwork...
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14.02.2008Netflix box by Roku to get more content providers
Released several months ago as a part of Netflix's increasing emphasis on all-digital content delivery, the Netflix set top box by Roku will soon be
streaming content from other providers...
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04.07.2008London Gets Free Wi-Fi
Residents and visitors to
London will now be able to
access the Internet from parts
of the city for free thanks to
a new Wi-Fi network now live
along a 13.6-mile stretch of
the River Thames...
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16.07.2007Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction
A venture led by
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) co-founder Paul Allen has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of coveted wireless airwaves,
according to auction documents released late on Tuesday.
Allen was listed with an entity called Vulcan Spectrum LLC among the
applicants who filed to bid in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction of 700-megahertz spectrum, which is scheduled to begin on January
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19.12.2007Internet data heads for 500bn gigabytes
The world's store of digital content is now the equivalent of one full top-of-the-range iPod for every two people on the planet, following the
explosion of social networking sites, internet-enabled mobile phones and government surveillance...
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19.05.2009Alienware launches 4TB home server
Alienware unveiled a high-definition media server this week, targeting homes with terabytes of digital content to store. Systems integrators,
distributors and even home builders can now join the Alienware Digital Home Channel Program to become an authorised reseller of the media server.
The Alienware High Definition Media Server integrates with home entertainment systems to create a centralised source for the storage,
retrieval and distribution of digital content.Boasting 4TB of capacity, the server holds a lifetime's worth of digital movies, music, photos and
more, all of which can be sent to multiple points throughout the home.
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01.02.2008UK Rejects Citizens' Anti-DRM Petition
An electronic petition of the
UK Prime Minister's office
that garnered 1,414 signatures
calling flatly for a ban on
the use of digital rights
management techniques in all
digital content, was not so
flatly, though quite clearly
rejected on Monday. A December
report commissioned by Her
Majesty's Treasury may have
prompted the rejection...
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22.02.2007Say, Microsoft, What About Photos?
Joe Wilcox: Microsoft has recently bought companies that provide
mapping,
digital content hosting,
healthcare and mobile services technologies. What about photography?
I ask, because Microsoft has pretty much sidelined its
photography efforts. The photo market is exploding, but what has Microsoft got to offer? The company abandoned its flagship photo development and
management software.
The
company line
about the disappearance of Digital Image Suite: "Many of the digital imaging features and tools that have been enjoyed for years now can be found in
new Microsoft titles and services including Windows Vista."
Hogwash. Neither the Vista Photo Gallery nor Windows Live Photo
Gallery come close to the functionality of Digital Image Suite or competing products from Adobe and Corel, among others.
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13.12.2007Microsoft products roadmap for FY08 and beyond
Long
Zheng found and extracted
the following slide from
Steve
Ballmers Powerpoint
presentation at the
Microsoft Financial Analyst
Meeting 2007 yesterday.
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27.07.2007New Senate Broadcast Flag Bill
Would Freeze Fair Use
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23.01.2006Hulu may charge for content in the future
People love Hulu for providing full episodes to TV shows and movies for free. Recently, Disney struck a deal with Hulu, and the company has also
struck an international TV deal as well. They have also released desktop software, allowing the user to enjoy Hulu content outside the site itself...
but it looks like you may have to start paying for Hulu's content soon. According to Daily Finance, Jonathan Miller, News Corp.'s chief
digital officer, said when asked about a subscription based Hulu "in my opinion the answer could be yes. I don't see why over time that
shouldn't happen.
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04.06.2009House Bill Seeks to Exempt Backups from DMCA Violation
In an announcement this
afternoon prior to the
publication of the bill by the
Library of Congress, two
prominent representatives
introduced a bill that
apparently would grant a new
exemption for private,
non-commercial copies of
digital content, from
violation of the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act -
technically creating a new
class of "Section 1201
exemptions."..
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