Is Microsoft preparing a Zune update?
A reader of a site dedicated to Zune news has posted photos of what are claimed to be new features at Zune's Marketplace, including flash animation and a new video section.
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5.5.2008 Preparing for Windows 7 with the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor
When a new version of Windows is released, people either upgrade their existing PC or purchase a new PC with the latest version of Windows already pre-installed. For the people who want to upgrade their existing PC, they are often faced with the question of whether their PC can run the new Windows version or not.
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8.5.2009 Is your copy of Windows genuine?
How to Tell helps you verify that your Microsoft products are genuine.
To begin, choose the product category that best describes your Microsoft product. On the following product category page you will be able to select your specific product and the method by which you acquired it to learn more about genuine Microsoft products.
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Windows Vista Copy Protection Cracked
More than a year after Windows Vista was introduced, hackers have finally developed a clean crack of Windows Vista.
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5.3.2008 Fancy a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for FREE?
A little bird has informed me of an official Microsoft hosted survey in which the winner(s) will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate after simply filling out a 4 question survey.
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30.6.2009 Windows 7 testers to get free copy from tomorrow
Last week Microsoft had a change of heart and decided to go back on what they had previously said by offering testers on the Windows 7 technical beta program a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, in reward for their efforts in testing the new operating system.
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5.8.2009 Did Microsoft copy Mac OS for Win 7?
Yesterday there appeared an interview with a Microsoft group manager who claimed that Microsoft copied the “Mac look and feel in terms of graphics” in Windows 7.
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12.11.2009 Blu-ray BD+ Copy Protection Cracked!
It would seem that there's absolutely nothing out there, no type of copy protection system that can resist the hard efforts of ingenious "security researchers", especially when the respective system is designed to protect valuable multimedia content (namely, movies).
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31.10.2007 Throw a Windows 7 house party and get a free copy
Microsoft is looking for some Windows 7 fans to throw launch parties between October 22-29.
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3.9.2009 Want Windows 7 for 50 Percent Off? Order an OEM Copy
Missed out on the early preorder discounts? Popular retailer Newegg.com has listed the OEM prices for Windows 7, which will be offered at less than half what Microsoft will charge for a retail copy.
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26.9.2009 Turn a counterfeit copy of WindowsXP into a free Vista license!
Perhaps you have bought a license of WindowsXP Home, Pro or Media Centerd Edition 2005 from your local dealer and afterwards it turned into a counterfeit while trying to validate it through WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) program.
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29.4.2006 Vista RTM Evaluation Copy Desktop Watermark Patch
Hi there people, here's a little guide on how to get rid of that stupid "evaluation copy" watermark in the bottom right corner of your Windows Vista RTM. Some may not see it yet, but believe me it will show up after a few reboots.
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14.11.2006 Windows 'patent tax' pegged at $21.50 per copy
Windows users on average pay $21.50 to line the pockets of third party software developers such as Sun Microsystems, Novell and Alcatel-Lucent, according to a calculation by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).
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16.4.2007 Fancy a free copy of Office 2010 and a laptop to run it on?
Microsoft is looking for family, student or home business users of their successful Office suite to participate in the beta program for Office 2010.
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23.6.2009 Microsoft makes a u-turn, Windows 7 testers to get free copy
In a surprise turn around, Microsoft announced today that Windows 7 technical testers will be receiving a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate.
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30.7.2009 Prevent 1.0 - Stop Unauthorized Copy, Delete, Move & Change of Settings
I am sure everyone has faced the situation where either their friends, colleagues, family member of kids renaming, deleting important files or changing settings like wallpaper, screen resolution etc. this is typical with younger sibling.
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17.9.2009 Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy
"Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista under performs in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception.
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27.5.2008Report: Apple Preparing Movie
Rentals
Rumor site Think Secret is
reporting that Apple is
preparing to expand iTunes
beyond music and television
into the realm of movies, with
an announcement slated for
August 7 at the company's
Worldwide Developers
Conference...
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18.07.2006Europe is not preparing to impose sales limits on Intel
BetaNews has confirmed this morning that a widely disseminated story first published by Financial Times Deutschland , which said the European
Commission was preparing to issue sales restrictions on Intel, is false...
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28.05.2008DVDs Can Soon be Legally Burned by Licensed Services
After a decade and a half of
negotiations, waiting, and
litigation - with the emphasis
toward the latter - the DVD
Copy Control Association,
which administers the CSS copy
protection scheme, formally
announced yesterday that it
will soon become legal for
businesses to burn DVDs on
demand whose copy protection
includes CSS...
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04.07.2007EMI, Apple Disagree on Copy
Protection
EMI said Thursday that its
copy-protected music CDs would
soon play on Apple iPods, but
the maker of the best-selling
portable player denied that
was the case. The record label
claims that Apple was close to
completing the work needed to
make EMI's copy-protection
compatible...
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18.11.2005DRM Debate Resumes Over 'Managed Copy' for Blu-Ray, HD DVD
A full three years after the
idea for it was first raised,
and well over a year since the
first generation of
high-definition DVD players
was supposed to have included
it, the debate over both the
meaning and implementation of
mandatory managed copy
(MMC) for the final 1.0
version of the AACS copy
protection scheme has been
re-ignited...
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24.05.2007Sony Yanks Copy-Protected CDs
Two weeks on, spyware-style
copy protection's flaws prove
too much for the market...
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16.11.2005iPhone copy and paste nearing reality
Something all iPhone users desperately want is copy and paste, nothing is more annoying when someone sends you a link to a site in your text message
and you have to write it down so you can input it in Safari. It seems someone has at least tried to put this right by creating a service not an app
that allows you to paste between Mail and Safari.
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11.12.2008HD DVD, Blu-ray "Managed Copy" coming later this year
The managed copy spec
that will allow users to make
copies of HD DVD and Blu-ray
movies is finally nearing
completion. MPAA head honcho
Dan Glickman recently said
that the AACS support behind
managed copy would be ready
before the end of the year, so
we contacted the HD DVD
Promotional Group and our
sources in the industry to see
what's up.
A spokesperson for the
Group told Ars that the full
implementation of managed copy
will appear only once AACS is
finalized. That final
specification is expected in
the coming months, according
to Glickman's comments,
although other sources tell us
off the record that the
commonly occurring AACS cracks
aren't helping with the
timeline.
The hope,
at one studio at least, is to
see managed copy in time for
the 2007 holiday season, and
confidence is high that this
schedule will be met...
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24.05.2007Fancy a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for FREE?
A little bird has informed me of an official Microsoft hosted survey in which the winner(s) will receive a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate after
simply filling out a 4 question survey. It couldn't be any easier than this folks. The survey is entitled "Windows 7 Discovery", and the
instructions are crystal clear: "We want to know how you find information about Windows 7 from Microsoft. Please answer questions in the survey
below for a chance to win a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate Edition when it becomes avaialble
in Oct 2009." In order to be eligible for the
survey, which is hosted on SurveyMonkey.com, all you have to do is answer the following questions: 1.
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neowin.net - 30.06.2009
Kevin Rose: iPhone 3.0 to have copy and paste
With more rumors and news coming down the pipes it is hard to distinguish between fact and fiction with unofficial iPhone announcements. According to
Kevin Rose, the iPhone 3.0 will be able to copy and paste. The Diggnation event in Austin, Texas was the meeting grounds for Kevin Rose to confirm
the iPhone 3.0 firmware will include copy and paste. Other rumors about requested features in the 3.0 firmware including background applications,
recorded video support and MMS were all confirmed that they will not be in the 3.0 firmware release. The announcement also said that Apple will bring
the iPhone to the Palm Pre level to rival the competition.
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neowin.net - 15.03.2009
Caption Contest: Win Vista and Office!
Want a copy of Windows Vista
Ultimate or Office 2007, but
don't want to fork over the
cash? You're in luck: we're
giving away one copy of each!
All you need to do is come up
with a witty caption for the
following two pictures from
the Vista Launch event in New
York City...
betanews.com - 31.01.2007
Studios to Consider 'Managed Copy' Provisions Disabling DVD Copying
Despite a California court decision last April in favor of a licensed DVD burning service for retailers and consumers, the DVD Copy Control
Association will meet tomorrow with representatives of three movie studios to debate whether to amend their existing licenses in such a way that
Kaleidescape's service would be disabled in some other crafty way...
betanews.com - 06.11.2007
BBC submits plans to copy protect Freeview HD listings
The BBC has been criticised for its plans to copy protect high definition Freeview content, by encrypting certain data that only manufactures the BBC
deem trustworthy will be given the decryption keys to. The BBC says that the plans, which have been submitted to Ofcom, would prevent piracy,
according to an article by the BBC. Only the TV listings would be encrypted, as encrypting the actual content is not allowed. This would prevent
software which didn't meet the BBC's (or, as is more likely, the HD content provider's) copy protection standards from recording content
using TV listings provided by the BBC, according to an article by ZDNet UK.
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neowin.net - 17.09.2009
Lionsgate debuts iTunes Digital Copy on select DVDs
Lionsgate became the first movie studio to incorporate a digital copy of its movies intended for playback within iTunes for purchasers of select DVDs...
betanews.com - 10.03.2008
HP Backs Off Blu-ray Support
Over DRM
Seemingly reversing its stance
in next-generation DVD battle,
Hewlett-Packard has asked
Blu-ray to re-think its
planned copyright protection
and instead implement the
"managed copy" feature
found in HD DVD, which would
enable consumers to copy
movies to their PCs and stream
them across a network...
betanews.com - 21.10.2005
Windows 7 testers to get free copy from tomorrow
Last week Microsoft had a change of heart and decided to go back on what they had previously said by offering testers on the Windows 7 technical beta
program a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, in reward for their efforts in testing the new operating system. Previously Microsoft revealed that
testers would not be receiving Windows 7 for free and argued that the discounted pre-order offer, which was available to all consumers, was partly
done for the benefit of beta testers. This was met with a bad response from bloggers and testers alike.
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neowin.net - 05.08.2009
New Blu-ray Discs to Expand Copy Protection, Bypass AACS Troubles
With a minimum of fanfare, the
licensing body for the
developers of a supplemental
copy protection technology
exclusively for Blu-ray Disc
announced its initial
specification for BD+ - which
supporters had hoped would be
available early last year - is
finally ready for licensing to
developers...
betanews.com - 23.06.2007
Microsoft giving out 777 copies of Windows 7
If you live in one lucky town in the Netherlands you have a chance to get a free copy of Windows 7. Microsoft will be giving out 777 copies of
Windows 7 to the town of Zevenhuizen, which translates to "Seven Houses". The lucky residents will be getting a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. There
are a few restrictions however; the user must be in possession of a PC with Windows as the primary OS, Mac users will not be able to obtain a free
copy, and Linux users are out of luck too. Residents can go to "zevenhuizengaatover.nl.
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neowin.net - 16.10.2009
Windows Feedback Program participants can get Windows 7 gift
Are you looking to get a copy of Windows 7 when it's released sometime later this year? Well it looks like Microsoft is giving out a copy of
Windows 7 Ultimate to participants of the Windows Feedback Program who meet certain criteria according to an e-mail shown in the screenshot below:
To those who are wondering what the e-mail says: To encourage your continued participation in the Windows Feedback Program using Windows 7 RC, we
will send you a copy of the commercially released version of Windows 7 Ultimate as a gift within 3 months of its general availability in the US
provided that: 1. You are a US resident of age 18 or older; 2.
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neowin.net - 17.05.2009
Microsoft makes a u-turn, Windows 7 testers to get free copy
In a shock turn around, Microsoft announced today that Windows 7 technical testers will be receiving a free copy of Windows 7 Ultimate. In recent
weeks Microsoft has faced angry reactions from bloggers and beta testers when they originally announced the testers "thanks" was the discounted
pre-order offer. Blogger Paul Thurrot claimed: "the painful thing here, for beta testers, is that they've been screwed" which demonstrated the
reaction to the previous announcements.
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neowin.net - 30.07.2009
