DVD Jon hacks Media Player file encryption
Norway's best known IT export, DVD Jon, has hacked encryption coding in Microsoft's Windows Media Player, opening up content broadcast for the multimedia player to alternative devices on multiple platforms.
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Windows Vista Media Player Screenshots
Here is a sneak peek at what the new Media Player with the glass effect is going to look like in Windows Vista.
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Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
A major U.K. retail store and three of the largest PC vendors worldwide still have no plans to sell the version of Microsoft Windows that does not contain its media player, five months after the version was released.
Microsoft started offering Windows XP N, a version of Windows without a bundled media player, in June of this year to comply with last year's antitrust ruling by the European Commission.
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19.11.2005 Windows Media Player 11 Interview
I just put online my first interview here at The Insider. I ask a few questions I've seen asked here in the community in regards to Windows Meda Player 11 to Geoff Harris who is the Product Unit Manager for WMP 11.
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6.5.2006 Windows Media Player 11 Released
As promised and revealed by Neowin, Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP.
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30.10.2006 Windows Media Player Sidebar Gadget
This sidebar gadget has all the capabilities of WMP as embedded in a web page including the ability to play playlists, moves, audio, etc (.wpl, .wmv, as.
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12.2.2007 Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin
Have you been itching to enjoy your media content on Firefox? The Windows Media Player team put a lot of work into evolving media playback on Windows Vista through the new Media Foundation pipeline, and has also been actively monitoring feedback on WMP and playback in general.
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17.4.2007 Windows Media Player 11 for XP download
I have some information about release dates on WMP 11 for XP that no one else has. This info was obtained from a Microsoft employee who I can't name but was able to give me this info.
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10.5.2006 Windows Media Player 11 Beta Official download
Finally, Today it seems that Microsoft have released the highly anticipated Windows
Media Player 11 public beta! Along with this release, Microsoft have launched WMP11's
new website, which explains some of WMP11's major
features.
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17.5.2006 Windows Media Player 11 will RTM on September 14th
Exclusive news from keznews.net: Windows Media Player 11 for XP will RTM on September 14th, 2006.
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6.8.2006 Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 released to the public!
Today Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2 to the public. It can be downloaded at
http://www.microsoft.com/... 11/default.aspx. The new build number is 11.0.5705.5043.
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31.8.2006 Hack to Turn Off and Disable Windows 7 CD or DVD Writer Burning and Auto Tray Ejection Feature
Windows 7 inherits the capability to burn or write to CD and DVD burner or writer, with additional support to directly burn ISO and IMG disc images with Windows 7 Explorer.
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18.8.2009 XP and Vista to get new media player
Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.
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18.4.2006 Microsoft XBOX 360 HD DVD Player pictures
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10.8.2006 Xbox 360 HD DVD Player price drop
Now US $129.99! The Xbox 360 HD DVD Player price has dropped from $179.99 to $129.99 (U.S. MSRP.)
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6.2.2008 New IE, Media Player Features Expected to Debut in Windows Vista Refresh
Testers will soon have a new Community Technology Preview build, the second one that Microsoft has issued for its next-gen Windows client. Beta 2 is looking like December, sources say. windows -
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No Media Player 10 for Apple users
Microsoft will not be developing a version of Media Player 10 for the Mac
Microsoft has confirmed that it will not be developing a version of its Media Player 10 for Apple users.
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20.1.2006 Windows Media Player 11 release pushed to Tuesday Oct 30th
Windows Media Player 11, originally scheduled to be released in a final version to the public today, was pushed back to Tuesday Oct. 30th.
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25.10.2006 Samsung Set to Launch Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD DVD Player
Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s leading producers of consumer electronics as well as microchips, on Friday said it would release the Duo HD player capable of Blu-ray disk (BD) and HD DVD playback this summer.
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13.4.2007 Disable and Remove URGE Online Store in Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11)
Windows Media Player 11 (WMP11) for Windows XP is the latest Windows Media Player (WMP) for Windows Vista, and available as free standalone program downloadable from Micrsoft for genuine Windows XP SP2 users. WMP 11 features Windows Vista-like feel and touch user interface, plus several other improvements and enhancements.
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20.11.2006 Samsung Finally Shows Off Its Unholy Hybrid Blu-ray - HD DVD Player
Although the rumors regarding Samsung's hybrid HD DVD / Blu-ray player have been circulating on the web for quite a long time, the company decided to keep it all under wraps for the past few months (in order to increase the customer's interest, perhaps?).
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26.7.2007 Installing Vista Beta 1 (x86) without DVD media
I know, I know - Everyone should have a DVD burner these days... but I don't. Here's a rough guide on getting Vista Beta 1 (x86) installed without the use of DVD media. I am not responsible for lost partitions, data, etc!
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Windows Vista Build 5231 and Windows Media Player 11 Leaks!
Windows Vista Build 5231 has leaked to the web. The new build is said to include Windows Media Player 11 included. View the screenshots below! This is a Main branch build that was released on September 12th, 2005 at 8:20PM.
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How to Clear & Stop Displaying Windows Media Player 12 Frequent List in Windows 7
Windows 7 Start Menu is almost similar to Windows Vista however Windows 7 Taskbar aka superbar is way different from Vista & XP Taskbar. In Windows 7 Taskbar you have access to jump list and recently opened document list of Office word and for Windows Media Player you will get frequently played video list.
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20.7.2009 Windows XP get Windows Media Player 11 in June
Microsoft plans to jazz up its music player in Windows Vista, the company's next operating system. But at least some of the new features will debut much sooner.
The software, which will be built into Vista, is designed to offer better synching with portable devices, make it easier to scroll through long libraries of music, and be tightly integrated with Urge, a new subscription and download music service co-developed by Microsoft and MTV Networks.
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18.4.2006 Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7
Windows Media Player 12 has completely new User interface as well as many new features. WMP 12 comes as default media player on Windows 7 and has been designed to take advantage of Windows 7 new features like Windows Taskbar, HomeGroup and Jump Lists.
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17.6.2009 Adding Blu-ray and HD DVD to Vista Media Center
As part of my ongoing Vista Media Center project, I’m about to add Blu-ray and HD DVD playback capabilities to my living room system. I already know that the system is fully capable of recording and playing back over-the-air high-definition content.
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1.9.2007 How to Install Windows 7 or Windows Vista on Physical Machine Without DVD Media
A lot of Windows Vista and Windows 7 license has been sold media-less nowadays, where buyers only receive a piece of authenticated certificate with a genuine and legitimate product key printed on it.
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23.12.2008 Recover Files from Damaged or Corrupted CD,DVD,HD DVD,Blu-Ray Disks
CD/DVD are optical storage media easily gets corrupted or damaged. CD & DVD discs have low durability and single scratch on CD/DVD will permanently damage your data.
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4.9.2009 Hack Windows Xp All in One
Include:
CIA Commander
WPa kill
Activate
Enable Updates
Windows genuine validation bypass
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31.1.2006First HD DVD Player Goes on
Sale
Toshiba kicked off the
next-generation of DVD
technology on Friday with the
launch of its first HD DVD
player in Japan. The HD-XA1 is
priced at 110,000 yen, or $940
USD -- slightly higher than it
will cost in the United
States. No movies in the
format will be available until
April, however the Toshiba
player can play current DVD
discs as well...
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31.03.2006HD DVD and Blu-ray coming to Santa Rosa IGP
In the second half of 2007,
Intel's recently-launched
Santa Rosa platform will get a
next-generation DVD playback
option, according to Intel
mobile graphics spokesperson
Mike Choi. Intel will use a
third-party hardware decoder
to bring HD DVD and Blu-ray
support to versions of Santa
Rosa with integrated graphics
processors (IGPs).
Intel's decision to use a
dedicated decoder chip will
let the company keep costs
down. Instead of relying on a
more expensive discrete GPU to
do the decoding, Intel can
ship next-generation DVD
support with its IGP products.
When next-generation
DVD playback finally arives,
the Intel graphics solution
will be optimized for Vista.
Currently, Vista loses some of
the Aero effects during HD
playback on some non-Intel
systems, but Intel's
optimizations will let users
have the full Aero experience
simultaneous with HD-DVD or
Blu-Ray. ..
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07.06.2007Windows Media Player 11 Beta 2
Out
Microsoft on Thursday released
a second beta of Windows Media
Player 11, providing some
performance enhancements, bug
fixes and the integration of
Windows Media Connect
functionality into the player
itself...
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01.09.2006Windows Media Player Protocol Rollover
When Windows Media Player connects to a Windows Media server the player tries to use the most efficient protocol for the job. However, the player is
not always able to connect with the first protocol it tries. This is usually due to either a firewall issue or the version of the client and server
that are being used together.
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19.08.2008Hacking a Media Center DVD Library
Max Zuckerman: If you're like me, one of the inputs on your TV is your desktop or laptop computer. It's one of the best ways to surf the web or
share pictures and videos with others.
But my favorite feature, hands down, is the ability to have my entire DVD collection
available to me in a very intuitive and slick-looking interface all on my TV. The best part is I don't have to physically insert a DVD every time I
want to watch one. I can just browse my collection very easily all on my TV/monitor and hit "play!"
See how I set this all up
in
my tutorial on
Channel 8.
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07.12.2007Toshiba Ships Low-Cost 1080p HD DVD Player
Toshiba said Wednesday that
shipments of its HD-A20 HD DVD
player had begun. The player
is the first of the
high-definition players,
either Blu-ray or HD DVD, to
offer 1080p resolution at a
sub-$500 price point...
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12.04.2007Community Article: The Windows
Media Player 11 experience
Columnist Joli Ballew previews
Windows Media Player 11 in
Windows Vista, revealing an
improved media library,
redesigned interface, helpful
shortcut menus, and a fast
search tool for which you
might just go crazy...
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25.05.2006Organize Your Media Files in
the Windows Media Player 10
Library
Columnist Galan Bridgman
discusses the powerful
features of the Library, an
important Windows Media Player
10 feature that helps you keep
track of all your media files...
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04.01.2006Samsung to Offer
Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player
There is still no agreement in
the fight to become the
de-facto standard for next
generation DVDs, but at least
one company is preparing
itself for the possibility of
competing technologies and
will produce a DVD player that
will be able to play both
Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats...
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06.09.2005Windows 7: Build 7057 blocks third-party video codecs
The latest beta of Windows 7 blocks the usage of third party video decoders from Windows Media Player and MCE. Albain, a DirectShow (ffdshow)
developer explains in his own words what he encountered when he was testing the multimedia pipeline of Windows 7 in the latest build 7057.
"Microsoft has locked mpeg4 and h264 codecs into Media Foundation, the replacer of DirectShow (even if directshow is still supported).There is no way
to override those codecs, even if you develop a Media Foundation version of your decoder, because Microsoft maintains a list of preferred codecs
(their codecs) into the registry (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and HKLM \MediaFoundation\Transforms\Preferred), and this registry key cannot be
modified, even in admin mode.
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27.03.2009Windows Media Player 11 Delayed
Microsoft has temporarily put
its release of Windows Media
Player 11 on hold, citing
quality concerns. According to
several Windows enthusiast
sites such as Neowin, the
company pushed back its target
date from Tuesday to October
30...
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26.10.2006LG Hybrid Disc Player Not Licensed for HD DVD Logo
A spokesperson for LG
Electronics confirmed to
BetaNews this morning that its
BH100 hybrid blue-laser disc
player, which the company
purported at CES two weeks ago
would play both Blu-ray and HD
DVD movies, cannot play back
content from HD DVD's HDi
interactive layer. As a
result, the player cannot bear
the official logo for the
format as licensed by the DVD
Forum...
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22.01.2007Windows Media Player Plug-in for Firefox Now a Reality
The department of Microsoft's
development team delegated to
interoperability and open
standards have released what
might have seemed the least
likely product ever to emerge
from Redmond: an officially
sanctioned Windows Media
Player plug-in for Mozilla
Firefox...
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17.04.2007Hybrid HD-DVD media plays on standard DVD player
Toshiba and Memory-Tech have
developed a HD-DVD disc that
will play on a conventional
DVD player. It's a dual-layer
disc that can store 15GB of
high-resolution HD-DVD data on
one layer and 4.7GB of
standard DVD data on the
other, and which doesn't cost
any more to produce.
In theory, movies purchased
for your DVD player might soon
have a HD-DVD copy on another,
essentially hidden, layer. The
key to this will obviously be
linked to how quickly this
product can come to market and
whether or not it truly will
not affect the media
production cost.
This may be of little value
to early adopters but late
adopters will surely be
tempted to purchase HD-DVD
players over Blu-Ray players
if they already own a
compatible library of
high-resolution movies. After
all, why repurchase what you
already own?
This
could be a rather large score
for the HD-DVD format which
already enjoys a significant
sales lead over their Blu-Ray
rivals. Mind you, that sales
lead could evaporate quickly
with the release of the
PlayStation 3 in Japan and the
imminent release of the
PlayStation 3 in North
America.
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15.11.2006Xbox 360's HD-DVD uses 4.7 million lines of code
As a result of the
complexities of decoding HD
DVD audio and video content,
as well as providing a user
interface and DRM, over 4.7
million lines of code went
into the HD DVD software. The
external HD-DVD drive can play
H.264, MPEG2 and VC1 videos.
There is no hardware HD DVD
decoder chip set on board the
Xbox 360. As a result, the HD
DVD subsystem is almost
entirely written in software.
It's one of the most
demanding applications written
for the 360 to date, using up
all six of the system's
hardware threads.
Shaheen Gandhi, an Xbox 360
engineer, said: "At the
moment, the player software
pushes Xbox 360 harder than
any other (save, perhaps,
Gears of War during some
particularly busy parts of the
game)."
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06.11.2006Toshiba A3 HD DVD Player Now $199
In yet another price drop for HD DVD, Best Buy and Circuit City are now offering Toshiba's latest third-generation A3 player for $199, $100 off the
original price. Although the older A2 player can be picked up for $98 while supplies last at a number of retail outlets, the A3 has only been out for
one month, making the sale quite a surprise...
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02.11.2007Phoenix gets embedded DVD player for HyperSpace
California's Phoenix Technologies, the company most famous for its BIOS, has announced an upgrade to its HyperSpace virtual Linux environment that
will allow a system's DVD player to be accessed independently from the core OS...
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29.10.2008Microsoft denies the severity of a Media Player exploit
The proof of concept for a Windows Media Player exploit does exist, and it has been shared. But it's not a vulnerability, Microsoft said, because it
would need to trigger remote code execution...and this one doesn't...
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30.12.2008Hot deal: Xbox 360 HD-DVD, plus six HD-DVD movies, for $170
We've seen the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player listed at close to $200, so we're happy to find it offered for quite a bit less.
The Xbox
360 HD-DVD player is an inexpensive way for 360 owners to get high-def movies. For you gamers who already love your Xbox, just plug in the HD-DVD
player and boost your at-home viewing with ultra-sharp images and surround sound.
What: Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player plus six HD-DVD
movies
How much: $159.99
Shipping: $9
Where:
GoGamer (via
LogicBuy)
When: Through unknown date
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25.08.2007LG adds features to dual high-def DVD player
South Korea's LG Electronics introduced on Wednesday an updated version of its high-definition DVD player that supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD.
But at about $1,000, the BH200 "Super Blu Player"--while 16 percent less than the model LG unveiled in January--costs twice as
much as standalone Blu-ray or HD DVD players.
That earlier model shown at the Consumer Electronics Show was the first to combine
Sony's Blu-ray standard and Toshiba's HD DVD. The goal is to satisfy high-end customers frustrated by the format war that has divided consumers,
electronics makers and movie studios and angered retailers.
Samsung Electronics is expected to market a dual format player later
this year, ahead of the holiday-shopping season...
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