Microsoft Officially Unveils Revamped Windows Media DRM

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Windows Media Player Revamped (PC World)

Windows Media Player Revamped (PC World) 06/02/2004 11:39 AM
PC World - Microsoft refines copyright-protection scheme to better support portable devices.

Windows Media Player 10 Officially
Released

Windows Media Player 10 Officially
Released 09/02/2004 10:08 AM
Not long after we reported it leaked, Microsoft officially released Windows Media Player 10, which sports many new features and a new user interface.

This release hosts a new User Interface that is cleaner and lesser cluttered, but the basic layout appears to be mostly the same. The player comes with a default skin not based on any previous versions of Media Player. The skin, which is mostly of a glassy-blue gradient has received many negative reactions as Microsoft seems to be 'going blue' on most of their recently released applications.

As we reported earlier, Microsoft has shipped the player which integrates to online music stores. Not only is MSN's Music store available, but also a variety of their stores include Napster, Wal-Mart and Music-Match. This is Microsoft's first step in going online for music, after Apple's footsteps with iTunes.

Microsoft also promises easy Syncing procedures with many portable devices, and they have announced future compatibility with soon to come Windows Mobile–based Portable Media Centers, which includes Creative's next generation of audio/video player, the Nomad 'Zen'.

Folder Synchronization is featured in this release, which basically monitors your choice of folders which contain your media for changes in files, which will automatically reflect to the built-in playlist. Also, as we mentioned, possibly one of the most spectacular feature of this new version is the ability to encode music into high bitrate mp3 format.

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Microsoft Announces Windows Media
Connect Technology, Enabling Seamless
Media Transfer Between Windows XP-Based
PCs and Consumer Electronics Devices

Microsoft Announces Windows Media
Connect Technology, Enabling Seamless
Media Transfer Between Windows XP-Based
PCs and Consumer Electronics Devices 01/08/2004 07:36 PM
Today at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. announced Windows® Media Connect, technology designed to enable hardware manufacturers to easily develop devices such as Digital Media Receivers (DMRs), which have rich functionality for playing digital media files stored on personal computers over home networks. A broad range of industry leaders have announced their support of this upcoming technology, including leading PC OEMs and consumer electronics device manufacturers including Arcadyan Technology Corp., Creative Labs, Dell Inc., Mediabolic Inc., PRISMIQ Inc., Rockford Corp., Roku, Simple Devices Inc. and Toshiba. Leading content service providers such as LAUNCH Music on Yahoo!, MusicNow (formerly FullAudio), and Napster also endorsed Windows Media Connect for its ability to extend the reach of their content and services to a new range of consumer devices. Available in 2004, Windows Media Connect technology will overcome two critical hurdles faced by networked media devices today: compatibility between proprietary devices and ease of access to content stored on the PC.

Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9
Series Encoding Support For Mac
(TechWeb)

Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9
Series Encoding Support For Mac
(TechWeb) 09/14/2004 03:13 AM
TechWeb - Telestream announced Friday support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X platforms.

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House

Microsoft Windows Media Center Extender
Technology Delivers Digital
Entertainment and the Media Center
Experience to Any Screen in the House 01/08/2004 07:35 PM
This evening during his keynote address at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates unveiled Windows® Media Center Extender Technology. The software will power a new generation of products that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing consumers to access their favorite digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home -- regardless of where the PC is located. Media Center Extender Technology will not only provide access to rich content and services, but will enable devices throughout the home to utilize the full processing and storage capabilities of the PC creating new opportunities for services and providing unprecedented choice and access to content for consumers

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005

Premio Introduces Media Center PC with
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
Edition 2005 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
Premio Computer, Inc. today announced the Premio Media Center PC. Preinstalled with Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005, the Premio Media Center is a versatile, comprehensive solution for media and home entertainment applications [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]

Microsoft Unveils 64-Bit Windows Beta

Microsoft Unveils 64-Bit Windows Beta 08/20/2004 12:25 AM
Microsoft has made available the latest builds of its 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise, which each features a handful of new improvements including the Luna user interface, Windows Messenger, Windows Media Player, infrastructure support for Bluetooth, and the .Net Framework 1.1.

Microsoft Unveils Windows XP 'Starter
Edition'

Microsoft Unveils Windows XP 'Starter
Edition' 08/11/2004 10:27 AM
Red Nova Aug 11 2004 2:29PM GMT

Microsoft unveils Windows Upgrades for
Mobile PCs

Microsoft unveils Windows Upgrades for
Mobile PCs 05/06/2004 10:12 AM

Microsoft unveils Windows Rights
Management Services

Microsoft unveils Windows Rights
Management Services 11/05/2003 08:39 AM
Computer Weekly Nov 5 2003 8:26AM ET

Windows Media Player, Microsoft y DRM

Windows Media Player, Microsoft y DRM 12/25/2004 05:30 PM

Microsoft Windows Media Player 10

Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 09/03/2004 08:18 AM
The most striking change to Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, the much-awaited upgrade to the player/jukebox that ships on most new PCs, is its dramatic cosmetic overhaul. Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you'll actually want to use. By giving you easy access to all of your multimedia files (music, photos, and video) and helping you accomplish the tasks you're likely to want to do with them, WMP 10 at least equals — and in our estimation surpasses — the current leader in the field, MusicMatch Jukebox 9.

Critical Update for Windows Media Player
(All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026)

Critical Update for Windows Media Player
(All Versions) for Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and Windows Server 2003 (KB828026) 02/11/2004 01:19 AM
When a content owner creates an audio or video stream, they can add script commands (such as URL script commands and custom script commands) to be encoded in the stream. When the stream is played back, the script commands can trigger events in an embedded player program, or they can open your browser and then navigate to a Web page. This behavior is by design

Windows Media Player (All Versions) for
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003 (KB832353)

Windows Media Player (All Versions) for
Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows
Server 2003 (KB832353) 04/22/2004 01:20 AM
After applying the Update for Windows Media Player Script Commands (KB828026), some URL script commands do not fire even though they would be expected to do so. In addition to the URL script command issues, this package addresses an issue with the installer that would cause 100% CPU utilization in certain scenarios.

Microsoft to rename media player-less
Windows

Microsoft to rename media player-less
Windows 03/28/2005 01:24 PM
Product will now be known as either Windows XP Home Edition N or Windows XP Professional Edition N.

Microsoft Set To Launch Windows XP Media
Center

Microsoft Set To Launch Windows XP Media
Center 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Further blurring the lines between home computing and entertainment, software giant Microsoft has described the newest version of its Windows XP operating system, which will marry television programming, personal video recording, music, movies, DVDs and pictures in a single device.

OD2, Microsoft Team Up on Windows Media
Jukebox

OD2, Microsoft Team Up on Windows Media
Jukebox 06/14/2004 11:22 AM
Boston Globe Jun 14 2004 3:29PM GMT

Microsoft Media Center for Windows XP64
unlikely

Microsoft Media Center for Windows XP64
unlikely 07/02/2004 09:36 AM
IT'S LITTLE WONDER that Microsoft Longhorn keeps slipping as the software firm has more than enough on its plate to keep it busy for a year or two. One of those busy little things is 64-bit Windows for X64 and as we've revealed through the course of this week, it has mighty plans for this OS, which will use the same binary for both Intel's EM64T and AMD64.

Microsoft releases Windows Media Player
9 for OS X

Microsoft releases Windows Media Player
9 for OS X 11/10/2003 11:00 PM
Microsoft has released Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X...

Disney and Microsoft Partner on Windows
Media Efforts

Disney and Microsoft Partner on Windows
Media Efforts 02/10/2004 05:26 AM

OD2, Microsoft Team Up on Windows Media
Jukebox (Reuters)

OD2, Microsoft Team Up on Windows Media
Jukebox (Reuters) 06/14/2004 05:26 AM
Reuters - Windows Media Player users will be able to buy music downloads from a selection of European online stores, after Microsoft Corp and OD2 teamed up to lure fans away from Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.

Microsoft forced to split Windows, Media
Player by EU

Microsoft forced to split Windows, Media
Player by EU 12/24/2004 12:10 PM
Microsoft will have to unbundle Windows Media Player from the OS, and license some server technology to competitors after a EU court ruling today. The software maker has not decided on a possible appeal.

Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows
Media Player 10

Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows
Media Player 10 09/11/2004 10:09 PM
Washington Post Sep 12 2004 2:14AM GMT

Microsoft Sings New Tune with Windows
Media Player

Microsoft Sings New Tune with Windows
Media Player 09/13/2004 11:08 AM
Last October, Apple released a Windows version of its iTunes music jukebox -- and PC users no longer had to choose between Windows Media Player's inadequacies or Real or Musicmatch's annoyances. They could download a free program that provided all the functions, from MP3 ripping to fast CD burning, that cost extra elsewhere.

Microsoft accepts new name for Windows
minus Media Player

Microsoft accepts new name for Windows
minus Media Player 03/29/2005 03:06 PM
PC Pro Mar 29 2005 6:15PM GMT

THX and Microsoft Announce THX Best
Practices Laboratory for Windows Media

THX and Microsoft Announce THX Best
Practices Laboratory for Windows Media 04/18/2005 01:56 AM
Investors Business Daily Apr 18 2005 6:23AM GMT

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center -
Sponsored Link

Microsoft Windows XP Media Center -
Sponsored Link 06/22/2005 02:07 AM
Ad - http://www.startsomethingentertaining.com Jun 22 2005 6:11AM GMT

EU and Microsoft agree on name of
media-free Windows version

EU and Microsoft agree on name of
media-free Windows version 03/29/2005 02:11 AM
Channel NewsAsia Mar 29 2005 5:54AM GMT

Microsoft Chat: Windows XP Media Center
Edition

Microsoft Chat: Windows XP Media Center
Edition 04/15/2004 06:16 PM

Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders

Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders 07/14/2004 01:30 AM
CRN Canada Jul 14 2004 6:15AM GMT

Microsoft Windows Media Codecs Licensed
for QUALCOMM's Qtv Solution

Microsoft Windows Media Codecs Licensed
for QUALCOMM's Qtv Solution 09/24/2004 01:55 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Sep 24 2004 6:17AM GMT

Microsoft gets temporary stay in EU
Windows Media Player ruling

Microsoft gets temporary stay in EU
Windows Media Player ruling 06/27/2004 05:43 PM
Today news from Brussels indicates that the EU has put a temporary hold on these sanctions just the day before they were slated to take effect.

Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows
Media Player 10 (washingtonpost.com)

Microsoft Sings a New Tune With Windows
Media Player 10 (washingtonpost.com) 09/11/2004 09:38 PM
washingtonpost.com - It's amazing to see what an entrenched monopolist will do when it finally meets real competition.

Microsoft Media Player-free Windows in
Europe from January

Microsoft Media Player-free Windows in
Europe from January 01/05/2005 02:03 PM
Digital Lifestyles Jan 5 2005 5:07PM GMT

Microsoft Bows to EU Demands on Windows
Media Player (NewsFactor)

Microsoft Bows to EU Demands on Windows
Media Player (NewsFactor) 03/29/2005 02:57 PM
NewsFactor - Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has agreed to changes in its flagship operating system in the wake of a mandate by the European Union. The company will offer new versions of Windows without the Media Player application and under a new moniker.

Microsoft looking for beta testers for
next-geneeration of Windows Media Center

Microsoft looking for beta testers for
next-geneeration of Windows Media Center 01/23/2004 02:18 PM
If you're into this sort of thing (and, really, who isn't?), Microsoft is looking for beta testers for Symphony, the next version of their Windows...

Microsoft hopeful of accord with EU on
media-free Windows version (AFP)

Microsoft hopeful of accord with EU on
media-free Windows version (AFP) 03/29/2005 02:57 PM
AFP - Microsoft said it has agreed to additional European Commission demands concerning a stripped-down version of its Windows software without Media Player, and was optimistic about reaching an agreement with Brussels to market the new product.

Microsoft Announces Windows Media Now
Supported By More Than 500 Devices, Up
150 Percent Since 2003 CES

Microsoft Announces Windows Media Now
Supported By More Than 500 Devices, Up
150 Percent Since 2003 CES 01/08/2004 07:31 PM
Today at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. announced that support for Windows Media® on consumer electronics devices has grown 150 percent since the 2003 CES, resulting in more than 500 devices that now support Windows Media. These new devices add to the broad choice of devices for consumers supporting Windows Media. Also, new portable music players from leading consumer electronics manufacturers increase the size of the world's largest installed base of secure portable digital music players, bringing the tally to more than 4 million devices supporting Windows Media Audio (WMA) and Windows Media Digital Rights Management. In addition, Apex Digital Inc., KiSS Technology and Malata North America today announced the first DVD players supporting Windows Media Video (WMV) 9, and leading chip manufacturers Sand Video Inc. and Sigma Designs Inc. announced new chips supporting playback of high-definition WMV 9. Together, these new devices and chips help ensure that consumers can enjoy a wide variety of content on their choice of devices throughout the home and on the go.

Critical Update for Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2004

Critical Update for Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition 2004 04/27/2004 11:06 PM
This critical update for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 enhances the stability and performance of Media Center Edition 2004.
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