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Dell offers an open-source PC
October 4, 2005
Dimension E510n1 is geared for customers who want to use open-source software such as Linux. Photo: Dell's open-source PC
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Microsoft's Zune to rival Apple's iPod
July 21, 2006
update Software giant finally goes public on plans for new music player and associated service. Photos: Six alternatives to the iPod
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Microsoft names new entertainment marketing chief
June 6, 2006
Jeff Bell to add marketing firepower to Microsoft interactive entertainment, including Games for Windows and Xbox.
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Windows XP in your living room
January 7, 2002
At the Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will show off an interface intended to turn PCs into home electronics or entertainment systems. Think XP with a remote control.
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Media Center not yet a home run
January 6, 2005
Microsoft's entertainment-oriented software has racked up big sales, but it's still fighting for a permanent seat in your living room.
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TiVo goes live with Amazon Unbox partnership
March 7, 2007
Subscribers to the digital video recorder service now have direct access to movies and TV shows from Amazon.com's Unbox download service.Images: TiVo-Unbox interface
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Toeing the line on back-to-school PCs
July 7, 2005
PC makers push multimedia capabilities and 64-bit processors, but schools are a bit more conservative. Photos: Computers for class
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Microsoft to retune entertainment group
December 15, 2005
This latest move will split the company's entertainment and devices division into four business units.
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HP pitches 'little iron' for the home
January 8, 2007
Bill Gates to showcase HP's new MediaSmart Server during his CES keynote as the center of a future high-tech home.
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Ballmer: Software is becoming a service
July 27, 2006
Microsoft's CEO tells Wall Street analysts that the company may not succeed overnight, but it will over time.
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Building Vista buzz with a puzzle
January 12, 2007
A new game may or may not give a boost to sales of the OS, but it could send the winner nearly into orbit.Photos: A puzzling publicity push
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Xbox plays starring role in Windows update
October 14, 2005
New software will more closely link the gaming console into Microsoft's digital entertainment strategy.
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Nicol to 'bring out the soul' of MSN
February 10, 2006
GM John Nicol says he'll bring the site "a whole new personality built around video and user-generated content."
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Time Warner Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Week in review: Glitches, gadgets rule
January 6, 2006
A Windows flaw dispels the holiday cheer, but CES is a nonstop fiesta of tech.
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Everyone wants 'free' Windows...
July 26, 2005
Microsoft is the main target as entertainment media and software piracy tops $90 million worldwide, according to a consultancy.
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With new OS, Microsoft seeks couch potatoes' eyes
September 16, 2004
New version of Media Center and accompanying gadget support will make TV shows recorded on a PC available all over the house.
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Bach answers the call at Microsoft
February 12, 2007
Top exec Robbie Bach reflects on the iPhone, Windows Mobile 6 and whether a Zune phone makes sense.
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Ford, Microsoft get in Sync on in-car tech
January 7, 2007
The companies announce plans for a new in-car entertainment system that will start showing up on new cars later this year.
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Ballmer discusses life after Vista
December 6, 2006
There's still a lot Microsoft wants to do with Windows, and it has its work cut out with Zune, CEO says.
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MSN debuts portable video downloads
January 7, 2005
Service is designed to boost the slowly growing line of portable video players based on Microsoft's nascent Portable Media Center software.
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TiVo Inc.
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