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Microsoft extends support for XP Home, XP Media Center
January 24, 2007
Five-year extension, which has roughly half of mainstream-support features, is offered for first time with consumer products.
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Xbox specs revealed
May 13, 2005
A 20GB hard drive and high-def game support: Glimpse the Xbox 360's system performance specifications provided by Microsoft.
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games
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Microsoft Windows
Microsoft fixes can cause Windows Media Player trouble
March 9, 2006
A trio of updates for Windows Media Player, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to malfunction.
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Windows flaw reaches beyond XP
July 18, 2005
Problem that could let an attacker crash a PC exists in several versions of the OS, Microsoft says.
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Media Center and Xbox 360 joined at the hip
May 17, 2005
With HD clarity and more-realistic graphics, new Xbox will top old version in playing movies and music stored on Media Center.
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Microsoft takes Media Center to more countries
March 10, 2005
The move won't have a huge impact on global sales, but expansion may help the product become a mainstream operating system.
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Convertibles: The new laptop bling?
October 19, 2005
As more PC makers twist around conventional designs, tablet PC capabilities could be the next "it" feature in notebooks.
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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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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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False alarm over Windows support deadline
January 12, 2006
Microsoft quietly corrects Web posting saying support for XP Home, XP Media Center Edition would end Dec. 31. Screenshots: Tweaked posting
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Intel, Microsoft join forces for entertainment PCs
January 5, 2006
The companies decide that giving users access to their desired programs is best achieved with a united front.
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Leopard nipping at Vista's heels
August 8, 2006
The new Mac OS is due in spring, which would put it after Vista. But if the Windows update slips again, that could let Apple get in first.
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Microsoft primes PC buyers for Premium Vista
May 24, 2006
Forget Vista Basic. Microsoft's marketing campaign will pitch hard for people to choose the higher-end Windows update.
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Microsoft launches updated Vista preview
December 19, 2005
Third preview version of forthcoming Windows release adds security features, as well as performance and user interface functions.
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Gates touts TiVo deal at CES
January 6, 2005
Amid speech that serves as state of union address on Microsoft's digital media strategy, firm's chair talks up TiVoToGo deal.
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Year in review: Still waiting for Longhorn
January 7, 2005
Microsoft struggled with next major release of Windows. In meantime, it tried expanding OS franchise to supercomputers, living rooms.
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AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergence
May 24, 2006
PCs have a way to go, despite advances in hardware and software aimed to bring PC technology into the living room.
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FAQ: Windows on Macs
April 5, 2006
There are some strings attached to running Microsoft's OS on a Mac--including Windows security risks, Apple says.
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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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