Content from CNET tagged with

Microsoft Corp. [x] , PC [x] , video [x]

1 | 2 | 3

News Stories

Showing 1-20 of 41 results found

Women outnumber men in online games, survey finds

October 5, 2006 New study on gamers reveals Playstation 2 as the most popular console, but PCs are the platform of choice. TAGS: gamer, survey, game console, online game, women, Microsoft Xbox, console, video game, Sony Playstation, games, entertainment, Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2, handheld, platform, brand

Coming soon: The 8-terabyte desktop

February 28, 2006 Eight terabytes of data storage? That's like 8,000 pick-up trucks filled with books. But VoodooPC says you'll like it. TAGS: PC company, home entertainment, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, hard drive, Microsoft Corp., PC, video, operating system

Hollywood, Microsoft align on new Windows

August 30, 2005 Vista, the next version of the operating system, has unprecedented features for guarding against video piracy. FAQ: Vista's strong, new antipiracy protections TAGS: copy protection, content company, antipiracy, studio, digital media, Hollywood, Microsoft Windows Vista, programming, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, video, monitor, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft sees rapid Media Center sales

March 21, 2006 After slow start, sales of Media Center will top 10 million this month. Also, company demos Media Center capabilities in Vista. TAGS: Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, vice president, TV, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., console, PC, video, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

New game controller: Your hands

December 10, 2007 Israeli start-up 3DV aims to be a contender with motion-sensing tech that has a good handle on depth perception.Photos: 3DV's depth-sensing camera Video: ZCam aims to free gamers TAGS: reflection, video game, gamer, Nintendo Co. Ltd., controller, navigation, Nintendo Wii, games, camera, console, Microsoft Corp., video, Sony Corp., PC

Bill Gates, live from Mix '06

March 21, 2006 Microsoft's ready to mix it up with Web rivals, Gates tells News.com. Plus: What he really thinks about cheap PCs. TAGS: Bill Gates, Web 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC, Google Inc., video

Week in video: Big week in Redmond

May 27, 2006 With its stock in the doldrums, Microsoft faced its annual WinHEC gathering with a series of announcements. TAGS: WinHEC, ecosystem, Redmond, margin, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, PC, video

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. TAGS: portable video, portable video player, MSN, TiVo Inc., Media Center PC, video player, entertainment, programming, Microsoft Corp., video, PC, TV, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Home sweet home for Microsoft

January 8, 2007 As the opening act at CES, Bill Gates and crew tout a new home server, Vista-based media PCs, TV via the Xbox and much more. TAGS: Bill Gates, NAS, Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Windows Vista, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, PC, HP, video, TV, Microsoft Windows, server, operating system

DIY games for the Xbox

December 11, 2006 Microsoft releases developer tools for creating Xbox games as part of a push to create a YouTube-equivalent for video gamers. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, development tool, Xbox 360, Windows PC, gamer, Xbox Live, DIY, games, memory card, video game, developer, YouTube, location, Microsoft Corp., 3D, DVD

Windows cursor patch causing trouble

April 4, 2007 Applying Microsoft's Tuesday fix for a "critical" Windows flaw can cause trouble with audio and networking software on some PCs.Video: Hacking a Vista PC TAGS: cursor, hacking, fix, patch, networking, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, security, PC, Microsoft Windows, video, e-mail

Taking Web video to the TV

January 9, 2007 Everyone from Microsoft to Apple to Sling Media wants to help consumers stream downloaded video to their TV screens. TAGS: Sling Media, Slingbox, Consumer Electronics Show, IP television, TV, Apple Computer, Netgear, video, photograph, Microsoft Corp., PC

Ballmer on PC's role in Web services world

October 10, 2006 Microsoft CEO argues that "software plus services" idea takes advantage of local processing on PCs. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, David Smith, Ray Ozzie, software-as-a-service, Gartner Inc., Web service, client, CEO, Microsoft Corp., server, Google Inc., PC, video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft making better music?

May 22, 2006 Software giant is pushing a coordinated approach to take on the iPod. Video: Windows Media Player 11 reviewed TAGS: digital music, critic, Apple Computer, MTV, desktop software, Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, approach, Windows Media, iRiver, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., music, Apple iPod, PC, video

Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball

January 7, 2008 In what could be his final CES keynote for a while, Gates shows off gadgets and touts deal with NBC to jointly run Olympic site. Photos: Gates' last call? Video: Gates' keynote at CES TAGS: Bill Gates, Consumer Electronics Show, keynote, IP television, gadget, set-top box, speech, vision, Microsoft Corp., GPS, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, TV, Microsoft Windows, video

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. TAGS: Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates, HP, Las Vegas, notebook computer, server, home network, entertainment, PC, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft: Vista is ready to roll

November 8, 2006 The company says that it has finished Vista development, paving the way for the operating system's debut. Video: Windows Vista RTM CNET editors' take TAGS: Jim Allchin, Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows, video

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. TAGS: WinHEC, living room, consumer electronics, streaming audio, standards, AMD, Bose, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, researcher, electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, DVD, operating system, Microsoft Windows
1 | 2 | 3
Sponsored matches for "video"