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Windows Media Player release skips a beat

October 25, 2006 Microsoft missed its planned Tuesday release of the jukebox software, which has been "delayed slightly" to an unspecified date. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, media player, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

XP and Vista to get new media player

April 17, 2006 Microsoft's Windows Media Player 11 is coming to Vista and to XP sooner. Is iPod connection ahead? TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Vista, portable device, Microsoft Windows Media Player, music player, media player, song, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, music, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, video

Windows Media Player 11 an iTunes contender?

May 15, 2006 review Latest update to Microsoft's jukebox finally gives media lovers a user-friendly alternative to Apple's software. Image: Microsoft Media Player 11 TAGS: jukebox, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, digital media, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, photograph, video, Microsoft Windows XP

Music stops for Mac Windows Media Player

January 13, 2006 Microsoft halts development of its Windows Media Player for the Mac and says it has no plans to provide future updates. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Apple Macintosh, development, Apple Mac OS, Apple Computer, MSN, Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

Microsoft issues patch for WMF vulnerability

February 15, 2006 The "critical" fix is part of seven security bulletins in the software maker's monthly update. TAGS: WMF vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Metafile, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, vulnerability, media player, service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows

Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw

February 17, 2006 Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw. TAGS: flaw, media player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Windows

Critical patch coming for Windows Media Player

February 10, 2006 Monthly patch program will include seven bulletins for flaws in Windows and other Microsoft products. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., media player, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, security

Real to plug Windows media support into Linux

August 15, 2006 Will release open-source software that lets Windows video and audio format files play on a Linux computer. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Linux software, Novell Inc., Linux computer, Linux, Windows Media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, open-source software, WMV, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, video

DRM troubles drive ex-Microsoft employee to Linux

September 26, 2007 Former Microsoft security expert may switch from Windows Media Center to LinuxMCE over frustration with Microsoft's DRM. TAGS: digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Media Center PC, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., security, Linux, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, video

Sky hit by Windows Media DRM crack

September 12, 2006 British broadcaster suspends movie downloads after arrival of new software that breaks Windows Media patch. TAGS: BSkyB, circumvention, digital-rights management, Windows Media, patch, broadband, Microsoft Corp., security, 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. TAGS: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, patch, media player, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, server

Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 ready to sing

October 30, 2006 A week after the company had initially hoped to debut the new jukebox player, it posts a free download of the program. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, jukebox, media player, Microsoft Zune, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Microsoft shows off JPEG rival

May 25, 2006 New Windows Media Photo format promises images that offer better quality at half the size of JPEG files. Special coverage: Windows in view TAGS: WinHEC, Windows Media, professional photographer, JPEG, compression, coverage, photograph, digital camera, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., image, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, camera, Microsoft Windows XP

Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes

September 1, 2006 The arms race continues as determined programmers find ways to circumvent the two leading digital rights management technologies for music. TAGS: digital-rights management, representative, Apple Computer, hacker, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, music, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Windows

Motorola to make Windows Media phones, keep iTunes

February 13, 2006 No. 2 handset maker says many operators, wanting to open their own music stores, have asked for the Microsoft-run phones. TAGS: Motorola Inc., handset, digital-rights management, Windows Media, handset maker, product marketing, Barcelona, operator, Nokia Corp., Apple iTunes, mobile phone, Apple Computer, WMA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Public gets peek at Windows Media Player 11

May 15, 2006 Media Player overhaul, partnership with MTV take aim at dominance of Apple's iTunes and iPod digital music player. Images: Window Media Player 11 TAGS: digital music player, digital music, MTV, Microsoft Windows Media Player, music player, Windows Media, media player, Apple Computer, Apple iTunes, jukebox, beta, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, music, Microsoft Windows

EU slaps record fine on Microsoft

March 25, 2004 Regulators hit the software giant with a fine of $613 million for violating European Union antitrust law and also order the unbundling of Media Player software from Windows. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, Microsoft Corp., agreement, Windows Media, Web browser, media player, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, server

Microsoft releases latest version of WMP 11

September 1, 2006 Windows Media Player 11 will allow families to move songs or movies from one home device to another. TAGS: digital music, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw

December 12, 2006 Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment. TAGS: SNMP, Windows Media Format, Windows Media, vulnerability, patch management, flaw, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., fix, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Satellite TV snubbing Microsoft

January 21, 2005 Software giant's high-definition video technology is being passed over by DirecTV and its biggest rivals. But other markets remain. TAGS: satellite television company, satellite television, Cablevision Systems Corp., television company, media company, EchoStar Communications Corp., satellite, DirecTV, MPEG-4, cable television, Windows Media, HDTV, TV, MPEG, Microsoft Corp., video

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