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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

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, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, patch, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, security

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, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, image, Microsoft Windows, camera, Microsoft Windows XP

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, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, security

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

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., Microsoft Windows, security

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, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, digital media, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, photograph, video, Microsoft Windows XP

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., Novell Inc., Linux, Linux computer, Linux software, open-source software, Windows Media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, open source, WMV, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., 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, open source, Microsoft Corp., Linux, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, video

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, flaw, patch management, Windows Media, vulnerability, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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, product marketing, handset maker, Apple iTunes, operator, Barcelona, Nokia Corp., Apple Computer, mobile phone, WMA, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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, Windows Media, music player, media player, beta, Apple Computer, jukebox, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., music, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire

June 14, 2007 Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology. TAGS: Linspire, pact, Linux, Windows Media, Novell Inc., intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., codec, IM, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft doesn't want Santa to ignore Vista

October 12, 2006 Although they'll need to wait for the new Windows, holiday shoppers will find Vista-friendly hardware, software. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Vista, software company, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

Swan song for Microsoft's music allies?

July 25, 2006 news analysis Some say Microsoft's Zune player means an end to Windows Media PlaysForSure partner program. Photos: PlaysForSure devices TAGS: Microsoft Zune, PlaysForSure, iRiver, Windows Media, software company, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft sues over source code theft

September 26, 2006 Alleged hacker known as "Viodentia" broke through copy-protection tools using Redmond's own code, company charges. TAGS: copy protection, hacker, source code, digital media, Redmond, SDK, Napster Inc., Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, Windows Media, developer, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., movie, Microsoft Windows

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, copy protection, Windows Media, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, music, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows
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