Archive for April, 2008

Microsoft Unveils Live Mesh Sharing and Sync System (PC World)

Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 11:16 am

The new Web-based service lets people share data folders across different PCs and devices.

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MSN Music has a DRM controversy on its hands (CNET)

Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 3:22 am

Former MSN Music customers will be prevented from moving songs to additional computers after August 31.

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Etymotic hf2 noise-isolating headset + earphones (CNET)

Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 3:09 am

For iPhone users with a penchant for improved sound quality and a willingness to stick things in their ears, the Etymotic hf2 earphones are a reasonable option.

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New Microsoft service to link PCs, hand-helds (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 12:35 am

A new Microsoft Corp. service promises to let people connect their growing collections of PCs and hand-held devices in an online "mesh" for sharing documents, photos and other files over an Internet connection.

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Microsoft Reveals a Web-Based Software System (New York Times)

Wednesday 23 April 2008 @ 12:11 am

The new system, called Live Mesh, is Microsoft?s most ambitious step yet in tying its personal computer business more closely to software running in remote data centers.

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DRM sucks redux: Microsoft to nuke MSN Music DRM keys (Ars Technica)

Tuesday 22 April 2008 @ 5:34 pm

Microsoft plans to turn off its MSN Music authorization servers at the end of this summer, according to an e-mail sent out to customers today. It's another reminder that DRM means you don't fully own the media you bought. Read More...

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Microsoft: Mesh Lives! (InternetNews.com)

Monday 21 April 2008 @ 11:24 pm

After months of talking up a broad vision, dropping vague hints and encouraging no end of wild speculation, the company prepares to reveal Live Mesh.

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Zune to Support Audible Audio Books? (DesignTechnica)

Monday 21 April 2008 @ 2:58 pm

Microsoft seems to be planning to roll out support for Audible audio books on its Zune portable media players by the end of the year.

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Microsoft Zune To Release Joy Division Player (Undercover)

Thursday 17 April 2008 @ 10:42 pm

Microsoft Zune, the mp3 player that has been trying oh-so-hard to make a dint in the global market, has finally come up with something cool.

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Microsoft’s Ozzie Talks Open Source, Mesh (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Thursday 17 April 2008 @ 5:20 pm

Microsoft has "dramatically" changed because of open-source software, the company's Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie said...

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