Microsoft plans to enhance Music capabilities in Windows Mobile

Microsoft plans to enhance Music capabilities in Windows Mobile
The upcoming rumored launch of the Apple iPhone has already got Microsoft thinking.
The company has stated that they are planning to concentrate on improving music playing capabilities in the future versions of Windows Mobile platform.
Apparently they are noticing the growing popularity of the Apple iPhone which is [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7789-win-mob-music

Microsoft Zune: No longer wanted at GameStop

Microsoft Zune: No longer wanted at GameStop
US based retailing company GameStop has announced that they are no longer going to offer the Microsoft Zune digital media player on sale.
Apparently the demand for this player is so low that the retailer no longer wants to waste shelf space on it.
Apple iPod continues to remain the best [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7713-zune-gamestop

Micro-Star International announces Wind laptop

Micro-Star International announces Wind laptop
Taiwan based computer peripheral manufacturer Micro-Star International is now accepting pre-orders for their Wind laptop model.
This laptop can be purchased for prices starting at USD 560.
MSI Wind is expected to be powered by Intel 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor.
It is just one of the several new products to be launched in [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7647-msi-wind

Microsoft software coming to Hyundai and Kia cars

Microsoft software coming to Hyundai and Kia cars
Software giant Microsoft has announced that they have now signed on deals with automakers Hyundai and Kia.
They would be supplying in-car software to these companies which enables the people to control media players and phones through voice commands.
Microsoft already has a deal with Ford for this technology and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7590-microsoft-hyundai

Microsoft Zune Marketplace now offering TV Shows

Microsoft Zune Marketplace now offering TV Shows
Microsoft has announced that they are now offering TV Shows on sale on their Zune Marketplace.
This would further boost their offerings against the market leader Apple iTunes.
The company is now scheduled to release a software update for the Zune digital media player to support these new features.
They have been [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7588-microsoft-zune-marketplace

Microsoft Live Search News gets RSS Functionality

Microsoft Live News Search gets RSS Functionality
The developers at Microsoft have now added RSS functionality to their MSN Live Search News service.
They have now added RSS feeds into the browse and search result sections.
It’s pretty surprising that they did not add this vital functionality to the service from the very start.
The service still lacks an [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7535-live-search-news-2

Microsoft closing down their MSN Music license servers

Microsoft closing down their MSN Music license servers
Software giant Microsoft has some more bad news for their loyal customers.
The company has now announced that they would soon close down their MSN Music license servers.
These servers are required by the people who bought music from the now-dead MSN Music digital media store to authenticate their [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7515-msn-music

Associated Press launches Online Video Network

Online Video Network: Associated Press now providing a video syndication platform
Associated Press is collaborating with software giant Microsoft to launch a new online video syndication platform for web publishers.
The company would let content providers to syndicate online video to other sites across the Web.
The revenues generated from advertising would be shared between the three parties.
This [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7446-online-video-network

Microsoft Clearflow technology to be showcased

Microsoft Clearflow technology to be showcased
Microsoft is all set to showcase a new technology named Clearflow which is designed to help customers avoid traffic jams while they are driving.
The technology has been under development over the last five years by a group of artificial-intelligence researchers at the company’s Research lab.
The company is aiming to use [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7440-microsoft-clearflow

Microsoft's New Parental Street Cred Videos . . .

Microsoft has just come out with a series of new Xbox 360 video ads called "Parental Street Cred" which I hate to say, don't exactly achieve their goal of making the Xbox seem like a fun "family-friendly" device. Is this video targeted to kids? Or maybe the parents? Check out one of the videos below and let me know if it confuses you as well!

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