We are only a few days away from Microsoft's public timeline that Windows 8 will hit RTM in the first week of August, on that note, Windows 8 licensing has shown up in the Volume License Center. More...

Facebook unveiled an update to their Safety Center earlier today. This comes shortly after Facebook's decision to not implement a 'panic button' on their pages, instead opting to forward reports of abuse to the Child... More...

So far, in our Windows 7 Overview series, we have published the following, along with a quick Windows 7 Beta review: Windows 7: User Account Control (UAC) Overview Windows 7: Calibate... More...

The Windows Live Team is at it again. Following the major release of the Windows Live Essentials 3 days ago, the team has released Windows Live Solution Center. The name is quite a cliche... More...

Crunchgear has sneaked a couple of shots of the BlackBerry Application Center, RIM's answer to Apple's App Store and Google's Android Market. The application center is the same as Apple and Google's offerings, you browse,... More...

Microsoft plans to install solar panels on the roof of its new Internet data center in San Antonio to provide renewable energy for some of the facility's massive power requirements. The $550 million, 470,000 square... More...

Not many of you would know that you could actually run Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0 on your regular Windows Vista machine. Origami offers touch features and is basically designed for Windows Ultra-Mobile PCs also known... More...

HealthVault Connection Center is a utility you can use with your HealthVault account to add data to your Health Records from health and fitness devices such as heart-rate monitors and blood pressure monitors. When you... More...

The Windows Server 2008 MSDN Development Center has launched. This site is actively being updated to reflect the latest developer news on Windows Server 2008 as well to include links to all the greatest resources... More...

If you’ve visited the Microsoft Download Center in the last month or so, you’ve probably been prompted with a pop-up asking you to try the Silverlight version of the site. Currently in beta, the new... More...

There is a growing trend of people starting to use their PC as a Home Entertainment Center. This introduces the challenge of controlling the PC when you sitting on a couch 10 feet away, with... More...

I've just noticed that a new beta website has started. The new Microsoft Download Center is going to be fully functional with Silverlight. Silverlight is the next generation of .NET based media experiences. More information... More...

The Windows Media Center Software Development Kit is designed to help developers create applications and software components that take advantage of features provided by Windows Media Center. This release includes documentation, tools, sample code and... More...

HealthVault Connection Center is a utility you can use with your HealthVault account to add data to your Health Records from health and fitness devices such as heart-rate monitors and blood pressure monitors. When you... More...

Microsoft is getting official with its Windows Media Center Internet TV feature, which is set to go live in beta fashion tomorrow morning. According to Microsoft, users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate will... More...

A wave of attacks in the UK, Germany, and the United States from Chinese-based computers had the Chinese foreign ministry issuing an official denial that their government had been involved. Afterwards, officials from New Zealand... More...

IBM has announced that its new virtual IBM business center is now available online, staffed by IBM sales representatives from around the globe, allowing IBM and its clients to interact, conduct business and form business... More...

David Bono, a Microsoft employee, has posted in the microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter.portable newsgroup to confirm the demise of the Portable Media Center (PMC). "Microsoft is no longer licensing the PMC software. Here is an announcement that was... More...

The Redmond, Wash., software giant announced this week that it is setting up security response and research operations in Ireland and Japan and launched a preview of a new online Malware Protection Center. The efforts... More...

Microsoft is looking for people committed and interested in beta testing a future version of Windows Media Center. Microsoft will select beta testers by May 31, 2007 based on answers to a 64-question survey. ... More...

In a century-old farming town in central Washington state, Microsoft has built a farm for the Internet age. But rather than corn or cows, this farm teems with computer servers and data storage systems that... More...

If freshman Congressman Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania has his way, foreign call center employees would be required to disclose their physical location when U.S. consumers call them. The congressman, a Democrat, has filed legislation called... More...

Microsoft plans to ship its long-awaited Operations Manager 2007 application management software on April 1, which will mark the first product released under the System Center brand. Formerly known as Microsoft Operations Manager v3, System... More...

Thanks to Drew1978 for posting this in WVS Media Control is an open source plugin that uses FFDShow decoder makes it so you can play back DivX, Xvid, and H.264 just like... More...

The Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center enables data synchronization between Windows Mobile-powered devices and Windows Vista. System RequirementsSupported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows Vista Business; Windows Vista Business N; Windows Vista Enterprise; Windows Vista Home... More...

According sources wishing to remain anonymous, Microsoft is planning a $20 million research-and-development center in Shanghai's Zizhu Science Park for its online MSN service, its first such center outside the United States. A technical support... More...

AMD has announced that Live! media center PCs are available with an enhanced entertainment suite. AMD announced availability of the computers this week. They are powered by AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors. The... More...

The movie industry just doesn't get it. This is a new century and the times, they are a-changing. But the studio bosses just keep on ignoring technology like they are on rails, kicking the consumer... More...

Thanks again to betax who also let me know that the Mobile Device Center Beta is available for download on Microsoft Downloads. The Microsoft ® Windows Mobile ® Device Center enables data synchronization between Windows... More...

Sales of PCs built as entertainment hubs for the home are expected to grow over the next five years, but at least one analyst firm said Tuesday it remained cautious about mainstream adoption. The number... More...

Codename Nemo is designed to be an add-on for Windows Vista (Home Premium and Vista Ultimate editions), that integrates Spaces, Messenger and Live Call into a UI designed for large monitors and TVs. Nemo essentially... More...

Tonight, a update to Windows Vista Beta 2's Windows Mobile Device Center has gone up on Windows Update. This update gives the Windows Mobile Device Center full capability of syncing your Windows Mobile Phone or... More...

Toshiba introduces the Gigabeat V30T 30GB MEV30T portable media player with terrestrial digital TV tuner (One-Seg aka 'wansegu'). The Toshiba Gigabeat V30T runs Microsoft's Portable Media Center and features a 3.5 inch color TFT... More...

Motorola announced Tuesday that they will acquire BenQ Mobile's research and development center in Denmark. Motorola plans to integrate the facility mobile device business and turn it into a product development center. No financial... More...

Install KB914548 to get the latest updates for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update supersedes all updates since Update Rollup 2 (KB900325) for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. For more information... More...

Microsoft has released KB913800 Update. This update is intended for systems running Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Install this update to address digital rights management (DRM) protected content failures... More...

McAfee today launched a jazzed-up Web site with a new online portal designed to help users research a wide range of security problems. Called the McAfee Threat Center, the portal was launched as part of... More...

Google announced today that it will open a research and development center in Taiwan and has hired Dr. Lee-Feng Chien, a former deputy director of the Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science in Taiwan, to... More...

KB910393 Update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update to prevent Windows Media Player 10 setup from overwriting digital rights management (DRM) files installed by Update Rollup... More...

Install this update to resolve video issues in Windows XP Media Center 2005. This update rollup addresses issues with suspend/resume, video freezes and black screens on machines with Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media... More...

High Definition was part of the opening keynotes here at CES (not really a surprise). And in particular, the the combination of high-def content and Windows Media Center Edition. As some may know, there... More...

Microsoft has sent out invites to join the Windows Live Safety Center Beta:We'd like to invite you to be among the first to try a new PC health and security service called Windows Live Safety... More...

Think Secret claimed that the new Mac Mini -- based on the x86 platform -- will enter the media center market by offering Front Row 2.0 and a TiVo-like DVR functionality. ... More...

Microsoft has released KB910393 Update. This update is intended for systems running Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Install this update to prevent Windows Media Player 10 setup from overwriting... More...

Following on from the Windows Live One Care beta and Windows Live announcements today Microsoft has also released Windows Live Security Center into beta. The Security Center is an online web application that... More...

Join Windows XP Media Center Edition experts the third Thursday of each month at 11:00 AM Pacific as they answer your questions in an online chat. October 20, 2005 ~ 11:00 A.M.... More...

According to many blogs and the Microsoft OEM site, Microsoft is due to release Windows Media Center Edition Update (codenamed Emerald) soon. The update dubbed "Update Rollup 2" will be released in approximately a month.... More...

Microsoft is developing a patch for a newly discovered security flaw in versions of Windows XP which poses a particular threat to computers running XP Media Center edition. The flaw is in Windows Remote Desktop... More...

At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2005 in Los Angeles, Microsoft today announced it will release a free software update to Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 that will enable customers to take advantage of... More...

Join Windows XP Media Center Edition experts the third Thursday of each month at 3:00 PM Pacific (11pm UK) as they answer your questions in an online chat. View: Join the... More...