Tag Archives: Media

Windows 8 won’t support native DVD playback, Media Center explained

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

Microsoft has posted up more information on how its Windows Media Center features will be incorporated into Windows 8, along with word that Media Player in Windows 8 won’t play DVDs. Read more… Neowin

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Xbox 360 to “change living room entertainment forever”: watch the E3 Media Briefing on Spike TV or Xbox Live

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

We’ll be in LA for E3, but you can follow along at home, according to Major Nelson and Spike TV.  The Microsoft E3 Media Briefing will be carried live (Monday, June 4th, 10am PDT) on Spike TV, and for the … Continue reading →

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Virgin Media ISP begins blocking Pirate Bay in UK

Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin

Virgin Media’s ISP unit in the UK has become the first to start blocking The Pirate Bay from its users after being ordered to do so by the UK’s High Court on Monday. Read more… Neowin

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EBay puts WHERE to work as PayPal Media Network

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

A little over a year after eBay bought mobile ad network WHERE, it’s ready to show how it will put the Boston startup to work. WHERE will become PayPal Media Network, as it moves beyond serving location-based mobile ads to offering … Continue reading →

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Social media not necessarily journalism’s panacea, news bosses say

Posted on April 27, 2012 by admin

Tech giants may have their own views on what journalism should become, but some news organisations are questioning what benefits the social vision of future news can really bring at a time when they’re struggling for business survival… Lunch-stealing? “Facebook … Continue reading →

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