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HP Announce IQ800 TouchSmart PC For the Holidays

17. September 2008

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HP Announce IQ800 TouchSmart PC For the Holidays

A new range of HP's TouchSmart PC will be released in November with a suite of new features.

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Windows SideShow Release Candidate is Ready for Download

15. September 2008

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Windows SideShow Release Candidate is Ready for Download

I got an email from Microsoft Connect last Thursday.  I've been rather busy on other projects and failed to notice the subject.  "Announcing  Media Center Gadgets for Windows SideShow Release Candidate!"

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Hands-On Review: Linksys DMA-2200 Extender for Windows Media Center

14. September 2008

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Hands-On Review: Linksys DMA-2200 Extender for Windows Media Center

If you're in the market for an Extender for Windows Media Center with an integrated DVD player, the Linksys DMA-2200 is currently your only option - but how well does it perform? Find out in our hands on review.

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Microsoft Launches New Worldwide Platform for Broadcast TV on the PC

12. September 2008

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Microsoft Launches New Worldwide Platform for Broadcast TV on the PC

Today at IBC2008 Microsoft announced a new driver architecture incorporated within the Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 which will allow TV Tuner manufacturers to directly support new broadcast standards within Windows Media Center.

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WinHEC 2008: Windows Home Server & Windows Media Center Sessions Announced

11. September 2008

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WinHEC 2008: Windows Home Server & Windows Media Center Sessions Announced

Following hot on the heels of the PDC in October comes the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in LA in early November where attendees will get to learn more about Windows Home Server and the future of Windows Media Center, as well as what's planned for Windows 7.

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Fiji Isn’t All Bad News, Especially For Those Outside the USA

11. September 2008

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Fiji Isn’t All Bad News, Especially For Those Outside the USA

Windows Media Center receives Freeview certification in the UK.

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Building the Ultimate Media Center (Part 2 - Hardware)

10. September 2008

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Building the Ultimate Media Center (Part 2 - Hardware)

So now I know what I want this new PC to do, and I’ve decided on what hardware I want, it’s time to put the beast together. I’ve been building my own PC’s on and off for the past 10 years or there about, so it’s not too much of a daunting challenge.

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Integrating Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server Part 3

9. September 2008

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Integrating Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles detailing how one network went from dilapidated junker to media hero with the help of WMC and WHS. 

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cyberManor Wins Microsoft Media Center Install Contest

9. September 2008

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cyberManor Wins Microsoft Media Center Install Contest

Microsoft concluded it's 2nd annual Windows Media Center Ultimate Install contest for custom integrators at CEDIA last week. The winner: cyberManor. About all I can say is WOW!

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Tranquil PC Launch Intel Atom 330 Based Home Server and Media Center

8. September 2008

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Tranquil PC Launch Intel Atom 330 Based Home Server and Media Center

Whilst the rest of the world is getting to grips with the new Intel Atom low power/low cost processor, the UK's Tranquil PC have skipped ahead and will very shortly launch Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center based machines running the even newer Intel Atom 330 processor!

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