The future of Windows Media Player could be brighter following a deal its creator, Microsoft, has struck with two leading graphics chips companies. ATI Technologies and Nvidia are expected to announce they will configure future products to work...
Microsoft has uncovered a serious security flaw in Windows Media Player. Holes have been found in versions 6.4, 7.1 and Media Player for Windows XP. The most serious flaw could let hackers access a system and adapt or delete files.
MSN Music will enable people to download tracks onto their hard drives and onto portable devices that support the Windows Media digital audio format. The store also has a home in Windows Media Player 10, which is slated to launch on Thursday.
For Microsoft Windows Media Player users, this has helped create Windows Media Audio (WMA) files, leading to a steady increase from 10 per cent of the market in March 2003 to about 20 per cent today. The company tracked two major ISP networks for...
Microsoft and Nokia have struck a deal that will see Microsoft's audio file format supported on Nokia-powered handsets, while adding more open standard support to Windows Media Player. As a result of the deal, Microsoft is adding support for the...
Sun's technology governs the sharing of digital information but not how it's encoded with methods such as MP3 for audio. For example, music downloaded from one company's music store can't always be played on any digital music player.