Microsoft CES Keynote 2012 in Pictures

Jan 10, 2012 by

Going into the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Keynote we knew it would be Microsoft’s last. What we didn’t know is whether it would be extremely enlightening about Microsoft’s plans for 2012, or if it would be more of a review of everything Microsoft has done over the last few...

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Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone 7 Officially Announced

Jan 9, 2012 by

Today at CES Nokia just announced their major entry into the US market with a brand new phone: the Lumia 900. It of course sports Windows Phone 7. It will be running be Mango, not Tango, but will be packing an LTE radio! The phone is coming exclusively to AT&T. Unfortunately, they didn’t...

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Watch and Chat Along During the Microsoft 2012 CES Keynote

Jan 9, 2012 by

Microsoft will, once again, and for the final time, be giving the opening keynote to the Consumer Electronics Show. It’s always interesting, and it’s being live streamed on the Microsoft News Center. We invite you to not only watch the keynote, but to join us here and talk about it...

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Next Xbox to Include DVR Functionality?

Jan 5, 2012 by

A recent patent indicates that the next Microsoft Xbox may include DVR functionality.

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Holiday Gift Guide for Geeks

Dec 7, 2011 by

The holidays are quickly approaching, and if you're anything like the writers at the DMZ, you probably have barely started your holiday gift buying, if at all. Never fear though! We're here to give you lots of ideas, at least for the geeks on your list.

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Microsoft to Partner with Comcast and Verizon for Xbox TV?

Sep 19, 2011 by

Digiday is reporting that Microsoft is currently negotiating deals with Comcast and Verizon to bring television to U.S. customers via the upcoming Xbox TV service. Xbox TV is a service that was demonstrated at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this summer that will allow users to view live...

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Windows 8 Won’t Include Dolby Digital Codecs

Aug 7, 2011 by

Mary-Jo Foley is reporting that during a Dolby Laboratories earnings call on August 4th revealed that their audio technology will not be included with Windows 8. Dolby Digital audio is used to playback the audio on DVDs, and depending on the television source, live/recorded TV. If this does indeed...

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Entertainment 2.0 #131 : E3 Without Josh

Jun 16, 2011 by

Episode 131 of the Entertainment 2.0 Podcast was supposed to be a special episode for one reason, but it became special for two reasons! This week’s show wasn’t really about Windows Media Center as Josh really wanted to go in-depth on all the video game news from Microsoft, Sony, and...

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Entertainment 2.0 #130 : Windows 8, Ceton Promotion and Microsoft at E...

Jun 9, 2011 by

For  episode 130 of the Entertainment 2.0 Podcast Josh Pollard and Craig Scholle were only joined by the those who joined the live chat. Fortunately that also means that the live chat and stream were actually working! Craig built a new podcaster machine and it was working quite well. It was a...

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Windows 8 Finally Revealed

Jun 2, 2011 by

Microsoft has been able to keep a very tight lid on the next version of Windows. They’ve done a far better job of it than they have past products, that is for sure! Now we know why they have worked so hard to keep it under wraps! Yesterday Microsoft released a four minute video demo of some...

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Entertainment 2.0 #119 : What the WEC?

Mar 18, 2011 by

Entertainment 2.0 is back yet again with Josh and Craig. This week started off with more great emails from the listeners with great questions and useful tips. Most of the news of the week was dominated by speculation about Microsoft’s Zune portable media player and media service. First there...

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Entertainment 2.0 #118 : Hipster Free

Mar 11, 2011 by

Entertainment 2.0 took a week off while Josh went to the Microsoft MVP Summit 2011.  This week he is back, and as usual is joined by Craig. James flew to Romania for a few months though, so his hipster-style presence will be missed for the next few months. The show started off with some great...

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