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D-Link releases media player with AOL service

July 15, 2004 Device connects to a broadband home network and allows TV sets, home stereos to play media files stored on a PC. TAGS: D-Link Systems, America Online Inc., home stereo, media player, Time Warner Inc., TV, PC

Sticking points for Windows

June 15, 2005 What if Microsoft offered a version of XP without a media player and nobody came? Also: Some companies cling to the past. TAGS: media player, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Attack code out for latest Microsoft flaw

February 17, 2006 Two exploits appear only days after Microsoft issued a patch for a "critical" Windows Media Player flaw. TAGS: media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, flaw, Windows Media, vulnerability, service pack, patch, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security

Digital photo album bypasses PCs

September 29, 2004 SanDisk's media player can be connected directly to a TV set to display still images and video clips taken by digital cameras. TAGS: SanDisk Corp., media player, digital photograph, digital camera, flash memory, video clip, TV, camera, photograph, PC, video

Adobe to take Flash videos to desktop

April 16, 2007 Adobe Media Player, set for release later this year, can play back downloaded video files, rather than browser-based video streams.Image: Adobe's Media Player for offline media TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., media player, broadcaster, RSS, publisher, video, Web browser

Music stops for Mac Windows Media Player

January 13, 2006 Microsoft halts development of its Windows Media Player for the Mac and says it has no plans to provide future updates. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, media player, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS, development, Apple Mac OS X, MSN, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Web browser

Microsoft fixes can cause Windows Media Player trouble

March 9, 2006 A trio of updates for Windows Media Player, including a recent security patch, can cause the software to malfunction. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, media player, patch, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, fix, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, security, server

QuickTime bugs open door to attack

January 11, 2006 Several security flaws in Apple Computer's media player could put computers running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of hijack. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, Apple Computer, risk, media player, security, attack, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Flaws found in RealNetworks media player

December 2, 2005 Two RealPlayer flaws could let attackers commandeer Windows PCs running the software, eEye Digital warns. TAGS: eEye Digital Security, RealNetworks Inc., flaw, RealNetworks RealPlayer, media player, attacker, researcher, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Photo: In this Windows, N stands for 'no'

June 8, 2005 Software maker is complying with European Commission order to offer slimmed-down version of Windows. TAGS: media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, photograph

'DVD Jon' targets Media Player file encoding

September 3, 2005 Programmer develops tool for removing encoding surrounding multicasts in effort to give open-source media players access. TAGS: media player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, video stream, Windows Media, open source, member, DVD, video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

EU suspends Microsoft sanctions

June 27, 2004 Order requiring Microsoft to sell Windows without media player software gets put on hold. TAGS: media player, commission, request, European Union, Microsoft Corp., decision, Microsoft Windows

Windows Media Player release skips a beat

October 25, 2006 Microsoft missed its planned Tuesday release of the jukebox software, which has been "delayed slightly" to an unspecified date. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, jukebox, media player, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Business as usual for PC makers

March 24, 2004 Despite the EU ruling, manufacturers aren't rushing to take up the option of shipping computers without Windows Media Player in Europe. TAGS: PC company, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Windows Media, Fujitsu Siemens, Acer Inc., Europe, reaction, European Union, RealNetworks Inc., decision, commission, multimedia, software company, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer zooms from Zune to Vista

October 26, 2006 videos Microsoft's CEO visits News.com to talk about the impending media player and Windows launches, and tech changes overall. TAGS: Microsoft Zune, Steve Ballmer, margin, Microsoft Windows Vista, media player, CEO, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Serious Winamp flaw gets fix

January 30, 2006 Nullsoft posts an update for a serious flaw that had already spawned an exploit for taking over vulnerable PCs. TAGS: Winamp, NullSoft, media player, flaw, vulnerability, security company, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., security

Critical patch coming for Windows Media Player

February 10, 2006 Monthly patch program will include seven bulletins for flaws in Windows and other Microsoft products. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, media player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, security

Apple sounds alarm over QuickTime flaws

November 4, 2005 "Highly critical" bug in media player could open door for a denial-of-service attack, security company says. TAGS: denial of service, Apple QuickTime, vulnerability, Apple Computer, flaw, attacker, media player, security company, security