News (19)

  • Intel's Viiv-talking pitch for PCs

    Early adopters of PCs based on Intel's Viiv technology are having as much trouble understanding what's so different about their new computers as they are pronouncing "Viiv."

  • Microsoft sees rapid Media Center sales

    US consumers bought more Windows Media Centre-equipped PCs than the standard edition of Windows XP last month and sales of Media Centre will reach 10 million by the end of March, a Microsoft executive said on Tuesday.

  • Gates to students: Microsoft wants you

    Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Friday preached the "magic of software" to a packed ballroom at Howard University in Washington and said it's up to today's generation of college students to drive innovation in the future.

  • Broadband dreams and multicast 'beams'

    Imagine you come home on a Friday evening after a hard week at work and simply want to spend time watching a movie you choose with your family.

  • Ballmer: Search was our worst mistake

    Microsoft's failure to invest more in Internet search technology was the company's biggest mistake in years, a chagrined Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Thursday.

Features and Case Studies (5)

  • Gates explains why Microsoft needs Yahoo

    For a man a few months away from leaving his job, Bill Gates has a lot on his mind.

  • Coming soon: Google TV?

    As more people consume multimedia online, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are quietly upping the ante with new search tools for video.

  • Broadband dreams and multicast 'beams'

    Imagine you come home on a Friday evening after a hard week at work and simply want to spend time watching a movie you choose with your family.

  • Sony, Microsoft playing the convergence game

    Sony and Microsoft confront consumer apathy as they attempt to turn game consoles into multipurpose entertainment gadgets.

  • Microsoft's biggest gamble

    Microsoft hopes to carry its dominance from the traditional PC world into a new era of converged digital, IP-based infrastructure. But can the company become relevant to people on a personal level that evokes emotion?

Reviews (12)

  • Acer Aspire e650

    The Acer Aspire e650 is a powerful, feature-rich media centre, but we're still not convinced that Viiv is mature enough for mass adoption.

  • Apple Mac Mini Core Duo (1.67GHz)

    It looks great, it's easy to use, and it executes the home-theatre PC concept better than perhaps any other vendor's product. The only problem with Apple's Mac Mini Core Duo is that we're not sure there's enough big-screen TV-worthy content available via iTunes to justify the expense.

  • Chameleon devices

    Converging technology has turned fridges into televisions, and phones into cameras, but just how far will convergence take us?

  • Asus W1N

    Does Asus' notebook make Microsoft's Media Center OS redundant?

  • Sony DPP-EX50

    This snapshot photo printer makes beautiful prints for a reasonable price, but its design could use some work.

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