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Microsoft's Windows 8 upgrade discount ends today

By Aaron Souppouris on January 31, 2013 06:00 am + 101 comments

All good things have to come to an end, and today marks the last opportunity for Windows users to Continue reading…
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Microsoft mistakenly gifts Windows 8 pirates with a free activation key

By Tom Warren on November 21, 2012 03:48 am + 233 comments

Microsoft's final copy of Windows 8 leaked online back in early August and pirates have been Continue reading…
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XBMC and Ouya team up on integrated Android media center

By Louis Goddard on August 7, 2012 08:13 am + 73 comments

The team behind XBMC — the iconic cross-platform, open source media center which recently made its Continue reading…
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CyanogenMod 9 and XBMC ported to Nexus Q as proofs of concept

By Louis Goddard on July 16, 2012 04:40 am + 20 comments

Just a week after managing to launch Netflix on a Nexus Q, developer Jason Parker (aka "kornyone") Continue reading…
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Boxee Box sells 200,000 units, accounting for 10 percent of all users

By Jamie Keene on April 13, 2012 05:18 am + 41 comments

A tweet from Boxee has revealed that there are 200,000 users of its distinctively angular Boxee Continue reading…
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Windows Media Center to feature in separate Windows 8 'Pro Pack' edition?

By Tom Warren on March 29, 2012 04:05 am + 68 comments

We briefly covered the revelation of a Windows 8 Professional edition earlier this week, but it Continue reading…
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Kinect for Windows Media Center app adds gesture and voice control for $6.99

By Tom Warren on February 15, 2012 08:34 am + 24 comments

Now that Microsoft's Kinect for Windows hardware is available, one particular developer has Continue reading…
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Windows 8 Media Center unchanged from previous version, may not make it into upcoming 'Consumer Preview'

By Tom Warren on February 8, 2012 10:03 am + 61 comments

It's unclear if Microsoft will include Media Center in the "Consumer Preview" version of Windows 8. Continue reading…
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Tranquil PC MMC-12 now available for about $1,000

By Joseph Parish on January 1, 2012 11:51 am + 30 comments

The Tranquil PC MMC-12 home media center we looked at just a few days ago is now available from the Continue reading…
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Tranquil MMC-12 Media Center announced: Sandy Bridge CPU power in a 1.5-inch tall case

By Jamie Keene on December 27, 2011 06:51 am + 23 comments

Tranquil PC has shown off photos of a forthcoming new design for its media center systems, and it's Continue reading…