Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…


New York Times

Has Microsoft Missed the Tablet Boat?
TechNewsWorld
A report from Forrester indicates consumer interest in Windows-based tablets has plummeted over the last few months. It's true that Microsoft's activities in the tablet market have been minimal so far. However, consumers may be ...
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Gamasutra

So long childhood: GamePro magazine has been shut down
VentureBeat
After 22 years of publication, popular gaming magazine GamePro's US operations have been shut down by its parent company IDG, VentureBeat has learned. Multiple sources within the magazine confirmed that GamePro employees, including executives, ...
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Zee News

EU Chief Proposes Simplified Data Protection Rules
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Daily Mail

Flaming Claims about HP Printers
PC Magazine
A supposed new class of computer security flaws blame Internet remote control and field upgrade. By John C. Dvorak It's not only possible, but likely, say researchers at Columbia University, who claim they've discovered a new class of computer security ...
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BBC News

Galaxy Tab 10.1 back on sale in Australia thanks to appeal
Ars Technica
Samsung has successfully appealed a preliminary injunction that barred the company from releasing its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia. A three-judge appellate panel unanimously reversed the ...
Samsung Urges Court to Overturn Tablet BanBloomberg
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CNET

Windows on ARM to challenge WinTel paradigm
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ARM RISC-based processors running Microsoft Windows 8 are expected to make an official appearance by the end of 2012 - and could begin seriously competing in the notebook market by June 2013. Indeed, industry heavyweights such as Nvidia and Qualcomm ...
Windows 8 makes Intel very, very happyCNET
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CNN

RIM BlackBerry Fusion: A Swing And A Miss?
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RIM's new MDM platform will handle BlackBerry, Android, and Apple iOS devices--but it's arriving too late for some IT shops. By Art Wittmann InformationWeek As Research In Motion tries to stanch the flow of customers away from its products, ...
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Civic Natural Gas available to more consumers
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Thirteen years after launching its natural gas-powered Civic as a low-emission, low-fuel-price vehicle for public utilities and other business fleets, Honda is expanding availability to more consumers than ever. By ANN M. JOB For The Associated Press ...
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Hot Hardware

New Acer Display Converts 2D Images into 3D
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The Hindu

Windows Phone on downward spiral
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Ahead of a major new move with Nokia, Microsoft's mobile platform is not heading in the direction it wants to be. According to the latest Nielsen report, Windows Phone now accounts for just 6% of the smartphone market. In the previous quarter, ...
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