Microsoft adds Cable TV to Windows 7

Multichannel News reports that Microsoft has “announced that Windows Media Center in Windows 7 will add native support for QAM and ATSC standards; support for switched digital video (SDV); and a new tool to let users add a CableCard-enabled digital cable tuner to their PC.”

In short, when Windows 7 shows up on October 22nd, you’ll [...]

Microsoft to preview two Silverlight 4 features

Mary Jo Foley, the expert’s expert on all things Microsoft, reports that “Microsoft plans to add a native multicast capability, as well as support for offline digital rights management (DRM). Microsoft’s PlayReady DRM” in the next version of Silverlight, Microsoft’s attempt to knock off Adobe Flash.

That’s all we need yet another Microsoft DRM scheme to [...]

Moonlight 2 arrives and falls flat on its face

The other day, Novell’s Mono Project, announced the beta release of Moonlight 2. IN theory, this enables Linux users to watch Microsoft Silverlight encoded content. Of course, that raises the question: “What Silverlight content?”

Moonlight 2 beta sounds great. Novell states that it’s the equivalent of Microsoft Silverlight 2 and that it “gives users a platform [...]

Microsoft enters Video-on-Demand business

Hulu and the other Internet video-on-demand Web sites have a new rival: Microsoft.