Microsoft is getting ready to release a beta version of a new cross platform graphical subsystem, WPF/E. WPF/E stands for Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, and is a scaled down version of WPF.

WPF is the graphical subsystem of .Net 3.0, and is a part of the Vista operating system. It is what allows such fluid transitions [...]

If you are not married to iTunes, or your audio player of choice, and are interested in a highly configurable yet light on the system resources media player, consider giving foobar2000 a try.

Foobar2000 offers support for a large selection of file formats such as mp3, ogg, flac, aac, wma, and a host more. The [...]

Microsoft recently released an update that integrated 3D into their Virtual Earth software. This announcement of the release of the Photosynth Technology Preview has me far more interested. I installed the ActiveX component into Internet Explorer 7 and was met with a 3D looking environment that I believe has to be seen to be appreciated. [...]

Microsoft announced that it has struck a deal that will have it share a portion of the sales of the upcoming Zune media player with Universal Music Group. Microsoft said that it agreed to the deal with thoughts about marketing. They are interested in allowing song sharing and other promotions. Microsoft was also concerned about [...]

Microsoft will be making available an integrated VoIP, email, video conferencing, and instant messaging package early next year. It’s your one stop communication solution, so to speak. The package will integrate into the Windows Operating System, as well as some desktop and server software. Expect it to offer integration into Outlook and Internet Explorer, among [...]

FoxyTunes, a media player for Firefox which has been available for some time now, has announced a beta release for Internet Explorer. It offers the same features that the Firefox users have come to enjoy including Music Web searches, currently playing track information, automatically finds and displays album covers, and more.
The 647KB download installed [...]

With the large number of different media players, and even larger number of media formats they collectively support, having some good software for converting between media formats can be a real boon. When it comes to audio formats, the freely availble dBpowerAMP Music Converter is a real workhorse.

dBpowerAMP offers many features, including a cd [...]