windows media player

Hancock Blu-ray comes with bonus digital copy

Crave Sadly, the digital copy will only play on a Windows-based machine, and you'll need Windows Media Player too, as it's the only app that can this type of DRM protected content. Blu-ray is great for home viewing on a large screen, but when you're on...

Tags: ray, disc, laptop, blu

1 December 2008, 11:37

Seven things you didn't know about Windows 7

Crave Microsoft hasn't given up on its dream of having Windows gain a prominent spot in the living room and its main effort in this area -- Windows Media Center -- is back in Windows 7. Enhancements to Windows Media Center

Tags: battery life, wi fi, sensor, media center

11 November 2008, 10:11

BBC iPlayer reaches for the Sky

Crave Sky Player now has several BBC-branded sections that include programme listings and links to iPlayer content, which redirect users to the BBC's media player after they select the programme they want to view.

Tags: channels, windows xp, service, programme

21 October 2008, 8:30

BBC iPlayer goes mobile: Which player is best?

Crave You'll need to use Windows Media Player to sync this to your device. Now, the BBC's iPlayer is available not only on all desktops, but on the iPhone, and now a plethora of mobile devices that support Windows Media DRM.

14 October 2008, 12:03

Photos: Hands-on with the Samsung YP-Q1 Diamond

Crave The latter is a simple direct download from the BBC server (rather than the P2P full version), though you'll need to sync via Windows Media Player. There's no need for a tortured intro here: Samsung's latest MP3 player -- the YP-Q1 Diamond -- may...

13 October 2008, 12:57

BBC iPlayer: Now showing on portable media players

Crave Rose said there will be a similar release for Mac and Linux users "very soon".iPlayer has been available for the Apple iPhone and iPod for some time and recently became compatible with the Sony PSP and Nokia N96 smart phone.Check back on Crave...

Tags: devices, bbc, drm, windows media

13 October 2008, 9:02

Photos: Hands-on with the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic

Crave Drag-and-drop management of files through Windows makes file transfer easy, but you can also sync the phone using Windows Media Player or Nokia Media Manager. Traditional layouts in the media menus make navigation of music very simple.and a decent...

24 September 2008, 11:57

Photos: Hands-on with the Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman

Crave You can either drag and drop these files through Windows or sync them up with Windows Media Player. Until the rocking W902 comes out later this year, we're happy to know Sony Ericsson's W760i is on the market.

1 August 2008, 11:32

Movie & TV sell-outs: When tech product placements go bad

Crave Windows isn't all that cool though, so it needed to push something else out into media-land. But back in the day, this was the MP3 player to have. Casino Royale: Sony HD5, Blu-ray, Vaio laptops, Sony Ericsson phones and Ford cars  The HD5 is...

23 June 2008, 14:22

Best plug-ins for Firefox 3

Crave It lets you control your media player from the Firefox toolbar, and supports more than two dozen players, including iTunes, WinAmp, MediaMonkey, Pandora, Last.fm, and more. This collection of add-ons can be used for the Windows, Mac and Windows...

Tags: bookmarks, downloading, add ons, ons

18 June 2008, 11:30

Photos: Samsung i900 hands-on

Crave It makes sense, too, if you are to use it as a media player because the aspect ratio is much closer to the 16:9 aspect ratio commonly seen in movie files. To that end, the i900 also comes with a media application that supports DivX and Xvid out of...

6 June 2008, 10:38

Hands-on with the gorgeous new Sony Walkman NWZ-A820

Crave You're free to either drag and drop files into the memory through Windows Explorer or Mac OS X, or using Windows Media Player. The result is a highly attractive player, with an intuitive icon-driven GUI inside a gorgeous metal enclosure.

11 April 2008, 10:22

Loewe Connect 37 DR+: LCD TV with built-in media streaming

Crave It has both Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet options, which allow it to connect to a PC running Windows Media Player file sharing. The German company's latest is the innovative Connect 37, a 37-inch LCD TV with built-in media streaming abilities.

Tags: loewe, hard drive, playback, connect

26 March 2008, 11:16

Super phones: Nokia N96 vs Samsung G810 vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 vs LG KF700

Crave The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 has a jamboree of features, including a 3.2-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, Windows Media Player, 3D game support, FM radio, Internet Explorer, RSS feed reader, Wi-Fi, GPS, HSDPA, a microSD slot and 400MB of...

20 March 2008, 15:17

O2 to offer entire Napster catalogue for mobile download

Crave All songs will be protected by Microsoft's Windows Media DRM, PlaysForSure, and are encoded at 128kbps WMA. A Napster spokesperson couldn't confirm or deny any future plans to offer deals on complete album downloads.After downloading a song to one...

Tags: o2, customers, tracks, song

13 March 2008, 23:01