Microsoft on Monday will announce that its crowning digital media technology, code-named Corona, officially will be called Windows Media 9 Series. Windows Media 9 is seen as an important technology ...

Q: My grandson is a great source of music and movies for me to enjoy. He often sends me links I download and watch on my old PC. But they’re in a wide variety of formats and some don’t work on my ...

Audio files come in different formats, sizes, and quality. Many media players cannot play every type of format, and there are certain functionalities that are limited to a few audio formats. Thus, it ...

Microsoft on Tuesday scored its first big promotional boost for the new Windows Media Player 9 Series software. Peter Gabriel's new album, "Up," debuted Tuesday in stores--and on the Web in Windows ...

Microsoft's Windows Media Player has grown from a forgotten item in the "Accessories" branch of Windows 95's Start menu to one of Windows XP's flagship applications -- and a core part of the company's ...

WMP is included in clean installs of Windows and upgrades to Windows 11/10 from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. However, in some editions of Windows 11/10, it’s included as an optional feature. Follow the ...

Glide Mobile has announced that its transcoding service now enables iPhone users to watch Windows Media-encoded video and listen to Windows Media audio files. Video formats supported currently by ...

The software giant, seeking to become a vital player in the budding world of digital media, details software products intended to ensure its influence over music and video. Stephen Shankland worked at ...