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Hands on: Windows Media Player 12's surprising new features
Windows 7 includes a new version of Windows Media Player. As well as a refreshed user interface there are some surprising new features, hinting at a new-found appreciation for interoperability. Ars reports from PDC. Read More...
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Download Squad — ... words, you'll be able to manipulate images and documents by pinching, rotating, and doing other unspeakable things with your fingers. Next version of Windows Embedded will be based on Windows 7 While the kids on the street had all been expecting the next version of Microsoft's embedded Windows operating system to be based on Vista, it looks like it will actually be Window 7-based, and due out sometime in 2010. First look at Windows Media Player 12 The next version of Windows Media Player ...

New features in Windows Media Player 12
D' Technology Weblog — ... does represent a big change is the removal of the Now Playing button, which in WMP11 switches to a view showing the current playlist. This is because WMP12 completely separates library management from what’s currently playing, with two distinct player modes; Now Playing view, and Library view. Library view contains all the library manipulation features that should be familiar from WMP11. Now Playing view contains the current playlist, visualizations, and videos. Full Article ...

Windows Media Player 12
SolSie.com — ... ArsTechnica posts a quick hands-on showing WMP 12’s different look and UI and  few new features. The new Media Player will offer two different player modes: a Library View and a Now Playing View. The new version features the extended codec support. For once Microsoft embraces other standard such H.264 video, AAC audio, Xvid and DivX video, as well as all the traditional media formats. [Via & Photo ArsTechnica ] [image] [image] Leave a comment Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment Notify me of followup comments via e-mail

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