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Hands On: Logitech Harmony 700 Remote Control

By Jim Clark on April 30, 2010 in Hardware, Remote Control Reviews, Reviews, TV

Today, we get to take a look at the mid-range priced Logitech Harmony 700 remote control. Is it a keeper?

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Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer Now Available

By Terry Walsh on April 30, 2010 in Digital Media Receivers

Touchscreen, Wi-Fi photo frame + apps arrives in stores this week. Essential companion or future landfill contender?

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Can You Create a Digital Home on a Budget?

By Terry Walsh on April 30, 2010 in Site Updates

A new series of features kicks off at We Got Served, with the aim of answering a simple question, “Can you create a digital home on a budget?” Filling your home with the kind of kit we cover at WGS certainly impacts the bank balance, but can you achieve your dreams by spending a little less? Over the next few weeks, we’ll find out!

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The Next Stage of Microsoft’s Zune Integration Strategy – Windows Media Center?

By Terry Walsh on April 29, 2010 in Windows Media Center, Zune

Whilst the spotlight may be on how Microsoft will integrate Zune into Windows Phone 7, a Windows Media Center concept video released this week provides a glimpse into how Microsoft may bring Zune Marketplace to your TV in the near future.

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Add-in Update: Advanced Admin Console 0.5.2

By Terry Walsh on April 29, 2010 in Add-in News, Add-ins & Apps

Bugfix update released for WGS Readers Award-winning Windows Home Server add-in.

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What’s New in Backup for Windows Home Server Vail?

By Terry Walsh on April 29, 2010 in News, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Vail

Microsoft have shared additional details on the new features and improvements enabled in Windows Home Server Vail Client and Server Backup. It’s a great insight under the hood of the new platform – check it out.

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Vail: The 10 Drive Limit Will Go Away

By Jim Clark on April 28, 2010 in News, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Vail

You may be upset by the non-inclusion of Media Center in Vail. But there is another “limitation” in the Vail Beta that has concerned more than just a few WHS enthusiasts.

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First Shoots of Windows Home Server Vail Add-ins Emerge

By Terry Walsh on April 28, 2010 in Add-in News, News, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server Vail

It may be early days in the Vail Preview, but four celebrated add-in developers have already started work porting their add-ins over to the new platform. As outlined in our Vail Add-ins and SDK Deep Dive, WHS v1 add-ins are not compatible with Vail, and therefore we’ll be starting again with a clean slate – which, given the variable quality of the add-ins developed over the last three years, is no bad thing.

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Microsoft to Embed Windows Media Center Into Connected TVs, Set Top Boxes

By Terry Walsh on April 28, 2010 in Digital Media Receivers, Windows Media Center

We may not see Windows Media Center & Windows Home Server delivered on the same box in the short term but Microsoft have been busy developing a new strategy to bundle the application directly on to connected devices such as Set Top Boxes and TVs, through its integration into Windows Embedded Standard 7. Is the next generation of Extenders on the way? Or will Microsoft’s excellent Media Center interface power our future connected TVs, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes?

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