Tag archive: Silverlight

As reported earlier today by the New York Times, over 2.1 million people watched a streaming version of Super Bowl XLVI through the Internet on Sunday according to measurements conducted by two separate research organizations. Representatives at NBC believe that this is the largest amount of people to watch any single sporting event through an online, streaming source. This also marks the first time that any network has simultaneously broadcast… Read More

While media companies like Comcast and Verizon are anxiously awaiting the potential November 15 release of the Xbox 360 dashboard update, Microsoft's Xbox team is furiously working to create a version of Silverlight to stream content to users. According to Gigaom, the code name for the project is Lakeview and contains a variety of new actions for the Xbox 360 Kinect system including more gesture and voice controls. Microsoft is rolling… Read More

Announced in an official blog post earlier this week, Microsoft explained why the company wouldn't be supporting plugins within the Metro version of Internet Explorer 10. Designed to improve security and reliability as well as preserve precious battery life, Microsoft believes leaving out support for plugins like Adobe Flash should ultimately offer the best experience for the consumer. Microsoft claims to have studied nearly 100,000… Read More

If this rumor isn't true, we'd like Microsoft to file it under “to do.” Speaking with reporters, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said that he believes Windows Phone 7 apps will be able to run on Windows 8, Microsoft's upcoming PC and tablet operating system. The prediction came with a host of other statements by the outspoken CEO, according to CNET.  The fact that Microsoft hasn't yet announced this capability, if… Read More

Last week, Microsoft raised some hackles in the Web development community by claiming that there was no way to implement the WebGL open 3D graphics standard in Internet Explorer without exposing users to unacceptable potential security risks. WebGL is a 3D graphics environment build on OpenGL 2.0, used for many 3D games and technologies, and promises to bring hardware-accellerated 3G graphics support to Web browsers. Google Chrome and… Read More

We already know that Windows Phone 7 hasn’t quite lived up to expectations, but there’s still hope in the shape of its imminent upgrade. LiveSide got wind that French enthusiasts sites predict the update may be here as soon as February 7. It’s codenamed “NoDo” (taking a swipe at Android’s own OS upgrade scheduling, the alias means “no donuts,” although this was refuted by a Microsoft employee) and thanks to CEO Steve Ballmer’s CES keynote, we… Read More

Windows Phone 7 isn't yet a month old, but hackers have already jailbroken the phone. According to The Register, the first jailbreaking app is now available for Microsoft's fledgling OS, enabling users to install unsigned, unapproved applications on Windows phones. Previously, users had to register as a developer and pay $99 to enable the installation of unsigned apps, but the ChevronWP7 unlocking tool gives all users this ability.… Read More

Software giant Microsoft is already in the video distribution business with its Xbox Live service, but today the company announced a new partnership with UK-based retailer Tesco to offer DVD-quality downloadable movies to customers in the United Kingdom, leveraging Microsoft's Silverlight technology. Although the companies didn't offer many details of the forthcoming service, they claim it will offer a “virtual DVD”… Read More

Microsoft has formally released Silverlight 3, the latest version of its interactive technology which is often described as the company's direct competitor to Adobe Flash, but might be better viewed as a development platform that also competes with the likes of Adobe Air, JavaFX, and even efforts like Google Gears. Silverlight 3 beefs up the technology's support for streaming high-definition video by offering direct support for… Read More

At this week's MIX09 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft unveiled a developer beta of Silverlight 3.0, the latest version of its media-rich online application technology. Although Silverlight is often hailed as a competitor to Adobe's Flash—and it is—Silverlight is also intended to do more than put media in users' Web browsers: it also aimed to bring desktop application controls and capabilities to Web browsers,… Read More

Video rental firm Netflix has introduced the second generation of its instant-streaming media player, based in Microsoft's Silverlight technology. The new player offers both fast-forward and rewind through streaming video offerings, and—for the first time—is available on Macintosh computers…at least, Macs with an Intel processor. Selections are protected from copying and piracy using Silverlight's PlayReady DRM… Read More

After boosting market penetration for Silverlight in the U.S. alone by 30 percent during the Beijing Olympics, Microsoft leveraged the burgeoning support for its Flash competitor on Tuesday by releasing Silverlight 2. The next generation of the software will integrate a number of technical tweaks designed to make it more powerful and interoperable with different systems. For instance, deep zoom will allow viewers to look further into high… Read More

The world's largest handset maker, Nokia, is expanding its technology partnership with Microsoft, announcing the company will support Microsoft's Silverlight on its S60 and S40 mobile devices and Internet tablets. Silverlight is an interactive online technology from Microsoft designed to compete with the ubiquitous Adobe Flash; the company shipped version 1.0 back in September, and recently offered a first look at Silverlight… Read More

Back in April, Redmond software giant Microsoft announced it would be taking on Adobe's market-dominated Flash technology with Silverlight, a new interactive platform for delivering "rich media experiences" across browsers and platforms. Today, Microsoft released version 1.0 of its Silverlight browser plug-in , and has announced it will be working with Novell to offer support for Linux. "Our expectations for… Read More