5 posts and columns on Windows Media Player

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Google Acquires Canadian Mobile Music Synching Company

in Commerce on April 9, 2011 at 2:44 pm PT

Google has purchased Toronto-based PushLife, which helps people easily sync their music collection stored on their PC with their mobile phones, including BlackBerry and Android devices. The software works with either iTunes or Windows Media Player. TechVibes.com is reporting that Google paid about $25 million for the three-year-old company. A Google spokesperson did not comment on the terms, but said: “We believe the team has a wealth of experience building cool mobile applications, and we think they’ll make a great addition to our mobile team.”

BlackBerry’s New Torch Makes a Leap From Drab

in Personal Technology on August 4, 2010 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt says the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the BlackBerry 6 operating system improve the BlackBerry experience considerably and bring the device closer to its newer rivals.

Google Answers the iPhone

in Personal Technology on October 15, 2008 at 9:02 pm PT

In the exciting new category of modern hand-held computers — devices that fit in your pocket but are used more like a laptop than a traditional phone — there has so far been only one serious option. But that will all change on Oct. 22, when T-Mobile and Google bring out the G1, the first hand-held computer that’s in the same class as Apple’s iPhone.

Transferring a Windows Media Music File to iTunes

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on October 15, 2008 at 7:48 pm PT

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. Is there a way to transfer a Windows Media music file to iTunes? If the Windows Media file is copy-protected, typically because you bought it from an online store [...]

Liveblogging From the Google Chrome Launch: Toe Fungus and Pinocchio

in News on September 2, 2008 at 11:49 am PT

Now, we have two guys (sorry, I will fill in their names later, but they talked fast) who are demoing Google’s new Chrome browser and its features and user interface. “Friendly” tabs, knowing your history better graphically, auto-typing, simplicity, easier downloading with a new window that one guy is calling a real app like “Pinocchio, because I wanted to build a real boy.” Well, Pinocchio was wood for most of that story, but I like the effort!