Microsoft Targets Older People for Web Via TV
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For people trying to get their aging  parents on the Web so they can read e-mail and get digital  photos of the family, Microsoft Corp. has a message: Don't give  up.
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US pay TV firm Comcast is set to roll out set-top boxes featuring Microsoft software, in a crucial test for Microsoft's cable TV ambitions.
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One of the challenges Microsoft and computer makers face in marketing Media Center PCs is persuading consumers that it&#39;s worth putting them in their living room, supplanting the normal setup of TV, VCR, DVD player and/or personal video recorder.
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PENSIONERS now prefer surfing the Net to gardening, DIY or going for walks, according to a survey yesterday.   It found that using the computer is the favourite pastime for four out of ten retired people, who typically spend an hour a day at the screen.
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An animated cartoon of aging baby boomers gives  Newsdayâs Web traffic a big spike.
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Latest Vaio desktop line includes PC that lets users watch their favorite TV show and send e-mail on the same box.
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The former CBS anchor is about to sign with an aptly named network, Retirement Living TV, a start-up channel aimed at people over the age of 55.
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Web-savvy Japanese aged over 50 surf online just as often as young people do, using the Internet to arrange travel and read news, a study said.
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The device lets users save videos downloaded onto a personal computer and move them to a traditional television.
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TELEVISION has been something of a great white whale for the Microsoft Corporation. The company has tried to sell WebTV and build software for TV&#39;s and cable boxes.
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Consumers are racing to replace their aging televisions with high-definition TVs. Trouble is, many are still using devices and services that can't fill those HDTVs with enough visual information to make them look their best.
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Microsoft Corp. and its hardware partners are trying to bridge the divide between home computers and TV sets this holiday season with the release of several "media extenders."
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Samsung and Sharp are trying web TV, but a cheaper version that what people have done in the past.
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- AgeSpan, a senior Internet enabling solution for seniors in the United States, recently unveiled their SAM (Senior Assisted Monitoring) Cam solution for combating nursing home abuse.
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In a move to draw non-gamers to its platform, Microsoft launches a movie and TV download store for Xbox 360s
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft updated and renamed its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) software, now called Mediaroom. The updated software, formerly called Microsoft TV IPTV Edition, adds functions including picture-in-picture capability, along with music and photo sharing within a home, and digital video recording. IPTV delivers television programming to users via the Internet, allowing for more interactive services such as video on demand . The update is aimed at expanding Microsoft's reach into the so-called digital home, allowing a user's various devices to interact, and to connect hardware, such as the XBox 360, with online services like Windows Live. Bill GatesÂ outlined the company's digital home strategyÂ at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Microsoft announced in May that it had formed a joint venture with Taiwan's Chungwa Telecom to bring VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) to SMBs (small and medium-sized businesses) and IPTV to customers in Taiwan and China.
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Microsoft Corp. introduced on Tuesday a new version of its Internet TV service, seeking to broaden its appeal beyond a relatively small base of older, computer-phobic users.