Microsoft Puts Windows Media Center Out to Pasture

Active development ceased in 2009 Windows Media Center hasn’t been part of Microsoft’s plans since at least 2009, when Microsoft disbanded the team behind it and ceased active development. And the Media Center add-on that has been available for Windows 8 is a paid offering, even though boasts nothing new over the Windows 7 version….

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The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 5/5/2015

With new weapons, new enemies to fight, and a new mission, B.J. Blazkowicz returns to PlayStation this week in Wolfenstein: The Old Blood — a standalone expansion coming to PS4. The Old Blood, set largely before the events of Wolfenstein: The New Order, once again follows the hardened soldier Blazkowicz in the year 1946 as…

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Build It: Your Own Super-Charged Set-Top Box

Put Intel’s Next Unit of Computing to work as a combo streaming unit, DVR, retro-gaming station, and more. Length of Time: 1–3 Hours | Level of Difficulty: Easy Yeah, it’s cute—but this wee unit runs circles around your off-the shelf set-top device. If you hate a cluttered home-theater setup, put Intel’s Next Unit of Computing…

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