iplayer windows xp
The Weekly Round-Up: 27.06.08
Round-Up Slightly better news for Windows fans, the BBC has taken the wraps off the new version of the splendid iPlayer. Wave goodbye to Windows XP and say hello to Vista. Of course, you can still run XP on new PCs you just need to buy Vista and downgrade it. [27 Jun 2008]
BBC iPlayer hits 75 million downloads
News There was initial criticism of iPlayer due to it only being available on the Windows XP platform, but the BBC has worked to introduce the service on other platforms such as Virgin Media.iPlayer's popularity has also raised concerns from ISPs who... [20 May 2008]
XP SP3 starts endless reboot for some AMD PCs
News Check out silicon.com's latest Cheat Sheets… Google Android Video: ID cards BBC iPlayer Galileo CRM Biometrics Owners of some AMD-based computers are finding the move to Windows XP Service Pack 3... [14 May 2008]
Leeds completes 'painless' Windows XP upgrade
Case Study Find out all about BBC iPlayer, Google Android, Femtocells and more in silicon.com Cheat Sheets. The mammoth task of migrating the council's staff of more than 12,000 laptop and PC users to Windows XP was streamlined using Centennial Discovery (CD). [28 Mar 2008]
BBC plugs iPlayer hack loophole
News During the first seven weeks following its marketing launch, around 17 million programmes were streamed or downloaded from iPlayer.iPlayer has attracted controversy as the initial download version was only available for computers using Microsoft's... [13 Mar 2008]
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Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer ¦ Video: What will mobiles look like in five years? Having been exposed to Vista I have to say Windows 98 is still the best... [06 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet The first is that when the download version of iPlayer initially came out, it only worked on Microsoft Windows XP. Not quite.iPlayer is actually the BBC's online on-demand TV service. iPlayer uses peer-to-peer technology for the download service... [05 Mar 2008]
iPlayer: Download version coming to Macs
News Thompson admitted he had taken "quite a grilling" from MPs at a recent Public Accounts Committee over concerns that iPlayer focused on a Windows-based approach.iPlayer was initially launched in beta form last summer for Microsoft's Windows XP and... [08 Feb 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets 3.5 million hits
News Since its summer beta launch, iPlayer attracted criticism as the download version was only available on Microsoft's Windows XP. The streaming version of iPlayer was launched for Windows, Macs and Linux in December. [15 Jan 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets Christmas bonus
News Since its launch, iPlayer has attracted criticism as the download version was only available on Microsoft's Windows XP. A streaming version of iPlayer was launched for Windows, Macs and Linux in December. [10 Jan 2008]
Top 10 retail IT stories of the year
News BBC iPlayer has landed The decision to only release the software to XP users caused uproar among non-Windows users. It hasn't exactly been a bumper year for conventional retail - soaring debt, an increasingly depressed housing market and a weak... [19 Dec 2007]
Open sourcers welcome BBC iPlayer for Linux
News The OSC was one of the groups critical of the BBC's decision to initially launch the download version of iPlayer for Windows XP only - although it recently also became compatible with Windows Vista. The new all-platform streaming iPlayer service is... [17 Dec 2007]
Stories of the year
News BBC iPlayer row: The government speaks… Controversy around the BBC iPlayer was seldom out of the news this year with the government responding to an e-petition complaining about the lack of a version for Macs and Linux on the 10 Downing Street... [14 Dec 2007]
BBC's iPlayer comes to Macs and Linux
News The download version of iPlayer was only available for Windows XP when it was released in beta form during the summer. A streaming version of the BBC's iPlayer online TV on-demand service has been launched for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. [14 Dec 2007]
BBC tech chief hits back at iPlayer critics
News The BBC has hit back at criticisms from the Mac and open source communities over the iPlayer only being available for Microsoft's Windows XP platform. The BBC launched the iPlayer in July this year for the Windows XP platform, leading to criticism... [30 Oct 2007]
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