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Microsoft emancipates Digital Cable Tuners with second Media Center update today {Engadget HD}
Nov 7th 2009 5:35PM Not possible for an existing tuner to be converted to Cablecard. It has to be cablecard certified and they have to integrate a DRM processor and all that stuff. You'll have to buy a new tuner if you want cablecard support.
Broadcom's new DVR chip could make all our dreams come true {Engadget HD}
Oct 30th 2009 5:43PM Motorola and Samsung cable boxes have BCM chips. Except for the Samsung 3050 which uses a Conexant ARM chip. All Samsung BCM boxes run Linux. BCM equipped STB's usually run Linux but use a mixture of GPL and proprietary code. The STB stuff like cablecard and drivers are closed source while the non STB related stuff is open source.
Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' released, could decide your OS fate {Engadget}
Oct 29th 2009 4:58PM 9.10 uses ALSA version 1.0.20 but it's a customized version with a lot of backports from 1.0.21. It does have native X-fi support thanks to the new driver.
Citroen's 2011 DS3 rally fighter revealed in spy shots {Autoblog}
Oct 19th 2009 3:40AM Actually this car will be powered by a 1.6L turbo mill. Loeb says that the 1.6 Turbo will be fast but will have less torque than the current cars. VW is interested in WRC with the Scirocco but they want to continue using Semi automatic transmissions as they want to promote their DSG technology.
Flash Player 10.1 to support smartphones, NVIDIA powered netbooks... next year {Download Squad}
Oct 6th 2009 3:01AM This might be the first version of Flash to support 64 bit Snow Leopard and 64 bit Windows.
Spy Shots: First images of Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car {Autoblog}
Oct 2nd 2009 4:31PM The new WRcars will be AWD and will use a 1.6T but they'll be based off of Super 2000 cars. Of course they'll have a boy racer wing and other aero mods.
A first hand look at SDV and Copy Freely support in Windows 7 Media Center {Engadget HD}
Sep 30th 2009 7:12PM I think you're a little too naive. You need a reverse path for SDV to work. That would require tru2way or some 2 way protocol. SDV is a two way protocol and it would require new tuners to work with it. You can't access SDV with a 1 way protocol. The TA will have to be used until they figure out the 2 way CC PC protocol. It might require tru2way but then you wont need a TA since the reverse path transmitter can help. Even DSG would be nice but it might be a while for this to happen.
Motorola's new pro encoder makes 1080p cable broadcasts a breeze {Engadget HD}
Sep 23rd 2009 10:36PM The Broadcom 7410 and 7420 can do 1080p60. It can even deinterlace 1080i60 to 1080p60 if your TV can handle it.
Video: Intel Tru2way server streams cable all over your house {Engadget HD}
Sep 23rd 2009 10:03PM Tru2way would be able to have both the Cable IPG and the W7MC UI. The Cable IPG would work with VOD and any other tru2way services. However you won't be able to record in that mode. The W7MC mode is what you'd use to record live TV, SDV, and other W7MC goodies.
Media Center CableCARDs freed from OEM requirement {Engadget HD}
Sep 20th 2009 4:54AM Sage will still need to have their software certified in order to support CableCard.
