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Microsoft brings H.264 back to Chrome via a free extension

Google Chrome Dropping H.264: Microsoft To The Rescue

Posted by: Sean F, 13:00 AEDT, Thu February 3, 2011

Microsoft tries to solve the problem of watching H.264 HTML5 videos on Chrome, by offering a free extension that brings H.264 back to the browser for Windows 7 users ... More


Google Chrome is dropping support for H.264

Google Drops Support For H.264 In Chrome Browser

Posted by: Sean F, 13:54 AEDT, Thu January 13, 2011

The HTML5 war is heating up, with Google announcing they're no longer supporting H.264 ... More


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Windows 7 Codec Package Updates to Version 2.7.1

Posted by: Jonathan M, 02:13 AEDT, Sat January 1, 2011

Windows 7 Codecs is a codec pack for Microsofts new operating system Windows 7, similar to Vista Codec Package for Windows Vista ... More



News Icon Logitech Says Google Never Said Stop

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:46 AEDT, Tue December 28, 2010

Logitech has responded to rumors that it had been asked to halt production of the Logitech Revue saying Google never made such a request

News Icon Apple Boasts 1 Million Apple TVs Sold

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:31 AEDT, Tue December 28, 2010

Apple said last week that it fulfilled its prediction of selling one million Apple TV devices before Christmas

News Icon Hack Your Radeon HD 6950

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:19 AEDT, Tue December 28, 2010

Hackers have discovered how to tweak the BIOS into thinking a Radeon 6950 is actually its older brother the 6970 which cost more and

News Icon No More Restocking Fees

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:52 AEDT, Tue December 21, 2010

Best Buy has announced that it will stop charging its customers restocking fees for returned items

News Icon New Flash Version is 10X Faster

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:44 AEDT, Tue December 21, 2010

Thanks to the new Stage Video feature, Adobe is now claiming that the latest version (beta) is 10 times more efficient

News Icon New Panasonic TV Functions as DVR

posted by: Jonathan M, 16:50 AEDT, Sun December 19, 2010

Panasonic has unveiled a new Viera television, the G3, that allows users to record to removable media such as a SD card or

News Icon Boxee Box Gets another Firmware Update

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:53 AEDT, Tue December 14, 2010

The Boxee Box has just received another firmware update that brings with it a large number of bug fixes and improvements to streaming

News Icon MMC to Launch TVLine.com

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:35 AEDT, Tue December 14, 2010

MMC has announced the launch of its latest digital property, TVLine.com The new which will focus on consumer TV news

News Icon DivX HiQ Assumes New Flash Role

posted by: Jonathan M, 01:15 AEDT, Sun December 12, 2010

DivX just announced the release of DivX HiQ, a technology that allows DivX to replace the standard Flash web video player by using the built in

News Icon VGA Will Die in 2015

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:50 AEDT, Fri December 10, 2010

The VGA port, the connection that's bridged computers to their monitors almost from the birth of the PC industry, will die in 2015

News Icon MPAA Threatens Universities

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:41 AEDT, Wed December 8, 2010

The motion picture association of America has decided to give universities an ultimatum, either stop students committing piracy or

News Icon Vizio & OnLine Team Up

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:46 AEDT, Tue December 7, 2010

OnLive and Vizio have started a partnership to offer up a subscription-based movie streaming service next year

News Icon Samsung's Dual Super AMOLED Phone

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:33 AEDT, Tue December 7, 2010

Samsung has just announced a unique flip phone, the W899, that sports two 3.3 inch Super AMOLED touchscreens

News Icon Mac to Get Own App Store

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:40 AEDT, Tue December 7, 2010

Apple proudly announced today that the Mac is getting its very own app store on December 13th full of software for everyone

News Icon Google Still Pursuing Movie Service

posted by: Jonathan M, 06:04 AEDT, Sun December 5, 2010

Google has acquired Widevine, a company that provides DRM tools, so they can deliver content both online and on TVs

News Icon Obama to Pass CALM Act?

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:38 AEDT, Sun December 5, 2010

Congress has passed a new act that will force commercial makers to regulate the volume of their commercials to match whatever consumers

News Icon Flash Player 10.2 Beta Released

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:24 AEDT, Fri December 3, 2010

Adobe has released Flash Player 10.2 beta, which primarily focuses on improving video playback performance by using less memory and

News Icon France Gets 3D Porn Channel

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:09 AEDT, Wed December 1, 2010

France is getting its own stereoscopic 3D porn channel with over 60 adult video specially made for just this channel and

News Icon 56 Years of Playboy on 250GB HD

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:01 AEDT, Wed December 1, 2010

Hef and the crew are offering a 250GB hard drive with over 650 issues of Playboy magazine this holiday season for

News Icon Boxee Box Gets Firmware Update

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:32 AEDT, Sun November 28, 2010

Boxee has released its first firmware update for the Boxee Box that includes over 50 bug fixes and a whole slew of improvements

News Icon Bing Movie Search Update

posted by: Jonathan M, 04:14 AEDT, Sun November 28, 2010

Now when searching for Movies on Bing, you get results based on your current location, show times, and

News Icon Control Dish Receiver with Android Devices

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:40 AEDT, Thu November 25, 2010

In an effort to catch up with Apple & Blackberry, Dish has released a Android remote app to help promote its TV Everywhere service

News Icon WD TV Players Get New Services

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:08 AEDT, Thu November 25, 2010

Western Digital on Tuesday announced it has added new online services to its lineup of WD TV media players allowing them to rent or buy new movies

News Icon iPad Remote App Now Available

posted by: Jonathan M, 14:47 AEDT, Tue November 23, 2010

TiVo this morning unveiled a new iPad remote control app for its Premiere DVR set-top boxes

News Icon Samsung to Make Google TVs

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:25 AEDT, Wed November 17, 2010

Samsung looks to be the second TV maker to make a Google integrated TV which would be powered by a Intel processor

News Icon Panasonic Gets a Late Start

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:47 AEDT, Wed November 17, 2010

Panasonic announced today it will start selling Android-powered smartphones in Japan and then move to other markets

News Icon Comcast Launches Xfinity TV App

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:15 AEDT, Tue November 16, 2010

Comcast started off this week be launching Xfinity TV, a free app that allows the iPad and iPhone to function as a

News Icon Get Your Free TiVo Premiere

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:01 AEDT, Tue November 16, 2010

TiVo has is now offering its Premiere DVR set-top for free with a two-year contract at $20 bucks a month

News Icon The Big 4 Ban Google TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:47 AEDT, Sat November 13, 2010

The big 4 television networks, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox, have now banned Google from viewing free episodes of TV shows on their website

News Icon WP7 Gets SlingPlayer App Already

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:03 AEDT, Thu November 11, 2010

Sling Media announced today that its popular SlingPlayer Mobile software is now available for Windows Phone 7 devices allowing streaming over Wifi or

News Icon First Automotive Blu-ray Player

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:48 AEDT, Thu November 11, 2010

Audiovox showed off what it calls the first automotive Blu-ray player made to mount under the seat or

News Icon Toshiba Regza Branded Android Phone

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:00 AEDT, Tue November 9, 2010

Toshiba has just introduced its first Android smartphone, carrying the Regza logo on the screen usually used exclusively for

News Icon Battle of Designer 3D Glasses

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:34 AEDT, Tue November 9, 2010

Gucci and Calvin Klein have already come out with designer 3-D glasses and now eyewear and apparel maker Oakley Inc. is joining in

News Icon YouTube Adopting WebM Format

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:47 AEDT, Sat November 6, 2010

Ever since Google announced the "WebM" video format, they have been slowly transcoding the entire YouTube library and they are getting close

News Icon Turkey Bans YouTube Again

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:17 AEDT, Thu November 4, 2010

YouTube was banned a second time in Turkey after being banned for 30 months due to offensive material

News Icon New Piracy Tracking Equipment Coming to Theaters

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:08 AEDT, Thu November 4, 2010

The movie industry is always on the lookout for new ways to catch pirates and their latest attempt uses "emotion-detecting" cameras to

News Icon Netflix for WP7 Now Available

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:20 AEDT, Tue November 2, 2010

Netflix announced today that its windows phone 7 app is now available in the marketplace and its free

News Icon VLC Days Are Numbered in iTunes App Store

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:41 AEDT, Tue November 2, 2010

The developers of Videolan have sent Apple a formal notification of copyright infringement regarding VLC in the iTunes App Store

News Icon Redbox Finally Admits Streaming Service

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:06 AEDT, Sat October 30, 2010

Redbox announces that they will start a Redbox branded video streaming service sometime in 2011 with

News Icon PlayOn Banned from Roku Devices

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:44 AEDT, Sat October 30, 2010

Roku has just announced that PlayOn-compatible channels have been removed and can no longer

News Icon Photoshop.com & Dreamweaver Get HTML5 Support

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:36 AEDT, Sat October 30, 2010

Adobe has added support for HTML5 H.264-encoded video to its Photoshop.com photo and video sharing site and adds

News Icon Sony Hints at PlayStation Phone

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:11 AEDT, Fri October 29, 2010

Sony has dropped strong hints of a PSP on crack or a PlayStation cell phone, which would put itself in direct competition with Apple

News Icon DVD2Blu Program Revamped

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:49 AEDT, Fri October 29, 2010

This year Warner is charging under $5 per exchange and is allowing you to trade in all of your used DVD's not just Warner Brother films

News Icon Spotify Close to Closing Deal

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:01 AEDT, Fri October 29, 2010

Spotify, a streaming music service, is close to making deals with all four major US record labels on getting music rights it would need

News Icon RIAA Forces Limewire to Shut Down

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:15 AEDT, Wed October 27, 2010

The New York District Court, at the request of the RIAA, has forced Limewire to shut down its network and cease distributing its software

News Icon Samsung to Announce New Android Hardware

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:52 AEDT, Tue October 26, 2010

Samsung has just announced that they will be unveiling “a new Android device" to its current lineup on November 8th

News Icon Black Friday 2010 - Update 17

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:01 AEDT, Mon October 25, 2010

Black Friday is a term for the Friday after Thanksgiving which is pretty much the biggest shopping day of the entire year and unbelievable money saving deals come out

News Icon AppleTV Gets Jailbroken

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:03 AEDT, Fri October 22, 2010

People looking to jailbreak their new Apple TV can now do so with GreenpisOn and a new command line tool called PwnageTool

News Icon Buy One TV Get One Free

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:45 AEDT, Tue October 19, 2010

Right now Best Buy is offering a pretty sweet online only deal that when you buy any TV priced $899 and up, you get a HDTV for free

News Icon Wally World to Sale iPad

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:47 AEDT, Wed October 13, 2010

Just in time for early Christmas shoppers, Wal-Mart will start selling all models of the iPad this Friday

News Icon Google TV Limitations

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:26 AEDT, Sat October 9, 2010

The Logitech Revue, which works with Google TV, will not give users access to over-the-air TV broadcasts and it also being blocked by a popular streaming service

News Icon Sony's Google TV Specs & Prices Leaked

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:48 AEDT, Fri October 8, 2010

During a Best Buy tech preview, it was revealed that the 46-inch GT1 will have a price tag of $1,900, edge-lit LED, and a USB adapter for Wi-Fi

News Icon 16.4MP Cell Phone Camera a Possibility

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:27 AEDT, Fri October 8, 2010

Sony has created a camera sensor for cell phones that capable of producing high resolution images with 16,385,000 pixels

News Icon Nvidia & Best Buy Strike Card Deal

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:41 AEDT, Wed October 6, 2010

In a rather unexpected move it seems Nvidia has struck a deal with Best Buy to begin selling certain GeForce models that are built and supported directly by

News Icon More Content Providers for Google TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:49 AEDT, Tue October 5, 2010

Google give a quick update on their soon to be released Google TV noting that companies are more than inquisitive about becoming content providers

News Icon Best Buy Promises Jaw Dropping Deals for Black Friday

posted by: Jonathan M, 06:16 AEDT, Mon October 4, 2010

Best Buy CEO, Brian Dunn, told Wall Street Journal that customers will see smokin hot deals this year on Black Friday

News Icon Verizon to Start Trade In Program

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:47 AEDT, Mon October 4, 2010

Verizon is starting a new trade in program that allows you to trade in any wireless device for credit towards any

News Icon Zune HD Gets Live Messenger

posted by: Jonathan M, 05:30 AEDT, Mon October 4, 2010

With a much needed app update to the Zune HD, Live Messenger is now available giving users the ability to stay current on the most popular social networking sites

News Icon Free Phone Friday at Best Buy

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:07 AEST, Thu September 30, 2010

Best Buy Mobile announced a new program will it will be offering free high end cell phones each Friday in October starting this Friday (10/1)

News Icon iPhone's App to Work with iPad & Apple TV

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:28 AEST, Wed September 29, 2010

The remote app that was first made for the original iPhone undergoes an update that makes it compatible with the extra screen area of the iPad, Apple TV, and the

News Icon RIM to Launch First Professional Tablet

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:52 AEST, Tue September 28, 2010

At the end of the companies DevCon conference, the CEO announced the long rumored touchscreen 7" tablet that brings Flash 10.1 and

News Icon Refocus After You Shoot the Picture

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:45 AEST, Sat September 25, 2010

Adobe's new Plenoptic technology contains a special lens for your camera that allows you to focus on anything you want, even after the photo

News Icon Panasonic to Make 16,000 sq ft HD Screen

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:22 AEST, Sat September 25, 2010

Panasonic and Charlotte Motor Speedway have announced plans to have the largest HD video screen anywhere at 200 feet wide, 80 feet tall, and

News Icon Blockbuster Files Chapter 11

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:40 AEST, Fri September 24, 2010

Nearly 25 years after they opened its doors, Blockbuster has thrown in the towel and filed for bankruptcy protection and is closing

News Icon Dell Working on 7" Tablet

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:57 AEST, Thu September 23, 2010

Michael Dell confirmed today that the company is in fact working on a 7" tablet that would run on the Android operating system

News Icon TiVo Opens Pandora's Box

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:30 AEST, Tue September 21, 2010

TiVo on Monday made the Pandora app available on its Internet-connected set-top Premiere DVR

News Icon VLC Comes to the iPad

posted by: Jonathan M, 08:58 AEST, Tue September 21, 2010

VLC for the iPad has been approved and is now available for download from the App Store

News Icon Google Video Chat Gets Needed Enhancements

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:32 AEST, Sat September 18, 2010

Google has announced it has given Gmail's video chat a small make over by adding some image enhancements to the service and increased the

News Icon Warner Bros. Says No to iTunes

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:50 AEST, Sat September 18, 2010

Warner Bros. has decided not to participate in Apple's 99 cent iTunes TV rentals because of price and how it may affect

News Icon PlayOn Update Brings iPad Compatibility

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:35 AEST, Thu September 16, 2010

PlayOn is a program that runs on your PC giving you access to a wide range of Internet content on your TV such as Hulu, Netflix, and

News Icon Google TV Launching in 2010

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:48 AEST, Wed September 8, 2010

Google has been feverishly working with other hardware and software to finalize its new TV service so it can be out by the fall of 2010

News Icon AMD Says No More ATI

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:55 AEST, Tue August 31, 2010

AMD has decided to retire the ATI brand name for its graphics products due to the its plans to make room for its new line “Fusion”

News Icon YouTube to Add PPV Service

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:27 AEST, Tue August 31, 2010

Google is rumored to start a streaming movie rental service with a wide selection of newly released movies to compliment its Google TV

News Icon Adobe Flash 10.1 Leaked for Android

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:04 AEST, Tue August 24, 2010

Droid-life.com has found a way for non-rooted Android phones to run Adobe's Flash 10.1

News Icon Panasonic Brings Twitter Support to Plasmas

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:29 AEST, Wed August 18, 2010

Panasonic announced on Tuesday it has now allowed owners of Viera plasma TVs to post Twitter messages using

News Icon XBOX Live on Windows Phone 7

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:11 AEST, Wed August 18, 2010

Microsoft has finally removed the cover and spilled the beans about how closely integrated the OS is with the XBOX Live service and a selection of games

News Icon Panasonic Reveals Two New Plasma TVs

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:05 AEST, Tue August 17, 2010

Panasonic debuted two new 1080p HD 3D sets designed to bring 3D HD sets to more people, at a lower price point with a slightly smaller

News Icon Verizon Demos 1Gbps Network

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:52 AEST, Tue August 17, 2010

Verizon has finished its 1Gbps trial on its fiber-optic FiOS network, which fast enough to support 3D HD streaming

News Icon Philips TVs Get Built-In Internet Access

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:49 AEST, Fri August 13, 2010

Philips has announced that it will be offering TVs with wireless internet capabilities so users can access Skype, email, and

News Icon Verizon Broadcasts First 3D NFL Game

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:03 AEST, Fri August 13, 2010

Verizon has announced its FiOS1 channel will exclusively carry the first 3D NFL football game

News Icon Apple TV or iTV ?

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:53 AEST, Fri August 13, 2010

Rumor has it that Apple is planning on changing the name of the Apple TV back to iTV which will still only support a mediocre 720p

News Icon Gaming on Android Just Got Serious

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:24 AEST, Thu August 12, 2010

There are major rumors going around that Sony Erricson is working on integrating a slide out game pad on future generations of Android based

News Icon AT&T's U-Verse Mobile App Now Available

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:28 AEST, Tue August 10, 2010

The U-Verse Mobile app that lets you set your DVR and download TV shows to watch is officially available for the iPhone and

News Icon CableVision Offers Live TV & VOD to iPads

posted by: Jonathan M, 22:47 AEST, Sat August 7, 2010

Cablevision is developing a video application that will allow Live TV and VOD to be streamed to subscribers to view on broadband-connected devices such as the iPad and smartphones

News Icon Android to Get Netflix App

posted by: Jonathan M, 22:09 AEST, Sat August 7, 2010

Rumors that Netflix is hiring Android developers looks to be true as a Watch Instantly app is coming soon

News Icon Try Before You Buy Apps

posted by: Jonathan M, 21:48 AEST, Sat August 7, 2010

It appears that Apple is toying around with "Try Before You Buy" apps in the Apple App Store by offering a "paid version" & a "Lite" version

News Icon Sharp Plans 3D SmartPhone by Years End

posted by: Jonathan M, 13:16 AEST, Thu August 5, 2010

Sony is rumored to launch a new smartphone by the end of the year that will incorporate its glasses-free 3D display technology

News Icon The iPad Killer

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:48 AEST, Wed August 4, 2010

Motorola's is supposed to come out with a 10" Android based tablet that could have an unusual TV feature to sidetrack potential iPad buyers

News Icon Digital Storm's BlackOPS 3D Package

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:05 AEST, Tue August 3, 2010

For anyone looking to dive into the world of 3D gaming head first, Digital Storm's 3D Vision Surround BlackOPS package is the place to start

News Icon Gorilla Glass Claims to be Unbreakable

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:57 AEST, Tue August 3, 2010

Specifically designed for high-end display devices such as TV and cellphones, Corning claims to have made a unbreakable protective cover for your screen

News Icon Bring Your Skype Video Calls to Life

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:22 AEST, Tue August 3, 2010

The FREETALK Everyman Webcam gives a sharper, clearer and better defined picture than any other camera engineered to work with Skype

News Icon Multi Functional DVR by Monsoon

posted by: Jonathan M, 12:31 AEST, Wed July 28, 2010

Monsoon has introduced a suite of revolutionary TV place-shifting devices that allow you to watch and control live home TV from broadband Internet or

News Icon Hotter than a Kenwood in a Cutlass

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:13 AEST, Tue July 27, 2010

The Mitsubishi 3D TV starter pack starting to ship from Amazon this past weekend for just under $400 and has already sold out

News Icon DVD Ripping & Jailbreaking Now Legal

posted by: Jonathan M, 09:54 AEST, Tue July 27, 2010

The DMCA has been reviewed and new laws have been added that would make breaking the DRM on cell phones, games, e-books completely legal

News Icon Disney Gets Involved with Social Networking

posted by: Jonathan M, 11:17 AEST, Sun July 25, 2010

Walt Disney is supposedly making a deal to acquire Playdom Inc. for more than $500 million to get more involved in game play on social networks

News Icon RIP DTVPal DVR

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:25 AEST, Sun July 25, 2010

Dish Network has stopped selling its DTVPal DVR, after weeks of offering it at discounted prices

News Icon YouTube Auto Switches Depending on Browser

posted by: Jonathan M, 10:14 AEST, Sun July 25, 2010

YouTube has now started to test new code that will allow it to switch automatically between Flash and HTML5 depending on browser

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