Microsoft reportedly preparing Silverlight-like app framework ahead of Xbox...
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a new slate of Xbox Live partnerships with Verizon, Comcast, and a host of other content providers. Now, the company has unveiled new details about the code...
View ArticleGoogle TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes...
The Google TV update that rolled out to Sony units earlier this week (no word on the Revue, yet) brought tweaks to Chrome and support for Blu-ray 3D playback on the player, but that's not all. The...
View ArticleRoku 4.3 update tweaks Netflix, device discovery issues
Second gen Roku media streamers should be seeing a software update the next time they're powered up, as a company blog post mentions v4.3 is rolling out right now, following the last update that hit...
View ArticleBBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone, blames Microsoft
Microsoft is getting brickbats from developers unenthused by its forthcoming operating system(s), and the BBC is the latest to join the chorus. When asked about bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone, the...
View ArticleUltraViolet movie format to use Dolby Digital Plus encoding, keep sound...
Movies encoded in UltraViolet's Common File Format represent just one of multiple takes on paid internet video -- what's to make them stand out? The answer might just be Dolby Digital Plus audio...
View ArticleMythTV updated to 0.26, hints at 'more exciting' 0.27 coming next year
After releasing one long-awaited update back in April, venerable media PC platform MythTV has quickly pushed out another update to version 0.26. The changelog isn't particularly long this time around,...
View ArticleMediaPortal posts 2.0 alpha media hub and new remote apps, teases 1.3 beta...
Home theater PC owners only just recovering from their turkey or tofu comas will have some updating to do -- MediaPortal has been busy. The experimenters among us will most likely want to jump...
View ArticleMicrosoft reportedly preparing Silverlight-like app framework ahead of Xbox...
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a new slate of Xbox Live partnerships with Verizon, Comcast, and a host of other content providers. Now, the company has unveiled new details about the code...
View ArticleGoogle TV 3.2 update enhances HLS video streaming support, Plex update takes...
The Google TV update that rolled out to Sony units earlier this week (no word on the Revue, yet) brought tweaks to Chrome and support for Blu-ray 3D playback on the player, but that's not all. The...
View ArticleRoku 4.3 update tweaks Netflix, device discovery issues
Second gen Roku media streamers should be seeing a software update the next time they're powered up, as a company blog post mentions v4.3 is rolling out right now, following the last update that hit...
View ArticleBBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone, blames Microsoft
Microsoft is getting brickbats from developers unenthused by its forthcoming operating system(s), and the BBC is the latest to join the chorus. When asked about bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone, the...
View ArticleUltraViolet movie format to use Dolby Digital Plus encoding, keep sound...
Movies encoded in UltraViolet's Common File Format represent just one of multiple takes on paid internet video -- what's to make them stand out? The answer might just be Dolby Digital Plus audio...
View ArticleMythTV updated to 0.26, hints at 'more exciting' 0.27 coming next year
After releasing one long-awaited update back in April, venerable media PC platform MythTV has quickly pushed out another update to version 0.26. The changelog isn't particularly long this time around,...
View ArticleVLC gets one-touch playback controls and a fresh new interface on iOS 7
VLC for iOS just got a much-needed coat of fresh paint. The media player's version 2.2 update has introduced an iOS 7-native interface with its own set of multi-touch playback gestures: you can tap...
View ArticleEvent streaming to stress-test new datacenter
Not much of a surprise, but nice to have some details: Cult of Mac cites a source close to Apple saying that the live stream of today's iPod event will be used to put some real-time load on Apple's...
View ArticleAdobe plans to add HTTP Live Streaming to Flash Media Server to support iOS
Adobe showcased several new and upcoming features of its Flash Media Server during the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) trade show last week. One interesting feature for media producers who...
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