media player

UK ISPs fight file-sharing laws

News Virgin Media recently became the first ISP to voluntarily address the problem of file sharing by agreeing to send out letters to households where music is being illegally downloaded or shared. A music industry survey this week found that the...

Tags: industry, sharing, file sharing, government

19 June 2008, 8:43

BlackBerry avoiding touchscreen bandwagon

News So this is how we see our life when it comes to input and output and form factor -- whether it's media player or speakers or camera or keyboard.or other derivates.we're not religious. The new BlackBerry Bold may have been touted as an 'iPhone...

Tags: keyboard, iphone, blackberry, flip

15 May 2008, 8:37

BBC's tech chief hops off to Kangaroo

News Highfield will become CEO of Kangaroo, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 to create a shared on-demand online media player. BBC director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield is to leave the corporation to...

Tags: channel, downloaded, demand, ceo

16 April 2008, 8:30

News.blog: Adobe Media Player 1.0 presses play

News Adobe today released Adobe Media Player (AMP), a free download for playing Flash-based Web videos on Macs or PCs. Using Adobe's digital rights management server, content producers are able to put controls on their media.

Tags: multimedia, videos, adobe, air

9 April 2008, 10:33

Microsoft fares poorly in Greenpeace guide

News Xbox games console and Zune media player, said Iza Kruszewska, a Environmental campaign organisation Greenpeace has published its latest study of the green credentials of electronics manufacturers, including makers of PCs and mobile phones, as well...

Tags: guide, products, cent, toshiba

19 March 2008, 9:17

News.blog: Microsoft tries Silverlight flash alternative

News Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in will be bringing videos and other rich media to Nokia smartphones later this year. Microsoft has been signing on content partners to use Silverlight for media streaming, including MLB.com and online

Tags: nokia, mix, developers, conference

4 March 2008, 8:58

News.blog: Microsoft abandons HD DVD drive

News Microsoft's media and entertainment group, said in a statement. Blu-ray player for the Xbox 360. Microsoft will end production of the external HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 videogame console, according to a report by the Associated Press.

Tags: disc, definition, hd, playback

25 February 2008, 8:46

Photos: Tata's budget Nano car

News Apple's iPod did in media gadgetry. You've undoubtedly heard of the iPod nano, and may even have the tiny music player tucked in a pocket or hanging from a lanyard around your neck. You can't tote the Tata

14 January 2008, 9:48

PS3 update adds DivX and Profile 1.1

News Last month, DivX Inc.revealed that its proprietary file-compression format -- which has gained popularity for transmitting media files over the Internet due to its ability to balance quality with low bit rates, leading to smaller file sizes -- was...

Tags: sony, voice, portable, console

19 December 2007, 9:01

BBC's iPlayer streams to Macs and Linux

News In an exclusive interview with CNET.co.uk's sister site silicon.com in October, the BBC's head of Future Media and Technology, Ashley Highfield, said he couldn't promise a download version would be developed for other non-Windows platforms.

Tags: demand, radio, windows xp, streaming

17 December 2007, 9:04

News.blog: News Corp to buy LinkedIn?

News LinkedIn, an increasingly competitive player in the social media market, recently started allowing its members to upload a photograph to accompany their profiles and -- a la Facebook -- opened up an application programming interface to allow third...

Tags: myspace, news corp, linkedin, rupert murdoch

23 November 2007, 8:48

News.blog: NBC tests video on Hulu

News Big media companies simply don't get the Web. Click on a link and a video player appears. Below the player are links to other recent episodes. Don't look now, but the so-called clown company may get the last laugh.

Tags: youtube, viewing, clips, watching

30 October 2007, 9:20

Microsoft takes $240m stake in Facebook

News Microsoft is looking to anchor itself in the emerging ecosystem of social-media advertising, and getting this partnership with Facebook is a good way to get a structural advantage. There are still risks inherent in the category of advertising in...

Tags: deal, risk, networking, continue

25 October 2007, 9:12

'Assassin's Creed' on target for Christmas

News However, after presenting a near-final version of the game to testers and game media, she said the response has been universally positive. The player takes on the role of Altair, an assassin tasked with taking out targets on both sides of the...

12 October 2007, 9:31

News.blog: Google tries YouTube ads

News Other types of media will be added to the program in the future, including audio, articles and games, said Christian Oestlien, a business product manager at Google. The syndicated video, which begins playing when someone clicks on it, comes from...

9 October 2007, 8:45