Media Players
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Tighter budgets but airlines still focus on IT
News Some airlines focus on tech to improve passengers' travel experience, while IT-based onboard merchandising offers carriers another revenue source.
Tags: Music devices, Business development/management, Airline, TV, Semiconductor Industry Association, aircraft, entertainment, phone, monitoring, Web
Intel Classmate PC (9in.)
Reviews Intel has tweaked the Classmate PC to appeal to first-world schoolchildren, and it now offers an experience on a par with mini-notebooks such as the Asus Eee.
Tags: Intel Classmate PC, Intel Corp., Notebook, Computer, Touchpad, Display, Classmate, Webcam, software, hard drive
S'pore unveils national media blueprint
News Singapore Media Fusion Plan aims to propel the sector forward and help local players take advantage of global opportunities.
Tags: Digital media, CommunicAsia 2009, Games, Professional Development, SingTel, Training, Animation, Singapore, Digital media, partnership
Sony: Touch-screen Walkman X is not a mini-computer
News The touchscreen Walkman X is Sony's latest attempt to close the gap with Apple in digital media players. In many ways it's the best Walkman in years.
Tags: Media players, MP3 players, Video, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Sony Walkman, Apple Inc., Walkman X, Wi-Fi connection, Touch Screen, Apple iPod
Time Warner, YouTube ink distribution pact
News Deal means YouTube will get more professional content like CNN news and shows like "Gossip Girl", and Time Warner can sell ad time and control channels.
Tags: Web 2.0, Video, Media players, TV, Turner Broadcasting System Inc., YouTube Inc., movie, CEO, online video, Time Warner Inc.
Report: YouTube looking to long-form video
News Video-sharing site is doing away with its 10-minute maximum for at least some videographers. Move comes as company struggles to boost revenues.
Tags: Video, Web 2.0, Web sites, Media players, Digital media, Google Inc., TV, YouTube Inc., Eric Schmidt, film festival
Adobe Flash exploit raises concern
News The exploit could cause legitimate Web sites to embed Javascript that redirects users to a Chinese malware server, warns Symantec.
Tags: Network security, Media players, Malware, Adobe Flash Player, Server, Mozilla Firefox, Symantec Corp., JavaScript, Adobe Systems Inc., malicious code
Adobe addresses Flash Player 'clickjacking' flaw
News Flash Player 10 update addresses flaws enabling attackers to fool users into visiting malicious Web sites. It also helps prevent attacks on Webcams and microphones.
Tags: Security, Multimedia, Digital media, Media players, Macromedia Flash Player, Attack, Flaw, Mozilla Firefox, Webcam, Apple Safari
Apple issues QuickTime update for new MacBooks
News New copy-protection technology added to Apple's new MacBooks was incorrectly preventing standard-definition iTunes movies from playing on older projectors.
Tags: Copyright, Digital media, Media players, Apple Inc., Apple QuickTime, Apple iTunes, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Software Update, laptop screen
Microsoft denies putting 'copyright cop' in Zune
News Software maker takes issue with report suggesting it may add copyright-filtering technology to the player as part of deal to get NBC TV shows.
Tags: Music, Video, Media players, Multimedia, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Zune, antipiracy, software
Flash to be optimized for Intel, Nvidia netbooks
News Adobe has announced collaborations with Broadcom and Nvidia that will see high-definition Flash video technology tweaked for portable Web-surfing devices.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Graphics, Mobile processors, Media players, Adobe Systems Inc., Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., Broadcom Corp., Mobile Internet Device, Video
Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace 'channels', kill cable?
News Will living room of the future be centered around a Web-connected, iTunes-powered Apple-branded TV--a 50-inch, high-def, wall-mounted iPhone?
Tags: Digital media, Music, Video, Media players, Multimedia, Apple Inc., Intel Corp., TV, Apple iTunes, Cable
Apple's iPod chief to step down
News The company confirms reports that Tony Fadell, a longtime executive who headed the iPod division, will step down and be replaced by IBM's Mark Papermaster.
Tags: MP3 players, Media players, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Apple iPod, Human Resources, Apple iPhone, CNET Networks Inc., vice president, advisor
Adobe open sources Flash platforms
News Company on Tuesday makes two of its Flash player platforms open source, but its core technologies remain proprietary.
Tags: Business applications, Multimedia, Open source, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Rich Media, Akamai Technologies Inc., Web Application, Microsoft .NET, Mono
Broadcom introduces combo 802.11n chip
News The chip integrates 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio into a single silicon die, a move designed to expand the range of features available in mid-range mobile-phone handsets.
Tags: Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Handhelds, Mobile, Broadcom Corp., Chip, Wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
