Codec articles

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  Google enters into licensing agreement with MPEG LA to protect the WebM video format

  By Bryan Bishop on March 7, 2013 03:33 pm + 131 comments

  When the WebM project was announced back in 2010, one its selling points was that it was open and Continue reading…

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  Samsung opens the wireless speaker floodgates with CES audio lineup

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 5, 2013 10:11 pm + 19 comments

  Samsung has just let loose a press release this evening before CES starts in earnest, revealing its Continue reading…

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  XBMC integrates 'AudioEngine' with DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD support

  By Evan Rodgers on May 31, 2012 01:21 pm + 9 comments

  The developers of XBMC, an open source media front-end, have finally made their new AudioEngine a Continue reading…

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  Perian ending development and support of its Quicktime plug-in following one final update

  By Nathan Ingraham on May 14, 2012 07:58 pm + 29 comments

  For a long time, finding proper support for a number of video codecs in Mac OS X was not the Continue reading…

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  e-Onkyo Music to offer high-definition downloads starting May 30th in Japan

  By Jamie Keene on May 10, 2012 07:58 am + 14 comments

  High-end audio manufacturer Onkyo is launching a high-quality music store for Japanese customers, Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 drops DVD playback, only available with paid Media Center upgrade

  By Sean Hollister on May 4, 2012 01:36 am + 330 comments

  You might have heard that Windows 8 won't come with Media Center, but that's not the only missing Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 to support Dolby Digital Plus audio codec after all

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 3, 2012 09:47 pm + 29 comments

  Dolby has announced that Microsoft will build support for Dolby Digital Plus stereo technology Continue reading…

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  Mozilla chairman and CTO grudgingly endorse H.264 video support

  By Ryan Heise on March 20, 2012 01:33 am + 47 comments

  Following an impassioned discussion last week on a Mozilla developers forum, the organization's CTO Continue reading…

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  Mozilla reconsiders its stance on H.264 video codec

  By Ryan Heise on March 15, 2012 05:42 am + 29 comments

  Mozilla may be acquiescing when it comes to only supporting open and free standards, as it seems the Continue reading…

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  Fraunhofer announces Full-HD voice technology over LTE

  By Jamie Keene on February 24, 2012 09:29 am + 16 comments

  Fraunhofer IIS has announced that it's bringing its Full-HD voice technology, which uses an advanced Continue reading…