Vlc articles

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  VLC for Windows 8 gets Kickstarter funding with five days to spare

  By Jeff Blagdon on December 24, 2012 01:10 am + 68 comments

  A Windows 8-style version of VLC is officially bound for that platform now that the team’s K Continue reading…

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  VLC launches Kickstarter campaign for a new Windows 8 app

  By Ben Kersey on November 29, 2012 09:22 am + 113 comments

  The team behind popular media player VLC have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Continue reading…

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  VLC for Android now available as beta in the Google Play store

  By Aaron Souppouris on July 2, 2012 05:56 am + 53 comments

  It's been quite a wait, but after months of speculation, and a lengthy wait for approval, VLC has Continue reading…

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  VLC 2.0.2 adds Retina display support, kills font cache, and more

  By Dante D'Orazio on July 2, 2012 03:31 am + 20 comments

  VLC 2.0.2 has just been released for Windows and OS X, and while the update further tweaks video Continue reading…

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  VLC celebrates one billion downloads

  By Nate Ralph on May 15, 2012 05:11 pm + 17 comments

  VideoLAN's VLC is one of the most popular media players around, tackling most every media format Continue reading…

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  DVD playback: how VLC does what Windows 8 can't

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 8, 2012 07:25 am + 88 comments

  It's safe to say that Microsoft's recent announcement regarding (the lack of) native DVD playback in Continue reading…

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  Laser pointer communication system hits 1Gbps, less error-prone than Wi-Fi

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 3, 2012 02:02 am + 9 comments

  Researchers in Taiwan are working on a visible light communication system (VLC) made out of everyday Continue reading…

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  VLC 2.0 available now, includes faster decoding and experimental Blu-ray support

  By Dante D'Orazio on February 19, 2012 04:12 am + 79 comments

  After beginning as an academic project back in 1996, VLC hit version 1.0 in 2009 and today it has Continue reading…

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  VLC 2.0 RC1 brings new UI for OS X, is headed to iOS and Android

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 13, 2012 12:53 pm + 24 comments

  VideoLAN recently debuted the first release candidate of VLC 2.0, a new version of its popular Continue reading…