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Ben Schoon reports via 9to5Google: Google’s Arif Dikici confirmed on LinkedIn this week that Android is now using VideoLAN’s (the makers of VLC) “dav1d” software decoder to allow AV1 to work on more devices. This is now available on all devices running… Continue reading Android Gets a New Software-Based AV1 Decoder
Besides obvious technological advancements, early computers built by Apple differed in a major way from their modern analogs. Rather than relying on planned obsolescence as a business model, computers like …read more Continue reading Wozamp Turns Apple II Into Music Player
Longtime Slashdot reader jmv writes: After more than two years of work, Opus 1.5 is out. It brings many new features that can improve quality and the general audio experience through machine learning, while maintaining fully-compatibility with previous… Continue reading Opus 1.5 Gets a Serious Machine Learning Upgrade
Amazon Prime Video has cut Dolby Vision and Atmos support from their ad tier subscription. “That’s on top of the ads that Amazon injected into the service on January 29th,” reports The Verge. “Now, when you pay $2.99 a month to remove those ads, you ca… Continue reading Amazon Prime Video Drops Dolby Vision, Atmos Unless You Pay Extra
Amazon Prime Video has cut Dolby Vision and Atmos support from their ad tier subscription. “That’s on top of the ads that Amazon injected into the service on January 29th,” reports The Verge. “Now, when you pay $2.99 a month to remove those ads, you ca… Continue reading Amazon Prime Video Drops Dolby Vision, Atmos Unless You Pay Extra
Spotify has reached a new deal with star podcaster Joe Rogan that will allow his hit show to be distributed broadly. From a report: Rogan’s fresh deal, estimated to be worth as much as $250 million over its multiyear term, involves an upfront minimum g… Continue reading Joe Rogan Gets New Spotify Deal Worth Up To $250 Million
From ‘bae’ to ‘selfie’, and even ‘google’, there’s no shortage of words that have transcended their specific origin stories to achieve widespread use in the English language. And one of the most pervasive sources has been the Star Wars universe, even t… Continue reading Lightsaber lexicon: The monumental impact Star Wars has had on language
Emma Roth reports via The Verge: YouTube is broadening its efforts to crack down on ad blockers. The platform has “launched a global effort” to encourage users to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton says … Continue reading YouTube Is Getting Serious About Blocking Ad Blockers
AV1 — a next-generation, royalty-free video codec developed by the Alliance for Open Media, a consortium including tech giants like Google, Mozilla, Cisco, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon, Intel, and Apple — is finally making inroads. From a report: We ar… Continue reading The AV1 Video Codec Gains Broader Hardware Support
If you are searching for a tool that allows you to download and convert video and audio files on your Windows computer or Mac, Allavsoft can be the best software for you. With Allavsoft, you can download and convert videos and audio with ease. In this … Continue reading Allavsoft Video Downloader Converter Review