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Download Apple QuickTime 7.6.5 for Windows

The company behind the Mac operating system claims that QuickTime 7.6.5 is a Windows-only release, which addresses issues with applications not reliably loading libraries required by QuickTime at startup, as well as incorrect display of QuickTime movies embedded in a webpage using custom scale attributes. QuickTime ...

20 November 2009
03:23 GMT

On-the-Go HD Viewing Now More Enjoyable with Viewsonic's VPD400

Any one person must have at least one horrible memory of a five-hour flight or drive during which there was nothing to do but stare at the walls or the road. It seems that the gentlemen and gentlewomen at Viewsonic either know about such things or experienced them on their own enough to come up with a device meant to...

11 November 2009
09:27 GMT

doubleTwist (iTunes Clone) Close to Final Release

Developed by the company with the same name, doubleTwist allows users to browse through their media and play various kinds of video and audio formats. The software works with your phone, MP3 player, camera... you name it! Devices like Sony’s PSP are also supported, while doubleTwist gives you the possibility to...

10 November 2009
09:55 GMT

Download New and Improved ReelBean 4.5 for Mac OS X

ReelBean 4.5 is a new version of the full-featured movie converter, player, and editor for Mac OS X available from JS8 Media. ReelBean is capable of playing almost any Mac-supported video and audio format, and supports the use of third-party plugins that make proprietary formats available. The media-focused app is su...

10 November 2009
09:36 GMT

ASUS O!Play Air HDP-R3 Wirelessly Streams Any Digital Content

ASUS introduced at last  its latest in the O!Play series, a media player capable of rendering virtually all types of media files and that has built-in, wireless features. As a means to provide quick and easy access to any files on the various devices or data-storage environments that buyers may possess, the new ...

10 November 2009
06:41 GMT

NVIDIA's ION Platform Powers the Myka ION Media Player

NVIDIA's ION platform continues to gain ground in the expanding market for small-sized, portable and desktop computer systems that are powered by Intel's Atom processors. An increasing number of system builders are expanding their portfolios with products that are based on said platform, providing customers...

9 November 2009
04:58 GMT

Viewsonic Debuts the VMP70 Media Player

In the past, Viewsonic might have been only about display solutions, but the company has recently expanded its portfolio with a range of new products, including netbooks, ultraportable PCs or ION-based nettops. Now, the company is entering a new market, namely that of media players, with the launch of its VMP70 direc...

5 November 2009
09:48 GMT

Download VLC Media Player 1.0.3 for Mac OS X - New UI

VLC Media Player comes as a highly portable multimedia player that also works as a multimedia framework. It can play almost any audio and video formats available today, including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac, and more. In addition, the player can also read DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs and a series of s...

3 November 2009
06:13 GMT

Banshee 1.5.1 Supports Palm and Samsung Galaxy Devices

Novell proudly announced on Tuesday, October 13th, the second beta release of the Banshee 1.6 media player. This new development version, also known as Banshee 1.5.1, brings some awesome features, such as an Auto DJ mode, three new shuffle modes, support for WebOS devices (like Palm) and support for the Samsung Galax...

14 October 2009
10:52 GMT

Western Digital Officially Unleashes the WD TV Live HD Media Player

Western Digital, one of the world's biggest companies in the storage industry, has just announced a new addition to its line of external storage solutions, with the introduction of the WD TV Live HD media player, designed to provide users with support for network connectivity and Full-HD 1080p resolution. The ne...

13 October 2009
09:37 GMT

1984 Ad Remix Features Steve Jobs as Big Brother

A while ago, a small company going by the name of doubleTwist developed a media-playing application that now connects and syncs with most popular devices in a no-hassle manner. The doubleTwist app integrates with OS X beautifully (although it does borrow Apple-specific elements), it is free to download and use, and a...

1 October 2009
05:54 GMT

Download VLC Media Player 1.0.2 for Mac OS X

The VLC team is proud to announce that, after almost two months and 27 million downloads of VLC 1.0.1, the third version of the Goldeneye branch of VLC: 1.0.2 is now available for download. Mac OS X users can access the link included in this article to grab the latest version of the media player immediately. Accordi...

23 September 2009
04:40 GMT

iTunes 9.0.1 Available for Mac OS X, Windows

Apple has released a new version of iTunes, its proprietary digital media player application, used for playing, purchasing and organizing digital music and video files, as well as applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. With the release of iTunes 9 earlier this month, Apple updated key parts of the software inclu...

23 September 2009
02:56 GMT

Seagate Unveils New FreeAgent Theater+ Media Player

Seagate, one of the world's leading vendors of storage products, has just announced the introduction of its new FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player that has been designed to work with the company's own line of FreeAgent Go potable hard drives. The solution is expected to provide customers with a choice for a...

15 September 2009
09:45 GMT

Download QuickTime 7.6.4 for Mac OS X, Windows

QuickTime 7.6.4 includes changes that increase reliability, improve compatibility and enhance security, according to Apple. Recommended for all QuickTime 7 users, the new version also adds security fixes – three, to be precise, for Mac OS X v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5.8, Windows 7, Vista and XP SP3. On the Suppo...

10 September 2009
08:18 GMT

QuickTime X Preference Pane Available for Download

Megabyte Computing Solutions, a company serving the Middle Tennessee area seven days a week, has released a new pref pane app for Mac OS X - QuickTime Player X Preference Pane. The program is intended for those who aren’t quite thrilled with the changes Apple made in QuickTime X (good thing QuickTime 7 is still...

7 September 2009
09:10 GMT

Western Digital Unveils the New and Improved WD TV Mini Media Player

Western Digital, one of the world's leading vendors of storage solutions, has recently announced the introduction of the new version of its popular WD TV media player, a product specifically designed for multimedia enthusiasts. According to the company, the new version can now provide users with support for play...

18 August 2009
11:06 GMT

Download New Flip4Mac WMV Player 2.3.0.7 Beta for Mac OS X

The code-savvy folks at Telestream have updated their WMV Player to version 2.3.0.7 Beta. Flip4Mac WMV is a collection of QuickTime components that allow you to play, import and export Windows Media files and can be used with most of your favorite QuickTime applications including QuickTime Player, iMovie 6 and Final ...

11 August 2009
10:35 GMT

Download iTunes 8.2.1 for Mac and Windows

Apple has released an update to its iTunes digital media player, adding improved compatibility with iPhone and iPod touch running iPhone OS 3.0, and addressing an issue with verification of Apple devices. The software is free and requires at least Mac OS X 10.4.10 (Tiger) on the Mac side, and Win XP SP2 or Vista, on ...

16 July 2009
02:19 GMT

Snow Leopard Automatically Installs Full QuickTime 7

Early Snow Leopard builds reportedly prompted the user to install QuickTime 7 and automatically proceeded with the installation when attempting to open a file supported only by QuickTime 7. It has been revealed that Snow Leopard build 10A394 now allows the full installation of QuickTime 7 in the same way, enabling Pr...

1 July 2009
09:10 GMT

ReelBean – Movie Converter, Player & Editor for Mac OS X

ReelBean offers all of the features you would expect in a normal media player, but also boasts abilities like convert, record and edit video and audio. The free version of the app lets users playback various video formats, and tweak their appearance and sound output. The full (Pro) version of the app costs $15 and en...

21 June 2009
09:58 GMT

LaCie Adds LaCinema Classic Bridge with No Built-In Storage

Early last week, LaCie announced its new line of LaCinema media storage solutions, offering users a choice for a home entertainment device that can store their media libraries, while also providing a number of features to support a true multimedia experience. Coming to expand its LaCinema family, LaCie also announced...

9 June 2009
05:33 GMT

RealNetworks Enhances Users’ Media Experience on Netbooks

On June 2, 2009 a new licensing agreement has been announced, having as partners RealNetworks and key Operating System Vendors (OSVs) Canonical, Xandros, Phoenix Technologies and DeviceVM. The agreement allows the OSVs to integrate RealPlayer in Mobile Devices for use in Linux OSes, Instant-On OSes and Windows-based ...

3 June 2009
10:36 GMT

QuickTime 7.6.2 Available for Mac and Windows – Download Here

Alongside the updates to iTunes, GarageBand and the MobileMe Control Panel (exclusive to Windows users), Apple has posted an update to its QuickTime media player. Bringing the software to version 7.6.2, the Mac maker has increased reliability, improved compatibility and enhanced the security of QuickTime on both Mac ...

2 June 2009
03:03 GMT

Download iTunes 8.2 for Mac and Windows

Apple has posted a bag of updates for Mac and Windows users alike, adding more security, reliability and compatibility. The latest version of iTunes (8.2) adds support for iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone 3.0, a clear indication that Apple is gearing up to release a full-fledged 3.0 Software Update for iPhone and ...

2 June 2009
02:43 GMT

VLC Drops Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Support

The people at VideoLAN Project have updated the popular cross-platform multimedia player for Mac, PC and Linux, VLC Media Player, also posting a few important notes. Particularly, the team stresses that Alsa and OSS audio capture has been removed from the v4l and v4l2 accesses while support for Mac OS X 10.4.x has be...

1 June 2009
06:52 GMT

Apple, Look Out for Zune HD This Fall (Not)

Microsoft has confirmed the next generation of its portable media player, the Zune HD. Directly competing with Apple's iPod touch, Zune HD is touted as the first portable media player that combines a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, an organic light-emitting diode (OLED...

27 May 2009
06:44 GMT

Adobe's Strobe Gets Popular

Adobe Systems Incorporated announced that their open framework designed to help build custom media players was very much appreciated by global media companies, content delivery networks, publishers and advertising networks. The announcement was made at the 2009 Streaming Media East Conference. The framework, codename...

14 May 2009
11:05 GMT

Download New and Improved Adobe Shockwave Player for Mac

Adobe Systems has released a new version of its Shockwave multimedia player for Mac OS X. Adobe claims Shockwave is becoming the Web standard for powerful multimedia playback, allowing Mac users to view both Shockwave and Flash interactions over the Web. “Over 450 million Internet-enabled desktops have install...

4 May 2009
07:59 GMT

Near High-Definition Quality Video

High-definition media took over the world by providing eminent quality image and sound that rely on pretty expensive hardware. Software on the other hand is cheaper, and although it won't get your movies to look to the HD standards, it can do quite an impressive job. Of course, there must exist a synergy between...

24 April 2009
06:06 GMT

iPhone Object-Based Media Player Prototyped

Touch is a research project that investigates Near Field Communication (NFC), a technology that enables connections between mobile phones and physical things. The folks behind this exciting project have come up with a prototype of an iPhone media player that uses physical objects to control media playback. The RFID-b...

16 April 2009
10:16 GMT

iTunes 8.1.1 Released – Download Here

Apple has released an update to its digital media player, iTunes. The latest version includes the release notes for iTunes 8.1 (adding support for syncing with the 3G iPod shuffle and more), as well as its own changelog, which says that iTunes 8.1.1 adds support for renting HD movies while addressing issues with Voic...

7 April 2009
02:44 GMT

Download Front Row 2.1.7 Now

Along with the new version of iTunes (8.1), Apple has released Front Row 2.1.7. The fresh software is available for Mac users either through the Software Update mechanism, or via a standalone installer, which they can download right here on our web site.Apple's Support section reveals that an update to Front Row...

12 March 2009
04:15 GMT

Snow Leopard's New QuickTime X – Screens

As soon as news broke out that Apple had seeded its developer community with a new Beta build of Snow Leopard, speculation based on the seed notes accompanying the build was spawned.Besides detailing a few of the Core Text additions to be found in Snow Leopard, AppleInsider also took a close look at Build's 10A2...

9 March 2009
05:42 GMT

Amarok 2.0.2 Released

Two months after the release of Amarok 2.0.1, here comes the second maintenance release of the Amarok 2.0 media player. Dubbed "Only Time Will Tell," the new release introduces no more than two new features and eleven bugfixes. "The Amarok team is proud to bring you Amarok 2.0.2, codenamed "Only Time Will Tell". It i...

6 March 2009
04:42 GMT

doubleTwist Puts All Your Stuff on All Your Devices – Free

doubleTwist has launched the public beta of its new universal media application for the Mac today, bearing the same name as the company. The product, as the maker describes it, is "a single, streamlined interface that connects to any device, media source or network." doubleTwist borrows a lot from Apple's own so...

25 February 2009
10:27 GMT

Download QuickTime 7.6 for Mac OS X and Windows

Apple has released a new version of its multimedia framework capable of handling digital video, media clips, sound, text, animation, music, and interactive panoramic images in various formats. QuickTime 7.6 is available as a free download for all supported platforms, including Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger, plus Windows...

22 January 2009
03:30 GMT

Extreme Modular Design with Tommy Chen's YOGA Media System

Most of the people hearing about “thinking outside the box” could picture a square box in their minds... save for designer Tommy Chen. His box is a multimedia one, and boasts a most unusual (yet simply magnificent) shape, despite the fact that it is loaded with quite a heap of the functions you'd exp...

13 January 2009
09:13 GMT

Boxee Adds iPlayer, Joost Support – Free Download

The folks at boxee have just released a new version of their media-focued application bearing the same name. Currently in Alpha, boxee adds support for the BBC iPlayer (UK users only), Joost and MTV Music. “Thousands” of free invites are coming, as well!“boxee’s private alpha went well beyond ...

9 January 2009
11:05 GMT

Amarok 2.0.1 Adds 13 Features, 9 Changes and 33 Bugfixes

The final version of Amarok 2.0 media player was released on the 10th of December, 2008, after more than two hard years of development. The new release brought a revamped and more intuitive user interface, breathtaking new features, support for Last.fm, Shoutcast, Jamendo, Ampache or MP3tunes music services and many ...

7 January 2009
05:15 GMT

iPlayer Mac App Now Available for Download in the UK

The BBC has finally released its iPlayer client for Mac. The new iPlayer application enables Mac users to download shows and store them on their computers' hard drives. Previously, they could only watch iPlayer content via the BBC iPlayer website. For the moment, however, the services available with the BBC iPla...

19 December 2008
05:42 GMT

iTunes 8.0.2 Available – Download Here

Without any clues that Apple was working on a new iTunes build, everyone was surprised to see Software Update listing iTunes 8.0.2 in the middle of the night. The new version of Apple's media player addresses issues with connectivity and MP3 playback, and improves accessibility with VoiceOver. With the release ...

21 November 2008
02:46 GMT

Useful iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly perform many tasks in iTunes. Shortcuts for common commands like Playback, fast access to your iTunes Library and playlist, iTunes menu shortcuts and, most importantly, control menu shortcuts can be extremely handy if memorized. So here's what an iTunes fan simply has to know...

10 November 2008
07:08 GMT

View Your Media Collection on the Big Screen with Western Digital

With most storage product manufacturers releasing, or planning to release, new solid state drives with higher capacities and better performance, Western Digital, one of the world's leading providers of internal and external storage solutions, has decided to provide its customers with a new way by which they can ...

4 November 2008
03:17 GMT

Netflix 'Watch Instantly' Mac Beta Live

Netflix announced last month the release of its long-awaited media player for the Macintosh. Until recently, only a select number of users have been able to test out the benefits of the service. From now on, however, Netflix is finally allowing Mac owners everywhere to access its “Watch Instantly&rdqu...

3 November 2008
09:27 GMT

RealPlayer Updated, Adds Superior Functionality - Download Here

RealPlayer, one of the best media players for Mac, giving broadband users near-instant playback of RealVideo and RealAudio, has been updated to version 11.0.0 Build 884. Changes include usability enhancements, as well as bug fixes. The software is free to download and install on almost any Mac.RealPlayer has recently...

31 October 2008
04:30 GMT

iMedia Browser 1.1.2 Adds Live Updating

Karelia Software has updated its freeware media browser for users of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Among the changes in iMedia Browser 1.1.2 are live updating of media libraries, and improved parsing of iPhoto and Lightroom libraries.iMedia Browser adds its familiar UI across most applications in Mac...

30 October 2008
04:43 GMT

iTunes 8.0.1 Seamlessly Plays Genius Songs, Improves Syncing

Apple has issued the first update to the latest iteration of iTunes. Version 8.0.1 of the media player seamlessly plays the current song when creating a new Genius playlist, improves syncing spoken menus to iPod nano, accessibility with VoiceOver and background update checking, but also address a few issues with movi...

3 October 2008
03:28 GMT

iTunes 9 Ideas – 'Social' Features

iTunes 8 “fire-starter” and digg founder Kevin Rose is at it again, this time on Seesmic, with a couple of new ideas on how Apple could shape up iTunes into an even better media playing app. Rose suggests Apple could add several features to iTunes 9 to make the experience more fun for users and their frie...

22 September 2008
04:32 GMT

iTunes 8 - First Look

One of the biggest announcements coming from Apple this week is, undoubtedly, iTunes 8. The updated media player application boasts some impressive additions, among which a Genius feature, new browsing methods and grid view, and a breathtaking visualizer. Read on for a more detailed overview of each new addition. G...

11 September 2008
04:26 GMT


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