• Windows
  • By Bogdan Popa
  • November 9th, 2018
Microsoft Launches Free AV1 Video Codec for Windows 10

Microsoft Launches Free AV1 Video Codec for Windows 10

The codec is available right now in the Microsoft Store

Microsoft Edge to Support Google's VP9 Codec for High-Quality Video Streams

Microsoft Edge to Support Google's VP9 Codec for High-Quality Video Streams

Microsoft evaluating other audio and video codecs as well

Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Others Unite to Create New Free Video File Format

Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Others Unite to Create New Free Video File Format

Internet companies get tired of patent trolls, will create their own video codec to use with their video applications

Firefox Gets Support for Most Popular Video Format

Firefox Gets Support for Most Popular Video Format

Mozilla has struck a deal with Cisco to add H.264 support

NVIDIA 20nm Maxwell GPUs Will Support H.265 Video Codec

NVIDIA 20nm Maxwell GPUs Will Support H.265 Video Codec

It remains to be seen if this affects the competition with the VP9 codec

Google's Next-Gen VP9 Video Codec to Arrive in Firefox 28

Google's Next-Gen VP9 Video Codec to Arrive in Firefox 28

Mozilla has fixed some bugs, enabling the use of VP9 in its browser

WebRTC Meeting Fails to Set Default Codec as Google's VP8 and H.264 Battle It Out

WebRTC Meeting Fails to Set Default Codec as Google's VP8 and H.264 Battle It Out

The IETF is trying to pick a default codec for WebRTC

Nokia Wants to Get Paid for Google's VP8 Video Codec

Nokia Wants to Get Paid for Google's VP8 Video Codec

The troubled phone maker has patents and it's not afraid to use them

H.265 Video Codec Approved, Here Comes the Second Web Video War

H.265 Video Codec Approved, Here Comes the Second Web Video War

H.265 may have a harder time becoming ubiquitous like H.264

Intel Buys Next-Generation Video Codec Patents from RealNetworks

Intel Buys Next-Generation Video Codec Patents from RealNetworks

They also signed a pact for future collaboration and support

Opera 10.54 Build 21868 Beta with HTML5 VP8 Video Support Available

Opera 10.54 Build 21868 Beta with HTML5 VP8 Video Support Available

WebM aims to provide an open and free video codec for HTML5

No IE9 HTML5 Codecs Beyond H.264 Because of Uncertainty

No IE9 HTML5 Codecs Beyond H.264 Because of Uncertainty

Explains the General Manager of IE

  • Security
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 13th, 2009
Digg Abused to Distribute Malware

Digg Abused to Distribute Malware

More than half a million Digg comments contain malicious links

  • Security
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 27th, 2009
Barack Obama's Website Used to Push Malware

Barack Obama's Website Used to Push Malware

Attackers have set up accounts promoting fake videos