Neowin News Feed for: Media

Twitter to Media companies: Brace yourselves, more hacks are coming!

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:39:14 +0100

Twitter has sent out a memo to media outlets warning them that more hacks may be coming following the high-profile attack on the Associated Press Twitter account which produced loses of $136 billion. Read more...

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.6.7

Steven Parker — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:05:46 +0100

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema is a free audio and video player for Windows. Media Player Classic - Home Cinema project is based on the original "Media Player Classic" SourceForge project. Read more...

Twitter may generate almost $1 billion from ads next year

Ben Buffone — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:56:27 +0000

Analytics firm eMarketer have forecast that Twitter may generate up to $1 billion in 2014 through advertising revenue. With an IPO likely approaching and a growing user base, will forecasts be met? Read more...

Yahoo to buy controlling stake in Dailymotion?

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 01:49:38 +0000

Yahoo may be in talks to to purchase a 75% stake in video site Dailymotion as part of an ownership structure that is currently being considered. The site could be valued at around $300 million. Read more...

Apple blocks older versions of Flash Player in Safari

Paul Ferson — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 20:21:40 +0000

With older software being the most vulnerable to malicious attacks, Apple's response has been to turn their own malware scanner against old versions of Flash Player to safeguard users against attacks. Read more...

Code in YouTube app on Android suggests paid channels coming

Paul Ferson — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:06:07 +0000

An update to Google's YouTube app for Android added some interesting code, indicating you could be paying to subscribe to channels in the near future, though the company has been tight-lipped. Read more...

Dropbox to bring document preview options in coming months

Paul Ferson — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:01:12 +0000

Dropbox is to bring some big changes in coming months, with a greater emphasis on image sharing and file previews. Gone are the days of structured folders; the future seems to be document previews! Read more...

Spotify to begin rolling out web browser music app today

Stephen Robinson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:02:44 +0000

Spotify is to begin rollong out its browser-based streaming app today according to sources close to the company. The web app will be free but include banner and audio ads. Read more...

Trailer for anti-Islamic film pulled from YouTube in Egypt and Libya

Paul Ferson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:08:59 +0100

A trailer for a film entitled 'Innocence of Muslims', previously known as 'Innocence of Bin Laden', has been hidden by Google in Egypt and Libya due to outrage it sparked after airing on national TV. Read more...

Amazon teams up with Epix to add thousands of movies to Prime Instant Video

Stephen Robinson — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:50:05 +0100

Amazon has struck a deal with premium television and on-demand service Epix to bring thousands of new titles to its Prime Instant Video service, including The Avengers and The Hunger Games. Read more...

Filesonic goes offline with no explanation provided

Paul Ferson — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:48:01 +0100

Filesonic, previously one of the major file-sharing websites on the internet, has been gone for the past few days with no explanation, and the main domain having suddenly changed hands. Read more...

Gogo to provide airborne internet to Canada by 2014

Paul Ferson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:50:43 +0100

Gogo, a major provider for internet on aircraft, has been granted the right to provide airborne internet in Canada as well as the USA, with the intention of having the network ready for late 2013. Read more...

New digital video store being launched by Sainsbury's

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:21:34 +0100

A new digital video service, providing users both on-demand and digital copies of film and television titles, is being launched by Sainsbury's to directly compete with Netflix, Lovefilm and Sky. Read more...

Apple patent could change how radio broadcasts are handled

Paul Ferson — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:17:33 +0100

An Apple patent which has only just come to light seems to indicate that the company could change how buyers interact with radio, allowing them to skip ads or ignore them in most situations. Read more...

Hacking group UGNazi takes credit for Twitter outages

Paul Ferson — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:10:48 +0100

After Twitter suffered a 'cascaded bug' yesterday the site was down for a considerable period of time. Hacking group UGNazi have stepped up and taken credit for the actions leading to the outage. Read more...

RIAA President holds massive weight over your family

Paul Ferson — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:04:18 +0000

President of the RIAA Cary Sherman holds an incredible amount of sway over the inner workings of ISPs now, and his power will only grow further when all ISPs are forced to comply. Read more...

Zoom Player Free 8.10

Steven Parker — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:55:04 +0000

Zoom Player is the most Powerful, Flexible and Customizable Media Player application for the Windows PC platform. Based on our highly-touted Smart Play technology, more media formats play with less hassle, improved stability and greater... Read more...

Songbird 1.10.1

Steven Parker — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:05:59 +0000

Songbird is an open-source customizable music player that's under active development. It is integrated with these Web 2.0 services: mashTape, SHOUTcast Radio, Last.fm Scrobbling, and Songkick concert tickets. You can enhance Songbird with community-contributed plugins like... Read more...

Microsoft granted patents for Start Screen UI, "Sychronized Media Experience"

James Woodfin — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:10:26 +0100

Microsoft has been awarded three new patents for its Windows Phone operating system, including one called "Sychronized Media Experience". This follows the awarding of the Metro UI patent to Microsoft. Read more...

BBC launches global iPlayer app

Stefano Elia — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:51:12 +0100

The long awaited BBC iPlayer iPad app for the world is launching today, with 11 European countries being the first to have access to the subscription-based service. Australia, Canada and the United States are due... Read more...