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Microsoft and Google now "working together" on YouTube Windows Phone app

John Callaham — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:03:54 +0100

Microsoft has announced it has removed the latest version of the Windows Phone YouTube app and replaced it with the older app, as Microsoft and Google are now "working together" on a new version. Read more...

Microsoft updates YouTube for Windows Phone, Google's issues partly addressed

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:51 +0100

Microsoft has updated their Windows Phone YouTube app today to address some of the concerns raised by Google, however the main issue - the lack of ads in the app - doesn't appear to be resolved Read more...

YouTube: Over 100 hours of video uploaded every minute

John Callaham — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:10:18 +0100

Google is celebrating the eighth birthday of its YouTube video site today by sharing the news that over 100 hours of video is uploaded to the site every single minute. Read more...

YouTube to open up live streaming to more channels

John Callaham — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:39:16 +0100

Google has announced that more YouTube channels will soon be available, offering more live streaming video as it tries to bolster its offering to compete with the likes of Twitch and Ustream. Read more...

Microsoft: We will put ads in Windows Phone YouTube app if we can use Google's APIs

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:02:40 +0100

Microsoft has sent Neowin a response to Google's demand to pull the Windows Phone YouTube app, claiming that Google is still not giving Microsoft full access to its YouTube APIs. Read more...

Microsoft gets cease and desist letter from Google over YouTube Windows Phone app

John Callaham — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:48:37 +0100

Google has sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft, demanding that the company remove its new YouTube app for Windows Phone devices, claiming that the app violates its APIs. Read more...

YouTube starts its pilot program for paid video channels

John Callaham — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:40:59 +0100

As promised, YouTube has launched a pilot program that offers users a way to access a small amount of channels on the video site via a paid subscription, with a 14 day free trial. Read more...

Microsoft reminds Windows Phone 7 users YouTube and Facebook will be updated

John Callaham — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:59:17 +0100

Microsoft's Windows Phone leader Joe Belfiore posted word on Twitter today that Windows Phone 7 YouTube and Facebook apps will be updated soon, along with other unnamed apps. Read more...

Microsoft releases new YouTube app for Windows Phone 8

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:47:47 +0100

A complete overhaul of Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 was released this morning, providing users with all the video-sharing site's most popular features. Read more...

Financial Times: YouTube to launch paid channel subscriptions very soon

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:36:57 +0100

A report from the Financial Times is claiming Youtube could launch paid channel subscriptions as soon as this week. This isn't the first time we've heard such a rumor but it definitely looks likely. Read more...

Windows 8 version of Metrotube YouTube player launches

John Callaham — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:45:00 +0100

As promised, Lazyworm Applications has now launched the Windows 8 version of Metrotube, its third party YouTube player that was originally made for Windows Phone devices. Read more...

From rags to riches: the story of Imgur

Max Slater-Robins — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:00:00 +0100

Neowin sat down with Alan Schaaf, CEO and Founder of Imgur, to talk about a wide range of subjects such as where he got the idea for Imgur from, how Imgur is doing and where it's going in the future. Read more...

Metrotube YouTube player for Windows Phone coming to Windows 8

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:13:21 +0100

Developer Lazyworm Applications has announced that they are close to launching a version of their popular Windows Phone YouTube player Metrotube for Windows 8. Read more...

Early April Fools: YouTube shuts down Monday to select "winner" [Update]

John Callaham — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:39:07 +0100

In an early April Fools Day stunt, Google has announced it will shut down YouTube on Monday to pick a winning video out of all the clips that have been uploaded to the site. Read more...

YouTube now reaches one billion unique visitors a month

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:52:50 +0000

Google has announced that its YouTube video website now brings in over one billion unique visitors each month and that "nearly one out of every two people on the Internet visits YouTube." Read more...

Microsoft Research's ViralSearch finds how things go viral

John Callaham — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:20:23 +0000

Microsoft Research has developed a new system of mining data called ViralSearch that examines how a YouTube video or a Twitter post "goes viral" in various social networks. 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...

The "Modern" apps that Windows 8 needs right now

John Callaham — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:45:51 +0000

There's a bunch of popular apps made for other operating systems that are not available for Windows 8 users. I list the ones I think Microsoft's OS needs right now and the chances they will appear. Read more...

Google rumored to launch paid YouTube channels this spring

John Callaham — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:04:48 +0000

Google is reportedly working with a number of companies that offer popular YouTube channels on new plans to introduce paid channel subscriptions that could launch later this year. Read more...