Tag: streaming

Blackberry World to Launch With Blackberry 10

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As part its late-in-the-game effort to maintain relevance in a growing smartphone market, smartphone pioneer RIM is mere days away from launching the Blackberry 10, and has announced a revamped Blackberry World media platform.  The website will feature DRM-free music, and TV shows and movies for purchase or rental.  An impressive group of content providers has already been announced including record labels 4AD, Matador, Warner and Sony, and TV partners BBC, Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Warner Bros.  Most exciting is that most movies should be available on their DVD release date, and most TV shows should be available the day after they air.  Could this be a sign of things to come for RIM?

H.265 Video Format Approved

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Soon you could be streaming 4k video over your broadband network, and full HD to your mobile devices.  The new H.265 video format has been approved by the ITU as a successor to the H.264 codec standard driven by the launch of the iPad and other post-Flash mobile devices.  H.265 is informally known as High Efficiency Video Coding, and compatible chips are expected to appear within 12 to 18 months.  Soon, as little as 20 Mbps of bandwidth could allow 4k video streaming.

SoundCloud Reaches 180 Million Users, Revamps Site

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As SoundCloud becomes an increasingly dominant platform for music sharing, it may soon be able to claim the title “YouTube of audio.” The service, which launched in October 2008, rolled out its latest version, called “Next” on Tuesday along with the news that it is now used by 180 million users a month. New features include improved search, social media integration, and sharing functionality.