News tagged with video platform

Under Microsoft, Skype aims for one billion users

Microsoft's Skype Internet telephone service hopes to quadruple the number of users to get to one billion, division president Tony Bates said Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created May 31, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Software developer shows face-swapping in realtime (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software developer Arturo Castro and media artist Kyle MacDonald have put out a video demo of their software that replaces their faces with other faces in realtime. Their face-swapping, face-morphing ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

TED blends animation with education at new website

The non-profit group behind the thought-provoking TED conferences launched a website devoted to video lessons cleverly crafted to captivate students.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long expected, YouTube wades into live streaming

(AP) -- YouTube is making its long expected foray into live streaming by launching an experimental trial with four new media partners.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

World's first 'live' video feed of Earth from space

(PhysOrg.com) -- The world's first high definition streaming video camera to be installed on the International Space Station (ISS) has been announced by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Mobile gaming dominates Game Developers Conference

(AP) -- With retail video game sales smacked down by the rough economy and ever-growing competition in the crowded social and mobile game marketplace, it seemed like attendees at this week's annual Game Developers ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube becomes entertainment destination

Just for laughs, San Jose, Calif.'s Dylan Hart and a college friend posted a video on YouTube in 2007 about charging an iPod using an onion and a bottle of Gatorade.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube launches broad entertainment venture

(AP) -- YouTube is making a bold step into original programming in an entertainment venture with some 100 content creators, from Madonna to The Wall Street Journal.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google to buy video compression firm for $106.5M

(AP) -- Google Inc. says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies Inc., a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million.

Technology / Business

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Palm Pre to go on sale June 6

Palm Inc., a pioneer in handheld devices but suffering hard times lately, announced Tuesday that its much-anticipated new smartphone, the Palm Pre, would go on sale in the United States on June 6.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Skyrim' videogame sales eclipse $600 million

Sales of epic medieval videogame "Skyrim" have soared to about $650 million, with rave reviews pegging the title as game of the year.

Technology / Software

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Miniweb merges Internet and TV with Blinkx

Blinkx said it is putting its online video search skills to work for Britain-based Miniweb Interactive, a firm specializing in merging television with the Internet.

Technology / Internet

created May 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Apps that can help students with college courses and down time

The smartphone has become the centerpiece of many students' digital lives.

Technology / Software

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Company networks confront rising video tide

Companies are struggling to manage a rising tide of video use in workplaces, with employees expecting business networks to adapt to whatever mobile gadgets they prefer to use.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube buys US web television company

YouTube announced that it bought Internet television company Next New Networks to improve content for the Google-owned video-sharing website.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0