Tag: Updates
LG reveal which of their smartphones are getting Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade
LG have confirmed which of their Android smartphones will be making the jump to the latest build of Google's mobile OS, Ice Cream Sandwhich. We'd already learnt that the LG Optimus 2X would be getting the upgrade and, as expected,…
VLC 0.9.2 will play any video, ever
VLC Media Player has just released version 0.9.2. We don’t often cover incremental software updates, but I wanted to spotlight VLC for those of you who aren’t aware of this fantastic, lightweight, media player. If you’ve got it already, then feel free to move on to the next article. If not, then here’s why you need VLC in your life.
Compatibility
First of all, VLC will play just about anything you can throw at it. FLV. Ogg. Codecced-up AVI files. Just about anything – including stuff that ol’ Windows Media Player won’t recognise because it’s damaged in some way.
Microsoft reinventing Live Search – celeb gossip, maps and books updated to battle the Google machine
Keen to move itself up the public’s list of places they go to find stuff, Microsoft has today revealed a massive rethink and retooling of its Live Search portal.
The headline change – and the one that’ll make you go “Ooh!” the most is its new Live Search Video, which now includes a “motion thumbnail” – a mini 30 second preview of the video on the search result page. Try it here. Hover your mouse over the search results…
