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Microsoft readies Silverlight for Xbox Live update
Microsoft is targeting a Black Friday release of its Xbox Live update, which will add apps from the likes of Comcast, Verizon and HBO. But the code that those apps will run on, which is a modified version of Silverlight, is still being finalized.…
Read MoreSilverlight: Not Dead Yet
The rumors of Silverlight's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Today, Microsoft released the latest version of its rich Internet application development platform, with improved power management and DRM support. While Silverlgiht 5 adds 40 new features, updated features pale in comparison to previous versions.…
Read MoreMoonlight: Silverlight for Linux Gets Hardware Acceleration
The best hardware acceleration for Microsoft's Silverlight... runs on Linux? Developers of the open source Moonlight adaptation of Silverlight have just brought the ability to utilize GPU processing for 3-D rendering and video playback to the platform, and it apparently performs better than the original version.…
Read MoreVid-Biz: TiVo, AOL, Silverlight
Today on the Net: TiVo continues to lose users and is down to 2.3 million subscribers, AOL has created a new video division led by 5min CEO Ran Harnevo and Microsoft is looking to add Silverlight to the Xbox 360 for app development.…
Read MoreMicrosoft Giving Up On Silverlight, Joining HTML5 Party
We have further confirmation that Microsoft is giving up on its Silverlight rich Internet application platform. Bob Muglia, Microsoft's president in charge of server and tools, told ZDNet the company is "shifting away" from Silverlight as a cross-platform development framework, and pushing HTML5 instead.…
Read MoreIn Flash-HTML5 Battle, Silverlight Is the Big Loser
While Apple and Adobe bicker over whether HTML5 or Flash is the best platform for delivery of video, games and other interactive applications, Silverlight gets nary a mention -- even from its own team. And Microsoft itself is moving to HTML5 for many of its products.…
Read MoreSunday Night Football Stats: 2.2M Uniques Watching 29 Minutes Apiece
These numbers are in late, but better late than never. According to a recent post on the Silverlight Blog, NBC Sports (s…
Read MoreVid-Biz: YouTube, Canoe, Silverlight 4
Is YouTube’s Safety Mode Safe? Not Very; Google released Safety Mode on YouTube in February, but unfortunately the filter didn’t work. (NY…
Read MoreSilverlight Gets Video Ad Support
Here’s more validation that Microsoft (s MSFT) Silverlight might finally have passed a tipping point as a video delivery platform — with…
Read MoreVid-Biz: Adobe vs. Apple, Irdeto, mDialog
Adobe Might Sue Apple Over Apps; Sources say that Adobe will take Apple to court within a few weeks if the companies…
Read MoreSilverlight Gets Embedded, Looks to Conquer the CE Market
Now that Silverlight has reached decent traction in the PC and mobile space, Microsoft (s MSFT) is working to get the rich…
Read MoreOoyala, Kaltura Add Silverlight Support
In terms of user and customer adoption, Microsoft (s MSFT) Silverlight has been playing catch-up with Adobe (s ADBE) Flash ever since…
Read MoreAdobe Teams Up With Conviva for Better Flash Video Delivery
Adobe (s ADBE) is announcing a strategic partnership with Conviva today that aims to improve Flash video streaming through advanced analytics and…
Read MoreMicrosoft: Silverlight Now on 60% of All Internet Devices
Microsoft’s (s MSFT) Silverlight client may have finally reached critical mass, with installation on more than 60 percent of all Internet devices,…
Read MoreSorry, HTML5 Crowd, Flash Ain’t Dead Yet
Microsoft has launched a UK Hulu wannabe called the MSN Video Player. In addition to Microsoft's Silverlight, it uses Adobe's Flash. Others are switching from Move Networks' technology to Flash. Seems like Apple's Jihad against Adobe's Flash may not be enough to kill it.…
Read MoreGood News for HTML5: H.264 Streaming Will Remain Free
Good news for HTML5 proponents: MPEG LA has announced that it will extend its royalty-free license of the H.264 video streaming format…
Read MoreiPad: No Flash Video, No Problem — There’ll Be Apps for That
In arguing that Apple’s (s AAPL) iPad could change the way people consume video, the biggest hurdle to my thesis was that…
Read MoreNew Silverlight Client for Facebook: I Can't Believe This is Facebook
Facebook recently opened up its API to allow third-party developers more access to core features, which gives them a chance to rework the web app and deliver something a little easier on the eyes and potentially less frustrating. That's exactly what Microsoft's done with its new Silverlight Beta Client for Facebook.…
Read MoreWatch the Winter Olympics on Ubuntu: Silverlight 2 For Linux Is Here
Microsoft (s MSFT) officially announced the availability of an open-source Linux implementation of Silverlight 2 this week. The release of the runtime…
Read MoreFlash, Silverlight & iPhone — Is Wowza the One Streaming Server to Rule Them All?
Why use one streaming server for Flash and one for Silverlight and another for delivery to the iPhone, when you can deliver…
Read MoreCan SPOTi Take on Flash & Silverlight for Adaptive Streaming?
There’s a new entrant in the video delivery business, a Madrid-based company called SPOTi that’s focused on tackling the management and distribution…
Read MoreNo Flash on Your iPhone? How About Silverlight, Instead?
It’s been a double-edged sword, this no-Flash-on-the-iPhone business. On the one hand, we don’t get the complete Internet. On the other hand,…
Read MoreMeet Your Olympics Video Dream Team
We wrote earlier this week about the fact that NBC is planning to require would-be Vancouver Olympics watchers to authenticate in the…
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