Media Software News: Music & Video Applications Updates

AIMP 4.0 final for Windows is out

December 16, 2015

The developers of the popular audio player AIMP have released AIMP 4.

Yahoo Video Guide: search for movies and TV shows across streaming services

December 14, 2015

Yahoo Video Guide is a new application for Android and iOS that provides you with the means to browse and search movies and TV shows across streaming, rental an

Tunlr first look: watch TV worldwide on the Internet

October 27, 2015

There is certainly no shortage when it comes to solutions to watching Internet TV that you are blocked from accessing because of your geographical location in t

Why fragmentation ruins the TV streaming experience

October 24, 2015

For a brief moment, a couple of years ago, it seemed as if established media companies understood the Internet for the first time.

Would you pay $9.99 per month for an ad-free YouTube?

October 21, 2015

Google revealed the much-anticipated subscription service YouTube Red official at an event in Los Angeles today.

Browser Popcorn: Popcorn Time as a web service

October 17, 2015

The free application Popcorn Time made big waves when it was first released.

Paramount's Vault on YouTube brings you dozens of classic movies

October 8, 2015

While YouTube always had its fair share of movies that you could watch on site if you knew how to find them, the selection of movies from official sources has i

Twitch fires back at YouTube: video uploads incoming

September 26, 2015

After Google failed to acquire the streaming service Twitch it began to implement, update and release streaming features on the company's own YouTube video plat

Convert and shrink multiple videos to mp4 with Deepnut

September 10, 2015

Video files can have extreme sizes depending on formats, resolution and quality settings.

KMPlayer 4.0 ships with minor improvements

September 3, 2015

Media players, there are so many out there for Windows that it is nearly impossible to compare them all to find out which is best.

Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and others partner-up to create next-gen video formats

September 2, 2015

A conglomerate of streaming media providers, web browser makers and hardware manufacturers have partnered up to create next generation royalty free video format

Spotify tries to clarify its new terms without scaring away customers

August 23, 2015

Music streaming service Spotify recently announced it would be changing its terms of service and stressed it would be better.

Baboom Music Streaming launches: focus on independent artists

August 18, 2015

When you launch a music streaming service these days, you need to distinguish yourself from established and competing services to survive.

First look at AIMP 4.00

August 9, 2015

AIMP is a popular audio player for the Windows operating system that ships with an impressive feature set and a plugin system to extend its functionality furthe

VLC Media Player for Windows updated

August 8, 2015

VLC Media Player is one of the most popular all-in-one players for Windows.

The Petrucci Music Library is classical music heaven

July 18, 2015

If you like classical music, then you may want to pay a visit to Petrucci's Music Library as it is one of the greatest free classical music resources the Intern

Google launches free ad-supported radio on Google Play in the US

June 24, 2015

Google announced yesterday that it has launched a new service on Google Play that brings ad-supported radio to Google users from the US.

How to convert media to audio with AIMP3

June 14, 2015

AIMP3 is an audio player for Windows that supports the conversion of video and audio files to audio formats among other things.

10 StreamWriter tips to get the most out of the radio recorder

June 9, 2015

StreamWriter is an excellent program for Windows to record Internet radio stations.

How to disable auto-playing Flash and HTML5 videos

June 7, 2015

If I had to rate annoying things that I encounter on the Internet on a scale, auto-playing videos would certainly make it to the top of the list, especially if

Play music from various Internet sites with a single music player

June 4, 2015

If you like to listen to music you have probably noticed already that the Internet is a treasure trove in this regard.

Display video thumbnails for popular file types in Windows Explorer

June 3, 2015

The default file browser of the Windows operating system, Windows Explorer (or File Explorer if you are using Windows 8 or newer), supports several display form

Google discontinues Youtube's Collections feature

May 16, 2015

Google just announced that it will discontinue YouTube's Collections feature on May 20, 2015.

Reddit TV: the best YouTube videos non-stop

May 6, 2015

If there is one thing that Google could improve on YouTube it is making it easier to discover new interesting videos on the site.

TestTube lets you join experiments on YouTube

May 6, 2015

TestTube is a new experimental page on YouTube that lists some of the experimental new features that Google is currently testing on the site.

Top alternatives for Windows Media Center

May 5, 2015

Now that Microsoft confirmed that Windows Media Center won't be part of Windows 10, it is time to look at suitable alternatives for the build in program.

Need a Grooveshark alternative? NetEase Music may be it

May 1, 2015

So Grooveshark had to shut down after battling it out in courts for years and continuing operations in the meantime.

Grooveshark shuts down

May 1, 2015

The popular music service Grooveshark is no more.

MusicBee review: the ultimate music player

April 21, 2015

MusicBee is a free high-performance music manager and player for Windows designed to organize, find, and play digital music files.

Tomahawk is a powerful music player with charts and much more

April 20, 2015

Tomahawk is a powerful, cross-platform music player that you can link to various free and commercial online music streaming services among other things.

How to activate YouTube's transparent player design

April 12, 2015

Changes on YouTube are not rolled out to all users at once.

That i icon on YouTube? That's the new Cards feature

March 16, 2015

If you have watched a YouTube video lately you may have noticed an i icon appear in the top right corner on the site like on this video here.

VLC 2.2.0 update improves extension handling

February 27, 2015

VLC Media Player is one of the two media players that I install on every Windows PC that I work on (the other is SMPlayer).

Imgur launches Video to Gif service

January 29, 2015

Animated Gifs seem to be everywhere these days.

Google tests new video autoplay feature on YouTube

January 28, 2015

If you have been to YouTube recently and played a couple of videos on the site you may have noticed that new videos were loaded automatically at the end of the