The social network takes its first steps to send video using a new technology that can cut your data use, improve quality, and deliver videos faster. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Microsoft has announced that graphics processor partners Intel, AMD and Nvidia are bringing hardware-accelerated AV1/AVIF video compression to new Windows 10 systems this fall. Unfortunately, these ...

The recently released AV1 video codec works better than expected, according to Facebook engineers, after putting the new technology through a benchmark test that tried to mimic Facebook's real-life ...

Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption. The world’s biggest streaming ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Testing by Facebook engineers found that the Alliance for Open Media's new video codec, AV1, outperforms widely-used standards ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the AMD Alveo™ MA35D media accelerator featuring two 5nm, ASIC-based video processing units (VPUs) supporting ...

Back in February of 2020, Netflix began streaming AV1 feeds to the Android mobile app, which brings with it some notable benefits. Now Netflix says plans on extending AV1 streaming to include a bunch ...

Netflix announced today that it’s beginning to stream video using AV1 on Android. This high-performance, royalty-free codec provides 20% improved compression efficiency over VP9. Developed by the ...

Sisvel begins selling licenses for more than 1,050 patents for AV1, a video technology that's supposed to be free. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) today announced the formation of the AOMedia Software Implementation Working Group (SIWG), a member-driven initiative to aid ...

How the top VPNs compare: Plus, should you try a free VPN? We tested the best VPN services -- focusing on the number of servers, ability to unlock streaming services, and more -- to determine a No. 1 ...