Have you ever opened up a video file only to get an error that it cannot be played. Or maybe you can at least hear the audio but see a blank screen.
Well, in all probability you have the required codecs missing. Short for compressor/decompressor, a codec is any technology for compressing and decompressing data.
There are [...]
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Reuters reports that Apple is in a deal with major airlines to enable iPod users to connect their iPods to in-flight entertainment systems and watch their favorite videos without fear of running out of battery power while traveling.
The service will begin in the middle of next year and six airlines will begin to offer this.
With [...]
Microsoft is ready to launch Zune next week. Today they announced that it will pay Universal Music Group a fee for each new Zune digital music player it sells.
This is very different from the policy that Apple today follows. Apple pays a percentage share to Universal for the music that is downloaded via its iTunes [...]
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With the launch of Zune on Nov. 14, MSN Music will begin redirecting its visitors to either Zune Marketplace Web site or to RealNetworks’ Rhapsody site reports C|Net News.
MSN Music had started to compete against Apple’s online store. The plus point that MSN Music had was that the music downloaded from there was in WMA [...]
If you don’t like the bloated iTunes, then you have to try out YamiPod.
With the latest release (1.0.1) today YamiPod is now compatible with iTunes 7.
For those who haven’t tried it out yet, YamiPod is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod. It can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation. [...]
Apple will be adding a 8Gb Red iPod nano to its existing line of products.
Priced at $249, this is to supplement the already existing 4Gb model priced at $199.
These editions are special because Apple will give $10 of its purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
All the features remain same as [...]
Microsoft’s Media Player Zune will be released on November 14. In time for that is the launch of the official Zune Website.
With Zune, MS hopes to have made an iPOD Killer. It is priced at $249.99 which is 99 cents more than the iPOD 30Gb.
Feature-wise the Zune does seem to be superior to the iPOD. [...]
