HTML 5

Hulu Plays Along With Apple’s New Rules. Who’s Next?

Peter Kafka in Media on June 20, 2011 at 5:48 am PT

Apple’s new subscription rules mean publishers like Hulu have a choice: Give Apple 30 percent of new sales, or make it less easy for users to buy your content. Hulu went for option B. Now let’s see what Netflix, Rhapsody and Amazon do.

Codec Capers: Google Drops H.264 Support in Chrome

John Paczkowski in News on January 11, 2011 at 3:42 pm PT

Here’s one way to spur adoption of your new video codec. End your browser’s support for a widely used rival codec. That’s what Google did today, announcing that its Chrome browser will ship without native support for H.264.

Facebook Checks In to the World of Locations

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on August 18, 2010 at 5:31 pm PT

Facebook’s new location service, Places, lets members “check in” to restaurants, stores, bars and other establishments, and share the experience. Walt found the service easy to use and reliable.

Is This a Preview of the iPad App Store?

Peter Kafka in Media on March 28, 2010 at 6:55 pm PT

For fetishists who can’t wait until Saturday: A look (supposedly) at what iTunes has in store for the new wondergadget.

Motorola’s DEVOUR: WINR or LOZR?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on February 3, 2010 at 8:59 am PT

Verizon this morning copped to what the blogosphere has been jawing about for weeks now: Motorola’s Devour is to be the wireless carrier’s next Android handset. Arriving at market next month, the Devour seems a lower-cost alternative to Droid, though Verizon hasn’t yet named a price for it.

Mozilla Foundation Announces Your New Default Browser

John Paczkowski in News on June 30, 2009 at 11:30 am PT

After four beta versions and nearly as many release candidates, Firefox 3.5 is finally here. This latest version of the browser offers a number of new features. Among them: Private browsing, location aware surfing, support for emerging HTML 5 standards such as plug-in-free video and audio playing, and better JavaScript performance.