Google has updated its YouTube iOS app to version 1.3, with the most notable improvement being support for live streaming.
Oddly enough, the update comes right after Coachella, which was streamed to YouTube this weekend. There's always next year, we guess.
Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video.
It’s opening at first to users in the U.S. and Britain, where current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music plan from Rdio will get $25 to spend in the new digital store for video, called Vdio.
The content will work on personal computers and Apple’s iPad for now. The latest TV episodes from shows such as The Walking Dead will sell for about $3 each and will be in high definition, while movies such as Zero Dark Thirty will cost from $3 to rent to $20 to buy.
YouTube, the world's largest digital repository of streaming media, will launch a subscription music service later this year. The service has its own negotiating team and operating unit but will likely have some overlap with new features also rumored to be coming to Google's Android music platform, Google Play.
The two new services are defined by their respective places in the Google (GOOG) empire: Google Play for Android is a digital locker for music -- users buy, store, and sort a collection of tracks; but on YouTube's coming service, anyone can listen to tracks for free. Both services are said to be adding a subscription fee that will unlock additional features. For the YouTube-based service, this will likely mean ad-free access.
Fortune was briefed on the service by sources in the record industry and at Google who declined to be named. Through a spokesperson, YouTube issued the following statement: "While we don't comment on rumor or speculation, there are some content creators that think they would benefit from a subscription revenue stream in addition to ads, so we're looking at that."
The news from MWC is already starting to break: along with the Galaxy Note 8.0, Samsung has also introduced a new living room device called the HomeSync. On one hand, it's a media streamer that hooks up to your television and lets users stream photos, videos, and apps from their Galaxy devices to their television — at 1080p resolution. However, it's also a storage device unto itself with a 1TB drive for storing content.
When your market cap is north of $263 billion and the company's stock price is hovering around the $800 level, the prevailing question du jour becomes "well, why not?"
So it is that we learn, courtesy of the Financial Times, that Google has been talking with the major music labels about a possible streaming music service. The Times report said that "it is expected that the streaming service will offer a subscription model as well as free unlimited access to songs, supported by advertising, mirroring models adopted by Spotify and Deezer."
What with everyone seemingly talking with the labels these days, this is hardly a surprise. And as the Times correctly notes, Google has operated a music download store in the U.S. which started in 2011. It has since expanded the service to five European countries.
Sony's next PlayStation video game console will let you stream games over the Web, according to The Wall Street Journal.
That means some games won't need a regular disc. Instead, the games will be stored virtually on Sony's remote servers and beamed to your console.
The WSJ says the service will mostly be used for older games, and the next PlayStation will still let you play games stored on traditional discs.
In any artform, it’s critical to constantly be studying and observing the people at the top of their field, and DJing is no exception. Listening to well-assembled sets and watching DJs perform is one of the best practices that a DJ of any caliber can do to improve their craft. Today we’ve put together a list of the best podcasts and livestreams that every DJ should know about – read on to see our picks and suggest some of your own!
Tuesday’s Presidential Debate is the second of two televised matches between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The candidates will face questions from citizens on policy issues, after which they’ll each be given two minutes to respond. The segments will wrap up with one minute of follow-up discussion led by moderator Candy Crowley.
Joe Biden and Paul Ryan will meet one another in Danville, Ky., Thursday at 9 p.m. ET for the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2012 election. Mashable readers will be able to watch the entire debate right here: We’ll have an embedded stream of the action along with a live blog including a panel of policy experts, socially savvy meme-hunters and Mashable staff.
YouTube has announced it will be live streaming all three presidential debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney this month, offering American voters and political junkies everywhere the chance to find out more about the candidates' opinions on the big issues.
When was the last time you listened to over-the-air FM radio? There are so many options on the internet for listening to thousands of different radio stations in many different genres and for downloading a lot of music for free.
We’ve collected some of the best websites for listening to internet radio and for downloading and streaming free music.
It's about time the Olympics started. It seems like we've been talking about it for years now.
Teens are immersed in video, whether it’s using video chat applications, shooting and sharing video, or streaming video live for others to view. That said, with more video use comes more security risk. Let’s explore just how much teens chat, share, and stream, and look at a few simple steps you can take to protect yourself.
For some time now, YouTube Live has been thinking about how to move beyond a free, ad-based service. Now it's moving ahead with that plan.
After tests with a handful of publishers, YouTube is offering pay-per-view options to publishers on its live-streaming service. The company said that it was in the process of rolling out live streaming to its partners.
Up until now, unless you owned an HTC Flyer or a Vizio 8-inch tablet (and who doesn't, right?) the only place your android-based Hulu viewing was happening was on your phone. Today, however, the streaming service has announced support for seven new tablets.
In the wake of the new Apple TV announcement on Wednesday, some users discovered that you'll be able to stream movies from iTunes in the Cloud even if you didn't buy them from iTunes.
For the first time ever, you'll be able to watch every single olympic event live. NBC has teamed up with YouTube to livestream more than 3000 hours of coverage from the London 2012 Olympics for free. First the Super Bowl was streamed online and now this!
Whether you're looking for a way to catch the big game this weekend when you're away from your living room, or you just like to catch live television when you're trapped somewhere without either cable or a television, you have plenty of options to help you catch a broadcast on your mobile phone or your computer. Here's a look at five of the best ways to tune in when you're on the go.
If you think the RIAA and MPPA were mad about Megaupload, you should meet one of the site's users now that it's been shut down. I don't just mean one of the many, many people who were using Megaupload and its sister sites to snag unauthorized, copyrighted content. While those people must be irked, they'll have no trouble moving on to another service.
MegaUpload is no longer of this world. Here are 14 alternative sites that can satisfy your file-sharing or cloud storage desires.
