News from the honeycomb hideout, Google's I/O
The fourth Google I/O took place over the past two days and AnandTech was there to bear witness on the keynote speech and other presentations. As you might well expect Android was the most talked...
View ArticleSo Are Google (YouTube) and Twitch in Acquisition Talks?
Well... crap. It looks like the YouTube arm of Google is in talks to purchase Twitch. Variety, while not my first choice of source for these issues, claims that the deal is basically done, excluding...
View ArticleTired of patching Flash? You might not need to worry as much anymore
Youtube has finally ditched Flash as the default player for video in Chrome, Internet Explorer 11 and Safari 8. If you use the beta builds of Firefox you will also be provided HTML5 video by default...
View ArticleWould you pay Youtube to remove its ads?
YouTube sent out an announcement to official YouTube Partners informing them of a new program they will be rolling out on June 15th of this year. While they failed to specify two key points, the gist...
View ArticleShame if something happened to all your content; better try YouTube Red
Google is taking advantage of its near monopoly of online streaming once again. Earlier this year they dropped ad revenue for content creators down to 55%, significantly lower than competitors such as...
View ArticleGood news everybody! Those 30 second Youtube ads are going the way of the dodo
Perhaps someone at Youtube noticed that most people flip to another tab or browser window during those unskippable ads that are frequently played at the beginning of videos. Whatever the cause of the...
View ArticleYouTube Launching Its Own $35 Per Month Live TV Streaming Service With Cloud DVR
YouTube is jumping into the streaming TV market with the launch of YouTube TV. The new "over the top" streaming service is aimed at cord cutters and users that want to watch live and recorded TV on...
View ArticleHTPC Perspective: YouTube TV First Impressions
Back in March, Google-owned YouTube announced a new live TV streaming service called YouTube TV to compete with the likes of Sling, DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue, and upcoming offerings from Hulu,...
View ArticleQuick Look: YouTube TV Comes Home to the NVIDIA SHIELD
When YouTube TV first launched earlier this year, it had one huge factor in its favor compared to competing subscription streaming services: local channels. The service wasn't available everywhere, but...
View ArticlePodcast #476 - Scythe Coolers, Huawei MateBook E, EA for better or worse, and...
PC Perspective Podcast #476 - 11/16/17Join us for discussion on Intel with AMD graphics, Raja's move to Intel, and more!You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly...
View ArticlePlay nicely children; Google and Amazon having trouble with that sharing thing
Google has decided that YouTube should not work as advertised on any Amazon devices, in retaliation to Amazon refusing to stream Amazon Prime Video over Google Cast nor sell Google devices online....
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