The VLC media player may be coming to Windows Phone… eventually. Developer Thomas Nigro has posted a screenshot of a work-in-progress version of the popular app designed to run on Microsoft’s mobile operating system, but he says it’s too soon to say if or when the app will be available to the public. VLC is […]
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VLC Beta hits Windows 8 with a touch-friendly media player
VLC is a media player that’s earned a reputation as a Swiss Army Knife thanks to its ability to handle just about any audio or video file you can throw at it. There are versions of the app for Windows, Linux, OS X, Android and iOS — and now there’s a version optimized for Windows […]
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Lilbits (9-26-2013): Portable wireless battery for your phone
Some of the top smartphones on the market today have speedy processors, big screens, and batteries which you can’t replace yourself. So if you run out of juice, you’ll need to either find a place to plug in — or an external battery which you can use to charge on the go. Mugen Power Batteries […]
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VLC for iOS hits the App Store (again)
VLC is an open source media player app for for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and other platforms. While there’s also a version for iOS, it was pulled from the App Store after a brief time in Apple’s marketplace, and for the past few years VLC for iOS has only been available for jailbroken devices. That […]
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VLC for Android hits Play Store… still a work in progress
VLC has a reputation as a Swiss Army Knife media player. The team’s apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers can handle virtually any media file you can throw at them. Now VLC is also available for Android. You can find it in the Google Play Store. But the initial version is still very much […]
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VLC beta coming to Android 2.1 and up this week
The developers behind the popular VLC media player for Mac, Linux, and OS X are getting ready to release VLC for Android. The app has been in development for years, but a public beta will be available in the Google Play Store within the next few days. VLC for Android will support phones and tablets […]
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Lousy Android tablets make great remote controls
We’ve seen a lot of cheap Android tablets pop up in recent months, including the infamous Augen GenTouch78 tablet. What makes these tablets appealing is the low price — often they go for less than $200. Some are priced even lower than $150. But you get what you pay for, and at that price point […]
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VLC 1.1 media player supports hardware video acceleration
Open source media player VLC is known as a Swiss Army knife of video players. It can handle pretty much any DRM-free video format you can throw at it, from WMV to MKV, with a little H.264, Xvid and DiVX thrown in for good measure. The folks behind VLC just rolled out version 1.1 with […]