iOS 14.5 beta lets users set their default music app to any third-party alternative they choose
Apple continues its campaign to allow users more control
Media player articles
Google Play Music is officially out-of-service in some regions including the US
Users have until December to transfer their songs and playlists to YouTube Music
A new music discovery feature for Spotify called 'Tastebuds' was recently uncovered
The new tool will allow you to find new music by perusing the favorites of your friends
Roku refreshes streaming media player lineup for the holidays
The Roku Express would make a great stocking stuffer
Sony's 40th anniversary Walkman is a nostalgia cash grab
Nostalgia is a powerful drug
This Bluetooth cassette player is a love letter to the 80s
Dust off those old mixtapes
Sony's Walkman, the first truly affordable portable music player, turns 40
The Walkman defined a generation
Samsung Galaxy S10 now available, comes with six months of free Spotify Premium
Spotify app comes preinstalled on newer devices with the in-app offer
VLC 4.0 will bring new user interface and media library manager
VR and 3D video support also incoming
Plex opts to end Plex Cloud service due to technical issues
Customers told it was too expensive to maintain
VLC 3.0.2 improves hardware decoding for Mac
VLC is one of the most popular media players in the world and this new version has quite a few improvements for all platforms. Chief among them is enhanced hardware decoding for macOS which is now faster and supports more samples while reducing crashes.
VLC 3.0 'Vetinari' arrives across all platforms with Chromecast support
The latest VLC update adds new features and fixes 1,500 bugs
Media player vulnerabilities allow hackers to take control of a device using subtitle files
VLC, Kodi, Popcorn Time, and Stremio have since issued fixes, but other players remain vulnerable
Testing Battery Life Across Media Players and Video Formats
Video playback is one common case scenario where efficiency is crucial and where a lengthy battery life is an infrequently found godsend. But what you may not realize is that the video player itself, and the format your videos are encoded in, can also have an impact on power consumption.
