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  • Google's WebM draws praise, critiques

    By Joab Jackson | 21 May, 2010 03:57

    The news this week of Google's open-source release of the HD video codec VP8 plays into the ongoing debate over which video codec browsers can use to display high-definition video without a plug-in, such as Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight.

  • Google to acquire voice and video codec company

    By Mikael Ricknäs | 19 May, 2010 05:02

    Google plans to acquire video and VoIP (Voice over IP) codec developer Global IP Solutions (GIPS) for approximately 421 million Norwegian kronor (US$68.2 million) in cash, the company said on Tuesday.

  • FSF to Google: Free the On2 video codec

    By Joab Jackson | 23 February, 2010 05:11

    In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2, completed Monday.

  • Vendor squabbles cause W3C to scrap codec requirement

    By Jeremy Kirk | 03 July, 2009 05:48

    The latest rewrite of the Web's mother tongue won't recommend the use of specific audio and video encoding formats that could make it cheaper and easier for people to distribute multimedia content.

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