Google pulls H.264 codec support from Chrome

01/12/2011, In a move that will be welcomed by many and cursed by just as many folks, Google has announced that it will be dropping support for the H.264 video codec in Chrome’s HTML5 component. Google’ already has its alternative WebM [...]

Adobe Flash Player offers H.264 GPU decoding in Mac OS X

08/10/2010, Interesting – the new Flash Player 10.1.82.76 now holds a feature which used to be in beta, and is now dubbed “Gala”. This means that H.264 GPU decoding in Mac OSX is now available on an official basis in said [...]

DivX Plus Features New User Interface

03/16/2010, DivX is launching an updated suite of software called DivX Plus for Windows (7, Vista and XP). The new set of applications feature an updated user interface that looks much better than the previous one – it’s easier and more [...]