- New video format, H.265, to ease Internet bandwidth burden The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has approved a new video coding standard known affectionately as H.265, and informally as High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), that will "considerably ease the burden" on global networks.
- Apple releases standalone Podcasts app Apple has just released a standalone and appropriately named Podcasts app, describing it as the "easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favourite podcasts" on mobile.
- iPad falls from space, and survives Ever since Apple introduced the original iPad in January 2010, the burning question on all of our minds was whether it could survive a fall from space (right?) - in this case 100,000 feet. The answer is yes, apparently.
- YouTube gets into Christmas spirit, adds falling snow video overlay Although increasingly mild conditions of late suggests with certainty that we won't experience a white Christmas this year (at least here in Ireland), YouTube is attempting to bring some much needed festive cheer by providing a snow overlay option on some of the millions of videos available to watch on the video sharing service.
- Five of the best time-lapse videos of all time We've curated this list of the five best time-lapse videos published in recent years, including one featuring the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, and multiple scenes captured on-board the International Space Station. Enjoy!
- Leaked video gives us a sneak-peak of what to expect from the new Gmail A leaked Gmail preview video shows-off its new cleaner interface and some additional product features that users can expect in the near future. The video features Jason Cornwell, a user experience designer on Gmail, who talks about Gmail's major upcoming changes.
- YouTube now allows basic video editing YouTube has rolled-out basic video editing features globally, allowing users to make small edits to their videos after uploading while maintaining the same video IDs.
- Twitter: Faster than earthquakes [Video] Twitter has released a short promotional video [0:47] claiming that it's "faster than earthquakes". While the video is meant to be understood as a light-hearted quip, the claims made in it are generally true and do validate Twitter's potential role as an early warning system.
- Time-lapse video of 2011 Tall Ships Races Waterford photographer Shane O'Neill has captured this great time-lapse video of the 2011 Tall Ships Races that were hosted in Waterford, Ireland earlier this month. Shane is a graduate of the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and runs his own successful photography business Aspect Photography.
- Google to permanently shut down Google Video by May 13 Google have announced via an email sent to Google Video users that it is shutting down the service permanently next month. Google Video stopped accepting user upload in May 2009 but has now decided to remove all video from the service which it will close indefinitely on May 13.