Firefox 4 Beta Loves HTML5
Jul 08, 2010The beta release of Mozilla's new browser adds more HTML5 features including support for WebM.
more »YouTube Software Engineer Weighs in on Flash and HTML5
Jun 30, 2010Balancing the need for an open web and user needs.
more »FFmpeg Brings WebM Support to Version 0.6
Jun 29, 2010The newest version of the open source of the A/V recording and conversion tool was codenamed “Works With HTML5” for obvious reasons.
more »Skype Releases Software Development Kit
Jun 23, 2010SkypeKit gives Linux developers access to core functionality, SILK codec.
more »Google Engineer Breaks Down Steps for VP8 Optimization
Jun 16, 2010Road map for VP8 codec improvements laid bare.
more »Adobe Drops 64-Bit Flash Support for Linux
Jun 15, 2010"Making significant architectural changes" the official answer.
more »Google Addresses Concerns over WebM License
Jun 07, 2010Open source codec license gets tweaked in lieu of community concerns.
more »Google Rolls Out WebM Support in Chrome and on YouTube
Jun 04, 2010If you've signed up for the HTML5 beta on YouTube, you can now try out WebM.
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