News Archive for 09/11/27

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Microsoft readies streaming Silverlight video for iPhone

11/27, 1:35pm

Flash remains inaccessible

Microsoft has demonstrated Silverlight video streaming for the iPhone, according to reports. The technology relies on server-side transcoding and HTML 5's video tag, but displays Silverlight content in a native MPEG-2 v8 format recognized by the iPhone's version of QuickTime. "So it's the same IIS smooth streaming content, the same server, the same point of origin, but now I can get that content to play without any code changes, without any real work, on the iPhone. That's the critical thing for our customers," says Microsoft User Experience platform manager Brian Goldfarb.

Third-party vendors launch Black Friday sales

11/27, 9:50am

Yazsoft, iSkin, DEVONtechnologies post deals

A host of companies have begun Apple-related Black Friday sales, such as Yazsoft, which is offering 40 percent off of Playback, ShareTool and Speed Download 5 for the Mac. iSkin is selling Mac, iPod and iPhone accessories for 50 percent off or more, with a particular emphasis on gear for older Apple platforms. DEVONtechnologies has posted a 25 percent discount on all of its software, including Infoworker bundles.