While 2018 was the year AV1 became known, 2020 will be the year that AV1 became interesting, primarily because of three developments. First, in early 2020, AV1-enabled smart TVs hit the market, right ...

Select Amazon Fire TV devices with Fire OS 7 and above Select Android TV devices with Android OS 10 and above The company explained that deployment on TVs took sometime because playback on TV ...

If you've ever done any livestreaming on the internet, then you already know that one of the most important technical aspects of doing so is properly configuring your stream settings. Your selection ...

Let’s begin with how to evaluate the evaluation. I start by identifying the evaluator and its affiliations, giving more credibility to actual users of the technology, like Netflix or Facebook, than to ...

A new tech blog from Netflix highlights the importance of the AV1 open video codec, which now powers about 30% of the platform’s streaming and discusses a variety of opportunities to expand its ...

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest happenings in the ecosystem. In my entire writing career, I've reviewed ...

According to a new report by XDA Developers, Google may soon require new Android TV devices to support the AV1 codec. Notably, it is important for smart devices including smartphones, TVs, etc. to ...