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Adobe Announces Flash Player 9 Update

Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Flash Player 9 Update 3(version number 9.0.115.0), previously code named Moviestar.

The Confusing New YouTube Player

If the user interface ain’t broken, don’t fix it... but fixing, Google did, and recently released a new YouTube player that is breaking some of the “learned” interface. Below you can see an example of a new style YouTube player:

Kmart To Only Offer HD DVD Player

Toshiba says that discount retailer Kmart will only sell Toshiba HD DVD players and will not offer Blu-ray players.

What Portable Media Player Owners Want

When portable media player owners choose which videos to buy they want compelling video content that will look good on their small screens, according to Parks Associates, "Portable Multimedia Players: Analysis and Forecasts" report.

YouTube Ads (The Aftermath)

YouTube finally unveiled the first real version of its a platform last week, and we’re still processing the results. Some stories:

MLB Brightens Microsoft Silverlight Player

Microsoft's new Silverlight browser plug-in media player has a prime spot on the websites of Major League Baseball.

Facebook Receives NPR Podcast Player

I like listening to music, but when local stations can’t keep me interested, I turn to National Public Radio.  Facebook users will now have the same option, as the NPR Podcast Player has made its way onto the social networking site.

YouTube Undoes Part Of New Player

YouTube has undone one of the new features in its new embeddable player, getting rid of the thumbnail bar that would appear every time you ran your mouse over the video. The thumbnails now only appear after a clip has finished, or if you click the Menu button.

Remember Real Player? It's Back

The addition of the Real Player to the Google Pack of software made a lot of tech insiders chuckle, as Real was considered more of a nuisance.

Open Source Expert: Google Not A Team Player

Google makes rare books available for free, protects the environment, and gives grants to many non-profit organizations.  But in at least one respect, the company may not be so generous; General Public License (GPL) author Eben Moglen feels Google should contribute more to the open source community.