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Google to drop Internet Explorer 9 support in AdWords on June 30, 2014

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 5:50 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today announced it will be dropping support for Internet Explorer 9 in AdWords at the end of the month. On June 30, 2014, IE users will only be able to access the service with IE10 or IE11. For those who don’t know, AdWords lets you places ads above, beside, or below Google search results. The service supports the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari. Google is quite aggressive at dropping support for older versions of IE, particularly in its more popular services. AdWords is merely playing catch up in this case. See also – You can now…

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Netflix ditches Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs too: Available today in Safari on OS X Yosemite beta

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 5:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Netflix today furthered its plans to ditch Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs, having already done so last year in IE11 on Windows 8.1. HTML5 video is now supported by Netflix in Safari on OS X Yosemite, meaning you can stream your favorite movies and TV shows without having to install any plugins. Netflix says it has been “working closely” with Apple to implement its Premium Video Extensions in Safari. These extensions allow playback of video directly in the browser without plugins such as Silverlight or Flash, but still keep publishers happy that their content won’t be ripped off. The extensions…

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Netflix ditches Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs too: Available today in Safari on OS X Yosemite beta

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 5:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Netflix today furthered its plans to ditch Silverlight for HTML5 on Macs, having already done so last year in IE11 on Windows 8.1. HTML5 video is now supported by Netflix in Safari on OS X Yosemite, meaning you can stream your favorite movies and TV shows without having to install any plugins. Netflix says it has been “working closely” with Apple to implement its Premium Video Extensions in Safari. These extensions allow playback of video directly in the browser without plugins such as Silverlight or Flash, but still keep publishers happy that their content won’t be ripped off. The extensions…

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Google is rolling out actor and soundtrack info cards for all Play Movies users

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 5:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Following a successful roll-out in the US and the UK, Google today introduced actor and soundtrack info cards for all markets where its Google Play Movies & TV app is currently available. Similar to Amazon’s X-Ray feature, viewers can quickly press the pause button and find out more information about the on-screen actors or music playing in the background. Pausing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and tapping on Bilbo Baggins, for instance, will reveal Martin Freeman as the actor and list all of the movies and TV shows he’s starred in. It’s a minor feature, but one that’ll save…

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Google is rolling out actor and soundtrack info cards for all Play Movies users

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 5:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Following a successful roll-out in the US and the UK, Google today introduced actor and soundtrack info cards for all markets where its Google Play Movies & TV app is currently available. Similar to Amazon’s X-Ray feature, viewers can quickly press the pause button and find out more information about the on-screen actors or music playing in the background. Pausing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and tapping on Bilbo Baggins, for instance, will reveal Martin Freeman as the actor and list all of the movies and TV shows he’s starred in. It’s a minor feature, but one that’ll save…

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