Google today announced YouTube Gaming, a service that will go live later this year allowing gamers to watch and stream content both on mobile and the Web. More details on Big G's new service can be found right here.
The world of high definition video is always changing, but with 1080p video, the current standard as far as Blu-ray and most streaming services are concerned, things have settled down a little after years of HD content scrambling to get a foothold. Nowadays that battle is being fought by 4K video, and while televisions are available that offer such a high resolution - some of which are even curved and feature OLED displays - 4K video is still some way off being the norm for the vast majority of people.
It's already fairly clear that 4K video isn't going to see the same rate of adoption as HD did a few years ago, but that isn't stopping Google from forging ahead by adding improved 4K support to YouTube.
Google announced back in January that it would be offering support for 360-degree video 'within weeks.' Technically, today fits within that timescale which is just dandy, because of this very date people can now watch a selection of 360-degree videos on YouTube.
It has finally happened; YouTube has officially dropped Flash support in favor of HTML5 for its Web player as the default tech. A long time coming indeed, we take a closer look at the details right after the break.
Here's how you can convert a YouTube video into a GIF animation in a few simple steps. More details can be found right here after the jump.
YouTube Music Key is a new and paid subscription service from YouTube, which will be offering ad-free music streaming. The largest online streaming service on the planet is aiming to capitalize on its enjoyed status through this service while aiming to let everyone else try and catch up.
YouTube has just announced that it will be making some changes to how users can interact with video content in the next few weeks on Android, but only for users in India. As part of the improvement process, YouTube will afford Indian media lovers with the ability to download and save videos to view offline, meaning they can be viewed anytime without an active Wi-Fi or cellular data connection.
Google yesterday announced a new, and considerably altered YouTube for Android app, but at the time the search behemoth was keeping mum on when the loveliness would make its way to Apple's iOS devices like the iPhone and the iPad. It turns out that despite the silence, those packing Apple's smartphones and tablets didn't need to wait too long for parity with their Android-toting friends. Just 24 hours, in fact.
YouTube for Android has long since offered a great set of features, bridging the gap between two of Google's foremost services. Today, the official app has been given a massive update, bringing the release number up to version 5.0. Full details of the improvements, as well as the download link, can be found after the break!
