It may not have the same global audience as the World Cup or Super Bowl, but Wimbledon is certainly one of the most popular sporting events of the Tennis calendar. Steeped in history and one of the tournaments everyone wants to win, Wimbledon has a sizeable TV audience, and now fans of the event can watch it via the wonder that is YouTube. We’ve got more details and the live stream right after the break.
YouTube has added a new feature to its video editing mode, bringing an awesome slow motion mode to videos that are uploaded to the social video service. More details can be found right after the break.
In two rather surprising moves, Google today changed the way users will interact with two of its post popular services; YouTube and Maps. One has received an all-new mode for people to use, whilst the other is going the way of Google Reader.
If you enjoy being sociable, catching up on trends or just generally wasting time on the web, then the past week's releases will have been pretty useful to you. Facebook finally pulled its finger out and delivered a decent mobile app (well, at least for iOS), so your social networking can be done at light-speed, and now the new YouTube app for Xbox 360 is said to be up to five-times faster than its predecessor.
It wasn't that long ago when we brought you the news that YouTube was planning on bringing their services to PlayStation Vita owners through the simple download of an official app. Considering the insane popularity which YouTube enjoys and the fact that it is the number one video viewing website in the world, an official app for the Vita was always going to go down a storm with those handheld owners who want to transcend the device’s gaming capabilities.
One of the most popular features of the PS Vita is that, although it is a powerful portable gaming device, it also brings additional abilities with itself, such as the ability to efficiently access the web and use apps such as Skype and Facebook. That powerful experience is about to get a little better for Vita owners, with Sony announcing that an official YouTube app will available for the handheld gaming device at the end of June.
Google's design team has been on fire lately with Google+ and subsequent visual updates to Gmail and Google's main page. YouTube is now getting a redesign too, codenamed Cosmic Panda, and yes, this one is open to the public.
FaceNiff is a new Android App that makes it literally effortless to log into someone else's Facebook account, if that person is on the same Wi-Fi network. Yes, any Wi-Fi network.
The wedding of the year (well, apart from mine!) is just hours away. Millions upon millions will be watching the Royal wedding live on TV, but what if you're unlucky enough to be out of the house when the big event takes place? Don't worry, Redmond Pie has got your back, thanks to YTLive.
When YouTube launched its YouTube Live service, the prospect of watching live streamed video from all our favorite content providers excited us all. There was just one problem though - YouTube's Live streaming was very much a Flash affair, leaving us iOS fans out of luck. But as is usually the case though, there's now an app for that.
