The latest version of YouTube for iOS devices adds HDR support to the newest iPhones from Apple. YouTube version 13.37 allows iPhone Xs and Xs Max owners to flip on HDR and then view HDR content at resolutions up to 1080p at 60fps. The OLED screens on the new iPhones have 1,000,000:1 contrast ratios, allowing […]
While critics considered it one of his worst directorial efforts, Steven Spielberg’s 1991 feature Hook was a beloved film for a generation of kids who are now adults. For them comes news today that will excite – the live-action Peter Pan sequel is coming to 4K Ultra HD. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has reportedly fully restored the […]
The Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament is to be streamed in 4K resolution and high dynamic range color (HDR) to UK viewers by the BBC. It will follow a current trial in which World Cup football matches are being shown via iPlayer using the next-generation TV technologies. The BBC also plans to make select matches available […]
Computex 2018 is coming rightup and there will be more than a few monitors on the floor sporing NVIDIA’s upcoming 4K 144Hz HDR G-Sync gaming displays. Acer’s upcoming Predator X27 gaming monitor is now on pre-orderfor Acer’s new Predator X27 is a 27-inch 4K 144Hz monitor with both HDR and G-Sync technology in the box. […]
YouTube has rolled out support for HDR video playback on the Apple iPhone X. The latest version of YouTube adds the feature, which needs to be toggled on in the settings menu. The iPhone X is the first iPhone capable of playing HDR video, which offers more contrast than standard video. YouTube is free to […]
AOC is rolling out its new Agon AG322QC4 display which one of the first monitor to support FreeSync 2 This is AOC’s first gaming display to support FreeSync 2, which has more stringent requirements than the previous generation FreeSync, and just the second time it has announced a FreeSync 2 monitor. Part of that specification […]
Vizio is bringing ATSC broadcast tuners back to its entire 4K TV lineup. The company is launching four new 4K smart-TV lines that feature more high dynamic range (HDR) formats, higher peak brightness levels in all but the entry-level series, more backlit local-dimming zones in select models to improve black levels, and its first quantum-dot […]
Essential Products has pushed an update to the camera application for the Essential Phone. The update “adds Auto-HDR, a new HDR algorithm that improves camera performance and scene rendering, dynamic HDR and Flash indicators, and various stability fixes,” said Essential Products through its Twitter account. The camera received negative reviews when the phone first launched and […]
Google today said it is fully activating the Pixel Visual Core co-processor in its newer Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones. The Pixel Visual Core allows the Pixel 2 devices to make use of advanced machine learning to improve HDR+ photography. The primary benefit is that third-party apps will be able to take advantage of […]
Google has provided an update on the progress it has made with the Chrome browser over the last year and offered a peek at some features that will arrive later this year. To start, Chrome now supports play/pause, rewind, and fast forward controls for audio and video. The browser handles picture-in-picture playback on Android, and improved […]