Techcrunch reports that MySpace, the world’s largest social networking site is launching mobile video on their mobile site, m.myspace.com. It uses a special transcoding service from RipCode to transcode the videos to the appropriate resolution and codec for each particular device as needed. It’s a pretty cool technology.
YouTube apparently has had a similar service in place at m.youtube.com for quite some time, but given the massive size of MySpace and their huge mobile presence, this a big step in taking online video mobile. This will work on the iPhone, T-Mobile G1, BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Storm devices, among others. MySpace’s mobile site manages to get around 3 billion monthly page views from 10 million users. My guess is either MySpace or Facebook are the most popular mobile websites out there, but I can’t verify that for sure.
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The long-rumored black N82 has finally been announced by Nokia. The phone is due to ship within a few weeks for a little over $600 US.
Also, it sounds like a firmware update might be coming out for the N82 as well, due to a statement in the press release that you’ll be able to upload videos directly to YouTube, a feature currently not available.
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We’ve covered the excellent emTube application before, but now YouTube has released their first official mobile application.
Using this software you can view any video on YouTube, watch your subscriptions and playlists, and even upload directly from your phone.
The only major downside is that it’s available for a very limited number of phones.
- Some Nokia Series 60 phones like the 6110, 6120, E65, N73, and N95
- Some Sony Ericsson phones like the k800 and w880
That’s it. Pretty small list, but I expect it will expand as time goes on. If you have a compatible phone, point it to m.youtube.com/app and let us know what you think.
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A new version of the awesome emTube player has been released. This software will allow you to browse YouTube and play videos, and it works on any phone running Symbian s60 3rd edition (like the Nokia N95).
If you haven’t tried it before, this is some very slick software.
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