Jason Parker has been at CNET for nearly 15 years. He is the senior editor in charge of iOS software and has become an expert reviewer of the software that runs on each new Apple device. He now spends ...

For most people, VLC media player is just that orange traffic cone you double-click when Windows Media Player refuses to open a file. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but for me, VLC has ...

VLC is easily one of our favorite media players (and yours too). While it can handle nearly every movie you throw at it, it can also do so much more. You don’t need to be a power user to understand ...

VLC is one of the most popular media players on the desktop, but at the same time, it has also become a must-have application on mobile too. And thanks to support for Android Auto, VLC is bringing its ...

The VLC streaming player from the VideoLAN Organization is an open-source audio and video player. The player will play video or audio files stored locally on your hard drive, and will also play ...

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One of the big downsides on the modern side of Windows 8 is that, well, the built-in video player is terrible. Finally, a worthy replacement has appeared on the horizon for modern UI fans: The ...

Apple Vision Pro still lacks many of the apps that iOS and macOS users are already familiar with, and some big developers have already said they have no interest in bringing their apps to Vision Pro ...

VLC, the world's best open-source media player (it plays like virtually every format), just reached a big milestone in its 17-year history. The free app's been updated to version 3.0 "Vetinari" and ...

The best free media player is getting even better. After three years of development, VLC 3.0 ‘Ventari’ is rolling out to all platforms, and it’s packed full of goodies such as Chromecast support. The ...