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VLC Gets First Major Cross-Platform Release

Posted by Soulskill on from the now-available-on-palm-pilots-and-apple-newtons dept.

An anonymous reader writes VideoLAN today launched what is arguably the biggest release of VLC to date: an update for the desktop coordinated with new versions across all major mobile platforms. The world's most-used media player just got a massive cross-platform push. The organization says the releases are the result of more than a year of volunteer work on the VLC engine and the libVLC library. As a result, VLC has gained numerous new features, has seen more than 1,000 bugs fixed, and has significantly increased its scope of supported formats.

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  1. Increased Scope? by ThatsNotPudding · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heck, can't VLC play damn near everything already? I half expect you could open a spreadsheet in VLC and have it carry a tune.