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Oregan Networks, an expert in lightweight web browsing technologies for mainstream non-PC Consumer Electronics (CE), has announced the release of a technology feature that makes it possible for consumers to access and control Adobe Flash streaming video directly on TV, thus broadening entertainment and communications options for the mass market audience of TV viewers. Oregan Media Browser now seamlessly delivers user generated content, such as YouTube and MySpace, as well as facilitating search of such media via universal and specialised search engines, including Blinkx and Google.

With its implementation, Oregan addresses the critical issues that have obstructed a larger scale uptake of Flash video on TV: video streaming latencies, and high memory and CPU power requirements. To achieve a smooth TV viewing experience during progressive streaming of Flash video content over broadband, Oregan’s media player works behind the scenes, improving the ‘Quality of Service’ by intelligently caching the stream as it arrives, thus enabling the video codecs to perform more efficiently.

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Tags: Adobe, NTT DoCoMo, Oregan Networks, Philips Consumer Electronics, Sony

As Apple and its network partner O2 gear themselves up for the long awaited UK launch of the iPhone, Google is preparing a mobile strike of its own. The G-Phone is not a handset like the iPhone, but is an open software platform designed to give mobile handsets easier and faster access to Google services such as search and mail. As Google’s stock rises above $700 on the speculation, the expectation is that Google will come clean tomorrow with an announcement that is likely to revolutionise the entire mobile industry.

Codenamed ‘Android’ the new platform is expected to incorporate software from the Linux world and involve more than 30 of the biggest names in the mobile industry including NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Qualcomm, Broadcom, HTC, Intel, Samsung, Motorola, Sprint, and Texas Instruments.

With very deep pockets and backed by industry giants, Google certainly has the means to deliver a true mobile computer. Indeed Android could turn the industry on its head by moving away from subscription services towards ad paid free services.

Tags: Apple, Broadcom, Google, HTC, Intel, KDDI, Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sprint, Texas Instruments