Monday, January 28, 2013

ITU approves H.265 codec, paves the way for smaller video file downloads

H.265, the successor to the highly popular H.264 video codec, used for over 80 percent of all the online video, has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), allowing it to be used for the creation of video content that is significantly smaller in size than what we have today.
Known also as High Efficiency Video Coded, H.265 allows file sizes that can be around half as much as the current H.264 encoded videos while maintaining the video quality. This allows content providers to supply much smaller files with the same quality, thus reducing the time required to download or stream the video.
But there is another advantage to this. Because the file sizes are now lower, you can have higher resolution videos, such as in 4K, without having obscenely large file sizes.
Of course, for all this to happen, content creators will need to adopt the format quickly for encoding their content. Moreover, hardware and software will also need to be updated to support playback. Hopefully, both these things will happen sooner rather than later.

Kanguru Defender DualTrust Encrypted USB Drive Secures Web Browsing

Kanguru Defender DualTrust Encrypted USB Drive Secures Web Browsing
Secure, encrypted USB flash drive is nothing new. What about an encrypted USB drive with a secure virtual web browsing enviroment. This is exactly what Kanguru’s new Defender DualTrust USB device does. In addition to providing encrypted file storage, the drive also offers a built-in virtual safe, secure web browsing environment for online banking, bill payment, browsing and investment activity, protecting your sensitive personal data.

The Defender DualTrust utilizes 256-bit AES hardware encryption (FIPS 197) to keep data safe and protected. When you plug the drive into a computer, the drive launches a Linux-based secure browsing environment isolated from host OS and vulnerabilities such as viruses, malware or spyware. Each session will start a new Chrome browser and no trace of your activity will be left behind. Files you downloaded to the flash drive will be automatically encrypted.
The Defender DualTrust has 7GB of free space for secure storage. It comes pre-loaded with Bitdefender Antivirus with 30 days free trail. The drive is priced at $99.95.