Adding an animated desktop to your Windows workspace can increase your computer's visual appeal. You could, for example, set up your animated desktop to display a slideshow of family photos, or to ...

Since the demise of DreamScene with Windows Vista, users have been denied the option of having moving pictures as their desktop backdrop, but the hugely useful VLC Media Player provides something of a ...

The open source media player and streaming media server, VLC, will add support to Google's Chromecast streaming dongle. Felix Paul Kühne, VideoLAN lead developer on VLC for OS X and iOS, recently ...

VideoLAN's VLC, which is largely considered the media player that "plays everything," has returned to the Apple App Store. The new releases are the result of over a year of work from volunteers on the ...

Not all video players are alike. Some offer more features and tweaking options to make your videos look great, while others boast speed and stability. Last week we asked you for your favorites, then ...