Cult of Mac

Apple Makes Its Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) an Open Source Project

Apple’s Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) was integrated into the company’s Mac OS X platform back in 2004, and made its way into QuickTime and iTunes software shortly afterwards. Today, Apple has released ...
techtimes

Android Users Beware! Security Flaw on Apple’s Audio Codec Exposes Smartphones to Attacks

As per a recent report by PC Mag, security researchers have discovered a flaw in the audio coding format on Android smartphones, which could help out threat actors remotely hack mobile devices. The ...
GIGAZINE

Is Apple, too, an open source video codec "AV 1" really can take the position of the industry standard?

Open source video codec driven led by Google and NetflixAV1"Has a higher compression rate than the current mainstream" HEVC (H.265) ", licensing fee is scheduled to be free, and Apple is expected to ...
Forbes

Google's Open Source Video Codec Just Started Another Battle With Apple

Google may have just entered a new battlefront with Apple at the "I/O" developers conference when it took the wraps off its plans for the VP8 video codec. While this battle is not as transparent, or ...