Download links are live for the latest version of Microsoft’s softly maligned not-Flash plugin, and they come bearing gifts. Ars breaks the new features down: • Media: GPU hardware acceleration, new ...

Only the other day we were talking about Apple's new video acceleration API in OS X 10.6.2 and what difference it might make to Adobe's Flash technology; now we know. The company have pushed out a new ...

In simple terms, Hardware Acceleration means using the computer’s hardware to perform a task faster than would be possible with software alone. This also allows for smooth rendering of graphics. In ...