SMPlayer: A Flexible, Feature-Filled Media Player With a Frustrating Flaw

When it comes to playing audio and video files in Linux, media players pretty much all work the same way and have a very similar user interface. It usually all comes down to features. With SMPlayer it depends on what you want to play. Unfortunately, this bug of sorts is something its developer Ricardo Villalba has yet to resolve in the latest release, version 0.7.0.

Technobarons of the 21st century

Telephone and cable companies are trying to create a vertical monopoly. If they succeed, they'll destroy the free market, along with everything else we love about the Internet.

The New Essential Apps January 2012 [Apps]

# apps iPhones. iPads. Android. We've updated all of our essential apps lists to include a few forgotten favorites, some long awaited arrivals and, as always, even more amazing apps. Check them out! More »

Macworld Feature: Love Films

Learn from the Macworld experts at our exclusive training days. The Macworld Masterclass is a series of live training events that aim to improve your knowledge of the latest Mac software and tools.

Keane on SOPA: Big Copyright will continue to endanger basic rights

The copyright industry has rejected the opportunity to profit from online content and insisted on maintaining its analog business model. Read more on the blog...