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• Introducing Opus 1.3

  Opus is a totally open, royalty-free, audio codec that can be used for all audio applications, from music streaming and storage to high-quality video-conferencing and VoIP. This 1.3 release brings quality improvements to both speech and music compression, ambisonics support, and more. The post Introducing Opus 1.3 appeared first on ...

  Posted October 18, 2018 by Jean-Marc Valin

• Dweb: Decentralised, Real-Time, Interoperable Communication with Matrix

  Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over the Internet. It provides a standard HTTP API for publishing and subscribing to real-time data in specified channels, so it can be used to power Instant Messaging, VoIP/WebRTC signalling, Internet of Things communication--the most common use of Matrix today ...

  Posted October 17, 2018 by Ben Parsons

• Show your support for Firefox with new badges

  If you use Firefox and want to show your support, we've made a collection of badges you can add to your website. Whether you're passionate about Mozilla's mission, or just think Firefox is a kick-ass product, we'd love your help in spreading the word. The post Show your support for ...

  Posted October 16, 2018 by Potch

• Payments, accessibility, and dead macros: MDN Changelog for September 2018

  Changes and updates to the code, data, and tools that support MDN Web Docs. In September, the team launched MDN payments, improved MDN’s accessibility resources, and removed 15% of KumaScript macros. The team also shipped tweaks and fixes by merging 379 pull requests, including 66 pull requests from 38 new ...

  Posted October 12, 2018 by John Whitlock

• Home Monitoring with Things Gateway 0.6

  The latest version of the Things Gateway rolling out today comes with new home monitoring features that let you directly monitor your home over the web, without a middleman. That means no monthly fees, your private data stays in your home by default, and you can choose from a variety ...

  Posted October 11, 2018 by Ben Francis