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Now, if you want to stream "Gilmore Girls" from Netflix in 4K, you have to break out the Kaby Lake and Windows 10 combo with some Edge browser sprinkled on top.

Google released the YouTube-8M video dataset containing data from over 500,000 videos to accelerate research for video understanding.

Netflix tested the performance of the three most popular codecs--h.264, HEVC, and VP9--and discovered that VP9 can outperform HEVC at 1080p resolutions or higher.

Netflix talked about how it evaluated and decided upon various encryption methods so that its video streams can be encrypted efficiently without too much overhead.

Razer released a new capture card designed to work with the latest generation of gaming consoles. The Ripsaw capture card is able to record game data in full 1080p resolutions at 60 FPS.

The latest update to YouTube Gaming includes some changes to the user experience, but it finally upgraded the Android live stream player to support 60 frames per second playback and DVR mode.

Trends emerge at every CES. One that snuck up on us this year was modularity. It's something the market needs across all categories, and it's exciting to see how it will unfold in the coming months.

YouTube updated its YouTube Gaming app to incorporate mobile game streaming and recording for use with Android devices.