Revamped RealPlayer touts mobile media transfers

Digital entertainment services firm RealNetworks launched the newest version of its cross-platform RealPlayer media playback solution, promising a series of improvements enabling consumers to play, manage, share and transfer content across a range of devices. The RealPlayer app, currently in beta, introduces new functionality allowing users to move media off their mobile devices and into the RealPlayer library, touting simplified content management that eases concerns over file formats and conversion issues. Consumers can still transfer media to their mobile devices as well. RealPlayer also offers one-click video downloads from thousands of websites, music and video playback across file types including H.264, 3GP, MP3, and AAC, and share photos and videos across social networking platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The solution is optimized for devices including iPhone, Android and BlackBerry smartphones.

RealNetworks reports consumers have downloaded RealPlayer more than 140 million times over the last year, with over a billion videos downloaded. RealNetworks offers RealPlayer for free--an optional RealPlayer Plus upgrade, priced at $39.99 and slated for release next month, offers accelerated video downloading and transferring features, along with advanced CD and DVD burning capabilities.

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