Google has developed a new web image format known as WebP to deal with the issue of latency when loading image-heavy web pages, particularly on mobile devices. The announcement came via the Chromium ...

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As part of its self-imposed mission to make the web faster, Google has rolled its own image format. It's called WebP, and it's based on open source technology. Google launched the initiative Thursday ...

Firefox programmers reconsidered their opposition to Google's image format for two reasons: new data showing graphics files 30 percent smaller for faster page loads -- and that the info came from a ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. One of the biggest challenges of the web is the adoption rate of new technologies. It’s not ...

There’s a new web image format on the horizon. The companies behind Chrome and Firefox are pushing for a new, more efficient image format. We’re talking about the AV1 image file format which would ...

Most of your digital photos are stored in the JPEG format (a.k.a. JPG), but when you download an image from the web these days, it may be using the more modern WebP format. It's likely you're also ...

We currently have more than 100 image formats in use. Depending on your use, a specific image format can come in handy. For instance, JPG image formats are helpful for image compression and let you ...

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We all download images or create memes to share on social media, whether casually or for professional purposes. However, because converting everything into PDF resolves quality issues, we don’t seem ...