Google eyes IE, Safari plug-ins

Google will soon release plug-ins for both Internet Explorer (IE) and Safari that play nicely with WebM, the open source and royalty-free video codec that Apple and Microsoft aren't inclined to adopt on their own, reports The Register.

The move comes two days after Google revealed its Chrome browser would no longer support H.264, the royalty-encumbered video codec favoured by Apple and Microsoft.

When Google yanked H.264 from Chrome, it was hit with criticism from both sides of the HTML5 video wars, and last week, Google product manager Mike Jazayeri felt the need to "answer some of the questions raised" by the ongoing online debate.

Caroline Kennedy has unveiled the US's first online presidential archive - a $10 million project to digitise the most important papers, photographs and recordings of president John F Kennedy's days in office, says Associated Press.

Users can sort through the drafts of Kennedy's "Ask not what your country can do for you" speech and see how he tinkered with the words of that most famous line from his inauguration. Or they can listen to his personal phone calls and read his letters.

In advance of the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's inauguration on 20 January, Caroline Kennedy visited the National Archives, saying it reminded her the nation was built on words and ideas - and that her father's call to service was more relevant than ever.

A group of self-styled Internet freedom fighters have called for a global day of action in protest at attempts to close down WikiLeaks, reveals the BBC.

'Anonymous' has gained notoriety in recent months for its cyber attacks on the Web sites of companies it deems to be anti-WikiLeaks.

Now, in a new video posted on its blog, it calls for a series of offline protests. "The Internet needs champions and we will rise... We are Anonymous and so are you. Stand up and fight. Every city, everywhere," the video message said.

As the rumour mill continues to buzz with news of the Dakota touch-screen BlackBerry, details have emerged of yet another addition to Research In Motion's 2011 smartphone line-up, the BlackBerry Storm 3, states V3.co.uk.

According to Boy Genius Report, the top of the range handset will feature the highest resolution display ever for a BlackBerry, at 800 x 480 pixels.

Although branded as the Storm 3, the device is currently going under the codenames Monaco and Monza, and so could be released under different branding in various versions across the globe, the report said.