improved LAN streaming quality.

browser history management (the back and next buttons are now working inside orb).

new flash player design, optimized for game consoles.

permalink enabled for webcams.

Various Bug fixes.

new Orb API : access for developers to over 50 methods to create custom applications, interfaces or widgets that can interact with Orb.

TV program guide: reset option to update the guide with the latest data and "quick play" option to play undetected channels.

new clearer design for the Add Channel panel

Added a File Browser.

Added the user Profile.

Added Finnish (Jani Sukunimeton), German (Roland Scholz), Spanish (Marcos Sandoval) and Japanese translations.

Fixed custom channels with wildcards on phone and IE7.

Fix for speed detection.

Added record option for web channels on phones.

Fixed Rss Feeds with embedded thumbnails (Flickr included).

Fixed contact manager in Opera.

Improved contact manager behavior.

Added audio input configuration for non-MPEG2 tuners in Control Panel > TV/Webcams

Fixed stock quotes

International duration attributes.

Fixed take snapshot from IP cams.

Fixed webcam streaming in Flash Player.

General layout and behavior fixes.

Nicer slideshow in Home Theater skin (Wii and PS3 included)

Added Search in Home Theater skin (Wii and PS3 included)

Support for browing using the remote in Media Center with Home Theater skin

New Contact Manager: View and manage all your contacts' information

Control Panel: New TV tuner/webcam configuration

Control Panel: New Add/Remove Media Extensions that Orb will index.

New Online Videos menu in Video application

Added Sort By and View menus in media applications

Added individual count per category in library panes

Support for Nintendo Wii and Sony Playstation 3

New Home Theater user interface

Simplified and improved user interface for sharing

Share your music, photos, videos on myspace and other web sites, or send links via IM and email

New public page for each Orb user to publish their channels

Improved Open Application menu user interface

Improved compatibility with Opera browser

Added notification when a newer Orb version is available with link to update remotely

Improved RSS feeds support

Fixes for Online Videos

Improved Library view performances

Enforce only one session per login at the same time

Added OrbSecure link in webcam tooltip

Thumbnail will show when playing audio files in embedded Flash player

Fixed wrong duration displayed for playlists in Winamp

Fixed streaming in WMP on Vista

Allow access to RSS feeds on mobile when home PC offline

fixed 3GP SDP streaming on some mobile phones

Added Stop Media Center option when it prevents streaming on mobiles

Improved speed detection on mobiles

New email verification process (more info)

Support for new TV Guide by MeeVee (US version only)

Support for new VideoMail feature, see www.orb.com/videomail

Support for WinAmp media player. Works only with v5.12 or higher (the full free version, not the lite one). Must check option in "Tools"

Added "Remember login" options for Phone and PDA login pages

New advanced option in "Tools" to select Windows media player mode to resolve seeking issues on different versions of WMP.

Ability to set a fixed upstream speed and disable Orb?s measure at each login (also in Tools' advanced option)

Option to use Wake-On-Lan each time your PC is not connected (needs working WOL configuration)

Ability to use PDA or Phone format on your client device by using adding a format parameter to your URL. Example: my.orb.com/orb/?format=pda (or ?format=phone) for smaller footprint.

Added link Update Orb in "Tools" on Home page footer when Orb version is not the latest release

New Login page with 3 checkboxes and Logout page with a choice to remove cookies

Internet TV page redesigned, with sortable columns (Channels, Category, Type, State, Country, Speed)

Added search "by genre" in Local TV listings

Added option (in Setup | Photos | Other Settings) to now choose sorting of Photos by Name or by Date (requires v610 or higher)

Added "Manage TV Tuners" (in Setup | TV) to select non-MPEG2 tuner to use in Orb and configure its Audio settings (requires v610 or higher)

New "Resume" button to restart a stream where it was interrupted (requires v610 or higher)

New Sony movies trailers

Support for Photo Web Publishing feature. See how it works

Integration of Contacts in Photo-sharing forms with Orb's Contacts Add-On. See details on Contacts Add-On

Support for Windows Mobile 5 devices

Redesign of "Forgot login?" and "Forgot password?" pop-ups

Added support for TiVo Anywhere on all devices

Added support for Video sharing (limitation: only one guest at a time can stream a shared video

Added link to API for users to create their own Orb Add-ons

Fixed 404 error caused by Record button on home page

Fixed OrbPVR request timeout error

Enabled 3GP playlists in Video and Audio. Also, force 3GP as the default stream format on MacOS-X

Fixed RealPlayer detection on Nokia 6630

Can now share a photo or an entire folder from the page itself(works on all devices)

New link to Amazon (English versions only) in Audio Artist and Title pages

In Photo-sharing setup: ability to rename existing sharing groups

Tools page: can now select specific players (in addition to what Orb already detects)

Phone interface: new shortcut to Favorites page in footer menu (Star character)

Added support for saving and downloading pictures or entire picture folder on remote PC accessing Orb

Custom Internet Radio and TV channels default speed lowered to 300k.
Also fixed bug in "Change Speed" form in "Tools"

"Exit Setup" now takes the user back to last page before entering setup (PC only)

Added new link "Copy URL to Clipboard" under Send Email in Photo Sharing Setup (Internet Explorer only)

New Add-Ons page includes AccuWeather and Bookmarks

New option to turn off thumbnails on all devices, and turn off icons on phones

TV Custom Channels can now be added as Favorites.

Support for Traditional Chinese (lang=zh)

Full Support for 3GP streams (MPEG-4 video and AAC/AMR audio) - Users can now select 3GP as a default player in Orb "Tools".

Support for custom Internet TV and Radio channels

New "Remember Media" checkbox in Tools to save the preferred media type

New PDA Interface now has same Orb tabs as PCs

Improved Speed Detection for Sony-Ericsson P900 and Sanyo 4700 phones. Also added link for users to go directly to home page if automatic redirection fails after speed test

Improved Tools page: "Remember Speed" checkbox to save for future use the device speed (mostly for phones) set manually by the user.
Also "Go Back" link to take the user back to previous page

Device Speed information:
- connection speed is now also displayed next to login name in phone header
- "New test" link in footer for easy access to speed test
- "Change Speed" link for quick access to the Tools page to set speed manually.

Release of Korean and German versions of Orb Media

Orb "Favorites" is renamed "Home" and is moved to the first tab position

New device speed detection scheme. Users now have the ability to: click on the web speed at the bottom of the page to start a new speed test; and cancel the speed detection if it takes too long (more than 15 secs).
Note that if you cancel the speed detection, it will revert to the default speed for your device (32k for phones)

Ability to set Media Folders (Video, Photo, Audio) remotely in Orb Setup (PC only)

Ability to wake-up your PC remotely, if it is on stand-by or hibernate mode.

Support for TV Playlists (WMP only): users can now start a local TV stream in Windows Media Player and hit the "Next" button to switch to the next TV channel without leaving WMP

New Reset Password scheme: users now get a warning if their PC is not connected to the Orb server when they change their password; in that case, they will also need to manually reset their password in the Orb tray icon.

New AccuWeather National Forecast in video section (US version only)

New link to Sony Show Times Wireless site for show times in your area (US only)

Fixed: users can no longer have same logins on multiple servers

The Orb "Web" section is now called "Add-Ons"

OrbVideo now includes new Movie trailers from Sony Pictures

A warning is now displayed in the "Tools" section, if the Orb version is not up-to-date
New "Update Orb" button in the "Tools" section now enables users to remotely update Orb on home PC.

The Playlist limit has been increased to 500 titles (approx. 10 hrs of music)

Fixed "Shuffle" and "Repeat" playlist settings: now saved correctly between Orb sessions

Fixed speed detection when using the "Remember Me" checkbox on Orb login page

Ability to add a parameter to the URL in browser's window to set the device download speed. Example: http://my.orb.com/orb/index.jsp?speed=32

New Help window in PhotoSharing Setup pages "How does it work?"

Release of the japanese version: go to http://my.orb.com/getorb/index.jsp?lang=ja to download the PC version and to http://my.orb.com/japan to orb with a japanese interface

Support for 3GP media (go to the Tools page to switch player if necessary)
Note that playlists are not supported yet in 3GP mode, you can only play an invidual music title or video

Faster loading of main favorites page at login

Fixed speed detection for some devices

TV and Audio Recordings can be deleted quickly in the list view

Music album thumbnails are visible in places where they were missing

Fixed speed detection bug which would cut the speed in half

Full french version support (use http://my.orb.com/orb/index.jsp?lang=fr)

Changes in Setup pages are not saved automatically anymore, you need to click on "Save Changes"

New link to do a remove Orb install when you see the message "Orb is out of date on your PC"

Login names can be an email address

Marketing promotion: tell us how you Orb and receive a tee-shirt :)

Help link to new Support site

"Set Media folder" was removed from the Setup pages because it's more practical to do it directly on your Orb PC using the Configuraton menu of Orb tray icon

Fixed login page for Smartphones

New default Orb look and feel on PC

Ability to change the look and feel (go to Setup / General Settings)

Improved Photo sharing: you can define groups and share different photos with each of them.

New "tip of the day" on the Favorites home page

Empty categories such as Recordings and Scheduled are not displayed anymore

Support for sending emails with photos or videos to your home PC (Create a PIN in the General Settings)

Orb starts directly in a redesigned Favorites page (list of favorites, recent recordings and media folders)

New play button on TV or Audio recordings page to start a playlist

New setup page on PC to rename webcams and associate video and audio devices

Support for photo sharing with friends and family: see the Photo Setup page on PC.

Photo Setup folder lists have thumbnails (click to get a larger view)

Improved Visible state in Setup (folders can show partial state when not all items are checked)

Favorite states were removed from Setup pages, use the Favorite button directly in the UI

You can now save pagination preferences in Setup "Other Settings" (for TV, Video, Photo, Audio)

TV "Get Channel" returns a list of channels if there is no perfect match

TV Search can now look for a channel number or name

The tools page let you select a media player only if none or more than one were detected

Added the ability to reset your password if you forgot it (requires Orb PC 1.00.327 or higher)

New version OrbCamera 1.5.1 (improved messages, enable/disable voice tag)

If your PC doesn't have a tuner card, the play or record buttons are removed but TV Listings are still visible

Fixed OrbWeather images on phones

Added the ability to recover your login if you forgot it.

If Play or Record fail because your MediaCenter is already running you can click on "Stop MediaCenter" to stop it remotely (requires latest OrbPC 1.00.323 or higher))

The Tools page allows to change the default player during your Orb session (Windows or Real player), but you still need to make sure this player is installed!
Also, if no player was detected on your device at login, the Play button is present but gives you a warning.

On PC, "Administration" is now called "Setup", to configure your Orb account. Once in Setup mode you can click on the Orb logo to come back to the Orb view

A new "Tools" give you access to several utilities:
- Sign out, to come back to the login page and enter a new login/pwd.
- Check Web speed, to run a network speed test again (not available on all devices)
- Set Web speed, to change the device Web speed manually.
- Restart Orb, to restart Orb on your home PC (requires Orb PC 297 or higher)

A message is displayed on the TV home page if no tuner card is detected (in addition Local TV listings are not available anymore)

New link to Orb sample account in case of error 8 (home PC not connected)

New link to login again if you're kicked out because you or someone else used your account a 2nd time.

Removed internet channels that were not working

Minor bug fixes

Removed the WebCam menu when no Web cams are connected to your PC

Fixed problems with TV favorites

Fixed Play button for Firefox browser

Added photo title in slideshow

New full screen photo slideshow
(click inside the current photo to stop it. On PC you can also use the arrow keys to go forward or backward and ESC to stop)

Faster galleries of photos

HTTPS support for PC

Support for dynamic profiles for a better streaming experience (requires OrbPC 1.00.286 or higher)

Correct counts in TV page

Help link takes you directly to the Support knowledge base (PC only)

Local TV, Internet TVs and Web Cams are in separate pages

TV Favorites can be removed with the star button

Photo slideshows can be played in random order (press the Shuffle button)

Support for Orb Passes in internet TVs (requires Orb PC version greater than 171)

New OrbCamera 1.4.1:
- Display the number of pictures being uploaded (delayed mode).
- Picture can be saved on the phone for later upload if upload fails or is cancelled.

In the TV administration page, internet TVs and webcams are always set to visible (limitation of the current version)

Admin pages prompt you to save changes if you modified a form

Video, Audio and Photo main pages display a message if Orb is updating your local database (after a new install or after adding more files for instance)

Orb displays photos as galleries instead of simple lists on PC and PDA

New field "Get Channel" in the TV Listings page lets to jump to a channel (by number or name)

New "Show All" option next to page numbers to remove pagination

New "Most popular" views in Audio/Video/Photo areas: either the most recently played titles or the most often played titles.

New versions of OrbCamera supporting delayed upload of pictures

Fixed the TV totals for Recorded and Scheduled which were reversed.

TV listings and recordings are now based on your PC clock (i.e. not necessarily the correct time.) Orb displays a warning if your PC clock if off by more than 5 minutes.

Audio search improved to work with 1 category at a time, i.e. if you search for an artist name it returns a list of artists.

Video/Photo/Audio home pages show category totals.

New Admin page to set media extensions (Video/Photo/Audio)

Network speed detection for smart phones

Fix when scheduling a program found with a TV search

Administration page for internet radios

Better PVR errors

Lists of artists, albums and genres show the total count for each item (requires Orb PC 155 or higher)

Music leaf page now includes the genre information (requires Orb PC 155 or higher)

Fixed character encoding for western languages names

Fixed administration page to add a media folder with a path starting with C:

In Audio: artist and album information have been added to various pages
(We use "(Unknown)" when Orb wasn't able to extract this information from your files)

In Audio and Video: you can now play a list that extends to more than 1 page. The playlist generated is the full content, not just the titles on the current page.

In TV: Orb gives an additional warning if you click Play when your media center is already playing or recording a program (requires Orb install 154)

TV pages display a message "Your PC MediaCenter is busy." when the mediacenter prevents you from streaming TV

Orb displays the correct duration for recordings that have been cancelled

Top favorites page now works if an internet radio is the first in the list of audio favorites

The "Remove favorite" button is enabled correctly when browsing favorite items

"Add Favorite" button (red star) is now available in folder pages.

"Add Favorite" becomes "Remove Favorite" for folders or titles that are already favorite (note: this doesn't work yet for TV channels, internet TVs and internet radios)

Version 1.1.2 of OrbCamera is available for download. Pictures are now named with a time stamp.

The "Recorded TV" link was removed from the Video home page. You can access your Recorded TV programs either in the TV section or by adding "Recorded TV" as a media folder in the Video administration page.