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Mon, 30 December 2013
How to fix a not responding Surface Type Cover 2 keyboard problem

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I got my kids Surface RTs for Christmas which they really love, so much so they bought new Type Cover 2 with their own money. All was working fine until...

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Category:News -- posted at: 10:45pm EDT
Mon, 30 December 2013
A look back at the tech gadgets of 2013, what was your highlight?

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2013 has seen a pleather of gadgets and devices released, we have had new iPads, new Surface devices, games consoles and plenty of new smartphones and I thought I would...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:53am EDT
Sat, 28 December 2013
Raspbmc December update

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It's that time of month for another Raspbmc update. The XBMC distribution for the Raspberry Pi has been updated and includes a fix for booting issues with the SD cards,...

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The post Raspbmc December update appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 11:29pm EDT
Fri, 27 December 2013
Microsoft release classic PC games on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8

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Anyone that has been using Windows in the last 20 years will have come across the classic Windows games Solitaire, Mahjong and Minesweeper. During the Windows 3.1 days Minesweeper and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:57pm EDT
Fri, 27 December 2013
Google Nexus 5 review

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For the last year I have been using a Google Nexus 4 as my main phone and have been really happy with it. My phone is the 16 GB edition...

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The post Google Nexus 5 review appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 2:00am EDT
Fri, 27 December 2013
AllCast for Android updated with new features and bug fixes

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Over Christmas I have been using AllCast to send pictures and video clips I have taken to my Apple TV and my Xbox One and the app has just been...

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The post AllCast for Android updated with new features and bug fixes appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 1:00am EDT
Fri, 27 December 2013
BeyondPod podcast app for Android adds Chromecast support

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For listening to podcasts I use BeyondPod, it's a great app for subscribing and listening to podcasts and the app has just been updated. The new version has Chromecast supports...

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The post BeyondPod podcast app for Android adds Chromecast support appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 12:23am EDT
Tue, 24 December 2013
AllCast for Android enables streaming to Apple TV and DLNA devices

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There is a new streaming app from the developer of ClockworkMod Koushik Dutta. AllCast is an app for Android that enables streaming of media to Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One,...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:14am EDT
Wed, 11 December 2013
December updates for the Surface RT,Surface 2 and Pro 2

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Yesterday was patch Tuesday and Microsoft pushed out improvements for the Surface RT and Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2. For the Surface 2 the December update fixes screen dimming...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:13am EDT
Wed, 11 December 2013
Demand 5 app updated for Windows 8.1, you can now pin your favourite TV shows

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Channel 5 have an updated Windows Store version of the Demand 5 app. The updated version supports Windows 8.1 with a new live title, integrated search, it remembers the show...

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The post Demand 5 app updated for Windows 8.1, you can now pin your favourite TV shows appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 4:11am EDT
Wed, 11 December 2013
Twonky Beam updated for Android, supports premium content on Jelly Bean

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Twonky have updated the Android version of the Twonky Beam app adding support for premium content on Android 4.4 (Jelly Bean). With the updated app you can stream DTCP-IP and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:26am EDT
Tue, 10 December 2013
Chromecast support added to Plex

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Google's Chromecast is a $35 HDMI dongle that enables streaming of content from Chrome and Android and so far only a handful of apps have made use of it. Today...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:11am EDT
Tue, 10 December 2013
VLC for Windows and Mac 2.1.2 released

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Videolan have updated everybody's favourite media player VLC to version 2.1.2. The update improves the Windows Installer, fixes audio issues on Windows and Mac, there are video player improvements, Mac...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:20am EDT
Mon, 9 December 2013
Firecore release Infuse 2.0, now free

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Firecore the developers behind the Apple TV hack ATVFlash have released version 2 of InFuse their iOS video app. Version 2 has a new iOS 7 style UI and the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:29am EDT
Sun, 8 December 2013
Raspbmc November update, includes a web browser and USB soundcard support

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Another month and another update of Raspbmc the XBMC distribution for the Raspberry Pi. There are lots of updates in the November build and some of the most noticeable features...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:09pm EDT
Sat, 7 December 2013
Google Play Movies and TV update adds new download options

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Google have updated the Android Google Play Movies and TV app. The update includes the option of selecting the download format for offline viewing, so you can pick either HD...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:49am EDT
Fri, 6 December 2013
Xbian available to install on any Debian Raspberry Pi distro

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Xbian is a great XBMC distribution for the Raspberry Pi and up to now the only way to use it was by downloading the whole image from Xbian but that...

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The post Xbian available to install on any Debian Raspberry Pi distro appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 6:26am EDT
Fri, 6 December 2013
Google Play Music for Android now supports offline music on SD cards

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Google have updated the Android Google Play Music. The Android app adds support for storing music on SD cards for devices running KitKat, if you device has an SD card...

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The post Google Play Music for Android now supports offline music on SD cards appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 3:39am EDT
Thu, 5 December 2013
Plex for iOS updated with a new look

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Plex have been busy and have updated their iOS Plex app. The app has been given an updated iOS 7 style look, it has a new music player and a...

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The post Plex for iOS updated with a new look appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 12:15am EDT
Wed, 4 December 2013
Sky Go for Android tablets launched

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Sky have released a dedicated Sky Go app for Android tablets with displays of 7 inch or larger. Sky already have a Sky Go app for smaller Android device and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:19am EDT
Wed, 4 December 2013
Sky open its movie store up to anyone in the UK

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Sky TV are expanding their movie rental service opening it up to more UK customers. The new SkyStore.com service has movie rentals ranging from 99p for older movies up to...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:29am EDT
Wed, 4 December 2013
Media Browser 3 for Windows 8.1 released

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The Media Browser team have released Media Browser for Windows 8.1 into the Windows Store. With Media Browser you can browser you media stored on your Media Browser server and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:10am EDT
Tue, 3 December 2013
Say hello to my first Windows Store app: Flickr Upload

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For a while I have had the urge to write a Windows Store app so after spending some time pondering what would be a good app and ruling out anything...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:33am EDT
Mon, 2 December 2013
DVBLink for Android 2.0 released with KitKat compatibly and Recorded TV management

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DVBLogic have released a new version of the DVBLink app for Android. Version 2.0 of the app fixes compatibly issues with Android 4.4 (KitKat) and adds recorded TV management and playback. So...

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The post DVBLink for Android 2.0 released with KitKat compatibly and Recorded TV management appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 10:00pm EDT
Mon, 2 December 2013
My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 2.14 PR7

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As well as My Movies for Windows Media Center being update the Home Server version has also been updated. 2.14 PR7 for My Movies Home and Essential Server Solution has...

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The post My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 2.14 PR7 appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 7:13am EDT
Mon, 2 December 2013
My Movies for Windows Media Center 4.06 PR7 released

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My Movies for Windows Media Center 4.06 pre-release 7 is available to download. PR7 has new event handlers, wake on lan and fixes to the backend system. My Movies Collection...

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The post My Movies for Windows Media Center 4.06 PR7 released appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 7:07am EDT
Mon, 2 December 2013
MediaMonkey Beta build 189 released

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MediaMonkey the Android media player and manager build 189 has been release. There are a lot of fixes in the new build of the media player app including UPnP improvements. The app is...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:57am EDT
Sun, 1 December 2013
How to use Google Play Music with an Xbox One

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There a few choices when it comes to cloud music services, the one I use is Google Play Music, the free service allows you to have 20,000 of your own...

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The post How to use Google Play Music with an Xbox One appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:Guides -- posted at: 11:28am EDT
Wed, 27 November 2013
VLC for Android updated with fixes for Android 4.4 KitKat

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VLC the open source cross platform media player has been updated for Android. The 16th beta which could be one of the last before the final release has fixed for the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:30pm EDT
Wed, 27 November 2013
Microsoft launch Xbox Video for the web

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Microsoft have launched a web based version of its Xbox Video store. The app has the same content as the Xbox and Windows versions of the app, there is a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:10am EDT
Wed, 27 November 2013
OpenELEC 3.2.4 released

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The embedded version of XBMC OpenELEC has a new build. Release 3.2.4 of OpenELEC is a maintenance release that contains a nice big long list of fixes but no major...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:00am EDT
Tue, 26 November 2013
Amazon update the Kindle app Windows Phone

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Amazon have updated the Kindle app for Windows Phone. Version 2.0.0.5 has fast app resuming so it takes you back to the page you were reading when you resume the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:03pm EDT
Tue, 26 November 2013
DVBLink for Synology NAS (Armada XP) released

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I have been doing lots of playing around with DVBLink recently, using it on a Raspberry Pi and an Xbox One, today DVBLogic have released the DVBLink product suite for...

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The post DVBLink for Synology NAS (Armada XP) released appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 7:22am EDT
Tue, 26 November 2013
Xbox One media features review, no Media Center but a great platform for the future

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I am sure there are lots of reviews about the gaming aspects of the Xbox One (personally I can't get enough time on Forza Motorsport 5) but in this review...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:00am EDT
Mon, 25 November 2013
DoubleTwist for Android updated

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DoubleTwist the Android media app has been updated with a new UI. The app syncs up with a desktop version of the app and helps move over from the iOS/iTunes...

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The post DoubleTwist for Android updated appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 11:32pm EDT
Sun, 24 November 2013
Plex Home Theater 1.0 released

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The have been many versions of Plex Home Theater released over the last year but we now have the 1.0 release of the media centre app. Plex Home Theater 1.0...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:03am EDT
Sat, 23 November 2013
XBMC Aeon MQ5 Skin – A look at the Music and Concerts Libraries

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I’m moving from the XBMC skin Aeon MQ4 to Aeon MQ5 at the moment. I’ve already written about the Aeon MQ5 Movie library here and the TV Shows library here....

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The post XBMC Aeon MQ5 Skin – A look at the Music and Concerts Libraries appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:First Look -- posted at: 7:07am EDT
Sat, 23 November 2013
Android 4.4 (KitKat) rolling out for the Nexus 7

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Last month the new Google Nexus 5 shipped with Android 4.4 KitKat and Google have started rolling out the update for some of the older Nexus device. One of the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:01am EDT
Wed, 20 November 2013
Google launch a YouTube app for the Xbox One

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Google have announced a YouTube app for the Xbox One. The app enables watching of YouTube videos on the Xbox One, you can view your subscriptions and see trending videos....

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:10pm EDT
Wed, 20 November 2013
CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part5 (Artwork Downloader Usage and Aeon MQ5 Skin Settings)

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In Part One we looked at the general XBMC settings, in Part Two for those of you using the OpenElec operating system we looked at the OpenElec Configuration Settings, in...

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The post CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part5 (Artwork Downloader Usage and Aeon MQ5 Skin Settings) appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:First Look -- posted at: 2:10am EDT
Wed, 20 November 2013
Xbox One SmartGlass for Windows 8, Android and iOS launched

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This Friday is the release of Microsoft next generation Xbox, the Xbox One and just in time for the release they have launched new version of the Xbox SmartGlass apps....

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:56am EDT
Wed, 20 November 2013
PowerDVD Mobile for Windows 8.1 updated

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PowerDVD Mobile is Cyberlink's mobile media app, it will play most video formats including MKV, MPEG 2 and Windows Media Center files. The app has just updated and includes some...

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The post PowerDVD Mobile for Windows 8.1 updated appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 12:08am EDT
Tue, 19 November 2013
My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 2.14 Pre-Release adds losses MKV copying

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My Movies for Home and Essentials Server has been updated. Version 2.14 Pre Release 6 has new lossless MKV ripping features so it can rip MKV files automatically and store...

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The post My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution 2.14 Pre-Release adds losses MKV copying appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 11:20am EDT
Tue, 19 November 2013
CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part4 (meta-data scrapers)

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In Part One we looked at the general XBMC settings, in Part Two for those of you using the OpenElec operating system we looked at the OpenElec Configuration Settings, in...

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The post CW-KID's XBMC Settings Guide - Part4 (meta-data scrapers) appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:First Look -- posted at: 10:31am EDT
Tue, 19 November 2013
CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part3 (Program add-ons)

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In Part One we looked at the general XBMC settings, in Part Two for those of you using the OpenElec operating system we looked at the OpenElec Configuration Settings, in...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 7:42am EDT
Tue, 19 November 2013
CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part2 (OpenElec)

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In Part One we looked at the general XBMC settings in Part Two we will be looking at the OpenElec Configuration settings. If you have installed XBMC on to another...

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The post CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part2 (OpenElec) appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:First Look -- posted at: 4:12am EDT
Tue, 19 November 2013
CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide – Part1

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If you’re a newbie XBMC user or if you have simply looked at XBMC a few times with a view to maybe moving to it from Windows MCE, you will...

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The post CW-KID’s XBMC Settings Guide - Part1 appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:First Look -- posted at: 2:12am EDT
Tue, 19 November 2013
MediaBrowser for Android released

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Media browser 3 gets better and better. The media platform has Windows, Windows Phone and iOS client and now a new Android client. The new Android app enables access to...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:15am EDT
Thu, 14 November 2013
Channel 4 launch 4oD app for Windows Phone 8

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Channel 4 have streaming apps for iOS, Android and Windows and now Windows Phones joins the party. The 4oD app for Windows Phone 8 brings Channel 4, E4 and More4...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:17am EDT
Wed, 13 November 2013
My Movies testing automated lossless MKV ripping

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My Movies is a great system for storing and cataloguing your movie collection and the Home and Essentials Server version will automatically store your Bluray movies but there are times...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:49am EDT
Wed, 13 November 2013
Issues with my MCE IR remote control and OpenElec – HELP!

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I am currently testing out a build of OpenElec with a view to moving to that platform from Linux Ubuntu Minimal. OpenElec is described as.. “Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center...

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The post Issues with my MCE IR remote control and OpenElec – HELP! appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:First Look -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
Tue, 12 November 2013
TVCatchup for iOS updated with a new look but loses some channels

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  TVCatchup the TV streaming app for iOS has been updated. TVCatch up brings over 50 live TV channels to iOS including BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. The updated...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:40pm EDT
Tue, 12 November 2013
CW-KID on The Digital Lifestyle Podcast!

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Well its finally happened much to my reluctance, after 8 years of being one of the Home Theatre PC community forum leaders and bloggers, I’ve finally made a guest appearance...

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The post CW-KID on The Digital Lifestyle Podcast! appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 12:26pm EDT
Tue, 12 November 2013
Surface Firmware Updates – November 2013

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Anyone running a Microsoft Windows OS will be familiar with the term "patch Tuesday" where on the 2nd Tuesday of each month they release security and reliability updates. Now for...

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The post Surface Firmware Updates – November 2013 appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 11:07am EDT
Mon, 11 November 2013
BBC iPlayer updated for KitKat and downloads supported on more devices

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The BBC have updated the Android iPlayer app adding support for Android 4.4 (KitKat) devices. They have also been busy adding video download support for more devices. The list includes...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:14pm EDT
Mon, 11 November 2013
Sonos PLAY:1 review, great sound in a small package

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Sonos is a great system for playing music around the home, I love being able to control music for the whole home from a phone or tablet. The problem with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:05am EDT
Mon, 11 November 2013
Cyberlink PowerDVD Mobile for iOS and Android updated

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  Cyberlink have updated their PowerDVD Mobile apps for Android and iOS. The app is a great media player that plays a wide range of video formats and works with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:19am EDT
Sun, 10 November 2013
XBMC Aeon MQ5 Skin – A look at the TV Show Library

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I’m really liking the new Aeon MQ5 skin and I am looking forward to updating all my HTPC’s to use this new skin, they currently have Aeon MQ4 running on...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 2:58am EDT
Thu, 7 November 2013
The Digital Lifestyle Show #424 – Search for a Tablet Star

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Welcome our our podcast. In this week's show we have email about using NAS devices with XBMC, Chris Oldroyd emails us with his continuing search for a tablet and we talk...

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Direct download: TDL_Show_20131108_424.mp3
Category:News -- posted at: 11:34pm EDT
Thu, 7 November 2013
How to use Google Play Music with Sonos and UPnP/DLNA systems

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I am a big fan of Google Play Music, the subscription services gives you access to a large range of music and there is offline playback as well. The only...

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Category:Guides -- posted at: 5:07am EDT
Wed, 6 November 2013
Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 updated with improvements for portrait mode and HD screens

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 As well as updating the Xbox Music app Microsoft have also updated the Xbox Video app for Windows 8.1. The update has an improved layout for TV show extra episodes and...

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The post Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 updated with improvements for portrait mode and HD screens appeared first on The Digital Lifestyle.com.

Category:News -- posted at: 11:40pm EDT
Wed, 6 November 2013
Xbox Music for Windows 8.1 updated

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Microsoft have updated the Xbox Music app that ships with Windows 8.1. The release notes say there is a brand new user experience, which is exactly what they said on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 10:00pm EDT
Wed, 6 November 2013
How to rip and convert TV Show DVDs for XBMC – Part 4

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In Part 1 we looked at how to rip your TV Show DVD disc(s) to a VIDEO_TS folder(s) on the computer, in Part 2 we then looked at how to...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 7:17am EDT
Wed, 6 November 2013
How to rip and convert TV Show DVDs for XBMC – Part 3

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In Part 1 we looked at how to rip your TV Show DVD disc to a VIDEO_TS folder on the computer, in Part 2 we then looked at how to...

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Wed, 6 November 2013
How to rip and convert TV Show DVDs for XBMC – Part 2

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In Part1 we looked at using DVDFab HD Decrypter to rip a TV Show DVD disc in to a VIDEO_TS folder on the computer. The next step in our five...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 3:39am EDT
Wed, 6 November 2013
How to rip and convert TV Show DVDs for XBMC – Part 1

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If you read my blog or if you have tried it for yourself, you will probably know already that XBMC does not fully support TV Show DVD rips in VIDEO_TS...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 1:28am EDT
Tue, 5 November 2013
Sky Go for Android and iOS updated

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Sky have updated the iOS and Android versions of the Sky Go app. Sky Go is Sky's catch up and streaming app and the update has improved search/navigation on both...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:22pm EDT
Tue, 5 November 2013
XBMC New Aeon MQ5 Skin – Movies UI sneak peek

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XBMC Aeon MQ5 V1.5.1 was released as final last week and can now be found in the official repository. I am currently in the process of testing MQ5 with a...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 6:19am EDT
Tue, 5 November 2013
Order Replacement Surface Accessories

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As you might have heard me talk about on the podcast I pre-ordered a Surface Pro 2 and when it arrived was disappointed that it came with the power supply...

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Thu, 31 October 2013
ITV Player for Android adds video quality options

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ITV have updated their Android catchup app. Version 3.2 of the app enables streaming of ITV channels on mobile devices now has a video quality setting so you can set...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:58am EDT
Wed, 30 October 2013
Sky+ for iOS update adds remote on demand downloads

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  Sky's On Demand selection is pretty impressive but it's a pain when you find something you want to watch and kicked off the download to then have it using...

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Wed, 30 October 2013
DVBLogic update DVBLink Server, TVSoruce and EPG Loader

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DVBLogic have updated their DVBLink of products. The updated packages includes DVBLink Server, DVBLink TVSource and DVBLink EPG Loader. The new version has several fixes including support for PCTV 461e...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:36am EDT
Tue, 29 October 2013
Amazon Cloud Player for the Mac launched

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Amazon released a Windows version of the Cloud Player app earlier this year and today they have a new Cloud Player app for the Mac. The app enables playing, managing...

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Tue, 29 October 2013
Microsoft issue patches for Windows 8.1 Skype and IE bugs

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Microsoft have issued a couple of updates for Windows 8.1 fixes Skype cashes and Internet Explorer 11 issues. KB2902892 fixes: When you start the Skype Windows Store app in Windows...

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Tue, 29 October 2013
Windows Phone Update 3 rolling out the HTC 8X

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Update 3 for Windows Phone 8 (also known as GDR3) has been available for developers for the last couple of weeks but now it's rolling out to international version of...

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Tue, 29 October 2013
Twonky Beam for Android updated

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Twonky Beam the Android app for sending video and audio content to a DLNA server has been updated. The updated app improves the bookmarking, playback and downloading experience and fixes...

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Mon, 28 October 2013
Plex introduce Cloud Syncing and a updated Plex Server

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Plex has had a syncing service for devices for some time and it's a great way of keeping content on sync on Android and iOS devices, over the weekend Plex...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:08pm EDT
Sun, 27 October 2013
Review: Fuze powered by Raspbery PI

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At first sight the Fuze might seem just like another case for the Raspberry PI, a very cool retro designed case which reminds me of a red BBC micro, but...

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Category:Reviews -- posted at: 11:58am EDT
Sun, 27 October 2013
Microsoft Surface 2 review, an excellent device gets better

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Before I start the review I have to say I am a fan of the original Surface RT, I have written countless blog posts on it, spent hours browsing the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:00am EDT
Thu, 24 October 2013
MediaMonkey build 175 for Android released

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MediaMonkey the media player and manager app for Android has been updated to build 175. The new beta has lots of bug fixes in it including fixes with DLNA playback,...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:39am EDT
Wed, 23 October 2013
BBC iPlayer for iOS gets an iOS 7 facelift

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The BBC have given the iPad and iPhone iPlayer app a bit of a new look. The app has an iOS 7 look and feel to it, the buttons are...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:33am EDT
Wed, 23 October 2013
First look at Microsoft Surface Type Cover 2

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When Microsoft announced the new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 they also announced new covers, the Type Cover 2 and Touch Cover 2. Microsoft say the new covers are...

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Wed, 23 October 2013
Apple release updated Podcast app for iOS

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Apple released a lot of updated apps for iOS yesterday and one of them that got a nice refresh is the Podcast app. The Podcast app enables subscriptions to podcast...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:26am EDT
Tue, 22 October 2013
Apple announce the iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini

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Today Apple announced the latest generation of the their iPad range introducing a new iPad Air and an iPad Mini with Retina display. The iPad Air is thinner and lighter...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:45am EDT
Tue, 22 October 2013
Microsoft Surface 2 Unboxing and first look

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Microsoft's 2nd generation of tablets are here, the devices were announced a few weeks ago and my unit arrived today. First I have to say I love my original Surface...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 7:02am EDT
Tue, 22 October 2013
Windows RT 8.1 update available again

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Over the weekend Microsoft pulled the Windows 8.1 RT update from the Windows Store due to reports of it bricking devices during the upgrade. Microsoft said the problem was affecting...

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Tue, 22 October 2013
Nokia announce the 6 inch Lumia 1520 and 1320

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I have to admit I like large phone displays, I used a Galaxy Note for a couple of years and really like the extra screen real estate. Now Nokia have...

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Tue, 22 October 2013
Nokia announce the Lumia 2520 tablet

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The rumours where true, Nokia have announced the Lumia 2520 tablet as today's event in Abu Dhabi. The tablet has the styling of the Lumia range of phones, Zeiss optic...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:14am EDT
Mon, 21 October 2013
UK Windows Media Center Guide data issues return

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It looks like our old Windows Media Center guide data problems have returned to haunt us. Despite what Microsoft may want us to think there are still plenty of Media...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:18am EDT
Wed, 16 October 2013
LoveFilm for iOS update improves AirPlay streaming

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Last month Amazon's LoveFilm Instant app was updated adding AirPlay streaming so you can stream LoveFilm movies to your Apple TV without having to use Mirroring. Today Amazon have updated...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:23am EDT
Wed, 16 October 2013
Microsoft take about creation apps in Windows 8.1

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Windows 8.1 RTM comes this week and Microsoft have shown off some of the creation features from Microsoft coming to the platform. The camera and photo apps are getting new...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:38am EDT
Tue, 15 October 2013
Windows Media Center addin Remote Potato 2014 Edition for iOS 7 released

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Remote Potato has for a long time been one of the best way to control Windows Media Center from iOS, Android or browser. It has an addin you install on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:01am EDT
Tue, 15 October 2013
Surface RT firmware update ahead of Windows 8.1 RTM

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Next week Windows 8.1 is officially released and ahead of that there is a firmware update for the Surface RT. At the beginning of October the Surface Pro received a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:53am EDT
Mon, 14 October 2013
Sonos update their iOS and Android apps

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Today Sonos announced their new PLAY:1 compact speaker system and now they have released updated apps for iOS and Android. The updated apps add support for Sonos PLAY1, Spotify users...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:45am EDT
Mon, 14 October 2013
Sonos introduce the PLAY:1

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I love Sonos music players, they have a great control system with their apps and of course great sound quality. The one downside has been the price, to equip your...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:37am EDT
Mon, 14 October 2013
Windows Phone 8 Update 3 announced and a new developer preview program

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Microsoft have officially announced the 3rd update of Windows Phone 8. The update which has been rumoured for some time has a bigger start screen for more live tiles, a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:06am EDT
Sun, 13 October 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom review

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Modern smartphones have some pretty good cameras built in to them but they can't match up to a compact camera when it comes to optical zoom. Digital zoom is ok...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:00am EDT
Sat, 12 October 2013
Microsoft update the Windows 8.1 Maps app

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Microsoft have updated the Windows 8.1 Maps app with a new look and feel as well as improved multi-tasking. The app has integration with Facebook so you can see which...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:49am EDT
Fri, 11 October 2013
Google TV to be rebranded as Android TV

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Google TV hasn't exactly been a success so far it's with it pretty much failing to take off. It look like Google are going to rebrand the platform and move...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:29am EDT
Thu, 10 October 2013
Media Browser for Windows Phone 8 released

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Media Browser 3 is turning in to a great way of viewing and browsing your media collection across multiple platforms and today the Windows Phone 8 client has been released....

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