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Wed, 12 March 2014
New BBC iPlayer experience available on selected TVs, 10 foot HTML version coming soon

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Yesterday the BBC released a beta version of the new iPlayer experience which has a new look and feel and today the BBC have detailed the new version coming to...

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Category:News -- posted at: 9:27am EDT
Wed, 12 March 2014
Xbox Music and Xbox Video apps for Windows 8.1 updated

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Microsoft have updated the Windows 8.1 Xbox Music and Xbox Video apps. The Xbox Music app has a couple of changes, when you add music to a playlist it no...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:28am EDT
Tue, 11 March 2014
March Firmware updates for the Surface 2, Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2

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Microsoft have continued with its monthly updates for its Surface devices and this month there are updates for the Surface 2, Surface Pro and the Surface Pro 2 (nothing for...

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Category:News -- posted at: 9:10am EDT
Tue, 11 March 2014
The BBC introduce a new BBC iPlayer

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The BBC have shown off changes coming to the iPlayer web site and apps. In a post on the BBC Internet blog the BBC have outlined how the new version...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:55am EDT
Tue, 11 March 2014
Element14 announce the Wolfson Audio card for the Raspberry Pi

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The Raspberry Pi makes a great a great media center running applications like XBMC but the audio output on the Pi is a little basic. element14 have announced a new...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:00am EDT
Mon, 10 March 2014
Microsoft Surface Power Cover available for pre-order, ships March 19th (US)

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When Microsoft announce the 2nd generation of Surface devices also announced was the Power Cover. The cover is has the moving key keyboard and track pad (like the Type Cover)...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:04pm EDT
Mon, 10 March 2014
Apple update the iOS Remote and Podcast apps

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  Apple have issued an update for the iOS Remote and Podcast apps. Version 4.2 of the Remote app adds the ability to control iTunes Radio on the Apple TV,...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:25pm EDT
Mon, 10 March 2014
AllCast Chromecasting app for Android adds DLNA Media Server support

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The Android Chromecasting app Allcast has been updated with transcoding and DLNA improvements. The app now supports DLNA Media Server so you can browse a remote DLNA server and send...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:09am EDT
Mon, 10 March 2014
The developers of the media app doubleTwist accuse Google of crippling SD card support in Android 4.4

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DoubleTwist is a great all in one media player for Android, it handles music, radio, podcasts and syncs with the desktop version. The developers have of the app have hit...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:50am EDT
Thu, 6 March 2014
The Digital Lifestyle Show #441 – With a 1K RAM Pack

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Welcome to podcast #441 and this week we have a busy show where we talk about the changes with the leadership team at Microsoft, the lower spec requirements of Windows...

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Direct download: TDL_Show_20140306_441.mp3
Category:News -- posted at: 7:34am EDT
Thu, 6 March 2014
OpenELEC 4.0 Beta 1 released

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OpenELEC have launched Beta 1 for OpenELEC 4 which is the first version of OpenELEC to include XBMC 13 (Gotham) beta 1. The first beta of XBMC 13 was launched...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:24am EDT
Thu, 6 March 2014
Firecore update Infuse iOS media player

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Firecore the company behind the ATVFlash addin for the Apple TV have updated their iOS media player app. Infuse 2.2.2 can import subtitles from other apps, adds retina artwork and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:25am EDT
Wed, 5 March 2014
Microsoft closes its Media Center Community Forums

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Most readers of this blog will remember The Green Button originally an independent community for Windows Media Center users to share tips, experiences and help each other with support issues....

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:59pm EDT
Wed, 5 March 2014
My Movies for the Windows Store released

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My Movies the movie collection manager service has arrived in the Windows Store. The app enables you to manage your My Movie collection from a Windows device. You can use...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:45am EDT
Wed, 5 March 2014
Xbox One update including UK TV fix starts rolling out

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Yesterday the March update for the Xbox One started rolling out and it includes a some updates that should make it work better as an entertainment device. The Xbox One...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:00am EDT
Wed, 5 March 2014
Media Browser for Android adds Chromecast support

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The Android version of the Media Browser client has been updated adding support for Google’s Chromecast protocol. This means you can browser your media stored on a Media Browser server...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:23am EDT
Tue, 4 March 2014
gMusic Google Music app for Windows 8.1 updated with new features

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If you use Google Play Music and have a Windows 8 device you will want to check out gMusic for Windows. With the app you can play music from Google’s...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:04am EDT
Tue, 4 March 2014
AllCast for Android update, fixes transcoding issues on Nexus devices

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AllCast is a great app for playing music and pictures from an Android device to DNLA, UPnP, and Chromecast devices and the app has had updated once again. The update focuses on transcoding...

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Category:News -- posted at: 9:35am EDT
Tue, 4 March 2014
XBMC 13.0 Gotham Beta 1 is here

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The XBMC team have announced the first beta of the next version of XBMC codenamed Gotham. The new release include hardware decoding on Android 4.0, this should make XBMC run...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:49am EDT
Thu, 27 February 2014
The Digital Lifestyle Show #440 – X Show
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Thu, 20 February 2014
The Digital Lifestyle Show #439 – Tech fails
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Category:general -- posted at: 7:27am EDT
Thu, 20 February 2014
BubbleUPnP for Android bridges the Chromecast and DLNA worlds

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BubbleUPnP the Android UPNP/DLNA app has been updated adding Chromecast support. This means you can play music, video and photos from a DLNA server or the Android device to the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:39am EDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
MediaPortal 1.7.0 pre-release released

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MediaPortal 1.7.0 Pre Release has been released containing some new features and bug fixes. Most of the changes are under the covers and are designed to improve the stability of...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:12am EDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
SkyDrive for Windows Phone and iOS now OneDrive

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As part of Microsoft’s renaming of SkyDrive to OneDrive the Windows Phone and iOS versions of the app have been updated. The Windows Phone version also gets a new thumbnail...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:30am EDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
Skype for Android adds picture in picture

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Skype have added a new picture in picture feature to the Android version of Skype. The feature overlays a small thumbnail of the video call in the top left of...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:59am EDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
SkyDrive for Android now OneDrive with new features

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Today the renaming of SkyDrive to OneDrive has gone live and as well as the naming the Android app has a new upload feature. The renamed OneDrive app has automatic...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:09am EDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
New Bing apps for Windows Phone released

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The Bing apps on Windows 8 are a good example of how to design Windows apps and yesterday the Bing team released a set of new apps for Windows Phone....

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:29am EDT
Wed, 19 February 2014
Microsoft OneDrive has arrived

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Last month Microsoft announced the new name for SkyDrive and on the OneDrive blog Microsoft have announced that the service has gone live today. The renamed apps should start showing...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:55am EDT
Tue, 18 February 2014
Surface Pro & Surface Pro 2 firmware and driver pack released

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Microsoft have made available the latest firmware and drivers for its Surface Pro devices (not the RT powered tablets). The download packs include the February 2014 firmware and drivers updates...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:48am EDT
Tue, 18 February 2014
Microsoft update the Windows 8.1 Bing Apps

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When I fired up my Surface today I was greeted with 7 updates from the Bing team at Microsoft. The Windows 8.1 updates were for Bing Finance, Bing Sport, Bing...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:12am EDT
Mon, 17 February 2014
MediaMonkey Beta build 227 released

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There is a new release of the Android version of MediaMonkey. Build 227 fixes issues with UPnP and WiFi syncing issues, it has database improvements and has fixed notifications. The...

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Category:News -- posted at: 10:15am EDT
Wed, 12 February 2014
Xbox One Media Remote shows up on Amazon

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In the tradition of things hitting the news after we discuss them on the podcast, Amazon Canada briefly had up a pre-order page for an Xbox One Media Remote. The...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:19pm EDT
Wed, 12 February 2014
Skype, Xbox Music and Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 updated

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There are a batch of updates in the Windows Store from Microsoft today. The first is Xbox Music, this update has the very descriptive "Minor fixes and improvements". Xbox Video...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:33am EDT
Wed, 12 February 2014
Google Play Music for the iPhone updated

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Google have updated the iOS version of their Google Play Music app fixing bugs in the apps. This release fixes disappearing downloads of songs and albums and fixes streaming issues....

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:52am EDT
Tue, 11 February 2014
February updates for the Surface 2, Surface Pro and Surface Pro 2

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Microsoft are back on track with their monthly update for the Surface tablets. This month there are updates for the Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 and the Surface Pro (but...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:13am EDT
Tue, 11 February 2014
Xbox One update delayed until later this week

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Microsoft had planned to roll out a system update for the Xbox One today but it looks like it's going to be delayed until later this week. The update includes...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:53am EDT
Tue, 11 February 2014
Google Play Books for Android adds PDF support

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Google have updated the Android Google Play Books apps adding PDF and EPUB support. You can now upload PDFs or EPUB to Google's book app via the downloads app on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:57am EDT
Tue, 11 February 2014
Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 updated

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  Today Microsoft have updated the Xbox Video app for Windows 8. I had to double check the release notes as Microsoft do have a habit of leaving the notes...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:40am EDT
Mon, 10 February 2014
MediaMonkey Beta for Android 225

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The developers of MediaMonkey keep improved the media player app for Android. Build 225 fixes playback skipping issues, booking marking issues and fixes problems with the back button. MediaMonkey syncs...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:56am EDT
Sun, 9 February 2014
Amazon MP3 for Android updated with improved performance

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Amazon have updated the Android version of their cloud music player. The app has been updated with improved playback performance when you have a large music library. Amazon have also...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:44am EDT
Sat, 8 February 2014
Firecore’s InFuse iOS app updated to version 2.2

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Firecore the company behind the ATVFlash addin for the Apple TV have updated their iOS video player app. Version 2.2 has a download from network option so you can not...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:47am EDT
Wed, 5 February 2014
Xbox One updates coming February 11th and March 4th

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The first update for the Xbox One is on its way. There are two updates on the way, the first one due 11th February has a couple of nice features...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:05am EDT
Wed, 5 February 2014
The BBC have another go at fixing the iPlayer iOS download issues

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The last update of the BBC's iPlayer app for iOS was supposed to have fixed the disappearing download issue that was affecting the app (they said "The mystery of disappearing...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:27am EDT
Tue, 4 February 2014
VLC for Windows and Mac reaches 2.1.3

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No news on the status of the VLC for the Windows store just yet but we do have a new version for the Windows desktop and for the Mac. Version...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:12pm EDT
Tue, 4 February 2014
New Samplitude Music Studio 2014 for Windows released

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Samplitude have released an updated version of its Music Studio application for Windows. The all-in-one package has vocal tuning, virtual instruments including a high-end synth, guitar, vintage organ, horns and an...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:00am EDT
Tue, 4 February 2014
AllCast for Android now supports Chromecast

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Yesterday Google released a Chromecast SDK and pretty quickly the developer of AllCast has updated the app to include Chromecasting support. With the updated Androi app you can stream content...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:09am EDT
Mon, 3 February 2014
Issue 20 of the Raspberry Pi magazine MagPi released

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Believe it or not the MagPi magazine a community magazine for the Raspberry Pi has reached issue 20. This month's edition has instructions on how to create your own bootable...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:15pm EDT
Mon, 3 February 2014
Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite review

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Samsung ATIV Book 9 Lite is a budget makeover of Samsung's high-end Series 9 Ultabook. The original Series 9 is one of the best Ultrabooks around but it came with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:00am EDT
Mon, 3 February 2014
MX Player for Android updated

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  MX Player the play anything video app for Android has been updated. The updated app supports cover art and adds subtitle gestures. Also extra codec packages are no longer required for...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:13am EDT
Sat, 1 February 2014
Tips for using Windows 8.1 on an 8 inch tablet

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After using Windows 8.1 on an 8 inch tablet for the last few weeks I found that Windows works really well on a small tablet (see my thought is this...

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Category:Guides -- posted at: 6:00am EDT
Fri, 31 January 2014
New Aztec theme released for Media Browser Classic

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Users of Media Browser Classic which is the version of Media Browser for Windows Media Center have a great looking new theme to play with. The Aztec theme has a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:00am EDT
Thu, 30 January 2014
The Digital Lifestyle Show #435 – OneCast

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Welcome to podcast 435 and we have a great show for you. We discuss IBM selling its x86 business to Lenovo and do servers have a place in the home...

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Direct download: TDL_Show_20140130_435.mp3
Category:News -- posted at: 2:30am EDT
Wed, 29 January 2014
VLC for the Windows Store to be submitted to the store in the next couple of days

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Over the weekend we had some screenshots of the Windows Store version of the VLC app and today we have an update on the Kickstater page. As we report audio...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:54am EDT
Tue, 28 January 2014
SiliconDust launch HD HomeRun app for Android

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SiliconDust's HD HomeRun are network enabled TV tuners that you can use with services like Windows Media Center and DVBLink and this week they have launched an Android app. HDHomeRun...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:29pm EDT
Tue, 28 January 2014
Media Browser for Windows 8 updated

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It's been a busy few weeks for Media Browser, we had the new live TV features, an updated Windows Media Center addin and today a new Media Browser app for...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:53am EDT
Mon, 27 January 2014
How well does Windows 8.1 really work on an 8 inch tablet?

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Windows on a small devices isn't a new thing, Microsoft have tried it before back in 2007 with UMPCs line the Samsung Q1 which never really took off (I still...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:00am EDT
Mon, 27 January 2014
Media Browser Classic for Windows Media Center 3.0.117 beta released

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Media Browser may have swanky new live TV features but if you're a Media Center users you will be happy to see the new Media Browser Classic beta. Media Browser...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:33am EDT
Mon, 27 January 2014
Goodbye Microsoft SkyDrive, hello OneDrive

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Last year Microsoft lost a court case with BskyB over the SkyDrive name and now Microsoft have announced the new name of its cloud storage service. The new name of...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:14am EDT
Mon, 27 January 2014
BBC iPlayer for iOS update fixes downloading issues

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One of the best things about the iOS version of the BBC iPlayer app is being able to download shows for offline playback but recently there have been problems with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:48am EDT
Sun, 26 January 2014
Quick Review: Plugable USB Ethernet Adapter

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There are some occasions when WiFi isn't practical and you need to use Ethernet . I needed an Ethernet device to help with the streaming of our podcast and looked for...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:00am EDT
Sat, 25 January 2014
Update on the VLC for Windows Store App project

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On the TDL Show a couple of weeks ago we speculated on where the Vidolan team where up to on the Windows Store version of the VLC Player app. The...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:54am EDT
Fri, 24 January 2014
Windows 8.1 Update 1 due March 11th?

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  We have heard rumours that Microsoft could be releasing an update for Windows 8.1 in the next couple of month and some of the updates would include better metro/desktop integration...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:26am EDT
Wed, 22 January 2014
Toshiba Encore 8 WT8, an 8 inch Windows tablet review

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When it comes to small form factor Windows device there have been many attempts over the years to get it right but none have really pulled it off, anyone remember...

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Category:News -- posted at: 9:00am EDT
Wed, 22 January 2014
TVCatchup for Android update adds regional TV settings

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TVCatchup is an app for watching live UK TV on a mobile device and the Android version has been updated. The updated version has add regional settings so you can...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:04am EDT
Wed, 22 January 2014
MediaMonkey for Android updated

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As regular readers will know I am a big fan of MediaMonkey and the Android version of it has had a couple of new builds since I last looked at...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:26am EDT
Tue, 21 January 2014
VLC for the iPhone and iPad updated with new UI and cloud storage integration

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VLC for iOS has been updated with a new UI, new cloud storage options and lots of other improvements. The new UI is designed for iOS 7 looks much better...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:38am EDT
Mon, 20 January 2014
BBC iPlayer for Xbox One no show blamed on the Kinect, the app could arrive April

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When the Xbox One launched one of the TV apps missing from the console was BBC iPlayer. The TV app has been on the Xbox 360 for some time and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:29am EDT
Sat, 18 January 2014
My Movies Home and Essentials Server 2.14 build 2 released

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As well as the Windows Media Center version of My Movies being updated the Home and Essentials version has also been updated. Version 2.14 build 2 is a minor updated...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:46pm EDT
Sat, 18 January 2014
My Movies for Windows Media Center 4.06 build 2 released

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The My Movies team have released an update for the Windows Media Center version of the My Movies app. Release 4.06 built 2 now displays MPLS file numbers when editing...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:39pm EDT
Sat, 18 January 2014
Media Browser Server updated now includes Live TV and other improvements

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Last week I wrote about the live TV features coming Media Browser and yesterday the Media Browser server was updated to include the TV features. Media Browser's TV features use...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:22pm EDT
Fri, 17 January 2014
Xbox Music for Android updated to address Android 4.4 issues

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Microsoft have updated the Android Xbox Music app fixing issues on Android 4.4. The update earlier this week added offline playback via playlists to the app and it looks like...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:52am EDT
Fri, 17 January 2014
Skype for iOS adds HD video calling and improved messaging

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Skype have updated their iOS version of the Skype client and added two way HD calling for the iPad Air and iPad Mini (retina). In the update is the ability...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:19am EDT
Wed, 15 January 2014
Live TV coming to the Media Browser platform

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Media Browser is a great cross platform media system with client for Windows 8, Windows Phone, Android, iOS and Windows Media Center. You can watch videos and listen to music...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:14am EDT
Wed, 15 January 2014
January updates for the Surface Pro, no Surface Pro 2 battery fix yet

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Microsoft have been pretty good releasing monthly updates for the Surface range. Surface Pro 2 owners are waiting for a fix to the battery issues from last month's update but...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:54am EDT
Wed, 15 January 2014
Vote up Media Center Extender functionally for the Xbox One

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When the Xbox One was launched it was no surprise that Windows Media Center Extender features were missing from the console (find out why from Microsoft's Charlie Owen on our...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:32am EDT
Tue, 14 January 2014
Xbox Music for Android adds offline playback

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Last week Microsoft added offline plackback features to the iOS version of the Xbox Music app and today the Android version gets the same feature. The iOS version had the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:31am EDT
Tue, 14 January 2014
Google Music app for Windows, gMusicW updated

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Google may not have a Google Play Music account for the Windows Store but there is a great 3rd party app filling the void. gMusicW is a free app that...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:01am EDT
Tue, 14 January 2014
ITV Player for the iPhone and iPad updated

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ITV have updated the iOS version of its catchup app ITV Player. The update is fairly minor but as well as bug fixes it does have improvements to video playback....

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:10am EDT
Mon, 13 January 2014
Skype for Windows 8.1 updated

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Microsoft have updated the Windows Store version of Skype. The update has performance improvements of the metro app and general bug fixes. Having not been that impressed with the metro...

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Category:News -- posted at: 10:59am EDT
Mon, 13 January 2014
Got an 8 inch Windows tablet and wondering where your Microsoft Office 2013 is?

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I recently pickup up a Toshiba Encore 8 to test Windows 8.1 on 8 inch tablets which ships with Windows 8.1 and Office 2013 Home and Student Edition. I starting...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:36am EDT
Mon, 13 January 2014
My Movies for the iPad and iPhone updated

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Brian Binnerup and the My Movies team have released an updated version to the iOS version of the My Movies app. The updated app adds an option to return to...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:00am EDT
Mon, 13 January 2014
Nokia Lumia Black Update Released for WP8

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On Friday night, I found a new update to my lumia software available to download, on my Lumia 925.  This looks to add some new functionality to the WP8, which...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:33am EDT
Thu, 9 January 2014
DVBLink product suite for the Synology DS214Play NAS

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DVBLogic have released the DVBLink product suite for the Synology DS214Play NAS devices. The DVBLink suite will now run on Synology devices powered by Intel's Evansport platform. With DVBLink you...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:08am EDT
Wed, 8 January 2014
Does the Xbox One really use HDMI CEC? A detailed look.

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Derek R. Flickinger (Dr Flick) takes a look at whether the Xbox One really uses HDMI CEC. SOME BACKGROUND There was a lot of chatter on the industry blogs and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:00am EDT
Wed, 8 January 2014
Kindle for iOS 4.1 released

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Amazon have issued an update to the Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad. Version 4.1 of the app has new notebook filter making it easier to find your notes...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:50am EDT
Tue, 7 January 2014
Microsoft updated the Xbox Music for iPhone with offline playlists

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Microsoft have updated the iPhone Xbox Music app adding offline playback to playlists. So you can create a playlist, take it offline and then listen to the tracks on the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:47pm EDT
Tue, 7 January 2014
Review: Website X5 Evolution 10

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Fancy your own website? If you do here is a way to do it that does not require you to be a programmer. This program uses a wizard to enable...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:36pm EDT
Tue, 7 January 2014
MediaMoneky Build 214 for Android released

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MediaMonkey the Android media player and manager has been updated. Build 214 doesn't have any new features but does have a lot of fixes. There are fixes for USB syncing, fixes for kitkat...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:30am EDT
Tue, 7 January 2014
My Flickr Upload app for Windows updated

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I have updated my Flickr Upload app for Windows 8.1. This release focuses on tidying up some issues from the last release. There are fixes to improve sign-in with Flickr...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:25am EDT
Mon, 6 January 2014
Samsung launch the Galaxy NotePRO and Galaxy TabPRO

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Amongst Samsung's announcements at CES where new Android tablets, the Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO. The NotePRO and TabPRO are Samsung's biggest tablets so far with a 12.2 inch displays, with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:01pm EDT
Mon, 6 January 2014
Samsung announce an updated ATIV One7 All-in-one PC

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Today at CES Samsung announced a new updated ATIV One7 all in one PC. The ATIV One7 has been redesigned and has a 24 inch full HD display running at...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:20pm EDT
Mon, 6 January 2014
Microsoft release BitLocker fix for the Surface 2

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Microsoft have released a fix to stop the Surface 2 prompting for BitLocker key. I have only experienced this problem once on my Surface 2 and its annoying, so I...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:19am EDT
Wed, 1 January 2014
IP Security CAM image in XBMC using “Security CAM Overlay” add-on

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Firstly its the 1st of Jan 2014 today, so happy New Year to all my blog readers, hope you had a good one last night! Now down to business.. There...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 7:31am EDT
Wed, 1 January 2014
TVCatchup for Windows updated

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TVCatchup the app for watching live TV in Windows and Windows 8.1 has been updated. The app has been updated to support Windows 8.1 and has a new resizable view...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:03am EDT
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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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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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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Category:News -- posted at: 1:00am EDT
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