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Tue, 30 July 2013
TP-Link TD-W8980 (N600) ADSL2+ Router review

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The router I use at home I thought was doing a pretty good job, the Wi-Fi signal reached most of my house and I thought I was getting the most...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:30am EDT
Mon, 29 July 2013
VLC for Android updated to support Android 4.3

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Videolan have updated the Android VLC app bringing fixes for Android 4.3. The 15th beta of VLC for Android fixes Android 4.3 issues and improves decoding speed. VLC is a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:22pm EDT
Mon, 29 July 2013
Microsoft talk about new devices APIs in Windows 8.1

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With the Windows 8.1 Preview Microsoft introduced new support for 3D printers but that is not the only change to device support in the OS. In a new post on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:39am EDT
Fri, 26 July 2013
Sky launch £9.99 NOW TV box

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Sky have launch a cheap set top box for their NOW TV pay as you go TV service. The box which is available from today at nowTV.com is a small...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:46am EDT
Fri, 26 July 2013
Amazon Cloud Player for iOS updated with improvements for large libraries

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Amazon have updated the Amazon Cloud Player for iOS improving the performance of the app with large libraries. Version 2.2 of the app also has faster startup when loading the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:09am EDT
Thu, 25 July 2013
MediaMonkey for Android build 152 released

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MediaMonkey the media manager and player for Android has been updated. Build 152 fixes problems with the previous releases including issues with the widget, download status errors, playlist errors and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:55pm EDT
Thu, 25 July 2013
The Digital Lifestyle Show #410 – $900 Million

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Welcome to podcast 410. Garry joins me to talk over the week news, we talk about the Microsoft's massive write down on the Surface RT and is this the end...

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Direct download: TDL_Show_20130725_410.mp3
Category:News -- posted at: 3:30am EDT
Thu, 25 July 2013
Android Google Play Music and Movies updated to support Chromecast

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Google have updated the Android Google Play Music and Google Play Movies apps. The updated apps now support sending of content to Google's new Chromecast so you can watch or...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:15am EDT
Thu, 25 July 2013
Channel 4 add downloading to the iOS and Android 4oD app

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Channel 4 have updated the 4oD app for the iPad and iPhone. Version 3.0 of the iOS app adds downloading options enabling downloading and offline viewing of catchup content on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:11am EDT
Thu, 25 July 2013
Google announce 2nd gen Nexus 7, Chromecast and Android 4.3

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As widely leaked Google announced a new Nexus 7 and Android 4.3 yesterday. Android 4.3 is still called Jelly Bean is a fairly minor update to the Android but does...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:44am EDT
Wed, 24 July 2013
VLC for iOS updated to 2.0.2

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Last week VLC return to the iPad and iPhone after a couple of years of absence and already VideoLan have the first update out. Version 2.0.2 has fixes for MPEG...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Wed, 24 July 2013
Sky Go for Android updated to 3.2

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Yesterday Sky upgraded the iOS version of Sky Go with a new look and feel and today the Android app has been updated with a similar style. The updated app...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:56am EDT
Wed, 24 July 2013
Microsoft continue rolling out Windows 8.1 updates

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Microsoft have released another set of Windows 8.1 Preview updates aimed at improving the stability of the OS. This week's update include a patch improving SkyDrive stability another fixing webpage...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:09am EDT
Tue, 23 July 2013
Sky Go for iOS updated to 4.0 with a new look

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Sky have refreshed the Sky Go app for iOS. Version 4.0 of the app has a more modern look with a flatter style which looks more like the Sky+ app...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:47am EDT
Tue, 23 July 2013
Chrome Browser for Android adds Google Translate features

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Google have updated the Chrome Browser for Android. The update has new translation features from Google Translate which has been added to the app. Also full screen browsing has been...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:19am EDT
Tue, 23 July 2013
Sonos add streaming from your Android library to Sonos systems

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Sonos have updated their Android app adding streaming from the local library. With the updated app you can send music from local Android library to a Sonos system without having...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:37am EDT
Mon, 22 July 2013
Video: 4 in 1 USB Hub for the Surface RT review

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I love my Surface RT but one USB port can be a bit of a limitation and what is where the 4 in 1 USB hub comes on. I actually...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Mon, 22 July 2013
My Movies for Mac OS X 1.33 is now available in the Mac App Store

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Brian and the My Movies team have updated the OS X version of the My Movie apps. In version 1.33 there are bug fixes and the AFP share option has...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:51am EDT
Mon, 22 July 2013
AirPlayer for iOS updated

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AirPlayer for iOS have been updated to version 1.0.07, Airplayer is a UPnP and DLNA app for the iPad and iPhone that enables streaming of video and audio from a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:39am EDT
Sat, 20 July 2013
Video: Samsung QF30 video camera review

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For a long while I used a Flip camera for recording videos, recently I switched to using my Canon DSLR which produces great results but is a little on the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:30am EDT
Fri, 19 July 2013
New Plex for Google TV released

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Plex recently released an updated Android Plex app and yesterday they released a new version of Plex for Google TV. The update is for PlexPass members (a subscription services) and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:21am EDT
Fri, 19 July 2013
Maybe 9 months to late Halo: Spartan Assault released for Windows 8 and Windows RT

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Microsoft have released Halo: Spartan Assault in the Windows Store today, the game makes great use of the Halo franchise and includes 25 missions playable via touch or keyboard. I...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:37am EDT
Fri, 19 July 2013
Windows Phone 8 GDR2 rolling out for HTC Phones

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It looks like Microsoft latest update for Windows Phone is rolling out. The GDR2 update popped up on my HTC 8X today, update 8.0.10322.71 and 8.0.10327.77 . The update includes...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:47am EDT
Thu, 18 July 2013
VLC media player for iOS returns to the app store

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VideoLAN's VLC player is a great cross platform media player, it will play just about any video format and is available on Android, Mac, Windows and Linux. It was available...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:52pm EDT
Thu, 18 July 2013
Offline maps for Windows Phone 8 updates

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Microsoft / Nokia are rolling out updated offline maps for Windows Phone 8. The update which seems to be available for all Windows Phone 8 devices includes the latest map...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:33am EDT
Thu, 18 July 2013
Twonky Beam for Android updated

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The Android version of Twonky Beam has been updated to version, version 3.4.4 improves reliability with Panasonic DiGA recorders and the back button now returns you to the previous apps...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:40am EDT
Thu, 18 July 2013
Google update Chrome for iOS, adds bandwidth manager

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Google have updated the Chrome Browser for the iPad and iPhone. The updated iOS app integrates with the other Google apps like YouTube and the new Maps app, there is...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:53am EDT
Wed, 17 July 2013
Video: ZX Spectrum ULA rebuilt and a tweeting ZX Spectrum

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At Silicon Dream 2013 Chris Smith was showing off his hand built ZX Spectrum ULA. The ULA is the heart of the Spectrum and Chris has reverse engineered the custom...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:00am EDT
Tue, 16 July 2013
Google release Google Maps for iOS 2.0

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Google have released the new Google Maps app for iOS. Version 2.0 of the app has a new iPad design and includes live traffic updates and traffic incident reporting, there...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:39pm EDT
Tue, 16 July 2013
Windows 8 Music App–Music in the cloud

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The Windows 8 Music App available on the Start Screen has been much maligned and is due for a bit of an overhaul in Windows 8.1. Whilst it is true...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:18pm EDT
Tue, 16 July 2013
OpenELEC 3.1.3 released, adds EFI/UEFI support

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OpenELEC continues its march to OpenELEC 3.2 and the latest test build has just been released. Version 3.1.3 has added basic support for EFI/UEFI based system booting, so you can...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:18am EDT
Tue, 16 July 2013
The BBC announce five new HD channels

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The BBC have announced they are launching new subscription free HD channels in early 2014. The new channels will be BBC News HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD, CBeebies...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:35am EDT
Tue, 16 July 2013
Amazon update the Kindle app to version 4.1.1

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Amazon have released an update to the Android Kindle app. Version 4.1.1 fixes issues with the app starting up, syncing and opening books. The update also fixes app crashes on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:13am EDT
Mon, 15 July 2013
First beta of MediaBrowser 3 for Android released

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With Media Browser 3 the development team are moving away from just being a Media Center addin to a complete cross platform media system. Today the first beta of the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:10am EDT
Mon, 15 July 2013
eBay adds selling to the Windows 8/RT app

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The Windows Store version of the eBay app been updated. The app now has selling features in it, previously you could only browse and buy from the Windows 8 app...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:16am EDT
Mon, 15 July 2013
XBian 1.0 Beta 1.1 released

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XBian one of my favourite builds of XBMC for the Raspberry Pi has been updated to Beta 1.1, the updated version fixes critical issues in XBian 1.0 Beta 1 and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:11am EDT
Wed, 10 July 2013
Google updating Maps for Android and iOS

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Google are rolling out an updated Google Maps app for Android and iOS. The app which is rolling out via Google Play and available in the Apple App Store soon...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:35am EDT
Wed, 10 July 2013
Video: Steve Perry’s vintage computer collection at Silicon Dreams 2013

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Many of us geeks have a collection of old computers, I have a few Sinclair computers and a BBC Micro but you haven't seen anything until you have seen Steve...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Tue, 9 July 2013
Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 stability patches

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I have been really impressed with Windows 8.1 running my Surface RT but I have come across a couple of strange issues like the app store saying it's not connected...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:57pm EDT
Tue, 9 July 2013
Skype for Windows Phone 8 updated to version 2.8

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Skype have issued an update for the Windows Phone 8 version of their app. Version 2.8 improves the startup time of the app and the resume time when going back...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:30am EDT
Tue, 9 July 2013
Sky Sports for the iPad adds Ashes Event Centre

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Sky have updated the Sky sport iOS app in time for the Ashes. Cricket fans will be able to watch ball-by-ball coverage of the Ashes as well as highlights, and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:26am EDT
Tue, 9 July 2013
Demand 5 for iOS updated to 2.4.0

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Channel 5 have updated iPad and iPhone version of the Demand 5 TV catchup app. The app adds support for subtitles and has improved content feeds as well as click...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:34am EDT
Tue, 9 July 2013
OpenELEC 3.1.2 released

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The OpenELEC team continue with test updates as they get ready for OpenELEC 3.2, the latest build is OpenELEC 3.1.2 which updates the Kernel to 3.10 and fixes issues with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Tue, 9 July 2013
Nokia Music for Windows 8/8.1/RT updated adds in-app purchases

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Nokia have updated the Windows Store version of the Nokia Music app. The update adds in-app purchases so you can buy tracks directly from the app and they will be...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:01am EDT
Mon, 8 July 2013
Windows 8.1 to RTM late August

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Today at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston Microsoft announced that the release version of Windows 8.1 will be available in late August. The update which is currently available in...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:46am EDT
Mon, 8 July 2013
Video: Ford using heat cameras to find leaks in cars

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Here is another video behind the scenes at Ford. This video looks at how Ford use heat cameras to find air leaks in a car, air leaks reduce efficacy and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:00am EDT
Thu, 4 July 2013
Samsung buys Boxee, closes cloud DVR (updated)

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Samsung is set to buy set top box manufacture Boxee. Boxee have recently been looking for a buyer and Samsung could be a good fit as them continue to develop...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:23am EDT
Wed, 3 July 2013
Windows 8.1 Preview now available for UK language installs

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Last week Microsoft released Windows 8.1 Preview (see my review) and I was really looking forward to trying it on my Surface RT however the preview wasn't available for Windows...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:12pm EDT
Wed, 3 July 2013
DVBLogic release DVBLink 4.6.0 product suite

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DVBLogic have release version 4.6.0 of the DVBLink range of products. DVBLogic say this release is significantly easier to configure and install that the previous version, particularly the TVSource configuration...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:19am EDT
Wed, 3 July 2013
Microsoft push out updates for Windows 8.1 Preview

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Windows 8.1 Preview may have just been released last week but Microsoft have already got a set of updates for the OS. There are four updates for the Preview (plus...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:09am EDT
Wed, 3 July 2013
Review: Klipsch A5i In Ear Sport Headphones with Mic and Apple Controls

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These are the sports headphones in the Klipsh range. They retail for £129. My biggest bug with headphones when I am running is the continual fall out, plug them back...

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Category:Reviews -- posted at: 1:19am EDT
Tue, 2 July 2013
aTV Flash 2.3 for the 2nd gen Apple TV released

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Firecore have updated their addin for the 2nd gen Apple TV. Version 2.3 of aTV Flash adds Apple TV 5.3 compatibility, new languages and rebrands the video play as Infuse for...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:00pm EDT
Tue, 2 July 2013
BBC News app for Android and iOS updated adds breaking news alerts

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The BBC have updated the BBC News App for Android adding push notifications. The updated app will send push notifications for breaking news stories, so you should never miss a...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:53am EDT
Tue, 2 July 2013
Microsoft update the Windows 8 and Windows RT Video app

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The built in Windows 8 / Windows RT Video app has been updated with a new Watch Next feature. Watch Next works the same way as it does in Nextflix's...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:20am EDT
Tue, 2 July 2013
Amazon Kindle for Android updated to version 4.1

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Amazon have updated the Android Kindle app to version 4.1. The update app has performance improvements and improved PDF navigations. Textbook improvements include highlights, bookmarks and notes are organized into...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:30am EDT
Tue, 2 July 2013
Skype for Android gets a new metro style UI

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Skype for Android has been updated and has a new redesigned UI. The app looks very metro like and has a nice clean user interface, the tablet version hasn't got...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:05am EDT
Thu, 20 June 2013
YouTube for iOS updated to version 1.4

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Google have updated the YouTube iOS app. Version 1.4 for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch have now got video suggestions for what to watch next, closed captions for live...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:45pm EDT
Thu, 20 June 2013
The Digital Lifestyle Show #406 – TDL+1

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Welcome to The Digital Lifestyle Show 406 and we have a great show for you. Garry has a Surface Pro and he talks about how he likes the device and...

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Direct download: TDL_Show_20130620_406.mp3
Category:News -- posted at: 2:29am EDT
Thu, 20 June 2013
gMusic for Windows 8 and Windows RT updated

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I am a big fan of Google Play Music, I love the instant mixes and find the whole experience much better than the Xbox Music app (hopefully improved in Windows...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:38am EDT
Thu, 20 June 2013
Apple add Sky News to the Apple TV

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Apple have signed some new content deals for the Apple TV bringing Sky News to the little device. Also added for UK users is Qello a Japanese based music services...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:00am EDT
Wed, 19 June 2013
Microsoft U-Turns on Xbox One DRM

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When Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One the reaction was split into two camps due to the details surrounding a new DRM system.  The new console would need an "always on"...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:27pm EDT
Wed, 19 June 2013
Element14 launch Raspberry Pi XBMC bundle

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Element14 have launched a new XBMC bundle for the Raspberry Pi aiming to give Pi owners a quick and easy way to build an XBMC Raspberry Pi box. The bundle...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:59am EDT
Tue, 18 June 2013
Kindle update for iOS fixes bookmark issues

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  Amazon have issued an update to the iOS version of the Kindle app. Version 3.8.1 has a fix for bookmarking issues that causing issues for many iPhone and iPad...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:49pm EDT
Tue, 18 June 2013
New XBMC TVDongle in development, based on Raspmbc

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The developer behind Raspbmc the XBMC distribution for the Raspberry Pi has announced that he is working with a team building a device based on the same chip as the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:56am EDT
Tue, 18 June 2013
MediaPortal 1.4.0 released, last version to support XP

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The MediaPortal team have released version 1.40 of MediaPortal. Version two may be in development but version one updates continue and the latest version 1.4.0 has lots of improvements and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Tue, 18 June 2013
TVCatchup for Android updated, fixes audio issues

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TVCatchup is a great app for watching live TV on a mobile device, there are iOS, Windows 8/RT, Windows Phone and Android versions of the app and the Android version...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:02am EDT
Mon, 17 June 2013
Skype Video Messaging out of beta

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Skype have announced that the Skype video messaging features that have been in the beta testing for a while are now out of beta. Skype Video Messaging is now available...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:11am EDT
Mon, 17 June 2013
Raspbmc June update brings lots of XBMC changes for the Raspberry Pi

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Raspbmc is a build of XBMC for the Raspberry Pi and the June update has brought us lots of updates and changes. There is an updated firmware / kernel and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Thu, 13 June 2013
CoPilot GPS Navigations released for Windows Phone 8, we take it for a drive

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One of the reasons I ended up switching back to Android from Windows Phone was I couldn't find a good GPS app that would work as well as CoPilot on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:01am EDT
Wed, 12 June 2013
My Movies Pro for MAC OSX adds XBMC Frodo metadata

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My Movies have been working on improving their movie metadata services for XBMC Frodo with the recently released My Movies Pro for MAC OSX, these changes came in version 1.30...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 5:27am EDT
Wed, 12 June 2013
Simon Hewitt talks Silicon Dreams 2013: Vintage computing, Raspberry Pi, Steve Furber and Heaven 17

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GUEST POST BY SIMON HEWITT It's over three years ago now since we organised and held the first Vintage Computer Festival in Britain. The event was a lot of hard...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:11am EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
ITV launch subscription TV service for iOS

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ITV have updated the ITV Player app for the iPad and iPhone and introduced a new subscription service. ITV Player Premium is a new subscription service that gives you live...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:46pm EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
Firmware update for the Surface RT brings keyboard improvements

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Another month and another set of Firmware updates for the Surface RT. This update includes a fix for the home button where it wouldn't always wake from sleep when the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 10:51am EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
Sign up for My Movies for Windows Phone Beta

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My Movies is a great platform for managing and playing your movie collection. In its earliest incarnation it was an addin for Windows XP Media Center and over time the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:34am EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
Xbox SmartGlass for Android updated

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Microsoft have updated the Xbox SmartGlass app for Android with fixes for bugs related to Activities in the apps. Other than the bug fixes there don't seem to be any...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:10am EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
Microsoft release a new smaller and sleeker Xbox 360

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Just because there is a new Xbox due later this year this hasn't stopped Microsoft bringing out another iteration of the Xbox 360. Yesterday at E3 Microsoft announced a new...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:10am EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
OpenELEC 3.0.5 released

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It's only a couple of days since the last version of OpenELEC has released but we have a new version. Version 3.0.5 is a maintenance release and fixes issues introduced...

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Category:News -- posted at: 3:00am EDT
Tue, 11 June 2013
Apple announce OS X Mavericks and new Macbook Air models

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As well as announcing iOS 7 Apple announced the next version of OS X for the Mac. OS X Mavericks as its now called doesn't get a refresh like iOS...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:16am EDT
Thu, 6 June 2013
XBMC Live TV / PVR – DVBLogic’s DVBLink – Part1

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If you have been reading my recent series of blog posts about XBMC, I did mention I would be looking at Live TV in XBMC. And in fact most of...

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Category:First Look -- posted at: 1:39am EDT
Thu, 6 June 2013
PlexConnect, a Plex Apple TV client

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There are lots of clients for Plex available but one device that isn't supported is the new Apple TV. There is a Plex Client for jailbroken Apple TV devices however...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:05am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
Surface RT and Surface Pro update to introduce new keyboard options

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I love the Surface Type keyboard, its a great keyboard and only slightly thicker than the Touch Cover. One of the things I like is the dedicated keys on the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:53am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
My Movies for the Mac updated to 1.31

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My Movies for the Mac has just been updated. Last week 1.30 was released and the new version 1.31 update fixes a problem with My Movies on Mac OS X...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:00am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
Apple update OS X Mountain Lion to version 10.8.4

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Apple have issues an update for OS X Mountain Lion. Version 10.8.4 has improved Wi-Fi connectivity and better Microsoft Exchange compatibly along with a list of changes. The update should...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:23am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
MediaMonkey for Android updated

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MediaMonkey the app managing and syncing metadata and play history between Android and Windows devices has been updated a couple of times since I last wrote about it. Build 139...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:50am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
Amazon update the Android Kindle app fixing store issues

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Amazon have issued an update to the Android version of the Kindle app. Version 4.0.4 fixes an issue connecting to the Kindle Store, the last version seemed to block access...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:35am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
Microsoft preview Windows 8.1 in a new video

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Microsoft continue to share more information about the upcoming Windows 8.1 update. In a post on the Windows Blog Microsoft have video of the Windows 8.1 preview, the video shows...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:39am EDT
Wed, 5 June 2013
Outlook 2013 coming to Windows RT with the Windows 8.1 update

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Microsoft have announced that Windows RT will get the full version of Outlook in the Windows 8.1 update. ARM powered devices like the Surface RT ship with Word, Excel, Powerpoint...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:21am EDT
Tue, 4 June 2013
Sky+ for Android updated with new UI

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Sky have updated the Android version of the Sky+ app bringing a new look and feel. The update mirrors the iOS update and has a new cleaner flat UI, improved...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:23am EDT
Thu, 30 May 2013
Microsoft reveal first details of Windows 8.1, Start Tip, UI changes and lots more

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Microsoft on the Windows Blog have released the first details of Windows 8.1 and the changes coming to Windows. Microsoft say they have listened to customer feedback and implements changes...

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Category:News -- posted at: 6:25am EDT
Thu, 30 May 2013
Acer Aspire V5 Touch Notebook review

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As I have said in previous reviews once you start using Windows 8 with touch you will not want to go back to a standard notebook. I recently reviewed Lenovo's...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:00am EDT
Thu, 30 May 2013
The Digital Lifestyle Show #403 – The One (Xbox) Show

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Welcome to podcast number 403 and we have a great show for you. Garry, Jason and I talk about the Xbox One and its media integration features. Microsoft are positioning...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:25am EDT
Thu, 30 May 2013
DVBLink EPG Loader for PercData released

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DVBLogic have released a new DVBLink EPG product. DVBLink EPG Loader for PecData is a tool for working with PerData EPG data, PercData is a TV listing provider focusing on...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:01am EDT
Wed, 29 May 2013
Windows Phone app for the desktop goes RTM

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Microsoft have a couple of ways of syncing and managing content on a Windows Phone and Windows. There is the Windows Store version for Windows 8 and Windows RT and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:42pm EDT
Wed, 29 May 2013
DoubleTwist for Android gets a new look

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DoubleTwist the music player system for Android has just been updated with a new Google Holo styled user interface. DoubleTwist for Windows and Mac replicates many of the features of...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:51pm EDT
Wed, 29 May 2013
gMusic, Google Music app for Window 8/Windows RT adds offline playback

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Playing Google Music on Windows 8 and Windows RT gets better and better with the excellent gMusic for Windows Store. The latest update to the app adds an offline mode...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:25am EDT
Wed, 29 May 2013
Sonos for iOS and Android updated

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As well as Sonos updating the desktop software to version 4.1 they have updated the iOS and Android versions of their apps. Both the Android and iOS versions of the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:05am EDT
Tue, 28 May 2013
Sonos software updated with improved Spotify integration

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Sonos have update the Sonos software. Version 4.1 has a new playlist builder where you can add tracks from any source directly to a playlist without having to use the...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:16pm EDT
Tue, 28 May 2013
BBC iPlayer radio to gain downloading features

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The BBC iPlayer app for iOS added download features for TV shows a while ago but the iPlayer radio app doesn't have download options. The reason the app can only...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:18am EDT
Tue, 28 May 2013
Opera Next out for Windows and Mac

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Opera have released a preview of Opera's new Chromium powered browser. Opera Next has a new version of is shortcut page called Speed Dial where you can create web shortcuts...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:59am EDT
Mon, 27 May 2013
Plex for iOS updated

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Over the weekend Plex updated the Android app and today the iOS edition has updated. Version 3.2 has faster loading and filtering as it now using paging when communicating with...

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Category:News -- posted at: 11:55pm EDT
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