Tag: software
Spotify add crossfade and gapless playback features
Spotify users rejoice! Your party playlist megamixes just got a whole lot more professional sounding, as the digital music streaming platform have added gapless playback and crossfade features to the desktop application. Gapless playback means that you'll no longer get…
Google and Facebook caught exploiting Safari security flaw
Google have been caught using an exploit to bypass security features in Apple's Safari browser for iPhones and Macs. Naughty Google! According to The Wall Street Journal, Google (alongside other advertising companies and Facebook) had been using "special computer…
HP give Open source webOS September launch date
HP have set a September launch date for the open source version of their failed OS, webOS. Open webOS was announced back in September, after a few precarious months that saw the future of the OS put in doubt when…
Apple planning classroom digital overhaul with "Garageband for eBooks"
Apple are thought to be planning to launch a new eBook standard at an educational event this coming Thursday, set to revolutionise the ways in which textbooks are distributed and children learn. According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple…
New Amazon "Send to Kindle" makes PC-to-eReader wireless transfers even easier
Kindle owners get a great new tool this morning with the launch of the new "Send to Kindle" feature for PC. A small downloadable plugin, "Send to Kindle" lets you easily transfer PC files and documents, along with eBooks, to…
Adobe Air 3 adding Dolby Digital Plus and DTS Surround Sound compatibility
Adobe Air 3 has added functionality to bring 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus and DTS Surround Sound compatibility to Flash based applications. Flash apps on Smart TV platforms will now be able to bring HD sound alongside HD visuals. "Dolby Digital…
Rhapsody set to buy Napster
Rhapsody have announced that they are to purchase the infamous Napster service from gadget retailers Best Buy in a move that they will hope will keep them competitive alongside the ever growing popularity of Spotify. Upon closing the deal, Rhapsody…
Xbox Live for Windows 8 confirmed
Xbox Live is headed to Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Xbox Live executive and host of platform's video previews in the US Major Nelson confirmed the news on his blog during the annual Microsoft Build conference. "We are confirming that…
VIDEO: 8 second fast boot demo in Windows 8 OS
Microsoft are tuning Windows 8 to deliver MacBook Air style superfast boot times. While it's still a few seconds off of being truly "instant on", Windows 8 will boot up in as little as 8 seconds. This is possible…
Google buy Motorola Mobility: How fighting the patent war could damage Android
Google, in something of a shock move, revealed today that they had bought Motorola Mobility, manufacturer Motorola's mobile arm, for a reported $12.5 billion. For years Google have been rumoured to be entering the hardware manufacturing game, testing the…
