A hardware and software hacker created a physical music player with a Winamp-inspired user interface. You can now jailbreak the latest version of feature phone operating system KaiOS on the Nokia 2780 Flip. And a useful app for Android-based media streamers has been booted from the Google Play Store... basically because it has a web […]

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The LinkStar-H68K is a tiny computer that's positioned as a router thanks to its four Ethernet interfaces. But it's also basically a rugged mini PC that could be used for network-attached storage, digital signage, or other applications. Available now from Seed Studio for $89 and up, the system is powered by a Rockchip RK3568 processor and […]

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Microsoft is rolling out the first major update to Windows 11, bringing improvements to the Taskbar, new Media Player and Notepad apps, and support for running Android apps - something that's only been available for members of the Windows Insider program up until now. The official way to run Android apps is to install the […]

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Valve's Steam Deck is a handheld gaming PC with a 7 inch display, built-in game controllers (including touchpads), and a custom AMD processor with RDNA 2 graphics that will make it one of the most powerful devices in this category so far. It'll also be one of the biggest devices of its type to date... […]

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Microsoft has introduced a new Media Player app for Windows 11. The new app has a modern design and support for managing and playing music, movies, and playlists. But Microsoft isn't completely replacing the classic Windows Media Player, so you can also keep using that if you prefer. The new Media Player is available now for […]

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Linux PC maker System76 is now selling an updated version of its Oryx Pro high-performance notebooks. The Fedora Linux team has released a beta of Fedora 35. Manjaro Linux developers have released a new build of their mobile Linux distro for the PinePhone. And there's a workaround for folks who had installed Windows 11 in […]

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The developers behind popular media player VLC have released a major update for Android devices... including smartphones, tablets, Android TV and Android Auto. VLC 3.1 is available for download from the Google Play Store and supports Android 4.2 and later. The VLC team has dropped support for older versions of Android in order to user […]

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During a recent talk at the FOSDEM conference, VLC's lead developer gave us a sneak peek at changes coming to the open source, cross-platform media player in the coming year. Under the hood VLC 4.0 will have some changes to the way video is handled, there will be support for 3D and VR, and the […]

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Media center software Plex is adding a few new features... and taking some away. Plex is a client and server system that lets you stream your personal media collection to multiple devices. For instance, you can set up a server on your PC or NAS and use it to stream your music, movies, and photos […]

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Popular open source, cross-platform media player Kodi is available for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Android, among other operating systems. But while there's a version of Kodi in the Google Play Store, you won't find Kodi in the Amazon Appstore, which means you have to jump through some hoops if you want to install it on […]

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Popular multimedia app VLC has just been updated to version 3.0. Among other things, the update brings support for streaming videos from a PC to a Chromecast... even in formats not natively supported by Chromecast hardware. Other highlights include support for 360-degree video, 3D audio, and hardware-accelerated decoding for 4K and 8K video on supported […]

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VLC has a reputation as a Swiss Army Knife of video players, thanks to the ability to play just about any audio or video file you throw at it. It's also available for a bunch of platforms including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android. While the Android version sort of lagged behind the desktop app […]

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Apple is reshuffling its portable media player lineup... by dropping the iPod shuffle and iPad nano. This morning MacRumors noticed that Apple had removed those two devices from its website and store, and Apple released a statement to The Verge confirming that the company is "simplifying" its iPod family. Basically the last iPod standing is […]

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Media Player Classic is a light-weight media player that can handle most audio and video files. As the name suggests, it was originally designed as an alternative to the classic version of Windows Media Player (version 6.4, to be exact) at a time when Microsoft kept throwing features and design changes at its default media […]

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If you use a media player that supports third-party subtitles you should probably check to see if there's an update today. Security researchers at Check point identified a vulnerability that allowed malware to be distributed via subtitle files. The company reached out to the developers of popular media players affected by the vulnerability before disclosing […]

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It took a little longer than expected, but Videolan has finally released a beta of the VLC media player app for Windows 10. VLC 2.0 for Windows 10 is based on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which means it should run on desktops, tablets, and smartphones. The app should adjust to different screen sizes and […]

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VLC is a free and open source media player that has a reputation as a Swiss Army Knife for desktop and notebook computers, since it can handle just about any or audio video file you throw at it. The mobile versions of VLC aren't quite as powerful, but they're getting better all the time. Developer […]

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Google and Asus launched one of the first Android TV devices in late 2014. But after a year and a half on the market, last week it looked like the Nexus Player had reached the end of the road: it was no longer available for purchase from the Google Store or most other retailers. But […]

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Cross-platform media player VLC has a reputation as a Swiss Army Knife for media, allowing you to play pretty much any audio or video file you can find. There are versions of VLC available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and a handful of other platforms... and soon there'll be a version designed for Microsoft's Universal […]

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Chromebooks may be designed first and foremost to run web apps. But there are a growing number of Chrome apps that let you use a Chrome OS computer like, well, a computer. The latest example? Now you can run a version of the popular VLC media player on a Chromebook or Chromebox. VLC for Chrome […]

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