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iTunes News Software

Nifty Thing: Tiny Player

If you’re tired of the rather large/bloated nature of iTunes and just want to play some MP3s like you did years ago, it’s worth trying Tiny Player for the Mac. Tiny Player, developed by Catnap Games, is available for free. While the application doesn’t have the many features of iTunes, or even of VLC, features […]

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iOS News Software Uncategorized

Waltr surfaces, allows users to copy previously unplayable media formats to iOS devices

This could be helpful. Recently, a new app called Waltr surfaced. The app works as an alternative to iTunes to copy media onto your device, except that it transcodes files so that they play on the iDevice using the native Videos and Music apps. You no longer have to worry about file formats, including MKV […]

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Hardware iPhone News Processors

WALTR developers discover A8 processor in iPhone 6, 6 Plus capable of playing 4K video

There’s a lot to be said for the A8 processor in the current iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets. According to MacRumors and the developers of the WALTR music app, the dual-core A8 chip powering Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus appears to be capable of handling 4K video playback, despite the fact that the […]

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News Software

HandBrake updated to 0.9.9

Handbrake, Eric Petit’s incredibly useful open-source DVD ripping/conversion utility, has been updated to version 0.9.9. The new version, a 9.1 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: General: – Improved HandBrake pineapple icon by Matt Johnson. – Improved Retina-resolution icons within the application, by Nik Pawlak (http://nikpawlak.com). Core: – Blu-ray (PGS) subtitle support. – […]

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News Software

VLC updated to 2.0.6

Video Lan Client, the nigh-indispensable open source media player for multiple audio and video formats (MPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Divx, ogg, etc.), was updated to version 2.0.6. The new version, a 41.9 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Support for Matroska v4 files. – Fix WMV, Ogg, AVI, MP4 and subtitles crashes and […]