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Winxvideo AI - Complete AI toolkit to convert, record, edit & enhance videos and images

Kosta Andreadis | Mar 18, 2024 4:01 PM CDT

Winxvideo AI is a powerful suite that includes AI tools for enhancing images and video quality, a versatile video converter and compressor, a screen recorder, a video editor, and even a downloader that can download media from various streaming sources. It does all of this while leveraging the power of graphics cards with full hardware acceleration for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPUs.

Winxvideo AI - Complete AI toolkit to convert, record, edit & enhance videos and images

At the heart of Winxvideo AI is the AI video enhancer, which offers three AI tools to enhance video quality. The first is AI Upscaling, which can take a low-quality or low-resolution source and upscale it to 720p, 1080p, and even 4K. This is great for improving the quality of older videos, removing unwanted noise, and enhancing image fidelity.

The second is AI Frame Interpolation, similar to what DLSS 3 and Frame Generation bring to games; it increases the frame rate by a factor of 2X, 3X, 4X, or even 5X. With a one-click 'slow-motion' option, it is perfect for creating smooth videos similar to what you might see in a sports broadcast replay.

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WhatsApp could soon finally fix an irritating pinned chat limitation

Oliver Haslam | Mar 16, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

WhatsApp is already one of the world's most popular instant messaging apps and parent company Meta continues to make steady improvements to the list of features that the app has to offer across a wide range of platforms. Now we're hearing that one of the improvements still being developed is the ability to pin more than three different chats for the first time.

WhatsApp could soon finally fix an irritating pinned chat limitation

The news comes via the WhatsApp beta watchers over at WABetaInfo and sure enough, it's the latest Android beta version of the WhatsApp app that has given us our first look at the feature in action.

The feature is currently live in the WhatsApp 2.24.6.13 beta release that's available for download by beta testers via the Google Play Store and the ability to pin more than three chats is working currently. There's a screenshot showing the feature above and the screenshot does suggest that there is still a limit with five being the maximum number of chats that can be pinned in this version.

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Popular OmniFocus Mac, iPhone, and iPad task manager app comes to Apple Vision Pro

Oliver Haslam | Mar 15, 2024 6:45 AM CDT

OmniFocus is a task management app that has been around for what feels like forever, and it quite possibly has actually been around that long. It's already available for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the web - and now it's also available as a native visionOS app on the Apple Vision Pro for the first time.

Popular OmniFocus Mac, iPhone, and iPad task manager app comes to Apple Vision Pro

The update, which is available for download from the visionOS App Store as OmniFocus 41 right now, joins other OmniGroup app OmniPlan and is sure to not be the last Apple Vision Pro app from the long-time Apple platform developer.

In a blog post detailing the new update, OmniGroup says that this release includes all the same functionality that was introduced in OmniFocus 4.0 across the other platforms but with a decidedly spatial twist. As an example of that, bad counts now float over the Perspectives Bar in a three-dimensional space in a way that simply isn't possible on other platforms. The Inspector and commonly-used buttons are also in a new location outside the application window, something else that couldn't be done elsewhere.

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The EU's DMA rules are already helping drive iPhone web browser users to Brave, company says

Oliver Haslam | Mar 13, 2024 7:30 AM CDT

When Apple released the iOS 17.4 update earlier this month it made a few big changes to the way the iPhone is used in the European Union. One of those changes was to allow support for third-party app stores while allowing developers to offer their apps for installation via their own website is a feature that will come in due course. But one notable change was a new screen that appears the first time someone opens Safari and asks whether they would like to choose a different default browser.

The EU's DMA rules are already helping drive iPhone web browser users to Brave, company says

The list of browsers that are shown is generated at random, but the company that makes one of those browsers says that it has already noticed a huge spike in the number of downloads as a result of this change, suggesting that Apple's Safari did indeed have an outsized portion of the market as a result of being the default browser on iPhones.

While Apple has offered users the chance to change the default web browser for some time now, it's a feature that has perhaps not been that well-known among users. For that reason, it was argued that Apple should present the option to choose a new default the first time that Safari is launched after installing the iOS 17.4 update. Brave is one of the browsers listed as an option and in a post on the X social network the company shared a graph that shows the boost in downloads the app has seen since the update arrived.

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Spotify is rolling music video support out to Premium users in some markets

Oliver Haslam | Mar 13, 2024 7:15 AM CDT

If you're a Spotify Premium subscriber in one of a number of countries you will soon be able to watch music videos as you listen to your favorite songs. That's what Spotify has today confirmed in a press release that notes the feature is still in a beta form and that it will roll out to 11 countries starting today.

Spotify is rolling music video support out to Premium users in some markets

The list of countries that will see the new music video feature arrive starting today includes the U.K., Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya. Spotify Premium subscribers in those markets can now watch music videos via the iPhone, Android, and desktop apps as well as their TV by selecting the "Switch to Video" toggle on supported songs.

It's important to remember that music videos are not currently available for all songs that can be listened to via Spotify, but the limited collection right now includes songs from global artists like Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, and Ice Spice, or local favorites like Aluna and Asake. Spotify does say that it hopes to expand the catalog of music videos and bring the feature to more countries in the future, so hang fire if your country isn't listed or your favorite artist's videos aren't yet available.

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Mac owners report strange USB-C hub issues after installing macOS Sonoma 14.4

Oliver Haslam | Mar 13, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

Apple released the macOS Sonoma 14.4 software update recently and while it doesn't bring any huge new features, it does seem to be causing some new problems for owners of USB hubs. Many people use hubs to allow them to connect multiple devices to computers like the MacBook Air thanks to its lack of ports, while plugging HDMI monitors in can require such a hub thanks to the lack of HDMI connectivity on some laptops. That means that such hubs can be vital and having them not work as they should can be hugely problematic.

Mac owners report strange USB-C hub issues after installing macOS Sonoma 14.4

A new MacRumors report says that people have started to complain on its forums and social media like X and Reddit, reporting that their hubs aren't always working as intended. They say that accessories and devices that are plugged into those hubs are sometimes not detected and that the issue only started after they installed the macOS Sonoma 14.4 update.

Monitors seem to be particularly problematic, the report notes, with people reporting that those who have monitors connected to Macs via hubs are no longer able to make them work. Mice and other input peripherals are similarly impacted.

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AIDA64 v7.20 released, benchmark tool adds Dark Mode and support for GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs

Kosta Andreadis | Mar 12, 2024 8:32 PM CDT

AIDA64 is a powerful tool for enthusiasts. It offers detailed system information covering hardware and software, as well as 64-bit benchmarks and stress tests to push everything from memory, storage, CPUs, and GPUs to their limit. For those who want to be in complete control or monitor their PC, AIDA64 can be invaluable.

AIDA64 v7.20 released, benchmark tool adds Dark Mode and support for GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs

Developer FinalWare has just dropped AIDA64 v7.20, a notable update that brings some welcome additions and updates to the app. First up, on the purely cosmetic front, there's a new Dark Mode with three different themes designed to match Windows Dark Mode settings. If you're a fan of Dark Mode for apps and browsing, like me, this is excellent news.

AIDA64's massive library has been expanded on the hardware front to support the new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER GPUs from NVIDIA and the Radeon RX 7600 XT from AMD.

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Apple's iOS 18 and macOS 15 updates could finally make Freeform usable when they ship this year

Oliver Haslam | Mar 12, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

If you're an avid user of the Freeform app on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you could be getting a big new update later this year if a new report is any indication. That report claims that the Freeform app is going to get a number of new features when the 2024 round of software updates is announced during the WWDC event in June.

Apple's iOS 18 and macOS 15 updates could finally make Freeform usable when they ship this year

We're expecting Apple to announce the iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 software updates during the June WWDC event and now MacRumors reports that the outlet's industry sources say that there are big upgrades coming.

The Freeform app is a large whiteboard of sorts that allows people to collaborate and add just about anything including text, images, and more. It was announced in 2022 and is available for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Freeform boards syncing via iCloud.

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Elon Musk reveals X will 'soon' be coming to smart TVs to rival YouTube

Jak Connor | Mar 12, 2024 1:10 AM CDT

For quite some time Elon Musk has been attempting to compete with Google with various business ventures, with one being the creation of OpenAI to be a counter weight to Google, and now X, formerly Twitter, pushing head first into video adoption.

Elon Musk reveals X will 'soon' be coming to smart TVs to rival YouTube

Before Musk took over Twitter and changed it into X the platform was primarily a text and image-based platform, but that since changed with the integration of video in both long and short form. Now, Elon Musk has teased that X's video capabilities won't be exclusive to desktops, laptops and smartphones, as a dedicated X app is being developed for smart TVs.

Fortune reports, along with Elon Musk teasing the feature via a post to his personal X account, developers behind the scenes are working on a new X app that will be coming to Amazona and Samsung smart TVs first, according to a source that spoke to Fortune. This exclusive report and Elon Musk's post echo X's sentiments published in a recent blog post where the company wants to be seen as a "video-first platform" which is part of the company's overall push to turn X into the "everything app".

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Windows 10 is giving some users a headache as something weird is going on with a new update

Darren Allan | Mar 8, 2024 1:12 PM CST

A recent update for Windows 10, patch KB5001716, has been reportedly failing to install for some users - and something pretty odd is going on here, apparently.

Windows 10 is giving some users a headache as something weird is going on with a new update

KB5001716 is actually an update for Windows Update across all versions of Windows 10, which Microsoft says does the following: "When this update is installed, Windows may attempt to download and install feature updates to your device if it is approaching or has reached the end of support for your currently installed Windows version. Feature updates offer new functionality and help keep your device secure."

Some folks are getting an error when trying to install the update, but the strange bit is the reason why they are getting this error message - because the update has already been installed on their Windows 10 PC.

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