HIS Unveils New 7950 3GB GPU Range

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HIS Unveils New 7950 3GB GPU Range

Hightech Information System (HIS) today announced the new HIS 7950 3GB, a value graphics card option for keen gamers who wish to experience the latest 7900 GPU series.

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The new cards boost clock rates of 800 MHz, memory clocks of 5.0 Gbps, as well as a 384-bit memory interface.

The 7900 series’ architecture offers gamers and enthusiasts improved processing power and better frame rates when playing the latest games at high resolutions. Combined with AMD’s PowerPlay™ & AMD PowerTune technologies, which allow users to fine-tune the balance between performance and power consumption of their system by adjusting the engine clock, users will be able to make the most of their graphics card experience.

The HIS 7950 3GB card will be available in the UK for an SPR of £355 (incl. VAT).

HIS 7950 3GB Key Features:

PCI-e 3.0 Support

Equipped with the latest PCI-e 3.0 bus design, the HIS 7950 delivers double the bandwidth per PCI-e 2.x lane for maximized performance.

High-end Gaming – 3D & AMD Eyefinity “2.0”

Capable of turning your computer into a super gaming machine, the card allows users to enjoy the latest 3D games with stunning graphics and effects.

Connect your screens with the bundled Active Mini DisplayPort to SL-DVI Dongle and you are ready to get an immersive experience with AMD Eyefinity “2.0”.

 

DirectX® 11.1 support

With full Microsoft DirectX® 11.1 support, the card is ready for next generation DirectX games. The card also offers up to 2x faster tessellation and faster DirectCompute over earlier cards for realistic graphics!

Perfect Sound

Featuring 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI with no additional cables required.

Impeccable Viewing Experience

The HIS 7950 3GB supports 30” LCD monitors and large size TVs up to 80″ featuring 16:9 ratio in an amazing 4096 by 2160 resolution.

With Full HD 1080p support, the card delivers high quality 1920X1080 graphics, enabling seamless full-screen video playback.

Enjoy Copy Protected Movies

The card is HDCP complaint, enabling users to play copy-protected content, such as commercial DVD movies.

Enjoy True to Life Graphics

Quad HD videos have resolutions four times that of current HD videos. Enjoy mind-blowing graphics with extreme clarity, depth and texture.

View More, Work Better

Having one dedicated screen just for twitter or Facebook and a second for outlook is not a dream anymore. The card features 2 Mini-display Ports for enhanced workspace flexibility. You can easily connect to two displays, including the 27” Apple LED Cinema Displays with the two Mini DisplayPorts. The dual-link DVI port allows you connect to a 30” DVI display up to 2560×1600. Resolution can even reach 4096×3112 with HDMI 1.4a that are good for TV up to 80″!

The card is an ideal solution for all those who rely on having several applications visible simultaneously for extra productivity.

Learn more from here

BBC iPlayer App Updated to Version 1.3.1

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BBC iPlayer App Updated to Version 1.3.1

Today saw an updated for the BBC iPlayer App taking it to version 1.3.1.

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BBC TV and Radio programmes now on your iPad and iPhone.

Watch and listen live, or choose your favourites from over 400 hours programming from the last 7 days.

– Watch live TV
– Listen to live radio
– Scroll through and find Featured and Most Popular programmes
– Add programmes to your favourites and have them ready and waiting when a new episode or series is available
– Drag and drop programmes to Favourites with one easy move
– Browse through the schedule for upcoming programmes

What’s New in Version 1.3.1

This BBC iPlayer app update includes:
– Fix for app crashing
– Bug fixes and performance improvements

Download the BBC iPlayer app from the App Store

Exclusive: Review of the Tranquil PC Riley CP30 Windows Home Server Storage Processor

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Exclusive: Review of the Tranquil PC Riley CP30 Windows Home Server Storage Processor

Over the weekend we brought you the exclusive unboxing of Tranquil PC’s latest Windows Home Server – the Riley CP30 Storage Processor. Now it’s time for the review.

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This is how Tranquil describe the Riley Server:

The Riley Server is possibly the finest server design ever created, it is now available. Hewn from a single billet of aerospace grade aluminium, and then hand finished to a soft satin texture, the Riley CP30 is simple and beautiful.

Who Are Tranquil PC?

From their website:

Tranquil PC, a UK based family company, was formed in the early part of 2003, by Managing Director, David Thompson. David is a passionate designer and entrepreneur, who has always committed his time and invested his skills into developing innovative products and building business to supply new markets. He started his first business at 16 years of age and went on to win the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise in 1982. Tranquil PC is now a world leader in the field of low energy IT systems. The move to brand new premises in 2007, and the appointment of new technical / sales staff has broadened the range of products and services offered.

Specifications

The specs are slightly upgraded from those that we reported on back in November.

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What’s in the Box?

The box is very well packaged, and comes in a very sturdy black box and everything is seated nicely inside.

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Along with the Riley CP30 there is power supply and an Ethernet cable.

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The specific contents for a Riley CP30 are:

  • Riley Server CP30 Processor unit (i3)
  • Incl Window Home Server 2011 licence
  • WHS2011 boot key (USB) and recovery DVD
  • 4GB DDR3 RAM (upgradable)
  • No HDDs – fit your own 2.5″ HDDs (max 2x)
  • Intel i3-2100T Microprocessor
  • External PSU (19v DC) Universal 120-240VAC (50/60Hz)
  • Media Kit including PC Restore CD and Server Restore DVD
  • 36 month RTB (return to base) warranty

Microsoft Talks Windows 8 File Management Feedback

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Microsoft Talks Windows 8 File Management Feedback

In the latest article on Windows 8, Microsoft discusses the huge amount of feedback they have received about File Management and what they are doing about it.

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This is how the article starts:

We previously published three blog posts that discussed the new file management experience in Windows 8: one about the new copy experience, one that detailed the design process we went through for the new conflict experience and one about the changes to Windows Explorer, including the introduction of the ribbon.

Those posts prompted great discussion and we read the approximately 2200 comments you left. This was wonderful feedback for us, and, along with information from our other feedback channels, we incorporated it into our design process.

Summarizing blog post comments

As we prepare for the beta, we thought we would update you on some of the key issues, and the changes you should expect to see.

To continue to read the article, click here.

It’s not long now until the beta of Windows 8, and I for one cannot wait!

Dragon Dictation App for iOS Updated to Version 2.0.17

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Dragon Dictation App for iOS Updated to Version 2.0.17

The Dragon Dictation app for the iPhone and iPad has just been updated to version 2.0.17.

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Dragon Dictation is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon NaturallySpeaking that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.

With Dragon Dictation you can also update your Facebook status, send notes and reminders to yourself, or Tweet to the world….all using your voice. So when you’re on-the-go, stop typing and start speaking – from short text messages to longer email messages, and anything in between. For best result, speak calmly and clearly.

Dragon Dictation supports a multitude of global languages. For a full list of currently supported languages visit www.dragonmobileapps.co.uk/.

Features

• Voice-to-text transcriptions that may be sent as SMS, Email, or pasted into any application using the clipboard
• Submit update to Twitter & Facebook
• Convenient editing feature that provides list of suggested alternatives
• Voice driven correction interface

What’s New in Version 2.0.17

Localisation updates

Download Dragon Dictation from the App Store

Update on BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365

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Update on BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365

On the heels of October’s open beta, today Research in Motion (RIM) launched BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365–a new service for organizations to extend Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry smartphones.

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The service ensures people have industry-leading business collaboration tools while on the go.

Some of the key features include:

  • Integration within the Office 365 Administrative Portal for easy management
  • Wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Online email, calendar and organizer data from a BlackBerry smartphone
  • BlackBerry Balance technology, which presents a unified view of work and personal content on a BlackBerry smartphone while keeping the content separate and secure
  • An intuitive, web-based console for IT administrators to provision, manage and secure BlackBerry smartphones from anywhere
  • Online access to employee self-service smartphone security functions, allowing users to easily reset a device password or remotely lock or wipe a device in the event of loss or theft
  • BlackBerry security and encryption as well as device manageability

The service is available at no additional charge to current medium-sized or enterprise subscribers of the Office 365 suite or standalone Exchange Online and works with BlackBerry smartphones on business or consumer data plans.

Go to http://www.blackberry.com/cloudservices to get started!

Microsoft Begins Office 15 Technical Preview Program

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Microsoft Begins Office 15 Technical Preview Program

Today Microsoft announced that it has begun the Technical Preview program for the next version of Office – currently codenamed Office 15.

This is what Microsoft said today:

This morning, we reached an important development milestone: the beginning of the “Office 15” Technical Preview Program. Office 15 is the codename for the next generation of the Microsoft Office products and services, and the Technical Preview is the first time we share our work with a select group of customers under non-disclosure agreements. These customers play a key role in our development process by testing early builds and providing feedback, which we incorporate into the final release.

At this early point in our development cycle, I’m not able to share too much about Office 15, but I can tell you Office 15 is the most ambitious undertaking yet for the Office Division. With Office 15, for the first time ever, we will simultaneously update our cloud services, servers, and mobile and PC clients for Office, Office 365, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, and Visio. Quite simply, Office 15 will help people work, collaborate, and communicate smarter and faster than ever before.

While the Technical Preview program is already full, everyone will have the opportunity to try the Office 15 public beta later this summer, and we’ll have more to share about the release then. In the meantime, I do want to thank everyone who is participating in the Technical Preview for their contributions and all our customers for their continued support.

PJ Hough
CVP of Development, Microsoft Office Division

I’m a big fan of Office and have been on the beta program for many years, so I will look forward to getting my hands on this one too!

Sky Anytime+ Adding BBC iPlayer and ITV Player

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Sky Anytime+ Adding BBC iPlayer and ITV Player

Sky have announced today that both the BBC iPlayer app and the ITV Player app will be added to their Sky Anytime+ service.

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This is what Sky said:

Sky Anytime+ goes from strength to strength with more content and increased reach

  • BBC iPlayer and ITV Player to join the service.
  • Sky Anytime+ available to more than 5 million homes at no extra cost by Easter 2012.

Sky has today announced a series of enhancements to its video on demand service, Sky Anytime+, which will expand the choice of programmes available for customers and make it available to millions of homes for the first time. The move follows strong growth for Sky Anytime+, which is already in more than a million Sky homes and has seen weekly usage increase by 80% in the three months to 31 December 2011.

The enhancements form part of Sky’s commitment to bring more value to customers through their subscription. Sky Anytime+ comes at no extra charge and already provides access to a wide range of on-demand content including movies, entertainment, documentaries and drama ‘box sets’. In addition to programmes from Sky’s own channels, it offers access to content from partner channels such as MTV, Discovery, FX, History, Disney, UK TV and National Geographic Channel.

To expand the range of high-quality content available on Sky Anytime+, Sky has reached new agreements with the BBC and ITV.

This means that ITV archive content, including popular shows such as Prime Suspect, Lewis and Cold Feet, will join the service from tomorrow, accessible through the main Sky Anytime+ menu as well as a new dedicated ITV Player section. And later this year, customers will be able to use Sky Anytime+ to catch up on programmes from both the BBC and ITV when the BBC iPlayer joins the service and more programming is added to ITV Player.

Archive BBC content – including the likes of Doctor Who, Outnumbered and Top Gear – is already available on Sky Anytime+ through Sky’s existing deal with UK TV.

And to help even more customers enjoy the service, Sky is extending the reach of Sky Anytime+
by making it available to all Sky+HD homes with an internet connection, across all broadband providers. This means more than 5 million homes will soon be able to access the comprehensive video on demand service. The extension of the service builds on the
1.2 million Sky Broadband homes that already use the service.

Jeremy Darroch, Sky’s Chief Executive, comments: “We want customers to get the best out of their Sky subscription and Anytime+ is a great way to give them more control and choice over how they enjoy TV. We already know how popular Sky+ is and how it puts customers back in charge of their TV viewing. Anytime+ builds on that control and it’s no wonder we’ve seen such strong demand for it.

“Sky Anytime+ will go from strength to strength in 2012 and we are delighted that the addition
of the BBC iPlayer and ITV Player will allow customers to also enjoy the best of terrestrial TV, whenever they want. We’re also delighted to be able to widen access to the service so that millions more Sky customers can enjoy the added flexibility it offers.”

Sky are definitely increasing the value of their service. I wonder what they will do next?

T-Mobile Offer The Full Monty Phone Package

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T-Mobile Offer The Full Monty Phone Package

T-Mobile have today announced a new package they are calling the Full Monty.

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Get The Full Monty

Our amazing new Full Monty plans go on sale 1 February, but if you really can’t wait, you can find out more details and order right now.

This is what you’ll be getting…

  • Unlimited internet, texts and T-Mobile calls
  • Plus 2000 minutes to other networks

From just £36 a month (24 months)

More info soon, but this certainly looks very interesting!

Learn more from here

AMD Catalyst Software Suite Version 12.1 Released

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AMD Catalyst Software Suite Version 12.1 Released

This morning my computer told me about an update for the AMD Catalyst Software Suite – taking it to version 12.1.

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This is what is included in this update:

IMPROVEMENTS

AMD HD3D technology support enhancement

  • Enables support for AMD HD3D technology in conjunction with AMD CrossFireX configurations
  • Delivers a new Stereo 3D mode over HDMI 1.4a connections – 1080p at 30Hz is now enabled on supported displays

AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Application Profiles

  • AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver enables users to create per application profiles to individually control 3D and CrossFireX settings for Direct3D applications
  • Please be sure to select the “Restore Factory Defaults” option under the Catalyst™ Control Center Preferences menu before using the new application profiles feature – this ensures there are no compatibility issues between previous drivers and the new AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver with regards to application profiles

 

AMD Catalyst™ Control Center / Vision Engine Control Center enhancements – Video UI improvements

  • AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 Preview driver includes user interface enhancements to simply adjustment of video color and video quality controls

RESOLVED ISSUES

 

Resolved Issues for the Windows® 7 Operating System

 

  • This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 software suite for Windows® 7. These include:
  • The in-game mouse cursor no longer randomly disappears while playing Alien vs Predator.
  • Enemy Territory – Quake Ware will no longer experience intermittent crashes when in a 3 monitor Eyefinity™ configuration.
  • Water texture is now rendered correctly in Enemy Territory – Quake Wars
  • Dirt 2 does not exhibit stuttering when run in DirectX® 9 mode.
  • Playing Crysis 2 with in Crossfire mode no longer experiences random graphics corruption or game instability.
  • Random corruption and screen flicker is no longer observed while playing Dragon Age 2 with Tri-Crossfire enabled.
  • Lost Planet 2 no longer crashes after game launch when run in Crossfire mode.
  • Lost Planet 2 and Tom Clancy HAWX2 no longer experience random game hangs/black screens when run at high in game settings.
  • Water textures in World of Warcraft running in DirectX® 9 mode no longer appear corrupted.
  • The game “Rage” no longer experiences intermittent hangs when Crossfire is enabled.

 

Resolved Issues for the Windows® Vista Operating System

 

  • This section provides information on resolved known issues in this release of the AMD Catalyst™ 12.1 software suite for Windows® Vista. These include:
  • Ejecting the disc during Blu-Ray/DVD playback using WinDVD no longer causes the system to crash.
  • 3D content playback using PowerDVD now correctly used hardware acceleration.
  • Poor performance is no longer randomly experience when playing World of Warcraft, Metro 2033 and Starcraft II at high in-game settings.
  • Medal of Honor now correctly displays all in game settings.

KNOWN ISSUES
Known issues under the Windows® 7 operating system

The following section provides a summary of open issues that may be experienced under the Windows® 7 operating system in the latest version of AMD Catalyst™. These include:

  • Call of Duty 4 may experience corruption when run in DirectX® 9 mode and the Edge Detect filter is enabled.
  • Portal 2 may generate a black screen when launched in 3D stereo mode.
  • The Morphological filter settings may be missing in the Vision Control Center.
  • Civilization V may experience random game crashes.
  • Forced Anti-Aliasing may not be available when playing Enemy Territory – Quake Wars.
  • Call of Duty – Black Ops may experience a crash when run in Crossfire mode.
  • Battlefield 3 may crash when run at ultra settings.
  • Vsync may be disabled after task switching when playing Rage.
  • Launching Rage with Crossfire enabled may cause the application to hang.
  • Random flickering may be observed while playing Battlefield- Bad Company 2.
  • Saints Row III may hang randomly during gameplay.
  • Dragons Age 2 may experience random flickering when run in Tri Crossfire mode with Vsync enabled or when run in DirectX® 9 mode.
  • Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 3 may experience flickering when run in Tri Crossfire mode.

For the complete list of updates, fixes and changes, click here.

BYOB Podcast Episode 75 Out Now

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BYOB Podcast Episode 75 Out Now

The guys over at the BYOB podcast, including our very own Tim Daleo have just released episode 75.

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Here is what is included in this weeks show:

[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Corsair Accelerator Series, Jawbone JamBox, How to be security conscious and why all on this weeks BYOB podcast.[/box]

As usual you can listen to the show from here.

BT Offer 3 Months Free OnLive Gaming Access

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BT Offer 3 Months Free OnLive Gaming Access

BT are currently running an offer where you get 3 months free OnLive gaming access if you sign up before January 31st.

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Now you can play a massive selection of cutting-edge games instantly via your BT broadband. With the OnLive Game Service, games are just seconds away – delivered on-demand to your PC, Mac, HDTV, smartphone or tablet at blindingly fast speeds.

It’s just you, the Internet and the games you love – yours to enjoy on any compatible device, wherever you have broadband.

Only BT broadband customers get FREE access to the OnLive PlayPack Bundle for 3 months (worth £6.99 a month).

  • Unlimited access to over 100 top games
  • New games added all the time
  • Zero commitment once the offer ends
Sign up to the 3 Month Free Trial of OnLive here

We will be reviewing OnLive soon, so keep an eye out of that.

Are you an OnLive user? What do you think of it?

My Movies for Android 1.74 Now in Android Market

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My Movies for Android 1.74 Now in Android Market

As well as an update to the iPad version of My Movies, Brian has also released version 1.74 of My Movies for Android.

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My Movies for Android is the fastest, easiest and most impressive way you have ever kept track of your movie collection. Using our high quality movie database of more than 350,000 titles on DVD and Blu-ray, you quickly get access to a large quantity of details of the titles in your movie collection, including movie trailers, high resolution covers and much, much more.

What’s in this version:

  1. Fixes various incoming crashes.

You can find My Movies for Android in Android Market in two editions, My Movies for Android Free and My Movies for Android Pro – the applications are identical with the exception that the free version is limited to maximum 50 titles, and only 10 items in trailers and title release lists.

The Pro version is available for DKK28 (~$5) + VAT in Europe. The free version allows you to fully evaluate the software before buying the pro version – if your collection already contains more than 50 titles, the free version simply only lets you synchronize the first 50.

Click here to open the pro application on Android Market.

Click here to open the free application on Android Market.

My Movies for iPad 1.72 Released

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My Movies for iPad 1.72 Released

Brian has just released and update for My Movies for iPad – its now version 1.72.

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What is My Movies for iPad?

My Movies for iPad allows you to catalog your entire movie collection from our high quality online data service containing data for more than 475,000 DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD titles from various countries. If you have one or more titles that is not in our service, you can report it and it will be created within 48 hours by our staff.
If you would like to evaluate the application, you can install My Movies for iPad Free, which is a freely available identical version with the exception of it being limited to 50 titles, and only 10 items in release and trailer lists.
You can use My Movies for iPad as a standalone product by adding titles by barcode or title searches, use it along with My Movies for iPhone Light or Pro or use it as a companion to our My Movies software packages for Microsoft Windows, allowing you to keep your movie collection synchronized between all devices and clients.
My Movies for iPad requires you to create a user account, or log on to an existing My Movies account to be able to use the program. Your collection will follow your user account through our online servers, allowing you to switch between different clients without ever losing your data. If you log in to an existing My Movies account, your current collection will automatically be synchronized to your iPad, and users of My Movies for iPhone can use it’s batch barcode scanning functionality to quickly add titles and automatically have them synchronized to their iPad.
You can within the program activate an online collection website of your movie collection, allowing you to send friends and family a website that allows them to browse your entire collection.
With My Movies for iPad, you can keep track of movies you own, previously have owned, rented or movies you wish to purchase. Never again will you have to purchase or rent a movie twice. Users of My Movies for Windows Media Center can also use the application to start playback of movies on their Media Center.
Notice! If you have a problem or a suggestion, please contact us on support@mymovies.dk. We are unable to help you with problems if you only leave a comment on the application store. The quality and stability of the application is our top priority, and we will happily help you with any problem you might have.
Features:
– Add titles by barcode, title search or manual creation.
– Preview titles with complete details before adding to your collection.
– Add titles to different groups (Owned, Wished, Rented, …), and move titles between groups.
– Report missing titles to our staff to have the titles created in our service.
– Report incorrect data to our moderation team if you find an error in our database.
– View movie trailers for titles in your collection.
– Management loans to friends and family by selecting from contacts or typing name.
– High resolution front and back covers.
– Search your collection.
– Browse using our movie wall or list views with large or small thumbnails.
– Sort titles using advanced data options.
– View actors and directors with photos, biography and list of titles the person stars in.
– Update movie profiles from our service to always have the latest, most complete and accurate data.
– Create an online collection website to share with friends and family.
– Upload your collection directly from My Movies Windows software suite as an alternative to synchronize through our online servers.
– See weekly releases of titles on Blu-ray and DVD including all details and trailers. (Release lists are not complete in all countries).
– Start playback of movies in My Movies for Windows Media Center.

What’s New in Version 1.72

NOTICE! The update will upgrade the internal database, which includes loading more data from the online service, a process that can take a while. If you get any problems, please contact us at support@mymovies.dk.

– New icon.
– Data storage area changed due to problems with loss of collections.
– Changed Twitter framework, due to problems in prior used framework.
– Updated Online Collection option, including link to an all new online collection.
– Actors lists were not always sorted correct from online service.
– Added swiping of covers in full screen, which was missing from iPad version.
– Added option to launch app from other applications.
– Added Blu-ray 3D information.
– Added edition information.
– Added data import section on settings page, referencing to online option.
– Added generate report option on settings page, to create PDF reports.
– Extended filter function to contain more informations.
– Added option to save filters for quick access.

Get My Movies for iPad from the App Store
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