XBMC on Android has been updated to include support for Zeroconf, effectively allowing it to be used for AirPlay. The update to the media player software also includes the ability to rip CD audio directly to the music library, ripping support for WMA and AAC encoding, the option to lock settings on a profile, and new descriptions for the settings menus....    

It’s not often that we see a good deal on iMacs—by and large, the deals on the big Apple desktop products tend to focus on MacBooks. Today, though, the 2017 21-inch iMac is getting some love over at B&HRemove non-product link, where it’s available for $150 off. That’s enough to bring the price to an agreeable $949, down from the usual price of $1,099.00. ...

There’s nothing more disturbing than finding files on your hardware that come from an app you are sure you never installed.Macworld reader Kevin wrote in asking about a video-management app. ...

Realmac Software’s RapidWeaver is a WYSIWYG (“what you see is what you getî) website development application designed to do most of the heavy lifting for you. Its easy-to-modify templates make it a snap to create a modern, custom website designs though the comfort of a user interface that feels like one that came straight out of Cupertino. ...

Now that we’ve had some time to digest Apple’s announcements last week, The Macalope wonders who we can, in hindsight, determine to be the real winner.Writing for the Forbes contributor network and competitive fish slapping circuit, Ewan Spence finds “Three Reasons The Nokia 5.1 Can Beat The New iPhone XR.îSorry, The Macalope should have issued a spit take warning for that one. ...

If you’ve been holding out for a good price on the latest MacBook Pros, it’s a good day to head over to B&H. Today the retailer is offering the 2018 MacBook Pro models for $200 to $300 offRemove non-product link their retail price, which brings the starting price for a 13-inch model down to just $1,599Remove non-product link. ...

Along with the iPhone Xs and Xs Max, Apple has another new device going on sale Friday: the Apple Watch Series 4. Like the new iPhones, the difference between it and the previous Series 3 models comes down to two main things: a larger screen and a heftier price tag. But based on early reviews, it’s worth it. ...

Amazon's giving Prime members a sizable $15 discount on the entry-level Fire 7 tablet, making it just $35 today.

Today’s a good day to turbocharge your local backup with one of our favorite external SSD drives. The 500GB Samsung T5 portable SSD is on sale for $100 at Amazon today. This drive was sitting around $120 just a few weeks ago, and this is the lowest price we’ve seen for it. The T5 is also close to $30 cheaper than the SanDisk external SSD sale we looked at last week. ...

When typing is a large part of how you make a living, the muscle memory you develop while typing with your keyboard can be hard to shake. Before reviewing a new keyboard, I like to take some time with it to ensure that my impressions of how it performs aren’t colored by my personal preferences. ...

Setup headaches and operational flubs dampen our enthusiasm for this professionally monitored security system’s minimal price tag.

CUPERTINO, California — September 28, 2015 — Apple® today announced it has sold more than 13 million new iPhone® 6s and iPhone 6s Plus models, a new record, just three days after launch. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available in more than 40 additional countries beginning October 9 including Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Taiwan. ...

Special limited-edition anniversary products announced

zplane has updated elastiqueAAX/tce to v2.1.2. This free update is recommended for all elastiqueAAX and elastiqueAAXtce users. The following issue has been fixed in this version:... Read More

Acustica Audio has released Viridian, a plugin suite based on iconic '60s and '70s units. Viridian aims to bring you the tone of some of the world's most exclusive British... Read More

Rodolphe Bourotte / The Centre Iannis Xenakis has released UPISketch, a free app for iOS that can run on iPhones or iPads from iOS 9.3. UPISketch is a sound composition tool,... Read More

Tsugi has updated GameSynth to v1.1, a new version of its sound design system for games, interactive applications and real-time film-making. GameSynth 1.1 comes with several... Read More

The Vienna Symphonic Library has announced the release of Vienna Smart Orchestra, a complete and powerful, yet resource-saving package. The new library product offers a large... Read More

Steinberg recently released Nuendo Live 2, a new version of the multitrack live recording system. Conceived, designed and developed to record live events ranging from corporate... Read More

FXpansion recently updated Cypher to v2.4.9.0, which addresses a number of issues, most notably fixing a memory leak. As well as bug fixes, they've also included 22 new synth brass presets,... Read More

Synchro Arts has announced the release of Revoice Pro 4, a major new version of the toolbox for timing and pitch adjustment offering new features and improvements including much improved... Read More

Overloud has announced the release of Studio Sessions II — a collection of 180 IRs and 100 individual presets. The included presets were created during actual studio mixing sessions with... Read More

eXtream Software Development has updated its mobile DAW, Audio Evolution Mobile Studio, to version 2.0.4, featuring automation for busses and improved MIDI MPE support. Changes... Read More

It’s Day 3 of #ICANN51 and Team XYZ is working extra hard for you, #GenXYZ. We’re meeting with our amazing business partners so we can continue to build.xyz as the most popular, go-to ending for YOUR domain. In the midst of back-to-back meetings, panels, and events, we like to take a quick little mental break by exploring these fun, interactive.xyz websites. ...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Sheet Music & Tablatures: Tunebook is now identical to the Tunebook for iPad application - don't buy both! I keep both on the App Store because it's not possible to provide an upgrade path to a single app without forcing some users to pay twice. Tunebook is a viewer for...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Drums: Feel the beat of drums with your fingers, Garage Virtual Real Drum is the fastest and most realistic drum app in the store. You can use this perfect app for sounds in lame jokes or puns or making your own genuine sounds. The only single app with jam out your...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Tuners: A free tuner app for your guitar and ukulele. A simple, easy to use and accurate guitar tuner app. This free tuner app is perfect for complete beginners, recommended by music teachers. This chromatic tuner has professional accuracy for advanced players. Detects the...

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Controllers: The MultitrackStudio Remote app for iPad turns your iPad into a powerful remote control for MultitrackStudio: • Control the transport, including VariSpeed, markers and cycling. • Add and control tracks, groups, effect returns (up to 3) and the...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Rythme Mach. & Loops: CasioTron Beats re-creates the rhythm patterns found on the vintage home keyboards of the 70's and 80's. These popular keyboards were analog and have now become collector's items because of their warm sound. With MIDI and Ableton Link too! You can...

iPhone, iPad / Education / Games, Ear Trainig: Cover full syllabus of exam with permission of ABRSM * Recommend by Bloomberg Businessweek and effectiveness proven by International Journal of Music Education. More than 500,000 users worldwide Up to 180 exam mock questions 94% users find aural...

iPhone, iPad / Instruments / Pianos: Forget about all these boring piano keyboard apps and piano tiles games. Now, it's to create music and have fun at the same time without any efforts or special education. Electronic Piano Keyboard - it's start point in electronic music world! HOW TO PLAY:...

iPhone, iPad / Portable Studio / Effects: A versatile 4-band parametric stereo equalizer for everything between subtle frequency enhancements and agressive boosting/cutting or special resonator effects. This app is part of the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps....

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Metronomes: While most tempo detecting apps measure the time between each tap, Tap Tempo averages your last 8 taps, giving you a much more accurate result.

iPhone, iPad / Tools / Analysis: Spectrum Analyzer is a precise sound level meter with multichannel harmonic analysis and detailed graphical representation. Spectrum Analyzer FEATURES: sound level meter; harmonic analyzer; adjustable graphics; SOUND LEVEL METER precise acoustic noise measurer....