HDMI 2.0 spec released with beefed-up 4K video support and audio channels galore | TechHive

HDMI 2.0 spec released with beefed-up 4K video support and audio channels galore | TechHive: "The Ultra HD "4K" TVs and computer monitors are a-comin'! But pushing that many pixels places is a mighty big strain on the cables used to transfer audio and video to your displays. In fact, while the HDMI cords used today are technically capable of handling 4K video, it can only do so at 24 to 30 frames per second, depending on the exact resolution. Meh."

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Review: Musique is the simple and beautiful music player you've always dreamed of | PCWorld

Review: Musique is the simple and beautiful music player you've always dreamed of | PCWorld: "When listening to music on your computer, you can go several different ways. The first is to use a huge, well-known music player such as iTunes or Windows Media Player; the second is to opt for streaming using Spotify, Pandora, Last.fm, and others; and the third is to go for a smaller, lesser-known player that suits your exact needs. Musique (€8.99/$12 after 20-day free trial; Linux, Mac, and PC) is just such a player, and one that is definitely worth your attention."

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Why Using a Registry Cleaner Won’t Speed Up Your PC or Fix Crashes

Why Using a Registry Cleaner Won’t Speed Up Your PC or Fix Crashes: "We’ve said it again and again: Registry cleaners don’t speed up your PC. At best, they’re a waste of time — and often money. At worst, they can cause problems by removing registry entries they shouldn’t."

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Forget The Gimmicks: Here’s the Best Way to Organize Your Gmail Inbox

Forget The Gimmicks: Here’s the Best Way to Organize Your Gmail Inbox: "Email inbox gimmicks keep popping up. First Google introduced Priority Inbox, and now it’s using category tabs. Dropbox purchased Mailbox, which turns your inbox into more of a to-do-list. Microsoft’s Outlook.com has a Sweep feature that automatically cleans your inbox."

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Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 is bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter, but is it any better? | The Verge

Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 is bigger, faster, thinner, and lighter, but is it any better? | The Verge: "Samsung's made an annual tradition of introducing a new Galaxy Note at Berlin's IFA trade show and this year's no different. The Galaxy Note 3 sticks close to the winning formula: it enlarges the Super AMOLED display of the Note II to 5.7 inches, adds a bombastic 3GB of RAM and a 2.3GHz quad-core processor, raises the camera resolution to 13 megapixels, and simultaneously trims the fat so it can be a millimeter thinner at 8.3mm and a shade lighter at 168g. Those incremental upgrades all point to a better device, but only marginally so — Samsung's hopes for attracting new buyers to its Note platform rest on a suite of new stylus-friendly software features and a physical redesign aimed at making the Note 3 look that extra bit more glamorous."

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