Software : Video: Apps of the Year 2011 |
- Video: Apps of the Year 2011
- Xbox LIVE gets 4oD, Demand 5 in new update
- Google Music launches massive sale
| Posted:  Ahh, apps. They're everywhere you look these days. First they were on computers, then smartphones and tablets and now they're in our TVs, on Facebook, Spotify and weaselling their way into our cars. But which are the best of the bunch with which to adorn your precious tech? 2011 saw a number of big-name launches including Sky Go, Garage Band and OnLive but which made the grade? Well don't say we never do anything for you – we've rounded the top ten apps of 2011 up into one handy video. And get downloading in five, four, three… |
| Xbox LIVE gets 4oD, Demand 5 in new update Posted:  UK-based Xbox LIVE members can now access on-demand portals from Channel 4 and Five after Microsoft rolled-out its latest batch of video apps. Following the arrival of LOVEFiLM and YouTube, among other apps earlier this month, Microsoft has now unleashed 4oD and Demand 5. Demand 5 will being the likes of The Gadget Show and Neighbours, while 4oD will allow viewers to catch-up on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and This Is England '88. The Dailymotion application is now also available in the United Kingdom as well as 34 other territories, while the BBC iPlayer will finally arrive on Xbox LIVE in 2012. More than a gaming machineMicrosoft has made it abundantly clear that it sees the Xbox 360 as way more than a gaming machine, with a host of new entertainment content joining the likes of mainstay app Sky Go. The likes of Blinkbox, Crackle by Sony and MSN video are also available as apps, giving members a huge array of online video to choose from. Viewers in the United States can now also access Vudu and UFC channels. |
| Google Music launches massive sale Posted:  Google Music has signalled its intent to prize customers away from iTunes by announcing a huge 'blowout sale.' The limited time offer serves-up half a million top albums for just $4.99 - virtually half of what Apple is charging through iTunes. There's also a whopping 10 million MP3 tracks available to buy for just 49c, again undercutting Apple by 50 per cent or more in most cases. The sale represents most of the music Google is currently offering, with our searches yielding half-price results for an incredible range of classic and contemporary tracks and albums. Everything but SonyIt seems that only Sony failed to come to terms with Google as albums from its stable of artists are missing from the sale. In a post on the Google Music Android Market webstore, the company says: "We're proud to offer you over half a million albums for $4.99 and over ten million tracks for 49c. "Search around the site for your favorites—we promise you'll find something you like at a great price! "Few things in life are more important than music, and, since we launched the music store in the Android Market a few weeks ago, we've sought to connect you with the tunes you love" iTunes bating goes into overloadGoogle's timing is shrewd, with folks looking for instantly attainable stocking fillers for their nearest and dearest. Whether the company can keep users once the sale is over remains a different matter altogether. |
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