Software : Download of the day: Spotify |
- Download of the day: Spotify
- Downloads: Christmas crackers: PagePlus SE
- Blip: Android Wear users can watch their security cameras on their wrists
- Apple wins iTunes DRM antitrust case, avoiding $1 billion payout
| Posted:  Spotify lets you stream millions of songs to any device, all free of charge. It's also got excellent sharing and discovery features that may well introduce you to your new favourite band. Why you need itWith superfast internet speeds and unlimited broadband packages in an ever-increasing number of households, music streaming is enjoying its day in the sun. And if you're looking to get the most out of the world's music, you'll want to get Spotify. It's got a heap of features designed to help you explore new music and share it with your friends. Browse through playlists for the perfect one to match your mood, or tune in to Spotify radio and let it pick tracks for you. Once you've found something you like, you can share your playlists or point your friends in the direction of songs you like, while Spotify's close integration with Facebook makes it easy to let your friends know what you're listening – and find out what music they enjoy, too. The free version of Spotify lets you listen to millions of songs free of charge, with adverts playing in between songs now and then. Upgrading to to Spotify Premium removes the adverts, lets you listen to music offline and plays songs in higher sound quality. Key features
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| Downloads: Christmas crackers: PagePlus SE Posted:  Christmas can be an expensive time of year. There's not just the presents and food to think about, but also all of those little extras that add up. Cards, party invitations, name cards for the table and so on. If you were to buy all these from the shops, you could end up spending a fortune – so why not do it yourself? This is precisely what PagePlus SE helps you to do. It's a wonderfully powerful desktop publishing tool that can be used to create all manner of documents with rich layouts. Don't worry if your design skills are not up to much, as there are dozens of templates available to help you get started. If you have guests coming over for Christmas dinner, you could print out menus to hand out, as well as invites and welcoming posters. PagePlus gives you the flexibility of a design tool and blends it with the features of a word processor. You can combine text, graphics, tables, clipart and other page elements to create all manner of documents. Of course, once Christmas is out of the way, you can use it to create other types of documents such as business cards, CVs and greetings cards. |
| Blip: Android Wear users can watch their security cameras on their wrists Posted:  Android app IP Cam Viewer has been upgraded with support for Android Wear, letting users view their security cameras live directly on their watches. IP Cam Viewer is reportedly one of the best IP camera apps on Android, and this functionality only makes it better. The update also added drivers for more cameras, support for Chromecast, and Dropbox for imports and exports, and squashed some bugs for some existing drivers. This is definitely one of the coolest things to happen to smartwatches yet - besides, of course, the original Fallout. More BlipsIf your smartwatch has a web browser you can also use it to check out more of TechRadar's blips. |
| Apple wins iTunes DRM antitrust case, avoiding $1 billion payout Posted:  Apple has successfully defended itself in a lawsuit in which it had to prove that a 2006 update to iTunes not only didn't violate antitrust laws, but also was a "genuine product improvement" that was good for users. The case centered on the Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions that Apple introduced in its music with that version of iTunes. It could have cost Apple $1 billion (about £638m, AU$1.2b). But a jury of eight unanimously determined that Apple's restrictions did not break antitrust laws and that iTunes 7.0's tightened security didn't harm its users. Apple responds"We thank the jury for their service and we applaud their verdict," Apple told The Verge in a statement. "We created iPod and iTunes to give our customers the world's best way to listen to music. Every time we've updated those products - and every Apple product over the years - we've done it to make the user experience even better." The case began with two users who weren't happy that they couldn't play songs purchased outside of iTunes on their iPods or play songs purchased in iTunes on other devices, but Apple argued that its hardware and music software are an "integrated system" like a video game console. Further the company said that the DRM was required by deals it had with music labels. The plaintiffs reportedly plan to appeal, but for now the court has spoken.
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