Apple Watch 2 Reportedly to Release this Year with Faster Processor, GPS, Barometer and More

We may know a ton about the next iPhone - the iPhone 7 already, but details on a potential Apple Watch upgrade have been conspicuous by their absence considering the original model was announced almost two years ago. However, according to the latest report connected to the insiders, Apple is planning to release two Apple Watch versions in the second half of 2016, one a minor update over existing models and an "Apple Watch 2" with faster processor, GPS, barometer and more.

Well-connected KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a note to investors on Sunday, obtained by AppleInsider, detailed Apple's wearable timeline for the coming six months.

Kuo believes Apple is planning to launch two new Apple Watch versions in the second half of 2016, both of which offer moderate improvements over their predecessor. The first unit will be an iterative upgrade on the original Apple Watch and is expected to sport the same aesthetics, but with improved intervals like a TSMC processor built on the 16nm process. Waterproofing should also be slightly improved.

How to Watch 4K Blu-ray Disc on Xbox One S

The smaller, slimmer and sharper Xbox One S has finally been officially released. Some people now even have received their Xbox One S consoles ahead of the release date. 4K becomes one of the biggest shinning point of Xbox One S.

According to the official website of Xbox One S on 4K Blu-ray disc enjoyment and 4K content stream, “With four times the resolution of standard HD, 4K Ultra HD delivers the clearest, most realistic video possible. Stream 4k content on Netflix and Amazon Video and watch Ultra HD Blu-ray movies in stunning visual fidelity with High Dynamic Range.”

Glasses-Free 3D Movie Screens May Soon Come into Movie Theatre

3D video, despite never really succeeding as a consumer-level product, still has some success today in movie theaters, as more and more big-budget movies are released in 3D to try and squeeze a few more dollars out of patrons. Some movie studios even tried to turn 2D movies to 3D to reproduce classic movies in 3D effect and bring the 3D versions to theatre, such as Titanic. But there are drawbacks to 3D movies: cinematically, the polarizing 3D glasses also result in darker, less vibrant perception of the movie. Based on these, glasses-free 3D movie viewing technology has been required.

Though glasses-free 3D viewing technology has already available, it relies on screens with massive resolution requirements. Therefore it’s impractical to recreate the big-screen movie theatre experience. However, the glass-free 3D movie experience might shortly come into theatre since researchers have developed 3D movie screens that don't require 3D glasses.

Sky Q Ultra HD 4K Service Would Start from August 13 Covering Sports, Film and TV Shows

According to the report several days ago, Sky will make use of its recently-launched Sky Q technology to broadcast Ultra HD 4K service since this August 13. Currently, the service would cover 4K content in sports, films and TV shows.

Ultra high-definition is seen as the next wave of TV viewing, and comes around 10 years after Sky introduced high-definition broadcasts. The number of pixels in any one space is typically four times more than HD, meaning colours, light and small details are much more vivid. (For detailed information, please visit What is 4K.)

As to the detailed 4K content that would be available from Sky Q after August 13, the company's "Ultra HD" service will show 124 live Premier League games, all upcoming Formula 1 races and over 70 movies in the new format. As well as football and Formula 1, Sky said it would have the UK TV premiere of James Bond's Spectre in Ultra HD, as well as Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Revenant and Matt Damon’s The Martian.

5 Best Free Photo Slideshow Maker Software

With the widespread of large-screen smartphones and cameras, taking photos has been a daily work, especially in some big events like Christmas celebration, graduation ceremonies, birthday parties, etc. Photo slideshow software allows you to create a slideshow of your favorite or memorable photos from your collection and turn multiple images into a standard video file for playback on your PC or other media devices.

There are quite many basic programs that will help you present photos in a singular linear fashion, similar to whipping out a handful of snapshots and handing them to a usually disinterested spectator (family, relatives, or friends).  However, a more memorable slide show adopts more complex features (like motion, music, narration, titles, transitions, etc.) to help tell a story about the photos without the distraction of out-of-sequence and poor photos.  Today I would like to share 5 best free photo slideshow maker software tools to help you create photo slideshow in an easier way.

Photo Slideshow Maker

Photo Slideshow Maker is a free photo slideshow maker software program that allows you to create photo slideshow from photos in png, jpg, jpeg and bmp formats and then convert generated photo slideshows to 180+ formats for different media players and devices. The internal photo slideshow editor allows you to add/remove/replace/rotate photos, insert transition effect, apply background music and set music effect. The drawbacks of this Photo Slideshow Maker are it doesn’t add text and it is only free to create a photo slideshow video that is no more than 5 minutes.

How to add a USB Blu-ray player to your computer for $41

With 1080P becoming popular for home movie entertainment, some of you are perhaps now looking to watch Blu-ray movies at home or even send your Blu-ray collection over to portable devices like iPad and iPhone for movable movie enjoying. However, the problem is that it’s not easy to find a cost-effective Blu-ray player and practical solution to send Blu-ray to portable devices like iOS devices.

Here is the easy part: Buy an LG 6x Blu-ray Player for just $40.99 with free shipping. It also burns CDs/DVDs, and media will even do some art on the cover. Oh, and it is USB bus-powered, so it is nice and portable.

How to Burn iTunes Video to DVD on Windows and Mac

As known to all, videos downloaded or purchased from iTunes store are protected by DRM from being converting to other formats and burning to DVD/Blu-ray content. With the DRM protection, you couldn’t convert iTunes videos and burn iTunes video to DVD for backup or playback on DVD player with family. However, where there is a problem, there is a solution. In this post, you will learn effective solutions on how to burn iTunes video to DVD on Mac and Windows in details.

To burn iTunes videos to DVD, you need first to remove DRM protection from iTunes videos. That means you need to get a DRM removal tool. This post includes 2 parts: the first part is about how to remove DRM protection from iTunes videos with the help of TunesKit, a professional DRM removal tool to remove DRM and convert iTunes M4V files, while the part 2 will tell you how to burn iTunes video to DVD on both Mac and Windows by using DVD Creator, a top-rated video to DVD burning program to burn any video to DVD. 

1. Remove DRM protection off iTunes M4V videos with TunesKit

Step 1: Add iTunes Video Files

Click the Add Files button or drag the iTunes files to the program. Click OK to load the videos.

Step 2: Customize Output Path

Click the Output drop-down list and select Change Directory option.

Step 3: Convert iTunes Videos

After adding the video files and customizing output path, just click the Convert button to start converting iTunes videos to MP4 format. At the same time, iTunes will be launched again if it has been closed after started together with the program.