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The National Audiovisual Institute had announced last year, are finally available. The French Institute, a real memory of audiovisual, launches its SVOD service (video on demand subscription) to access unlimited to a catalog claiming nearly 20,000 content. Against a subscription of 2.99 euros per month (with no obligation), christened the INA Premium service provides access to programs, series, documentaries, music programs, sports, comedy ... which have been and are PAF (French audiovisual landscape). The site of the INA reveals some of the proposed catalog. It includes content such iconic Thierry la Fronde, Belphegor, Apostrophes, Five columns to one concert Brassens, Barbara ... INA Premium also offers radio broadcasts as fluoroscopy. To attract subscribers, the institute relies on a reduced price and access to the service from computers, tablets and smartphones. Like many other audio and video streaming services, INA Premium offers a free trial period. Here there is a free month.

Overpriced, lousy, not so bloated that it has ... many critics were at the launch of Tidal, the famous music streaming service headed by Jay-Z. Apparently, the rapper / business man has just managed to capture an audience since it has cracked a little tweet announcing that the platform now had one million users. That's 230,000 more than at the end of April last count, still launch period and thus before the first samples are made. Note also that the launch of Apple Music too has apparently not prevented the growth of the service that focuses on quality and better pay artists to convince.

It was expected, there it is! The Shield Android TV, the home console launched last March by Nvidia, is available in France from today and costs 199 euros. It offers Android TV box capable of playing videos up to Ultra HD at 60 frames / second and Chromecast that integrates Google Voice functions and access to applications like Netflix, YouTube, BBC iPlayer, Sky News and other service VoD. But the Shield Android TV is a video game console power through access to the online gaming service GeForce Now that is "like a Netflix for video games" in the words of the manufacturer. It offers a catalog of about fifty games regularly renewed, including AAA titles (The Witcher 3 or Resident Evil: Revelations 2) which are streamed in 1080p and 60 frames in 30 seconds, the Nvidia servers taking care treatment resource hungry. The first three months of access to GeForce Now are free after which the monthly fee is charged 9.99 euros. The Shield Android TV 199 euros includes 16 GB of storage and it comes with a joystick. A version Shield Pro with 500GB of storage is 300 euros.

The main Google ads had been largely stale in recent days, including that related to Chromecast key. Not surprisingly, it has been totally redesigned to take a rounded shape available in three colors. And there are now two Chromecast: one for reading content on HDMI-compatible TV, the other for music playback. Chromecast The TV uses the principle of the original Chromecast improving Wi-Fi performance that goes over the 5 GHz. Also adds a new caching system called Fast Play. As for Chromecast Audio, it can be connected to powered speakers (preamp) via a 3.5 mm connectors, RCA or optical. It can also be connected to a living room amp to work with passive speakers. The key is compatible with multiple streaming applications, starting with Google Play Music, Deezer and Spotify. These new Chromecast are marketed and costs 39 euros each. The TV version is now available on the Google Store while the audio version is announced as "soon". (EP)

Google has used its new Nexus smartphones presentation conference 5X and 6P to announce a change in its music streaming offers Google Play Music. There will soon be a new family package. Charged 14.99 dollars per month (probably the equivalent in euros), it will allow up to six people from the same household to use the Service independently, benefiting notably personalized recommendations. This offer is no coincidence since it is completely identical to that of Apple Music. Google Play Music has the advantage of being accessible from a smartphone or Android or iOS tablet, a conventional web browser, the Chromecast key or Android TV box. Apple Music currently works on iOS, Mac and PC. But compatibility with Android was announced in the autumn. Google did not specify exactly when it had run its family package.

It took nearly five years for Sonos renews its first and most pregnant with her and multisource audio multiroom system. The S5, meanwhile become Play: 5 to match the new name chosen by the manufacturer at the output of the Play: 3 in 2011, turns to adopt a more contemporary design. The latter takes on the philosophy of the Play speakers 3 and allows this new Play: 5 to be positioned both vertically and horizontally. The manufacturer has not only given a new design to its amplified speaker. It has totally redesigned. The PLay 5 2015 is going no architecture around five speakers but six. Three tweeter for treble and three mid / bass, each powered by digital amplifiers. The speaker chassis also houses six speakers to ensure the reception of audio when used wirelessly stream mode. In order not to interfere with the reception, the fan guard is not made of metal but of polycarbonate. Nearly 9,000 drill holes come in the front. No more physical volume buttons. They become tactile. Sonos and reviewing the ergonomics of its enclosure Play: 5 since these same volume +/- buttons also serve to navigate through songs by sweeping gestures. A touch interface that wants smart and always knows where its top and bottom, whatever its position. The Play: 5 incorporates a gyroscope. It was she who adapts, not the user who should adapt. The top button will always make up the volume and a low sweeping gesture toward up there will always skip to the next song. During the presentation, Sonos officials stressed the presence of two microphones in the Play: 5. Equipment that is not used at the moment ... but "will be later." One can bet on the appearance of a hands-free function to answer telephone calls. As for the rest of the range Sonos it is possible to pair two Play: 5 to find the true stereo. Depending on the vertical or horizontal position, the spatialization is not the same. Specifies with a "sweet spot" in vertical and horizontal and wider scope. She took over the old Play: 5 and plays the role of full audio module within a Sonos multiroom system with the ability to integrate and interact with an existing installation. Sonos is content to announce a large launch window that extends from the date of announcement (today) in front of the holiday season. The Sonos Play: 5 will be proposed to 579 euros against 459 euros for the current model.

Protectionist measure for its video streaming service Premium Video? Amazon announced the end of commercialization of Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The giant online sales just announced its reseller partners that as of October 29, 2015, these two products will be withdrawn from the proposed catalog. Responsible Amazon even advance reasons for the decision and confirms the assumptions. It is directly linked to its streaming service Prime Video, which is not (or hardly) available on the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The Xbox and PlayStation spared In an email sent to our colleagues at CNET.com, Amazon points out: "It is important that the video streaming modules that we sell are compatible and support our service Premium Video to avoid confusion in the minds of our customers. " This ostracism comes just before the start of the season of Christmas and New Year, a crucial period for all traders. It does not concern the new modules Chromecast announced by Google but also the old model. The Google Nexus Player is also affected by the retaliation. Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation and TV are Fire, according to Amazon, excellent choices and are not affected by the withdrawal of the catalog.

During the presentation of the new Apple TV (fourth generation) during the keynote of September 9, the US company announced the arrival of universal search function. This feature will look for the desired programs or in a set of services. The user no longer has to open applications one after another to fall on the service that provides the film or series he wants to watch. This function scans the range of associated services and delivers results. The viewer only has to choose. During the announcement of Apple TV, only iTunes, Netflix, HBO and Showtime had been raised for the launch of housing in the month of October (Apple did not give a more specific date). The issue was left pending concerned the extension or not of universal search to others. Doubt is raised. In the interview granted to BuzzFeed, Tim Cook announced that API will be offered to developers for their applications come within the scope of universal search tvOS operating system. All this without a specific agreement with Apple is required. Open the search can only be beneficial to the user experience. However, Apple does not specify the date on the arrival of this API.

Qobuz Music delivers a new version of its application. The French audio streaming service is now compatible with Google Cast and therefore Chromecast technology. In the jungle of audio streaming services, the French company Qobuz up since its launch on the quality of sources it offers to its subscribers. It puts forward the particular size CD quality 16 bit / 44.1 kHz. Today, it deploys a new version (3.1.1) of its application that enhances the functionality and brings some novelties. The most important and expected remaining consideration and compatibility with Google Cast technology. Smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS Qobuz on which the update is made, can now send audio streams to Google Cast compatible devices. Among them are prominent new small enclosures Chromecast unveiled by Google last week. Qobuz claims to be the first music service offer such sound quality on the Google ecosystem. Other enhancements of the new application Qobuz 3.1.1 concern the search filters, the ability to play all the tracks in the order of albums for local music, the suggestions in the "Discover" and editing lists.

With its wide-angle camera 8 megapixels and flash façade, Honor 7 is ready for selfies. But technology goes far with smile detection to take the picture at the right time, its beauty or its panoramic modes seflies! To make a selfie, just open the camera application, and then press the Switcher icon to select the camera front camera. If this is your first use: the Honor 7 offers one of two modes beauties of the device: Selfie perfect or classic beauty. Choose Classic Beauty (We will see how to configure the perfect Selfie in the paragraph). Then, by sliding your finger from right to left or left to right, you access the different modes of shooting: Select Embellish to turn on Classic Beauty filter (adjustable from 1 to 10), or Image to achieve selfie without filter.

There is almost nothing that can not be hacked. At a time of revelations about government surveillance programs and an almost uninterrupted flow of intrusions, computer attacks that result in massive flight data, it is perhaps something to be legitimately paranoid. The intelligence services and hackers often make their way into the most popular devices. It is this trend that surfs the Swiss firm whose Silent Circle secure phone is supposed to make this almost impossible. The Blackphone 2, second brand smartphone, capitalizes on the success of the previous model still strengthening protection systems without compromising on the features that many would like to have in a modern smartphone. The Blackphone 2 is available in the US for $ 800 in Europe and 540 pounds (excluding taxes) or 730 euros (excluding taxes). Establish protection systems for its online business is seldom easy. Most applications and services devolved to this end are already old. Take for example Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) to encrypt emails. He has over twenty years and has been designed in an era where accessibility and ease of use were not included. The Silent Circle Blackphone 2 seeks to simplify this safe approach to the public it targets, namely professionals and users concerned about their privacy. But is this Blackphone 2 invulnerable? No, and that's also not what it claims as stressed Javier Aguera, the scientific director of Silent Circle. But parrying the most commonly used by hackers or espionage service attacks and securing data, Blackphone 2 goes much further than any other smartphone on the market.

If your phone is with you, the first thing to do is call you. In case your smartphone is neither extinguished nor silent or airplane mode, you should hear it. You can also do it at maximum sound volume from a computer or another device using the Android Device Manager service from Google. It must first be installed this on your Honor 7 (See paragraph Locate and manage your phone remotely> Android Device Manager) Find the phone by voice The Honor 7 may be "activated" with a voice keyword. You can find it by making it ring and light up when within earshot. We must first have started the Voice Activation. Switch on the Voice Activation: Open Settings, then scroll down to the section Intelligent Assistance. Press Voice activation and activate it. Note that the Voice activation also allows you to call a contact by voice.

It is always difficult to choose a new laptop. PC or Mac, processor, consumer, battery, finish, RAM, dedicated graphics card or not. All these parameters can quickly render the tedious research, without ever having the certainty of having made the right choice. To find one, we offer a selection of the best laptops of the moment. More than specialized computer for a particular use, we offer a selection of versatile high-end computers that will suit most purposes. With which you can play moderately intensive games, photo editing or video editing time to time and of course all the "traditional" uses a computer such as browsing and word processing. All while maintaining a small footprint and a decent autonomy.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite is the entry level of the Korean manufacturer, it is therefore not expect a racing machine. But for a price below 100 € this small tablet turns out to be rather interesting bar. The latter has a 7-inch screen with a modest resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels but has the advantage of saving some battery 3600 mAh. Under the hood lies a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz along with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD). It runs on Android 4.2 with Samsung TouchWizz overlay.

Each new Mercedes is a chance to discover new technologies from the brand with the star. The new E-Class, which will be marketed in 2016, is faithful to the rule and hits hard in electronics. With it, the geeks will be at the party. First surprise, the new E-Class will open with the smartphone via its NFC connection. A size difference with its competitors where the phone can be used as the 3G connection to unlock doors, because it means that the function will be operational even in underground parking lots, outside the cellular network. Some improvement is noted elsewhere in the driving aids like the appearance of assistance during evasive maneuvers. Thus, if the driver tries to avoid an obstacle, the electronic system will undertake to accompany the movement of the steering wheel to make it more specific to avoid the collision more safely. The new E-Class will also be able to enable semi-automated driving on the most varied sections of road (the driver must keep hands on the wheel even if it turns itself). The system will operate on work zones or country roads.

For two years, part of Ford models can benefit from the App Link functionality. This rather clever system allows you to enjoy applications stored in the phone through a voice interface. Rather economic (it does not require high-end navigation system and is compatible with a small monochrome display board), App Link already works with applications like Spotify or Glympse. Ford will now include Meople Connector, an application for reading home what is happening on the social networks of the driver. The builder on the observation that social networks are used to communicate simple, everyday things, to wish a birthday or read news. This is one of the functions that the driver enjoys in his car. Meople Connector connects to Twitter or LinkedIn accounts. It allows to respond to messages with a simple voice command, via customized or predetermined messages. The driver can also send its location in real-time to their contacts while keeping his hands on the wheel.

Mapping a Citroën car navigation system is stored in a CD, a memory card or hard drive multimedia system. Its update (via a new CD or memory card) will be sold in the manufacturer's maintenance network or online. Before ordering your update (published by cartographer Here), however, you must know the generation GPS equipping your vehicle. To help you, here is the picture of the different browser types present in the Citroen. Review your reference and order your update. Then, in most cases, just insert the CD or memory card purchased in the player of the navigation system. On models equipped with a hard disk, the CD may be withdrawn after the operation. On the other, keep the SD card or CD into the drive and follow the instructions on the screen. Citroën practice identical prices for all generations of GPS. On older models, the manufacturer proposes a European mapping charged 149 euros. On newer GPS, it is possible to be limited to the map of a single country, with 79 euros. Note that it is also possible to purchase updates to risk areas indicating radar (from 8-30 euros).

The BlackBerry Priv arrive shortly, and it is high time for the firm to review the characteristics and main functions of the phone. For this, she released a new video of its future smartphone detailing its key functions, mainly the overcoat BlackBerry. Visually discreet, yet it offers features that are only found on the terminal. The opportunity for the Canadian manufacturer to give some information about the possibilities offered by the keyboard, including the famous Touchpad function that was found on the Passport. We get a glimpse of DTEK, so security center for the phone, to know at every moment which application is accessing what and manage permissions more easily. Security is indeed a point on which the firm wishes to rely to satisfy businessmen. Remember that the phone is currently no release date in France. It will be offered in the United States, England or Germany from November 6 to 799 euros.

The chaotic early days of the Autopilot "in the United States has clearly not frightened European authorities. In a recent tweet, Elon Musk, Tesla boss announces he has just received permission to deploy this capability outside the United States and especially in Europe. The function will arrive via automatic update on models recently sold and the new Tesla S, but it is not yet known due. Launched two weeks ago, this function called "Autopilot" induces driver error because its name suggests that it is an autopilot system. True, it allows the car to take control of the steering wheel, brakes and accelerator, but the system will only work properly in specific situations: highway, good weather ... Problem, Tesla has posed no crazy guard and let some drivers use out of these situations safe and does not require them to keep hands on the wheel. So they put clearly in danger, as already shown several videos. Must we wait for the first accident that Tesla take more care? Hopefully not. Elon Musk has announced the arrival of an update of its Autopilot it could contain changes to avoid these endangered.

The Windows Update 10 Threshold 2 for PC should be issued during the month of November 2015. It was probably around this date and in any event before the end of the year that the final version of Windows 10 to mobile smartphones will also be made available. The upgrade of the new mobile operating system from Microsoft should not however be distributed in mass directly. On Microsoft sites may well find the names of the models that will benefit first. Others are certain to benefit but later. Among the lucky ones who can take advantage of Windows Mobile 10 final from the start we can already reckon with the Lumia models 950 and XL 950 as these are delivered by default with this system. Current in November or late November for France, the unit will be priced between 600 and 700 dollars. Rest other upcoming models. Although Microsoft says most will Lumia Windows 10 mobile is still under suitable configuration condition. On the other hand all the new features will not be available. It will in any case 8GB of free storage. One can have an idea for his own model by consulting the Insider program page which offers to install the preview version.