Google Nexus 8 to be made by HTC for release in third quarter?

Asus may have built the Nexus 7 but it looks like Google is switching its manufacturer of choice and teaming up with HTC for the Nexus 8.



DigiTimes quotes sources from the "upstream supply chain" as pitting the Nexus 8 for a release in the third quarter.

The sources cite a number of factors in the change, including the consideration being given to a new design for the Nexus 8.

Their comments suggest some friction in the relationship between Google and Asus down to the restrictions on Asus' involvement, including excluding the manufacturer from any "initiative during the development".

Although Google had apparently courted HTC earlier on a Nexus tablet, a partnership between the two tech giants wasn't possible sooner because HTC was concentrating on its smartphone expansion at the time.

But it looks like the way is now clear at HTC to start a new venture with Google on the Nexus 8.

It has an additional upside for Asus too, the sources note, in freeing up the company to "push its own-brand tablets and smartphones fully".

There is some speculation that the Nexus has done its job in spreading Android around the tablet market and that Google will therefore no longer make any tablets.

Phone Arena spculates that the Nexus 8 may in fact be a previously rumored 8.9-inch Nexus tablet tipped by Rhoda Alexander at IHS Technology to be a "high-performance" device with a "premium price tag" but "lower product volume".

From: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/nexus.8.release.date.specs.features.htc.manufacturing.next.nexus.tablet.for.release.in.third.quarter.googles.last.tablet/36980.htm

Backup Blu-ray movies in MP4/MKV to watched on personal computer running Win 7

Summary: This article focuses on how to Backup Blu-ray movies in MP4/MKV to watched on personal computer running Win 7. While providing several editing software which can play MKV format files.

With XP system exits the stage, more and more people choose to use Win 7 or Win 8/8.1. According to incomplete statistics, showing that Win 7 is currently the most used operating system. In fact, for us, the computer is not only using for learning, more for entertainment. When We turn on the computer, we may have great entertainment by enjoying, TV drama program or watch the latest movie.

If you are a movie buff, you would find less and less classic movies  now, and and in that case, more and more Blu-ray discs is being made for classic movies. However, once we recalled the classic, it is likely to lose a classic blu-ray disc. Why? Because it was more vulnerable to scratches as the Blu-ray Disc data layer is closer to the surface than DVD. So it is easy to be damaged. Then the following situation is a common thing: After movie enjoyment, maybe you plan to watch again next time, but when you eject the disc, a broken disc is presented to you.

In order to protect our own collection of Blu-ray discs, we must be careful and careful when using, another method is to backup Blu-ray disc. When we want to watch the movie again, we can play backup file directly. But as we all know, the Blu-ray disc is received special protection, which is not easy to be backup unless there is a professional Blu-ray ripping software for it.

Google search "best blu-ray ripper" or "blu-ray ripper reviews", there will be many such software programs like Aiseesoft. Trialled Leawo, Pavtube. They are good, but for the price, Pavtube is much cheaper than other, which is very easy to use, even in some respects, it is more practical than them. Pavtube BDMagic is capable of 1:1 copying BD/DVD Disc content to local computer or external hard drive in original file structure with all subtitle tracks and audio streams preserved. Pavtube BDMagic also supports backing up only movie content without extras to save time and storage space. Meanwhile, Pavtube BDMagic can convert 3D Blu-ray discs, 2D Blu-ray discs, and standard DVDs to your desired HD and SD media formats including MPEG-4/H.264 MP4, MPEG, RM, QuickTime MOV, MPG, Xvid, Divx, 3GP, FLV, VOB, ASF, SWF, DV, MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, etc.

How to Backup Blu-ray movies in MP4/MKV on win 7

Note: Put Blu-ray onto Blu-ray drive before ripping Blu-rays.

Step 1. Download the Pavtube BDMagic and install it on computer running win 7.

Tip：Pavtube provide a trial version, after the installation, you can import the Blu-ray disc.

Step 2. Select Format and set the format parameters.

Step 3. Convert

After completing all the settings, you can click on "Convert" to convert. Conversion process will take some time, you can choose this process as a background process, then do what you want to do. After the conversion, you can open the video directly on your computer to play it.

Tip: Of course, you can also copy the converted files to other mobile devices to play, like Samsung phone, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Apple TV, and so on. 

Further Reading

How to Play MKV Files: Read on below the jump to learn several easy methods for playing MKV files on your PC or Mac. and you can click here to know more how to play MKV on windows media center.
  
transfer Music, video filed from PC to Galaxy Tab 3: In this tutorial it would be going through process of transferring videos, music and photos from your PC to Galaxy Tab 3 with Kies.

Convert Blu-ray on Windows 8/8.1: The guide will show you how to copy and transfer your precious Blu-ray movies to your portable device and media player for watching on Windows 8.1 with the best Blu-ray Ripper.

How to Play MKV Files?

MKV files are video files encoded in the open source Matroska format. This format has a variety of advantages over other video formats like AVI, MP4, ASF, etc. However, the default media players that come with most computers often do not have the decoder necessary to play MKV files, causing the files to register as "unknown" or "unplayable." Luckily, it's relatively simple to fix this so that you're able to play MKV files on your computer free of difficulty. Read on below the jump to learn several easy methods for playing MKV files on your PC or Mac. 

Method 1 of 4: Using a Compatible Media Player 

Step 1. Choose a free Media Player that supports MKV files. 



A wide variety of free media players are available for download online. Some are quite well-made - better, in some ways, even, then the default media players included with your computer. Others aren't well-made. Different media players offer different options and features for video playback - in this case, what you want is the most-recent version of a well-made, easy-to use player that can decode and play MKV files with a minimum of effort. 

• The VLC Media player (often called simply "VLC") is a free, widely-used player that meets all of these requirements (and more). The rest of the steps in this section will assume you've chosen VLC. 
• VLC isn't the only suitable player, however. You have many options when choosing MKV-compatible players, most of which function similarly to VLC. For instance, Media Player Classic (MPC) andMplayerX are both great choices.

Step 2. Download and install the media player. 



Though the rest of this section assumes you've chosen the VLC player, this step will be very similar for nearly all media players. Find a download link online for the free media player of your choice. Be sure that the site is reputable and secure - Cnet.com is a safe, widely-used site that contains download links for a wide range of software, including the VLC Player. If you use Cnet, simply use "VLC Player" into the search bar for relevant results. Download the player, then run its installation app and follow the onscreen instructions to install it on your computer. 

• For ease of use, you may want to create a shortcut for the player on your desktop. This makes it easy to locate your new player on your computer - a great choice if you're not tech-savvy. 
• Be sure to download the correct version of VLC for your operating system. VLC has separate versions for both Windows and Macs.

Step 3: Launch VLC. 



Once VLC is installed, launch the player. You may be required to confirm the player's ability to access information from the internet. You should see a black window with an orange traffic cone icon in the center. From here, you can access all of VLC's functions, including playing videos. 

Step 4: Open your video file. 



Click the "Media" button in the toolbar at the top of the VLC window. Next, select "Open File." Locate and select your MKV file. In the vast majority of cases, your MKV should play perfectly fine! 

• Note - the above instructions are for the Windows version of VLC. 
• Though VLC should play the majority of MKV files without any problems, issues have been reported for MKV files that includes a video compression format called RealVideo. In this case, you may need to use a RealVideo-compatible player.

Method 2 of 4: Using a Codec Pack 

Step 1. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of codec packs. 



A codec (short for coder-decoder) is a computer program used to encode or decode any sort of digital media. In this case, we need a codec that will allow us to decode and play MKV files. Luckily, a variety of free "codec packs" exist online that supply codecs for not just MKV files, but a large selection of other types of files. These codec packs have several advantages and disadvantages over other methods of playing MKV files. 

• Advantages: As mentioned above, the types of codec packs we're interested in usually contain codecs for a wide variety of video format types - not just MKV files. This means that you'll probably be able to play many different kinds of video files after you download and install the codec pack. If you get your video files from many different sources, using a comprehensive codec pack may be an appealing option because it will "cover" most of the file types you'll come across. 
• Disadvantages: Codec packs are the "brute force" method of playing a stubborn video file. They will usually work, but if you're only trying to play one type of video file, you're downloading a lot of codecs that you don't need, which means you'll be basically wasting hard drive space. Additionally, if something eventually goes wrong and you find yourself unable to play certain video files, it can be difficult to tell which part of the codec pack is causing the problem.

Step 2. Download and install an appropriate codec pack. 



If you've decided to go the route of codec packs, you will want to download one that is safe, well-regarded, and, most importantly, includes support for MKV files. The official Matroska website recommends theCombined Community Codec Pack (CCCP) for Windows computers. Another good choice for PCs is the K-Lite Codec pack available for free download on codecguide.com. Download the codec pack of your choice, then run its installlation file, following the on-screen prompts. 

• Macs may have more success simply by downloading a compatible media player. Perian, an open source project that adds expanded video functionality (including MKV support) to the Quicktime Player will probably work, but, unfortunately, the project hasn't been updated since 2012. It's worth noting that on the Perian site, the developers recommend several media players as alternatives: Niceplayer, VLC, and MPlayer OS X.[2] 
• Note - before installing a new codec pack, it's a good idea to uninstall any old or out-of-date packs you already have on your machine to help avoid compatibility issues.

Step 3. Play the MKV file in your preferred media player. 



Once the codec pack is installed, you should be able to play your video file in most, if not all, media players. Most codec pack developers will recommend a free, frequently-updated option (like VLC, Media Player Classic, etc.) However, even your computer's default players (Windows Media Player, etc.) should work. 

• Immediately after installation, you may be prompted to adjust "filter" options. Unless you're tech-savvy and understand what you're doing, it's usually not a good idea to adjust the default options. 
• If you find that you still have difficulty playing a certain file, try playing other files of the same type. If you can successfully play these, the issue may be that the file itself is corrupted or otherwise unplayable.

Method 3 of 4: Troubleshooting 

Step 1. Use a free MKV diagnostic program. 



Despite the best efforts of the creators, MKV files can be terribly tricky to get to play, especially on PCs. Developers at Matroska know this, which is why they have created a tool specifically to diagnose issues with MKV playback. This tool, called matroskadiag.exe, analyzes your MKV file and determines whether you have the right codecs and filters installed to be able to play the video. This diagnostic program is available for free download on the official Matroska website, matroska.org. 

Step 2. Use a third-party diagnostic program. 



The official diagnostic tool described above isn't the only tool on the market for analyzing your video files. Many free diagnostic tools aren't just limited to analyzing one file format, either. One comprehensive third-party option for diagnosing video playback issues is KC Software's VideoInspector, which is available for free download on afterdawn.com. 

Step 3. Download a RealVideo-compatible player.

 

The media players and codec packs listed above should solve most MKV playback issues. However, one common, persistent issue with MKV playback that even the solutions above may not be able to fix has to do with something called RealVideo. Realvideo is a type of video compression format. Basically, it's possible for MKV files to be compressed in the RealVideo format, and, in this case, you may encounter issues when attempting the normal playback options above. Unfortunately, to play MKV files that contain RealVideo, you'll need to download a special, compatible player. The official RealVideo player is called, fittingly, RealPlayer, and it is available for free download from real.com. 

• Alternatively, if you don't want to download the official player, you can also download a free third-party player that plays RealVideo files. Real Alternative, available for free download from a variety of sources online, is such a player.

Method 4 of 4: Pavtube Video Convert Ultimate 

Through the above description, each player has its own format can not be played, there are some limitations, all we need help of other software. Now introduce a new software, though it is not free software, but it can convert a lot of formats, and can support more formats decoding, such as AVI, MP4, WMV, FLV, RMVB, MPEG, 3GP, MKV, MP3, AAC, etc. It is Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate. 

Pavtube Video Converter Ultimate supports multiple file types as source media, including Blu-ray and DVD movies, and a wide range of HD and SD video files, like MTS, M2TS, TOD, MOD, MOV, WMV, MP4, TiVo, FLV, some MXF files, etc that are downloaded online and recorded by camcorders. Besides, it allows for video editing tools including trimming, cropping, splitting, attaching srt/ass/ssa subtitles and special effects to add more fun when watching movies and videos. It also allows Windows users to back up/rip/convert Blu-ray/DVD/Videos for playback on Android Tablets & Phones (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S4, Amazon Kindle Fire HD, Google Nexus 7/10), Apple devices (Apple TV/Apple TV 2/Apple TV 3, iPhone 3/4/4S/5), Windows Tablets (Surface RT), HD Media Players (Xbox 360, PS3, WD TV, Popcorn Hour, PSP) and video editing software (Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, Windows Media Center, Pinnacle Studio). If you are Mac user, you can try Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac. 

Step 1.  Free downloaded video Converter Ultimate for windows users, Imedia converter for Mac users, run and load your video source to the program. 



Step 2. Click the format bar, for example: move mouse cursor to "Android >Google Nexus 7 H,264 Video(*.mp4)"/ "Android >Google Nexus 7 H,264 Video(*.mp4)"as output format. 



Notes:Click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you like. Keep in mind that bitrate higher result in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa. 



Step 3. Start the conversion. 

Wait for a few moments, and you can click "Open output folder" to locate the converted video quickly. Now you can transfer videos to your Nexus 7/10 for entertainment. 

Got it! Now you can start the fun right away with get home movies/videos to Google Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 10 tablet for watching as you like. Enjoy! 

Apple's Cook touts Microsoft Office for iPad, says it could have come sooner

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday said that Microsoft's Office for iPad is a "key franchise" in enterprise, an area where Apple is pushing for tablet dominance, but admitted the software could have come a bit sooner. 



While Cook offered a good deal of praise for Office, saying Microsoft's productivity suite is a good fit for iPad, the Apple chief tempered his enthusiasm by pointing out how long the Redmond, Wash.-based company took to bring the software over 

"Office is still a very key franchise in the enterprise, in particular, and I think having it on the iPad is good," Cook said. "If it had been done earlier, it would have been better for Microsoft frankly." 

The long-awaited productivity suite was an instant hit, topping the iOS App Store charts within hours of release and raking in more than 12 million downloads after one week of availability. 

Microsoft launched Office for iPad a little over one week ago as a standalone extension of its Office 365 program. Users can download the apps — Word, Excel and PowerPoint — and view documents for free, but editing and saving requires a supported Office 365 subscription.

Extract .Srt Subtitles From Blu-Ray Disc/BDMV/BD ISO

How to extract .srt subtitles straightly from a Blu-ray Disc? You can't expect a free subtitles converter app (e.g.Suprip, BDSup2Sub, HD-DVD/Blu-ray Stream Extractor) coming with Blu-ray hacking features. Only Blu-ray rippers can handle Blu-ray AACS and BD+ copy protections. But even best ranking Blu-ray rippers can be very weak in the processing of Blu-ray subtitles- MakeMKV rips Blu-ray to MKV without changing the PGS subtitles at all. Pavtube ByteCopy burns only one subtitles stream to the movie when converting BD to AVI, MP4, MKV, etc. The app I'm going to introduce in the following passages, however, does rips .srt subtitles from Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray folder (BDMV), and Blu-ray image file (BD ISO). Don't be surprised- this is a Blu-ray ripper more than a Blu-ray subtitles converter.

  
Pavtube ByteCopy, which is developed by Pavtube Studio, provides easy but flexible solutions for archiving Blu-ray movie to PC hard drive. It lets users keep multiple audio tracks and subtitles when ripping Blu-ray to MKV container, these audio and subtitles can be a exactly copy of original streams, or transcoded ones (e.g. Turn HD/DTS-HD audio to Dolby Digital 5.1, PGS subtitles to VOBSUB). The latest update includes forced subtitles and external subtitles, making Pavtube ByteCopy v1.5 a considerate Blu-ray subtitles converter. If you are Mac User, you can try Pavtube ByteCopy for Mac.
  
Is it a freeware for extracting .srt subtitles from Blu-ray Disc/BDMV/BD ISO? Yes. The subtitles ripping feature is not blocked in the ByteCopy trial. BTW, the trial is not time-limited, you can use it for lifetime as long as you like.
  
ByteCopy Trial Download (Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 compatible)
  
Note: A Blu-ray Disc Drive is required for reading Blu-ray Disc. The computer networked to get the app work- accessing BD+ key to crack the BD copy-protections.
  
How to extract .srt subtitles from Blu-ray Disc/BDMV/BD ISO
  
Step 1. Load Blu-ray Disc from BD-ROM, or BD ISO from hard drive.
  


Step 2. Find the "Format" menu, and select "Subtitle File" from its drop-down list. There is a options of the box-"SRT Subtitle(*.srt)".



Step 3. Click the "Settings" to select subtitles by language. Check any language you'd like to keep. You can either keep native-language subtitles only or multiple subtitles in different languages.
  


Step 4. Click "Convert" and ByteCopy will extract Blu-ray .sup subtitles and convert them to .srt format. It could take long time to convert .sup subtitles to .srt, as .sup is a image format.

ByteCopy uses OCR (Optical character recognition) to read the Blu-ray image subtitles. Additional font object libraries for Latin-based languages (English, French, Spanish, etc) and Asia languages (Chinese, Japanese, Korea) are included to ensure subtitles be recognized and converted correctly. But there could be a few spelling mistakes existing in .srt subtitles, though ByteCopy does better than many other subtitles converter apps per we tested.

Read more:

What is .SUP file format?

The .sup file extension stands for subtitle bitmap image extracted from a Blu-ray movie; it contains subtitle text graphics that are displayed during movie playback. The .sup subtitles are encoded with PGS codec, and sometimes known as PGS subtitles. It can be used for adding DVD subtitles to movies with authoring programs such as IfoEdit.

Convert a .sup subtitle to .srt, .ssa, .sub etc

SUP files can be converted to plain text using Optical Character Recognition programs such as SupRip. (Guide- convert .sup to .srt)

Which players support .sup subtitles?

Blu-ray Players and some HD Media Players (e.g. WD TV Live Hub, Netgear NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD Media Player)

In The Blood

In The Blood 

Newlyweds Ava (Gina Carano) and her husband Derek (Cam Gigandet) are celebrating their honeymoon in the Caribbean. They meet one of the locals, Manny, who takes them out for a night on the town. At a nightclub they have a run-in with a local kingpin Big Biz (Danny Trejo). The following day, newlyweds go ziplining and Derek has an accident. He is taken to the hospital, but when Ava arrives there he is nowhere to be found. 
Getting very little help from the local police, she starts looking for him herself, only to stumble into a conspiracy that’s bigger than Ava could have ever expected. Now, she must stay alive to seek revenge against the men she believes to have abducted her husband and expose a sinister plot. 

release date: April 24, 2014 
Genre: Action 
Running time: 90 min. 
director: John Stockwell 
studio: Raven Banner 
screenplay: James Robert Johnston, Bennett Yellin 
cast: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Luis Guzmán, Amaury Nolasco, Treat Williams, Stephen Lang, Danny Trejo

How to copy DVD Movies to NAS device for streaming

Summary: If you want to search for an useful conversion software to put DVD movie collection on NAS and play through TV, tablet, PC and other DLNA devices, this article will give my own experience about it and it may provide some reference for you.



My goal is to copy my DVD collection to my NAS drive. Output MKV or mp4 for viewing on my TV’s around the house. I have used one free software, but it is stuck into an endless routine and the ripping process is not even starting…What’s the problem?

NAS, with Network Attached Storage in full, is the extender for home sharing. With the supported network protocols established between NAS and Blu-ray/DVD Player or HD TV, you can enjoy high quality movies in high definition. To copy dozens of Blu-ray DVD movies to NAS device, you need to convert Blu-ray and DVD library to NAS MKV/MP4 format for media player like PS3. In this case, powerful third-party software for backup Blu-ray/DVD to Synology NAS is what you need.
Here, Pavtube DVDAid is right for you. Having tried Nero，Pavtube was easier to use and more stable. what's more, Pavtube DVDAid makes 1:1 copy of original DVD  without quality loss with all audio streams, subtitle tracks, extras, etc. It also can convert DVD movies to MP4/AVI/MKV/WMV and many other video and audio formats with high quality. If you are a Mac user, try Pavtube DVDAid for Mac

Good news! Pavtube Studio is offering special discount to celebrate this year's Easter Day from April 18 to April 25. All Pavtube BD/DVD programs are on sale. Pavtube DVDAid is 40% OFF on fackbook: https://www.facebook.com/pavtubefans/app_134425496630143


  
How to Backup, Rip DVD to MKV/MP4 for NAS streaming

Step 1. Insert your DVD disc into your DVD drive, run the best DVD to NAS Converter and click "File" icon to load movie from DVD source(Disc, folder, ISO). Set your wanted subtitles and audio track from the drop-down box of "Subtitles" and "Audio" tab.

Step 2. Click the "Format" option, and choose HD Video > H.264 HD Video(*.mp4) or MKV HD Video(*.mkv) as output format.



Tip:

If you like, you can click "Settings" to change the video encoder, resolution, frame rate, etc. as you wish. Keep in mind the file size and video quality is based more on bitrate than resolution which means bitrate higher results in big file size, and lower visible quality loss, and vice versa.

If your computer have Nvidia CUDA/ATI AMD ready graphics card, you can have GPU encoding and the conversion would be faster.

Step 3: Click the convert button under the preview window, and the Blu-ray ripper will start the conversion from DVD movies to MKV/MP4 for NAS and media player.

After conversion, you can stream DVD movies through NAS to HDTV with PS3 or popcorn hour or other DLNA-compliant devices.

To make it successful to stream your DVD movies to DLNA compliant HDTV, you need install Windows Media Player on your PC/Mac first. And refer to this guide to start streaming your DVD movies to DLNA compliant HDTV without trouble.

To enjoy Blu-ray/DVD movies on PS3 through NAS, you need to connect PS3 to a NAS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhyRUqpEWk. Here is advice from other users.

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