Miro 2.5 Improves Speed & Performance for Windows, Linux, and Mac Versions

Miro 2.5 Improves Speed & Performance for Windows, Linux, and Mac Versions:

"If you’re looking for a free and easy to use desktop application for managing online audio & video content, it’s worth checking out the newest version of Miro. The last time we looked at the Open Source video player and podcast client was just under a year ago and they have since improved it a lot.

Using Miro 2.5

When installing you can choose Easy or Custom installation where the biggest difference is being able to select which files to associate with Miro with a custom install.



After installation is complete you get a First Time Setup Wizard where you setup how it will work with video downloads and content.





If you have used previous versions the first thing you will notice is a more slick user interface that loads a lot faster.



The video player has a nice refined look and includes a pop-in or out options when watching.



It allows you to download videos from YouTube, Torrents, Music Blogs, and other video download sites. To download content from YouTube you first need to create a link on the sidebar by clicking Sidebar and New Site.



Type in the URL for YouTube and click OK.



Now that it is included in the sidebar when you watch videos on YouTube there will be a Download this video button at the top of the browser.



This newest version of Miro is much faster, supports more ways to download content, and a new audio podcast category.



While it is not perfect yet…version 2.5 is definitely a great improvement over the previous versions and worth checking out. Miro is a cross platform app that will work on Windows, OS X, Ubuntu and other distributions of Linux."



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Samsung YP-R0 outed, not exactly groundbreaking

Samsung YP-R0 outed, not exactly groundbreaking: "

In the vein of the previous yawnfest, the YP-R1, Samsung's apparently got this baby -- the YP-R0 -- on the decks as well. Maybe it's just the naming scheme that bores us -- after all, it's not a bad-looking slim little device, with a 2.6-inch touchscreen display, and this model will supposedly house 8GB of storage, an RDS FM tuner, a microphone, plus a microSD card slot. It'll support a host of formats, including MP3, OGG, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV, AAC, MPEG4, WMV, JPEG, PNG, BMP, and GIF -- just to name a few. The whole thing weighs in at about 60 grams, and is expected to run about €130 (about $183) when it is made available, though we don't know yet when that will be. There's one more shot after the break.

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Nokia 5800i XpressMusic hits the FCC: it's like the 5800, only less so

Nokia 5800i XpressMusic hits the FCC: it's like the 5800, only less so: "

Over the years we've found that usually, when a company takes a model number and slaps an extra letter on the end of it, there's some sort of feature or update they're highlighting. iPhone 3GS? That one's easy: 'speed.' But if we're reading this FCC business correctly, Nokia's new 5800i XpressMusic handset apparently differs little from its older sibling -- save for the fact that they've removed that pesky WiFi antenna from the thing. Because, really, what would you do with all that connectivity, anyways? Also, while still sporting a 3 megapixel camera, those specs are listed as a 4.6mm on the new handset (the original is 3.7mm). As GSM Arena has pointed out, this could be due to either a narrower field of view or a larger sensor -- probably the latter. Not too much more info here, but if you're morbidly curious, please feel free to check out the gallery below. It's a blast.

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