Some News About Microsoft Windows 8 Surface Tab

At last, Microsoft participated in the tablet’s war. Microsoft brought us the Surface, which is a tab that runs Windows 8. Not like Apple and Google, Microsoft announced the tab that runs its owm OS – Windows. Let’s view this new tab.

A tablet and a PC at the same time

Microsoft’s home cooked tablet is a very thin cookie: the non-Pro version is only 9.3mm thick (a little less than the iPad), 1.5 pounds (a little more than iPad), and packs a 10.6-inch, 16:9 “ClearType” 1920 x 1080 display, available with either 32 or 64 GB of storage. ClearType is definitely aiming for a Retina connotation, although Microsoft’s screen falls short of Apple’s 264 pixels per inch at 208.

Inside, Surface packs tablet standards like front and rear-facing cameras, an SD slot, and a full-sized USB port, along with some neat tricks: magnesium casing, DisplayPort out, Gorilla Glass, a kickstand (hmm) and a subtle groove around the entirety of the device to help keep the Pro version cool. Microsoft also claims Surface will have the best Wi-Fi reception of any tablet, ever, with 2×2 MIMO antennae—in plain english, wireless antennae that are harder to block while you’re holding the thing.

 

Has Two versions

This is an Ugh!/Yeah! depending on who you are, but Surface, like everything Windows, will come in two flavors. The aforementioned super-skinny variant runs Windows RT on an ARM processor (like the one in your phone, or most other tablets), while the Pro copy runs an Ivy Bridge Core i5 x86 processor, USB 3.0, and other ultrabook-y specs. It’ll be a little thicker (13.5mm) and heavier, though not by much. The Pro Surface will be available with either 64 or 128 GB of storage.

Runs Windows 8

Surface is designed specifically for Windows 8′s best tricks: it’ll support semantic zoom (awesome!), a stylus (not awesome!), while providing a perfectly superflat frame for the perfectly superflat Metro UI. Only the Pro version will run the standard Windows desktop, the full OS, meaning requisite software like Office and Photoshop are on the go with you. The RT brother will only roll with Metro “apps,” meaning tablet standards like Netflix. The Pro should be the best of both computing worlds, we’d hope.

Amazing? Yeah, this is a totally new tab that’s different from Apple iPad, Google Android tabs. I was very curious about this new tab, and believe you had the same feeling. (Source from http://gizmodo.com/5919428/what-is-the-microsoft-surface)

Can not Put iTunes Files

But I don’t think it very convenient because almost devices other than Apple-device will have problem to play iTunes purchased or rented files. For Surface, you can put iTunes files to it. But you can use a Software called Noteburner which can help you remove the DRM and put iTunes files to Surface.

For your information…

How to remove drm and convert iTunes songs to MP3 for Surface tab

How to remove drm and convert iTunes movies to MP4 Surface tab

Is it Possible to Put DRM WMA Songs to iTunes and How?

As for this question, you should first need to know if iTunes supports DRM WMA songs.

Audio Formats iTunes Can Support -

• AIFF
• AIFC
• audio CD
• MP3
• System 7 Sound (SND)
• uLaw (AU)
• WAV
• QDesign
• QuickTime audio (audio only movies)
• AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
• MP4

You will see that iTunes doesn't support the drm WMA format. So to put DRM WMA songs to iTunes, you need to convert the format.

There's no a better way to convert the DRM protected WMA songs to MP3 for playing on iTunes with a DRM converter - Noteburner Audio Converter, which is the best DRM WMA songs converter.

And here below is step by step guide to convert DRM WMA songs to MP3 for putting to iTunes.

* Free Download DRM WMA Converter

Step1. Choose target format and output folder

1. On the main window of NoteBurner, click the Settings button, a dialogue box will pop-out.



2. Browse to choose a file folder for storing the converted songs.
3. Choose MP3 as output format.



4. Go to MP3 tab and check the ID3Tag options.

5. Click the OK button to save the changes.



Step 2. Set NoteBurner as the default CD burner for Windows Media Player


1. Go to the main window of Windows Media Player
2. Click the Burn tab
3. Choose the CD Drive (G:) - Audio CD* as current CD burner.
*Note: NoteBurner virtual CD burner may show up as CD Drive (F:) or CD Drive (H:)

Step 3. Edit a playlist for burning to MP3

You can choose an already existing WMP playlist, or create a new playlist for burning to MP3.
1. Choose a playlist from the Burn List drop-down box.
2. You can edit the playlist to contain the songs you want to convert MP3



Tips: Since NoteBurner utilizes virtual CD burning mechanism to convert audio files, it's suggested that one playlist shall contain no more than 74 minutes music, that's approximately 650 MB files, the standard capacity of Compact Disc. If the playlist contains more than 74 minutes, the converted audio tracks might be divided into two or more vitual discs, depending on the number of the songs you add to the playlist.

Step 4. Burn the WMP playlist

Click on the Start Burn button to start burning the playlist. All the songs in the playlist will be converted to target format during the virtual burning process.

Step 5. Get the MP3 files

The converted playlist and songs will show up on the main window of NoteBurner.

1. You can double-click any song to preview the music, or click the Play button to play selected song

2. Click the Folder button to open the output folder, where you will find the converted MP3 files

Please kindly note: The current version (2.35) of Noteburner audio converter is only compatible with WMP 10 and lower on a 64 bit. While if you are running a 32 bit OS, you can use Notecable audio converter to convert WMA files with WMP 11/12.

Will I be Able to Burn My Purchased iTunes Movies to a DVD?

Q: “If i buy a movie off of itunes, will i be able to burn it to a disk? ?”

A: “You can save your iTunes Store movies to data DVDs for backup purposes (if you have a supported DVD burner), but these DVDs will not play in a DVD player. With the right cable, video-capable mobile devices can be used to playback content on a TV.

AppleTV is another option for widescreen TVs, and offers a variety of connection options.” — from Apple FAQ.

See? But if you would like, you can remove the DRM copy protection and burning the resulting file to a DVD using a couple of shareware applications, namely Noteburner M4V Converter, Tunebite DRM removal, then you can use something like DVD Flick (http://lifehacker.com/software/dvds/hack-attack-burn-almost-any-video-file-to-a-playable-dvd-232322.php)to burn your DVDs after removing the DRM.

Details on how to remove the drm and convert the m4v to mp4.

Is It Legal To Remove the DRM from iTunes Purchased Movies and Songs for Playing on A non-Apple Device?

As we all know, the songs or movies purchased from iTunes store are protected by the DRM (digital rights management), which is created by Apple Inc.. The files with DRM can not be played on non-apple devices like an android phone, or a tab. But people have different own usage for the songs or movies they purchased, then is it legal to remove the DRM?

Well, this following information may make great sense: "a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as for commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship. It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author's work under a four-factor balancing test. The term "fair use" originated in the United States. A similar principle, fair dealing, exists in some other common law jurisdictions. Civil law jurisdictions have other limitations and exceptions to copyright."

So, clear? It's legal! You can remove the DRM and convert the songs for your own usage, not for sharing!

Well, if so, will Noteburner be legal to convert the iTunes songs and movies?

And accorfing to the method Noteburner works, yes, it's legal. Noteburner audio converter takes a virtual cd burning method to convert the itunes songs, and the Noteburner M4V video converter takes a record method to convert the drm m4v movies, so it's also legal.

Don't worry about the usage of the Noteburner drm converter, but please remember do not share the files converted with Noteburner, or it's illegal!

More Information You may be interested...

On February 6, 2007, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Inc., published an open letter entitled Thoughts on Music on the Apple website calling on the "big four" music companies to sell their music without DRM. According to Jobs, Apple does not want to use DRM but is forced by the four major musical labels with whom Apple negotiates contracts for iTunes. Jobs's main points were:

• DRM has never been and will never be perfect. Hackers will always find a method to break DRM.
• DRM restrictions only hurt people using music legally. Illegal users aren't affected by DRM.
• The restrictions of DRM encourage users to obtain unrestricted music, which is usually only possible via illegal methods.
• The vast majority of music is sold without DRM via CDs, which have proven commercially successful.

Jobs' letter was met with some praise but many others criticized Apple's hypocritical approach to DRM. While openly criticizing DRM, Apple has been actively threatening or suing anybody trying to open their own DRM or make it interoperable. Critics claim that this is not because Apple is afraid of illegal copies but because it gives them an advantage in their market position as a leader in both electronic music sales (iTunes) and in music players (iPod), reinforcing each other due to the FairPlay DRM.

A question let's discuss: Do you think if Apple will drop the DRM and when? Just leave a comment below.

Top Two Ways to Sync iTunes Movies to New iPad

The New iPad - Great for playing movies

The new released Apple new iPad is beautiful, though not perfect for everyone. You may know, it has four times as many pixels as last year’s iPad 2, which wasn’t exactly a slouch in the display department. The 3.1 million pixels give a resolution of 264 pixels per inch. It will be wonderful to play movies on this iPad.

How to Sync iTunes DRM M4V Movies to new iPad?

Whether it's movies, TV shows, or an iTunes movie rental, the iPad's big, beautiful screen makes watching video a joy. you may wonder how to sync the purchased and rented iTunes M4V Movies to it? The following suggestions may help you.



Method one - Sync iTunes M4V Movies to New iPad with DRM

Some purchased or rented iTunes videos can easily be synced to the new iPad with iTunes by following the tips below.

1. Connect your iPad with your computer which is authorized by iTunes.

2. Press Sync on the bottom left corner.

Easy? Yes, this is very easy.

But not all iTunes video files are compatible with iPad, iTunes can play a wide variety of video formats. However, the new iPad play videos in specific formats. Any music video, TV show, or movie purchased from the iTunes Store is designed to play on the new iPad, or iPhone and can be easily synced with iTunes. But how about the other movies that can not be sync easily?

So the following method will help you convert the these movies that you can not sync easily with itunes to the new iPad.

Method Two - DRM Remover Convert DRM iTunes videos to new iPad

Noteburner M4V Converter Plus is a professional DRM M4V Converter which is designed for Mac users to rip DRM M4V movies to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android devices, tablets etc. This program takes a record method to convert the M4V iTunes movies, it doesn't crack the DRM. It can convert the DRM M4V movies to MP4/MOV format for syncing to the new iPad.


1. Run Noteburner M4V Converter Plus on your Mac

2. Add DRM M4V iTunes movies: Click Add button, and iTunes movies library will be opened by default. You can choose videos from it and click OK. If you could not add your iTunes rentals, jus copy the rental to your desktop and then drag the copy to Noteburner directly.

3. Set the output format and the output folder: please set the output format as Same as Source (MOV) to get the best quality of the movie, to play the movie in full screen, you can also set the output format as Customized Video MP4 format, and set the video size as close as the new iPad display resolution.

4. Click Convert to start converting the M4V purchases and rentals.

5. Copy the converted M4V iTunes movies to the new iPad.

* Free M4V to iPad Converter trial version download

For your reference:

If you are a Windows users, you maybe interested in Noteburner M4V Converter for Win.

Then, will this new iPad play iTunes M4V movies and rentals?

The answer is Yes, but you can't keep them. You can play your purchased and rented iTunes M4V movies on the new iPad, but if you want to keep the M4V movies on your iPad for playing at anytime and anyplace, you need to remove the DRM and keep it for your convenience.

Best Ways to Find Free Songs to Download

You guys may want to find the ways to download the songs for free or just share for free, but without any results, and here let’s look at the following several ways suggested by mp3.about.com to find the free songs for downloading or sharing.
This article shows you how to accumulate free audio by downloading, recording, and even extracting from video.
*Please note:* Even though the methods below are legal, it is always best to make sure you don’t infringe on copyright.

1. Free and Legal Music Download Sites

If you prefer to download free songs and music from websites rather than using a file sharing, then there are many websites that host free and legal music. Many of these often provide free tracks that are uploaded by undiscovered artists (and some well-known ones) looking for that much needed exposure to increase their fan base. Having a download manager is also recommended if you plan on downloading a lot of songs.

2. Legal File Sharing Networks

There are many file sharing (P2P) networks on the Internet that you can connect to using a BitTorrent client. These are extremely popular, but the vast majority of them provide links to copyrighted material. This article lists some of the best legal P2P sites for downloading free songs, music, videos, and other types of files in safety.

3. Extract Audio From Video

A soundtrack on a video often comes with a song or piece of music that you may want to extract to an MP3 file. There are various ways to do this. Here are some suggestions:

• Online audio extraction tool (create an MP3 from a YouTube video online)
• Extract audio from a video clip (Use a software program to extract audio from video files stored on your hard drive)
• YouTube to MP3 converter (software program to create an MP3 from a YouTube video)

4. Streaming Music Recording Software

If you regularly visit websites that stream media, then you can record the output of your soundcard using the right software. Whether you’re listening to a streaming music service or watching music videos, you can capture the audio and encode it to one of several audio formats. Here is a selection of free audio programs that can record streaming audio from various sources.

5. Internet Radio Recording Software

Internet radio represents a huge resource that provides 24/7 entertainment. There are literally thousands of radio stations that you can listen to via your software media player, browser, etc if supported. With the right software you can also record Web radio broadcasts to quickly build up a collection of digital music that is legal. Here is a selection of free audio programs that can record streaming audio and generate various audio file formats.

6. Free Ringtones Sites

Typically ringtone websites don’t offer full-length songs, however they can be a good source to tap into if you want to build up a library of short tunes to liven up your phone. Many of the free ringtone sites that we have listed here also provide other freebies like videos, games, themes, and more.
If you want to take a step further than this, why not make your own? To find out more, be sure to read our guide on how to use iTunes to make free ringtones. If you don’t use iTunes, then there are more alternative ways to source free ringtones.

7. Internet Search Software for Finding and Recording Media

If you want it all, then using Internet search software is probably your best choice. These often come with a whole suite of built-in tools for searching the Internet for music and videos. The method used usually invloves media streams being recorded rather than directly downloading — this enables you to source free and legal media that can be stored on an external hard drive, CD/DVD, or other type of storage for later playback.

MediaRaptor and Audials One are examples of this type of software that records media streams from the Internet.

Most of the times, we purchase the DRM songs from either iTunes or Amozon, if you purchase songs from iTunes, you must be very frustrated by the DRM, you may need to put your iTunes songs to an android device other than the apple devices, then you may need a DRM remover to remove the DRM and convert the itunes songs to android, or Windows phone etc.

As for the best DRM Remover, you may know Noteburner DRM Converter, which provides the best DRM Converter for audios and videos for both Windows and Mac users. You can use these software to remove the DRM from iTunes movies and music and then convert them to other formats for transferring and copying.

Video Tutorial: How to Remove DRM from iTunes M4P to MP3 on Mac

If you are looking for an iTunes audio DRM removal tool to remove the DRM protection from your iTunes M4P audio files and convert the M4P to MP3 on Mac, you should try this magic tool, Noteburner M4P Converter for Mac. It is able to convert DRM protected iTunes M4P, M4A, M4B files to plain MP3, AAC, WAV ready for use on regular devices, like Zune, PSP, etc.

The following video tutorial is going to show you how to convert iTunes DRM M4P to MP3 with Noteburner M4P Converter for Mac.

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