Chicago Public Media (CPM), the parent organization of WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Chicago Reader are launching a six-month pilot partnership designed to test new models of collaboration ...

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An advanced system media control integration plugin for Tauri applications. This plugin provides comprehensive media playback controls, rich metadata support, and seamless integration with native ...

Magnetar’s blu-ray disc players prove physical media isn’t dead with 4K UHD, hi-res audio, Roon Ready, and reference build quality that will take a bite out of your wallet. Magnetar’s latest proof ...

The Chicago Reader is being acquired by the Seattle-based new media company Noisy Creek, the local alternative weekly publication announced Tuesday. Noisy Creek also owns the alt-weekly publications ...

Since the mid-2010s, fewer and fewer new cars have been decked out with CD players. In-dash stereos are instead usually equipped with the long-standing car radio and some kind of media playback option ...

Google Maps has fixed a bug, restoring media playback controls for Android users. The controls, which briefly disappeared, are now returning via a server-side update. While a minor tweak requires ...

Google Maps v25.28 stable and v25.29 beta have removed in-app media playback controls. The removed feature allowed easy access to play, browse suggestions, or open the default music app. The ...

Google has quietly removed in-app media playback controls from Google Maps on Android, ending a feature that allowed users to manage music or podcasts directly within the navigation interface.

When your display’s refresh rate and your system’s output frame rate are out of sync, you get issues like: Screen tearing Micro-stuttering Lag or ghosting during playback Inconsistent motion in 60fps+ ...