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iTunes says goodbye to the PC and is replaced by these 3 applications

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Published on February 15, 2024 Vincent Paquette François Charron

The iTunes software is quietly saying goodbye to PC computers. Apple is gradually removing features from the legendary software to integrate them into separate applications, namely: Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices. You can download these three software programs from the Microsoft Store for computers with Windows 10 and 11.

The popular iTunes software was introduced in 2001 and is in its final stages.

Back in 2019, Apple removed the popular software from its Mac computers via the macOS Catalina system. This has been replaced by other specific applications such as Apple Music and others.

Now it's the turn of PCs, and more specifically computers running Windows 10 and 11, to say goodbye to iTunes.

iTunes will be completely replaced

Apple is actually aiming to completely remove iTunes from computers running Windows 10 and 11.

However, this withdrawal is gradual, while iTunes can still be used to manage our podcasts and audiobooks.

However, it is only a matter of time before Apple offers other solutions to address these issues.

If our computer has Windows 7 or 8, we can still use iTunes to manage our various content. However, it is important to remember that these Windows systems are dangerous to use because they no longer receive support from Microsoft.

Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices are coming to the Microsoft Store

iTunes is thus replaced by three applications offered in the Microsoft Store:


Unsurprisingly, Apple Music allows us to manage our music library.

Apple TV manages our video content like our shows and movies.

Finally, Apple Devices is the new application that allows us to backup, restore and synchronize our music, movies and TV shows between a Windows PC and an iPhone or iPad.

What to do before installing these 3 Apple applications?

Before Apple abandons iTunes entirely, he explains a few interesting things you should know.

A super important folder that you shouldn't delete

Firstly, we are not allowed to delete the iTunes Library folder on our computer.

Apple Music and Apple TV in particular require it to access the content we had on iTunes.

We have to download the three applications

Once we download any of the three applications mentioned above, Apple will ask us to download the other two missing applications to completely replace iTunes.

Sign in with your Apple ID

Each of these applications requires us to log in with our Apple ID to retrieve our purchases made on iTunes.

iTunes is restricted after installing the 3 applications

Once all these steps are completed, our music and video content will no longer be available in iTunes. We can also no longer manage our iPhone or iPad manually via iTunes.

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How can we encourage young people to watch Quebec television series?

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The world of cinema and television has evolved greatly with the introduction of major digital platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Disney+, but Quebec Productions ©coises continues to stand out with several television series that are among the most popular lists in Canada.

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Although five of the ten most-watched television series in the country come from Quebec, the general director of the Association of Directors of the Quebec (ARRQ), Mylène Cyr, reiterates that the situation remains “difficult” for people in the community.

“We won’t hide it. “Legal changes are taking place, but it is happening very slowly,” he said in an interview on the set of the show À vousaffaires on Thursday.

“Incomes are falling and that has an impact on our production,” she continues. We need to stand out at an international level, so we need to position ourselves in an international landscape where people have access to significant volume.”

Ms. Cyr stressed that Quebec's television production environment is “important” in transmitting and maintaining the province's culture.

“It’s really a social phenomenon that defines us,” she states.

However, she is sad that Quebec productions are “losing ground, especially among young audiences.”

To ensure that next generations of Quebecers can continue to watch the shows produced here, the director of the ARRQ suggests “other means.”

First of all, Ms Cyr suggests a path that is more legislative.

“We want to make sure that the platforms offer more productions that come from here and that we can discover them.”

Another option would be to integrate elements of Quebec's television culture into education to encourage young people to listen to more content produced in Quebec.

A third solution would be to use a new technology, namely virtual sets.

“Of course it doesn't solve all problems, but let's assume that it is a technology that could help improve quality. When it comes to creativity, it’s pretty extraordinary what we can do,” explains Ms. Cyr.

This method could help produce “anything that is science fiction, imaginary settings or even something that is more difficult to photograph, like something that could be dangerous,” he specifies. -She.

***Watch the full interview with Mylène Cyr in the video above***

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Two major manufacturers have reportedly given up

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Smartphones with foldable screens were the big innovation that would change everything. It is clear that it is still rare to see it a year or five after the first Samsung model. In fact, two heavyweights have reportedly abandoned this segment.

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Smartphones with foldable screens were the big innovation that would change everything. Except now we're racking our brains wondering what will happen to these smartphones.

For what ? Firstly, because Apple hasn't released its own yet, and that's a sign. Then they are still very expensive. And on top of that, they seem more fragile than our good old classic smartphones. This is bad because smartphone durability is at the heart of the issues.

Serious questions about the future of these foldable devices

According to an article published in a South Korean media outlet, two market heavyweights, Oppo and Vivo, appear to be asking serious questions about the future of these foldable devices. These two, which belong to the same Chinese company, have no desire to bring new foldable models onto the market for the time being.

It even seems that they have put the development of these smartphones on hold. The reason ? Their market share for foldable devices has declined sharply over the past year. Models like the Vivo X Fold and the Oppo Find N3 Fold or Flip did not sell as expected. We will be fixed this year if no successor is announced.

When it comes to Huawei and Samsung, giving up is not an issue. Huawei is even working on a pretty crazy smartphone: a “tri-foldable” OLED screen. This is a screen that you can fold using a Z-fold to create a 10-inch screen when unfolded. Huawei is not the only one thinking about it, it already exists. For its part, Samsung is exploring many different concepts.

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Xbox lets rival consoles offer four of its exclusive video games

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(New York) Xbox will allow rival consoles to offer four of its previously exclusive games, the head of that Microsoft subsidiary, Phil Spencer, announced on Thursday, marking a major change in strategy for the company.

Published at 3:33 p.m. Updated at 4:04 p.m.

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The manager did not want to reveal the names of these games, which, according to the information site The Verge, would be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of ​​​​Thieves and Grounded.

“We believe it is time for us to take advantage of what other platforms have to offer to grow our franchises,” that is, video games initially developed exclusively for Xbox, Mr. Spencer said during a presentation broadcast online.

“I deeply believe that within five to 10 years, support-exclusive games will become a smaller and smaller part of the industry,” the executive said.

He pointed out that none of the titles coming soon to consoles other than Xbox are a slam dunk.

“We are not promising anything beyond these four games,” Mr Spencer warned. “So if you're on another platform and you see them coming, don't take that as a signal that everyone else will follow. »

The most well-known titles that are only available on Xbox include Halo and Starfield.

The announcement comes as Xbox suffers from competition from Sony's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console. According to the company Ampere, sales of Microsoft's console fell by 15% last year, while those of the PS5 increased by 65%, while Sony sold three times as much as its competitor.

Beyond consoles, Microsoft is relying on buying games and updates online to boost its business. The company from Redmond (Washington State) announced on Thursday that it now had 34 million subscribers to its online gaming platform Game Pass.

This represents a 36% increase compared to what Microsoft announced two years ago.

Microsoft also wants to take advantage of the takeover of game manufacturer Activision Blizzard, which was completed in October and has several big hits such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush in its portfolio.

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[À VOIR] The creators of ChatGPT introduce Sora, an ultra-realistic video generator

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The world of artificial intelligence just reached a new milestone with the development of Sora, a robot designed to create hyper-realistic videos based on text queries.

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The new tool from OpenAI, the inventors of ChatGPT, has fascinated the web since it was unveiled on Thursday.

“Sora can create complex scenes with multiple characters using specific camera movements. It can understand a request initiated by a user and how different elements interact in the real world,” the company describes on its website.

Several sequences have been published on the company's platforms. We can see a woman running through Tokyo, mammoths walking in the snow, or a man exploring a salt flat.

The result is disturbing: it is almost impossible to distinguish true from false.

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Sora is currently not open to the public. According to OpenAI, the tool is designed for internal use for risk assessment, particularly in a context where misinformation and defamatory content often circulates online.

The company also wants to make available several tools that will allow Internet users to recognize videos created by Sora.

With information from BFMTV

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Official: Call of Duty and all Xbox Day One games in Xbox Game Pass | Xbox

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Microsoft has confirmed certain information that has been rumored for several weeks. We know that four Xbox games are coming to rival consoles and that the brand is working on a next-gen Xbox. However, the company also confirmed that all of its games will be released on Xbox Game Pass on day one.

All Xbox Day One games on Xbox Game Pass, including Call of Duty!

Among the rumors of the last few weeks, some doubted that Call of Duty would eventually be included in Xbox Game Pass. But Microsoft brushes that rumor aside by confirming that all Xbox-developed games will be available on the service from day one. Matt Booty, head of Xbox Studios, confirmed this during the Xbox podcast.

Official Call of Duty and all Xbox Day One games

Firstly, all of our games will be available on the Xbox platform. Second, all of our games will be included in Game Pass from day one. And third, we know that Game Pass will only be available on Xbox.

This is a very clear statement that confirms that the next Activision Blizzard games will be available as soon as they are released on Xbox Game Pass. The big question remains whether Call of Duty 2024 will appear in Game Pass directly at the end of the year or whether there is an agreement between Sony and Activision before the takeover.

During hearings between Microsoft, the FTC and the CMA in 2023, the latter announced that Call of Duty would not appear on Xbox Game Pass until 2025. In its final report, which ran to over 400 pages, the CMA highlighted the various benefits that Microsoft could have benefited from had the acquisition been validated. Regarding the question of Call of Duty and its inclusion in Xbox Game Pass, it was noted in particular that the latter would not be added to the service before 2025:

Based on this, we expect the benefits to be felt within a reasonable time frame (although in practice there will likely be some delay between the completion of the merger and the launch of CoD. Game Pass in 2025).

As usual, count on Xboxygen to follow events and keep you up to date on everything Xbox and its strategy in real time.

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Three novels in the running for the Alain Thomas Prize 2024

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The Toronto Book Fair (SLT) has selected the 2024 finalists for its Alain Thomas Literature Prize from 14 applications. These are Beyond the Borders by Jean Mohsen Fahmy (Roman, David), The Odor of Oblivion by Roger Levac (Roman, David) and Jaz by Michèle Vinet (Roman, L'Interligne).

Beyond Borders is a love story set against the backdrop of war. An initially unlikely love between two young people of different origins, a French Canadian and an Italian. Will love ultimately overcome even war and fear of others and survive?

The Smell of Forgetting takes the reader into the heart of an increasingly growing phenomenon in today's population and into the trials and tribulations of the brain. It's called dementia, Alzheimer's or forgetfulness. A poignant story that explores the unsaid and gets to the heart of terrible family secrets.

Jaz depicts the unlikely love between a painter experiencing heartbreak and haunted by his recently deceased wife. He dedicates himself wholeheartedly to his art to eradicate the unhappiness that grows within him. The daughter of the innkeeper where he exhibits his works turns his life upside down. Michèle Vinet keeps the reader in suspense until the end of the story.

The Alain Thomas Prize rewards literary excellence in French Ontario and includes a $2,000 scholarship, awarded jointly by the Association of Authors of French Ontario §ais and the Toronto Book Fair.

More information: salondulivredetoronto.com.

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A mobile legal clinic will visit Rouyn-Noranda in March

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The University of Montreal Legal Clinic will be in Rouyn-Noranda from March 3-9 to provide information and legal advice.

Services are already available via videoconference, but a grant is allowing the legal clinic to travel to Abitibi-Témiscamingue for the first time.

The public is welcome To to meet with one of the law students.

We meet people in the first hour, we take note of their files, their facts, their problems. “We research and meet with them a second time to give them a fairly complete legal opinion,” explains Me David Tremblay, managing attorney at the legal clinic.

The files can, for example, relate to housing law, civil liability, consumer protection or family law.

The service is offered free of charge. Applications must be submitted before February 28 on the University of Montreal Legal Clinic website or by calling 514-343-7851.

Get general legal information

The team will also travel to various public locations to answer more general questions.

When people come to us with a housing problem, we can, for example, provide information about what rights tenants have when we request a rent increase, says Me Tremblay.

The aim of the tour is also to introduce law students to the regions.

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