The weekend is here, it’s time for Clubic to come back to the new features of your favorite apps announced this week.
The month of January continues its course and, although we observe a slight return to calm after the CES, the week was not stingy with new products.
X (Twitter) expands its connectivity with audio and video calls with Android
X (Twitter) has launched a new feature, previously exclusive to iOS: audio and video calls. This update, reserved for paying subscribers, now allows you to make calls directly from the Android application. A particularity of this function is its peer-to-peer communication mechanism. However, for privacy-conscious users, Twitter offers a “ Enhanced Call Privacy » which masks the IP address by routing calls through Twitter’s infrastructure.
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- Remuneration for accounts generating enough engagement
- “Super application” ambition
- Many features
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a social media platform that has undergone a major transformation. It is now designed to be a “super app”, offering a range of services well beyond simple messaging.
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a social media platform that has undergone a major transformation. It is now designed to be a “super app”, offering a range of services well beyond simple messaging.
Wine 9.0: major advances in Windows application compatibility
Even though many have never heard of Wine, each new release of the project has considerable significance in its trickle-down. Indeed, many technologies rely on it, including CrossOver and Proton, to provide a way to run Windows games and applications on Linux and macOS systems. This new version, the result of a year of development, includes an experimental Wayland graphics driver, offering features such as window management, support for multiple monitors, better support for high-resolution monitors, and support for Vulkan. Wine 9.0 also includes major improvements, including the implementation of WoW64 in all modules calling a Unix library, allowing 32-bit Windows applications to run on a purely 64-bit Unix system.
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- A large catalog of software and games
- Satisfactory performance
Wine is compatibility layer software that allows users to run Windows applications on other operating systems, such as macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. Wine works by translating Windows API calls into native operating system calls, allowing Windows software to run on other platforms without requiring a virtual machine or other emulation software. It benefits from numerous graphical interfaces such as WineSkin, WineBottler and PlayOnMac.
Wine is compatibility layer software that allows users to run Windows applications on other operating systems, such as macOS, Linux, and Chrome OS. Wine works by translating Windows API calls into native operating system calls, allowing Windows software to run on other platforms without requiring a virtual machine or other emulation software. It benefits from numerous graphical interfaces such as WineSkin, WineBottler and PlayOnMac.
Apple once again mentions the European DMA and its compliance
Apple is tight-lipped on the subject, but the company is preparing to introduce sideloading of third-party applications for iPhone and iPad users in Europe, in response to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act. This decision marks a significant turning point for Apple, which is moving away from its policy of App Store exclusivity. To comply with the legislation, Apple is reportedly considering splitting the App Store into two versions: one for EU countries and another for the rest of the world.
Google Maps integrates improved navigation under tunnels using Bluetooth
Google Maps has introduced a feature that uses Bluetooth beacons to improve navigation in tunnels. These beacons, transmitting Bluetooth signals for location data, allow the app to precisely track the user’s location in areas where GPS signals are typically inaccessible. If the technology is ingenious, it does not come out of nowhere since Waze (which Google bought a few years ago) already offered it.
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- Map accuracy
- Very rich database
- Quick updates
There is no doubt that Google Maps is the king application in the field of cartography and geolocation. Simple, practical and complete, it offers tons of features to its users, who take advantage of them on a daily basis to get to various meeting points. The various opinions also allow you to get a good idea of the quality of the addresses to which the user goes. Overall, it’s a must-have.
There is no doubt that Google Maps is the king application in the field of cartography and geolocation. Simple, practical and complete, it offers tons of features to its users, who take advantage of them on a daily basis to get to various meeting points. The various opinions also allow you to get a good idea of the quality of the addresses to which the user goes. Overall, it’s a must-have.
After ChatGPT Plus and Gemini Advanced, Copilot unveils its Pro offer
It’s the turn of Microsoft’s chatbot with OpenAI technologies under the hood to offer a paid offer. With the launch of Copilot Pro, Microsoft is finally starting to monetize its service (and make its investment in OpenAI profitable). Available for $20 per month, Copilot Pro gives individual users priority access to the latest OpenAI models, as well as the ability to customize their own GPT, but this time in Copilot. Additionally, subscribers will benefit from AI features in Microsoft 365 apps, such as Word, Excel, and OneNote.
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- DALL-E 3 integration for more creative and realistic image creation.
- GPT-4 Vision image processing capability for precise contextual responses.
- User-friendly interface integrated into various Microsoft products.
Microsoft Copilot is a chatbot combining advanced artificial intelligence with the ability to generate creative and realistic images through DALL-E 3 and process image-based queries through GPT-4. This multimodal integration makes it a versatile tool for users looking to obtain contextual information about images or generate tailor-made visual content.
Microsoft Copilot is a chatbot combining advanced artificial intelligence with the ability to generate creative and realistic images through DALL-E 3 and process image-based queries through GPT-4. This multimodal integration makes it a versatile tool for users looking to obtain contextual information about images or generate tailor-made visual content.
Rufus 4.4 arrives with key improvements and new features
Rufus, the bootable media creation tool, has revealed version 4.4. This update introduces support for GRUB 2.12, a boot manager for Unix operating systems, and provides a solution for Linux distributions with broken symlinks. Rufus 4.4 also improves support for SDXC card readers and fixes crashing issues when handling .FFU images. Finally, formatting in FAT32 should be much more efficient.
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- Quick creation of bootable bootable media.
- Support for many ISO formats.
- Simple and intuitive user interface.
Rufus is an excellent bootable disk creator that can be used by both casual and experienced users. It quickly creates bootable USB keys, without compromising system performance. It also supports disk formatting, which means you don’t need to do it manually before launching Rufus. The application is free and requires no installation.
Rufus is an excellent bootable disk creator that can be used by both casual and experienced users. It quickly creates bootable USB keys, without compromising system performance. It also supports disk formatting, which means you don’t need to do it manually before launching Rufus. The application is free and requires no installation.
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