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Want to enjoy the best possible audio quality on Apple Music? Here you will find our recommendations and the options you can activate to take full advantage of it.

Have you just swapped your Spotify to try Apple Music? This often involves using “lossless” audio, which Apple’s music platform has been offering for some time across its entire music catalog of more than 80 million tracks. Good news ! This quality is also available on Android devices. Here’s how to take full advantage of the benefits.

What is lossless audio?

As the name suggests, lossless audio is an audio file format that theoretically leaves no loss in sound quality. Unlike other compressed audio formats such as MP3, which lose sound information to reduce file size, Apple’s lossless audio retains all of the original audio data.

To achieve this lossless audio quality, Apple uses the lossless compression format ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec). On some platforms, files may also be in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) format. This format reduces the size of audio files without compromising sound quality, meaning you can listen to music with audio quality identical to the original CD, at least with hardware that can retransmit it. Lossless audio supports audio resolutions from 16-bit to 24-bit and sampling rates from 44.1 kHz (CD standard) to higher rates such as 96 kHz, 192 kHz or even higher. In the latter case, the large file size and bandwidth required, especially for high-resolution, lossless audio, require equipment with a digital-to-analog converter such as a DAC.

In short: When you listen to music in lossless audio, you benefit from theoretically perfect audio quality with maximum clarity and fidelity. It is an ideal format for discerning audiophiles and music lovers.

What do I need to enjoy lossless audio on my Android smartphone or tablet?

Of course, you won’t be able to enjoy lossless sound reproduction with simple headphones or a cheap Bluetooth headset. You need appropriate and certified equipment compatible with this type of audio format. With Apple Music, it’s not necessarily necessary to invest in Apple hardware like the AirPods Max, AirPods 3, or AirPods Pro 2 on an Android device. These devices are only compatible with the SBC and AAC codecs, which are not enough to enjoy lossless wireless Hi-Fi sound.

We therefore recommend that you choose compatible headsets and earphones Hi-Res Audio Wireless certified which enable wireless transmission of up to 24 bits at 96 kHz thanks to specific Bluetooth codecs such as LDAC, LHDC or aptX adaptive. This applies in particular to the Sony WH-1000XM4 and WH-1000XM5, the Technics EAH-A800 or the Huawei FreeBuds 5i.

Otherwise, if you don’t mind using wired headphones, you can invest in a USB-C to 3.5mm jack cable or just a 3.5mm jack cable (if your smartphone has a port) to take full advantage of the benefits. Of course, you need headphones with high-quality transducers anyway. Don’t expect to be able to enjoy lossless sound with cheap headphones.

How to enable Apple Music lossless quality in Android app?

Before changing the settings in the Apple Music application, remember to ensure that your wireless headphones or earphones are properly configured through the manufacturers’ third-party applications. Additional configuration may be required via applications such as Sony Headphones Connect for Sony headsets.

Here is the procedure you must carry out from the Apple Music application:

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We certainly won’t be surprised why Triumph has added the defining “stealth” (discreet) to a motorcycle that’s just waiting to be noticed. Whether it’s his violent silhouette, his “Purple” tank or his rockin’ gangster face, this special edition Bobber will grab your attention without warning.

Every year his Triumph collection. Last year it was chrome. There will be a downgrade of the reservoir in 2024; with a more or less tacky color chart depending on the bike. The 1200 Bobber has the rockiest look of all, with a fleeting black that quickly fades into a borderline punk purple. This is a bike we would definitely see under the guitar attack of Green Day, Offspring or Prodigy.

Only the treatment of the fuel tank justifies the stealth specificity. How do you do that at Triumph? The process begins with the application of a base coat of high-gloss metallic “Silver Ice,” followed by a precisely placed “Sapphire Black” graphite gradient from darkest to lightest. Finally, a translucent, tinted varnish is applied in several coats to achieve a deep, rich top coat.

So much for technology. Outdoors, under the sun or in spotlights, the big advantage of this work, which is carried out by hand, is the different color perception depending on the viewing angle or lighting conditions. The bobber is exactly a custom that is looked down upon everywhere. Everything contributes to this: the large front axle, that sulfur-refined rear with the sprung saddle, the fake hardtail rear axle, the slanted silencers, the engine that is straight like an i and seems to take up the entire space.

At first glance, this twin seems to be a monster. The 1200 lettering HT (for High Torque) on the block thunders like a threat. However, only 78 hp are produced. His strength lies elsewhere. The emotions play out more in his relationship and his sensations, with a presence worthy of a large dog chasing a rabbit. The maximum torque of 10.8 mkg is achieved at just 4,000 rpm, which is saying something.

The Bobber may look like it came from an American gang from the 60s, but its underside is very current. The accelerator is ride by wire, the headlights are LED and the driving aids are well hidden but present, with cruise control, ABS, switchable traction control and two driving modes.
To drive macho, alone, without imbroglio, with a pinch of LSD on the tank, the Bobber Stealth Edition charges 800 euros more than the classic model – I mean Modern Classics.

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Sony has announced the games that will be available to download for PS Plus members in November. So in this darker and cooler month, players can venture into different environments, from mafia clans to alien hunters. The titles offered starting November 7th are Mafia II Definitive Edition, Dragon Ball l: The Breakers and Aliens Fireteam Elite.

Mafia II: Definitive Edition | PS4

For the first time, experience the crime drama Mafia II in one package, remastered and presented in stunning HD detail. Live the life of a gangster in the golden age of organized crime. War hero Vito Scaletta falls into the Mafia in hopes of paying off his father’s debts in post-World War II Empire Bay, New York, a city full of opportunity where organized crime thrives on the booming industries of postwar America. Alongside his buddy Joe, Vito tries to prove himself by climbing the family ladder with crimes with greater rewards, status and consequences.

Dragon Ball: The Breakers | PS4

In this asymmetrical online action game, a team of seven ordinary citizens try to survive the Raider (a classic Dragon Ball rival like Cell, Frieza and Buu) who is hunting them and, over the course of the game, becomes an unstoppable force. Escape will not be so easy: cooperate with others while there is still time, but the decisions of the raider or other survivors may force you to go alone. As a raider, you benefit from overwhelming forces to hunt down and eliminate survivors. Master each raider’s unique abilities to sneak up on you, capture your victims, and evolve and become even more powerful! Whether you’re a Raider or a Survivor, choose your progression path and unlock skills, skins and items to refine your very own strategy to escape as a Survivor or triumph as a Raider.

Aliens Fireteam Elite | PS4, PS5

Discover what’s hidden in the ruins and caves in this third-person survival shooter set in the Aliens universe. Play with up to two players or the AI ​​across four campaigns to explore the mystery of a new planet, LV-895. Build your navy the way you want. Level up or master each of the six unique classes. Choose your weapon – from magnums and SMGs to rocket launchers – and use over 130 unique perks to create the build you want. Build your squad by focusing on class composition, consumables, and weapons to defeat Xenomorphs, complete challenge maps, or play various game modes with friends. Fight your way through hordes of Xenomorphs, avoid deadly Prowlers and Spitters, and build defensive positions to stay alive long enough to get your squad to safety.

To transform your old screen into a modern smart TV, TV boxes and HDMI buttons are the most preferred solutions. The latter, although less efficient, are easier to use and take with you everywhere, useful if you are often on the go but don’t want to miss the latest episodes of your favorite series. Xiaomi is currently offering its Mi TV Stick with a discount of 49.99 euros to just 29.99 euros.

It’s been more than two years since Xiaomi released its Mi TV Stick and it’s still considered one of the best cheap alternatives to 4K HDMI sticks. Even if the resolution of the display is affected and certain sound and image formats are not supported, the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick already has the advantage of running on Android TV but also supporting Chromecast. There is currently a 40% discount in the official store.

The Xiaomi Mi TV Stick in conclusion

• A compact and portable remote control
• The Android TV interface in Full HD
• Built-in Chromecast

Instead of the usual 49.99 euros, the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick is now available for 29.99 euros in the official store, thanks to a 10 euro discount in the shopping cart and an additional 10 euro discount when paying thanks to the promotional code BF2023.

If the offer mentioned in this article is no longer available at a later date, please take a look below to find further promotions related to the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick. The table is automatically updated.

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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick at the best price?

A full HD HDMI key but not expensive

For people who don’t have a connected TV or a model with outdated software, there are multimedia boxes such as boxes and HDMI keys. These boxes turn any television into a smart TV, as long as it has the necessary connectivity. Compared to boxes, HDMI keys are less efficient, but can be carried anywhere to access streaming platforms on any TV. Once the account settings are saved, the data is saved on the HDMI stick and does not need to be re-entered when it is connected to a new TV.

The Xiaomi Mi TV Stick displays a Full HD screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) with a refresh rate of 60 Hz, it is not the 4K compatible model, which is slightly more expensive. This model comes with 8GB of eMMC storage and 1GB of RAM, and is also powered by an ARM Amlogic S905 chipset and a Mali-450 MP3 GPU. Suffice it to say that it is not suitable for certain applications such as gaming. With this HDMI key, it’s better to settle for your favorite series.

Android TV, for our greatest happiness

The Xiaomi Mi TV Stick runs Android TV 9, one of the most popular operating systems, as it not only offers direct access to the most important streaming platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Molotov as well as music and video services, but also cloud gaming integrates the Google Play Store and its catalog of thousands of applications. However, it should be borne in mind that a large part of it is useless given the performance of the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick.

There are additional functionalities behind this remote control, for example it integrates Google’s Chromecast to transfer content from your smartphone or tablet to the television. It also integrates Google’s voice assistant to remotely control all connected objects in addition to the TV to which it is connected. Finally, it is important to note that in addition to its HDMI dongle, this HDMI key has Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity, as well as a Micro USB port (not OTG) for all connectivity.

To find out even more, read our full Xiaomi Mi TV Stick review.

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To compare the Xiaomi Mi TV Stick with other products in the same category, we now invite you to consult our guide to the best multimedia boxes for Netflix, Disney+ and Canal+.

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Reading time: 2 mins – Encountered futurism

When an astronaut leaves his ship to make two or three repairs in the middle of space, it’s best not to make a misstep, much less drop his toolbox. That’s exactly what happened on November 2nd outside the International Space Station.

Goodbye screws

The error occurred during an exit outside the spacecraft that was intended to replace a mechanism that allowed the International Space Station’s solar panels to remain pointed at the sun. Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara, two of the eleven astronauts currently on the ISS, were responsible for the mission. But obviously nothing went as planned.

In the middle of DIY work, her tool bag was “accidentally lost,” reports the medium Futurism, which is based on a NASA press release. Everything disappeared, far away from the ship, which orbits around 400 km around the earth. In other words, we are not ready to find him.

Fortunately, the error shouldn’t have any consequences. The loss of this tool bag has no impact on the lifespan of the ISS. Very important point: the trajectory taken by the bag does not pose the risk of becoming a spoilsport by hitting the station.

Not a premiere

This type of event, while surprising, is not really a surprise. Mistakes also happen on spaceships, where tools are lost from time to time.

In 1965, for example, a spare glove was lost in a similar manner. In 2006 it was the turn of small screws, then in 2008 a complete set of tools. In 2017, an entire bag of debris shields was even lost. In short, just because you’re an astronaut doesn’t mean you’re not clumsy from time to time.

Most of the time this has no consequences. But in the long term, this contributes to a phenomenon that scares scientists: the accumulation of space debris orbiting our planet. Within 10 years, the number of this space debris in orbit has doubled. Most remnants of rockets and satellites constantly break apart during collisions, actively endangering the lives of astronauts.

91 lots seized by the courts were sold this Sunday morning during an auction on the sidelines of the video game show. With some nuggets for collectors.

The nostalgia was in full swing this Sunday at Paris Games Week. In a small room away from the hustle and bustle of the trade fair, the auction house Kahn & Associés auctioned off consoles and video games from the last four decades.

Confiscated by the courts, the hundred tickets collected, wildly mixed up, Super Nintendo, NeoGeo or Sega Saturn. Unless a product was sold new (which can cause auctions to skyrocket), the products were usually in their original packaging, an important guarantee for collectors.

So there were around a hundred people in the room and twice as many online to get the best prices. “It’s not a human flood, it’s people who know what they want,” Justice Commissioner David Kahn summarized to Tech&Co.

91 lots were ultimately sold, often for amounts well above their purchase value or even their current price.

Some pretty consoles were presented, such as this trio from Sega Game Gear – including a yellow model – which sold for 260 euros. Not surprisingly, the Super Nintendo Street Fighter II edition also upped the ante and flirted with 300 euros per box.

A Game Boy Light cost 250 euros, a Game Boy Advance – Zelda Edition – 150 euros despite the defective hinge. This set consisting of two Game Boys, one red and one blue, in their plastic box was purchased online for 370 euros.

Some buyers at the cinema managed to snag a few, like this Nintendo 64, which was purchased for €300 after a bit of a battle with online buyers. Among other things, a Sega Saturn – Sega’s big commercial flop after the Mega Drive – was sold for 300 euros. His 3D controller, sold in a box, was sold for 150 euros.

However, for the highest amounts, the top prize goes to NeoGeo, a Japanese console from 1990 that is rated among the highest in retrogaming. A console cost 450 euros, the various games were sold for several hundred euros.

Finally, the most prestigious lots caused excitement. A rare version of Metal Slug X on NeoGeo was eventually purchased online for 4,200 euros. And myself…

“The box had a slight dent,” says an expert. “As a result, it loses 30 to 40% of its value.”

Finally, a batch of six NeoGeo games broke the daily record: 5,000 euros.

“A very good sale,” says the auctioneer. “We have tripled the low estimated price with a total of around 25,000 euros for just 91 lots.” Further consoles and games will be auctioned again on November 16th, this time only online.

Thomas Leroy Journalist BFM Business

In recent years, many booksellers have become valuable allies in promoting Quebec literature in France.

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Aurélie Garreau and Juliette Pelletier were both part of a delegation of French booksellers invited by Québec Édition in 2019 as part of its program to facilitate meetings with Quebec publishers in Montreal.

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Part of the Quebec literature department at the Quai des Brumes bookstore in Strasbourg

After returning from this trip, Juliette Pelletier, a bookseller on the Quai des Brumes in Strasbourg, felt the need to set up a section for Quebec literature. “It was unthinkable for me not to have a specific department,” she remembers, connected via video conference in France. I discovered something that has been very beneficial to me as a reader; I wanted to share it with everyone and the readers really liked it. »

Meetings in bookstores with Quebec writers, which began with Juliana Léveillé-Trudel for her novel Nirliit, multiplied in the bookstore in Strasbourg. When Éditions du Sous-Sol published Mordecai Richler’s work, it invited his translators Lori Saint-Martin and Paul Gagné; Then Paul Kawczak introduced Ténèbre – a book that was a big hit in the bookstore on Quai des Brumes, she notes.

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Exhibition of Mémoire d’encrier books shortly before the poetic encounter with Rodney Saint-Éloi at the beginning of October at the Quai des Brumes bookstore in Strasbourg

Since then there have been numerous guests from Quebec: Virginia Pésémapeo Bordeleau, Vanessa Bell, Chris Bergeron, Catherine Leroux, Alain Farah, Kevin Lambert, Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba, Dominique Scali, Marie-Hélène Voyer… At the beginning of October it is The Writer, Editor and founder of Mémoire d’encrier, Rodney Saint-Éloi, was passing through for a poetry evening – the ideal opportunity to rediscover a genre with the house’s catalogue, which included La Peuplade L’Oie de Cravan and Éditions du Passage , which she had neglected since her school days.

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The Rapailler Festival at Le Monte-en-l’air bookstore in Paris in June 2022

In parallel with all these events, the bookseller planned Le Québec à Quai on the sidelines of the Rapailler Festival of Quebec Literature, which was launched by her Parisian colleague Aurélie Garreau of the bookstore Le Monte-en-l’air (and which finally took place in the year 2022).

Booksellers are important smugglers. If you have a bookstore in the neighborhood that you like to go to and trust, then that makes all the difference when the booksellers promote a particular literature by organizing a presentation or talking about their favorite literature for a Quebec author.

Élodie Comtois, President of the Québec Édition

Among many other initiatives, Élodie Comtois mentions the bookseller Hélène Woodhouse of La Chouette Librairie de Lille, who this year invited authors from Quebec as part of the Festival des livres d’en Haut. “In February there was a Quebec month at the Pantagruel bookstore in Marseille. The bookstore chain Initiales has released a special edition of its magazine “Focus Québec”. All this awakens curiosity about Quebec literature,” says the president of the Québec Édition.

Quebec writers were invited to the Quai des Brumes bookstore

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  Bookseller Juliette Pelletier meets Kevin Lambert at the Quai des Brumes bookstore in Strasbourg in September 2022

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  Catherine Leroux in the Quai des Brumes bookstore in Strasbourg

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  Alain Farah in the Quai des Brumes bookstore in Strasbourg

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  Marie-Hélène Voyer in the Quai des Brumes bookstore in Strasbourg

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Parisian bookseller Aurélie Garreau recalls that one of the goals of the Rapailler festival was to show that novelistic and poetic production in Quebec is “rich and heterogeneous.” “In this literary season, several books from Quebec are real discoveries for me,” she notes.

Among her recent favorites: The Version Nobody Cares about, by Emmanuelle Pierrot (Le Quartanier), “a magnificent, utterly addictive feminist road trip between Virginie Despentes and Jack London”; Let Our Joy Remain, by Kevin Lambert (Le Nouvel Attila), “a great political novel with lush language”; or The Report is Good, by Louis-Daniel Godin (La Peuplade), a “touching, funny, imaginative” novel, in her opinion.

“It gives me great pleasure to defend it like any book in French literature,” concludes the Parisian bookseller.

After the meteoric growth of web giants and the power it gave them, European Union commissioners wanted to regulate the digital markets in which these companies operate. According to the EU, the aim is to restore fairer competition, particularly through greater transparency, but also better respect for user rights.

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Those most affected by these new laws are companies with more than 45 million active users in the EU. This gives them the status of a “gatekeeper,” which means “guardian” in French. The latter are subject to several restrictions, including the prohibition of anti-competitive practices, the transparency of their figures and the obligation to facilitate the entry of competition into the market.

Additionally, it is important to know that the European Union treats each service or application on a case-by-case basis, meaning one gatekeeper can hide others. For Apple, for example, the EU is considering this Each of its applications is independent and can represent an independent economic activity. The Apple company is currently waging a bitter battle against the European Commission over Safari.

Apple denies the gatekeeper status of its web browser

By using Safari as the only tool, regardless of device, The EU concluded that it fulfilled gatekeeper status. This is because the browser has more than 45 million users, including on iPhone, Mac and iPad. However, Apple disputes this opinion and has appealed the EU’s decision to include Safari in its new laws. According to the company, there are three separate Safari browsers for each of its devices, rather than just one.

Unfortunately, This argument was not taken into account from Thierry Breton’s teams. Justification for inadmissibility this claim in citing an ad from Apple itself: “Even Safari. Other device ». The EU has hit the mark… The Cupertino company also appealed against two more of its activities. It’s about iMessage and the company’s various operating systems.

As for the latter, The EU admitted that iOS, iPadOS, macOS and tvOS were actually different systems. Therefore, only iOS is affected by the DSA, as it is the only one among the other operating systems that has more than 45 million users in the EU.

For iMessage, however, she rejected Apple’s arguments. The EU report states: “According to Apple, iMessage is not a paid service and Apple does not monetize it through the sale of hardware or through the processing of personal data.” In particular, Apple argues that there is no direct connection between pricing and the purchase of hardware devices and the use of iMessage. » Cupertino actually says it is not exploiting iMessage, either in terms of revenue or data. It therefore considers that the application does not have to comply with any EU obligations.

Unfortunately, the argument is not admissible for the Commissioners who think so Users buy iMessage indirectly when they pay for an iPhone.

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