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December 24, 2015

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When should you expect it? Sooner rather than later, unless licensing negotiations with rights-holders hold things up. Bournemouth-based developers Matt Cheetham and Phillip Caudell have already proved how easy it should be by developing their own take on the app, called Auntie Player, the code for which theyâ€™ve released on Github.

Sadly, though, that could be it as far as the UKâ€™s free-to-air broadcasters are concerned, unless any other unofficial ports appear online. The BBC reported in October that ITV had no plans to appear on Apple TV (just as it initially didnâ€™t appear on either Sky or Freeview), while the intentions of Channels 4 and 5 were â€˜unknownâ€™.To anything: glass, stone, plastic, wood, metal â€” anything. And since thereâ€™s no gumminess, you can pull them off and stick them back on over and over again.

They come in a crazy number of sizes, styles, and colors â€” including transparent, which is something you wonâ€™t find in regular Post-it notes. They also come in large, very large, and super-large sizes â€” so big, theyâ€™re like portable wipe-off boards that you can stick anywhere.(The pages stick equally well front or back. The front has the color; the back is shiny white plastic, which you can use as a "white boardâ€ with wipe-off marker.)

Everyone who sees these things thinks of another idea for them. "Put the big ones on the walls and let the kids draw on them!â€ "Put one inside your windshield to leave a note!â€ "Theyâ€™d be great for family Dictionary!â€When we looked at Dellâ€™s pint-sized XPS 13 earlier this year, we came away convinced that it was one of the smartest ultrabooks you could buy.

Sure, it didnâ€™t quite have the glam factor of Appleâ€™s MacBook or the lightweight hybrid style of Microsoftâ€™s Surface Pro 3. Impressively, it did pack a brilliant 13.3-inch screen into the body of an 11-inch laptop without wrecking usability along the way.If you spend long days lugging around a laptop â€“ or ever need to fly economy with one â€“ youâ€™ll know this is a very good thing indeed. Well, now Dell has given the XPS 13 a Windows 10 refresh and also sent us one with its fabulous Infinity screen. If the last one was the thinking manâ€™s ultrabook, this oneâ€™s that and a whole lot more.

Like its earlier incarnation, to which itâ€™s almost physically identical, the new XPS 13 looks like it should be an 11.6-inch laptop. It measures just 304mm x 200mm when closed and is between 9 and 15mm thick, so itâ€™s actually roughly the same size as the 11-inch MacBook Air and only a few mm larger than the ultra-slim MacBook.

Itâ€™s nearly 300g heavier than the MacBook â€“ that thing is feather-light â€“ and nearly 200g heavier than the 11-inch Air, but then it has the same-sized 13.3-inch screen as the larger 13-inch model. The screen isnâ€™t exactly frameless, but the frame is small even by tablet standards. Itâ€™s one of the cleverest bits of laptop design around.

Otherwise, the XPS 13 is all about practicality. Its wedge-shaped profile gives you a comfortable working angle and keeps the thickness down, the hinge allows for a wide range of screen angles and the soft-feel coating on the carbon composite interior is very easy on the wrists. When closed, the machined aluminium lid and base look great while making sure that the whole construction feels rigid and robust. Youâ€™ll want a case to protect it from scratches, but you wonâ€™t need anything too heavyweight or tough.

We do have a couple of very minor complaints. Give the laptop some hard work to do and the fans kick in, creating a surprising din. Whatâ€™s more, the wrist rests seem to warm up fairly quickly, not to the extent that they become uncomfortable, but enough that youâ€™ll notice.11-inch ultrabooks usually have two problems. On the one hand, the screen isnâ€™t big enough for a lot of applications, though that clearly isnâ€™t a problem here. On the other hand, you have to make compromises when it comes to the touchpad and keyboard.

Here Dellâ€™s boffins have made the very best use of the space available, and while the touchpad isnâ€™t huge and the keyboard has a shrunk-down Enter key, the layout isnâ€™t cramped and the action is light without feeling sloppy. Iâ€™ve been doing a fair bit of bona-fide work on the XPS 13 over the last five days and I havenâ€™t found it much harder to work on than my usual 17-inch laptop. Considering this sample came with a US keyboard, thatâ€™s pretty impressive.

The move to USB Type-C is the latest technology shift that's likely to throw you for a loop. The fact that everyone uses USB amplifies the problem. After the standard settles in, we should all eventually benefit from chargers that work on any laptop, a simplified selection of ports and cables, and less fumbling when it's time to plug something in. You will just need a little patience.

The current crop of USB Type-C gadgets underscores the inconsistencies. Two laptops that were early with USB Type-C support, Apple's MacBook and Google's Chromebook Pixel 2, each use the port for video and charging as well as traditional USB data-transfer duties. But Google's Nexus 6P and 5X smartphones combine the new port with the older, slower data transfer speeds and don't support video. The USB Type-C port on HP's Pavilion x2 laptop also can't handle video, but the one on HP's newer Spectre x2 can.

The original Universal Serial Bus standard actually lived up to the ubiquity its name promised, spreading from computers to TVs, cars, tiny data-storage drives and even heated slippers. Its first job was transferring data such as backup files to an external hard drive. Its next job was providing power, most notably to that smartphone that always seems to need charging.

But now, things get more complicated. That's because USB standards cover two separate domains. First is the physical design of the ports and cables, where the new reversible Type-C plug can replace the half dozen or so USB connectors in use today. Second are the electronics rules governing USB communications. Those are what enable the higher speeds, video support and new power delivery options that Type-C promises. All these features are arriving at about the same time, but not as a package deal.

Consumers initially will be confused, said Jeff Ravencraft, president of the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the industry group that standardizes the technology. But they'll adjust, he said."Next year, a good percentage of not only tablets but laptops are going to support USB Type-C," Ravencraft said, and by the second half of 2016, USB Type-C will be the norm for mainstream consumers, not just techies.

The familiar USB "trident" logo gets new meanings. Overlaid on a battery, it means the USB port is good for charging or running devices that need lots of electrical power. The SS denotes the 5Gbps data-transfer rate of USB 3.0; SS and 10 denotes the 10Gbps speed of USB 3.1.
First, it is training salespeople at Best Buy, Staples and other retailers so they can explain the new connector to customers. Second, it has created logos that show what each connector is capable of handling.A battery graphic with the traditional USB "trident" logo shows it can be used for high-power charging. The letters SS linked to the trident show it will transfer data at the 5 gigabits per second "SuperSpeed" rating of USB 3.0. Adding "10" denotes the newest 10Gbps speed of USB 3.1, which is fast enough to back up your 50-gigabyte music library in 40 seconds instead of 14 minutes.