Neowin: Microsoft Sculpt Comfort Desktop review
- As users across the world embrace a more mobile, and increasingly touch-focused approach to computing, the market for ‘traditional’ peripherals is not what it once was. When the overwhelming majority of us relied on big, bulky Windows PCs as our…
Jawbone launches UP Coffee app to help track your caffeine addiction
- Despite the fact that it is often overlooked, caffeine has been described by many as the most addictive drug in the world. It’s found in a variety of consumables including sodas, coffee, select types of tea and even in over-the-counter…
Spotify acquires the music intelligence/discovery company that powers its competitors
- Spotify has now acquired music discovery and intelligence company The Echo Nest, according to an announcement made this morning. The Echo Nest is a company that specializes in music discovery and playlist AI among other things, its music recommendation technology…
AMD announces low-cost desktop chipset AM1
- With an aim to dominate the desktop in emerging markets, chipmaker AMD has announced the AM1, a new low-cost SoC. It's effectively a sibling of the Kabini family of chips, that were launched last year with both dual- and quad-core CPUs…
Try your luck at hacking into Jurassic Park's UNIX network
- Movie buffs (or maybe fans of dinosaurs) may recall the scene in Jurassic Park where Samuel L. Jackson’s character tried unsuccessfully to regain control of the park back from Dennis Nedry. And now thanks to a clever recreation of the…
Documentation details low-cost Windows 8.1 with Bing
- Last week we heard that Microsoft may be planning a low-cost or free version of Windows 8.1 dubbed Windows 8.1 with Bing, designed to entice more Windows 7 users to upgrade, and provide OEMs with a way of reducing the…
Yahoo to discontinue access to its services using Facebook, Google IDs
- Change continues under Marissa Mayer’s watch as Yahoo will soon prohibit users from logging into the company’s various web services with their Facebook and Google user IDs. Instead, Yahoo visitors will need to sign up for a Yahoo ID to…
Microsoft to unveil DirectX 12 at GDC
- Up until recently, the future of DirectX has been kept well wrapped by Microsoft, but this is set to change. Through a series of teasers on the DirectX blog and Twitter, Microsoft has confirmed that a new version of DirectX…
OnLive hires former IGN founder as new chief exec and launches two new gaming services
- Struggling cloud gaming company OnLive has recently made a few announcements that it hopes will help the company gain some attention. The company will introduce a couple new services to its platform along with appointing Mark Jung as the new…
Second significant update for Xbox One rolling out ahead of Titanfall launch
- Microsoft’s second significant update for Xbox One is rolling out to gamers as we speak. It delivers a number of features across the board ahead of next week’s launch of Titanfall, the highly anticipated multiplayer first-person shooter. …
Jerry Seinfeld's apartment recreated in 3D for the Oculus Rift
- It has been quite a while since Seinfeld last aired on television, but a developer has now produced a 3D model of Jerry's iconic apartment to be explored through an Oculus Rift VR headset.
Twitter's access token limit claims another victim as MetroTwit shuts down
- One of the most popular Twitter clients for Windows is shutting down effective immediately. MetroTwit is the latest client to fall victim to the microblogging platform’s access token limit implemented in August 2012 to prevent third-party clients from becoming too…
Intel reportedly buying wearable health tracking startup Basis
- After shopping itself around over the last few weeks, health tracking startup Basis Science has been finally acquired by Intel. According to a TechCrunch report, the deal is tipped to be worth around $100 million by one source, while another…
FreedomPop announces The Privacy Phone, a modified Galaxy S2 with built-in encryption
- At first it was apps like Wickr and Silent Circle designed to keep users’ communications safe but now we’re seeing more solutions baked right into handsets. Blackphone is perhaps the most popular example but low-cost mobile provider FreedomPop is now…
DOJ backs TV networks in Supreme Court, says Aereo is "clearly infringing" copyrights
- The US department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday came out in support of TV networks in their upcoming Supreme Court battle against Internet TV startup Aereo. In a brief filed with Court on March 3rd, the DOJ said that Aereo…
iOS 7.1 will be needed to stream next week's iTunes Festival
- South by Southwest, the annual film, interactive and music festival held in Austin, Texas, is set to kick off next week. And for the first time ever, Apple’s annual iTunes Festival will take place during SXSW. But according to John…
PC sales to keep declining through 2018, says IDC report
- PC sales will keep falling through the next few years, says International Data Corporation. According to the research firm's latest report, PC shipments will continue dropping in 2014, and are expected to decline till 2018.
Flipboard acquires rival news aggregator Zite from CNN
- News reading platform Flipboard has purchased rival service Zite according to blog posts from both camps. Zite was owned by CNN and as such, content from the 24/7 news network will now appear on Flipboard – redesigned especially for mobile audiences.
HP CEO Meg Whitman says Chromebooks are doing better than expected
- Microsoft’s recent marketing efforts have focused on how Chromebooks are not real laptops because they don’t have Windows or Office, how they are supposedly useless when offline, and how they just make it easier for Google to capture your personal…
Windows 8.1 Update 1 reportedly in final stages, set for April release
- Microsoft has reportedly signed off on the upcoming Windows 8.1 update, and has moved it to the RTM (release-to-manufacturing) stage. This means that the update, which is being called "Spring" update or Update 1, is now in the hands of…
