Newsletter Archive: 2013
Windows 8.1 Screenshots Leaked (Video)
The Windows 8.1 Start Button is certainly coming, whether you like what it does or not. As for what all other things we can expect, we have for you folks leaked screenshots of redesigned Windows 8.1 applications. The image above shows the new look for [...]
Date: 06-17-2013
Gaming Giants Take Stage Today
At this year's E3 video game expo, where press and fans get first looks at upcoming games and hardware, a new generation will be ushered in as attendees go hands-on with the newest systems from PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Starting today, the big Los [...]
Date: 06-10-2013
Apple to Start E-Book Trial at a Disadvantage
Here's your morning roundup of the biggest media industry news and happenings. Send tips, suggestions and complaints to william.launder@dowjones.com · Click here to receive this newsletter each morning by email. APPLE ON TRIAL. A trial into alleged [...]
Date: 06-03-2013
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Date: 05-24-2013
Xbox next: What to expect at Tuesday's Xbox reveal event
Microsoft is bound to play up the non-gaming entertainment features of the new console, focusing on streaming video, Skype calling, and deeper integration with other devices and services. Jay Greene. by Jay Greene. May 20, 2013 12:01 AM PDT Follow @ [...]
Date: 05-20-2013
Microsoft's mea culpa? Five things that Windows Blue should do
Summary: The tech media, and unlikely mainstream outlets, have given Microsoft over the past year. But in recognizing the difficulties with Windows 8 (and Windows RT), the software giant is eating humble pie. Here are the next steps Microsoft should take [...]
Date: 05-13-2013
Canaccord cuts sales estimates on BlackBerry 10 devices
Inside the Market's roundup of some of today's key analyst actions. This post will be updated with more analyst commentary throughout the trading day. Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley has slashed his first-quarter sales estimates for Research In [...]
Date: 04-29-2013
Chat apps now more popular than SMS worldwide
Chat apps have overtaken SMS by message volume, but how big a disaster is [...]
Date: 04-29-2013
Connecticut gas prices today are 35ยข less than a year ago
Gas-pump Average retail gasoline prices in Connecticut have fallen 4¢ per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.70 per gallon Sunday, April 21, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,540 gas outlets in Connecticut. This compares with the national [...]
Date: 04-22-2013
Microsoft may announce next Xbox on May 21
Xbox Special Event Planned For May, Report Claims, To Provide Details On [...]
Date: 04-01-2013
Google Nose is fake. The artificial nose isn't.
Google Nose April Fools' Day Prank: Practical Joke Promises 'Sharpest Olfactory ...Huffington [...]
Date: 04-01-2013
BlackBerry Z10 Hands-On: First Impressions
BlackBerry 10 — not just the phones, but the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 10 software — will make or break the former smartphone giant. BYTE obtained an BlackBerry Z10 for evaluation. We haven't yet tested the most interesting enterprise features, but [...]
Date: 03-18-2013
Amazon tries to shut .book in face of authors, publishers
Literary associations oppose Amazon's attempts to gain control over new web [...]
Date: 03-11-2013
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag confirmed for October 29 launch
The announcement of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag definitely got away from Ubisoft quickly, after details were leaked a couple of weeks ago, and then the release date and the teaser trailer leaked out within just a couple of days of each other. It's been a [...]
Date: 03-04-2013
Kyocera's $99 rugged Torque smartphone launches March 8
Kyocera and Sprint are bringing rugged smartphones to the masses with the Kyocera Torque, an ultra-tough smartphone that will be available March 8 for just $99 with a two-year contract. Kyocera Kyocera's Torque arrives March 8 with a $99 [...]
Date: 02-25-2013
Mega file-sharing service will accept bitcoin, Dotcom says
Mega will accept the virtual currency bitcoin for subscriptions for more storage space on the file-sharing service, cofounder Kim Dotcom announced on Twitter. Kim Dotcom at the Mega introduction Harley Ogier /PCWorld New Zealand Kim Dotcom at the Mega [...]
Date: 02-18-2013
Apple 'iWatch': Speculation and wish lists
Apple Rumors of New James Bondian iWatch Confirmed; Siri Still No Stand-In ...Vanity [...]
Date: 02-11-2013
Smartphone screens will exceed 5 inches, HTC says
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC will release phones with screens larger than 5 inches, and develop more budget-friendly handsets for the Chinese market, its CFO said Monday. "We will not limit ourselves to below 5 [inches]," said HTC CFO Chialin [...]
Date: 02-04-2013
Apple Is Coming Out With A New iPad Model Very Soon
Apple Reportedly Planning New Fourth-Generation iPad Model, Possibly With [...]
Date: 01-28-2013
"BlackBerry World" is the New Name for RIM's Smartphone App Store
RIM Renames BlackBerry App World to BlackBerry World, Promises Music and [...]
Date: 01-21-2013
Tablets, Smartphones Cannibalizing PC Sales: Gartner
Many PC vendors offered somewhat lackluster form factors in their Microsoft Windows 8 offerings and missed the excitement of touch, the report noted. The PC industry's problems, evidenced by slowing worldwide shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012, point [...]
Date: 01-14-2013
Nvidia Introduces "Shield" Portable Gaming System
Who needs the PS Vita? Nvidia today announced "Project Shield," the company's first-ever branded consumer electronics product: a clamshell, handheld, Android-based gaming system. Project Shield is the first flagship device for Nvidia's new [...]
Date: 01-07-2013