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Microsoft introduces browser-based Windows 8 app creator

  • Posted December 3, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft, Software With Video
  • A recent Microsoft Research Connections blog post outlines some changes that have been made with regards to the tools that developers can use to create apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8. Up to this point, developers were required…

Ouya developer consoles to ship on December 28 alongside SDK

  • Posted December 3, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • Ouya, the company behind the self-titled gaming console that gained a considerable amount of fame and donations thanks to a month-long stint on Kickstarter, is reportedly right on schedule. The device’s founders have said the console will ship to early…

Weekend tech reading: Is the UN taking control of the Internet?

  • Posted December 2, 2012, 2:06 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • The future of the web will be decided in a dark room by UN politicians and authoritarian governments -- at least according to Google and some other opponents of the International Telecommunication Union’s plan to reform its 25-year-old guidelines. Leaked documents have shown...

Weekend Open Forum: What's the oldest part in your PC?

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in WOF
  • Although most of us upgrade our systems regularly, it's generally uncommon to replace every single component -- even for a fresh build. Instead, parts less crucial to daily performance such as optical drives, bulk storage, cases or even power supplies are recycled over the years...

Staples to offer 3D printing next year, partners with Mcor

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web With Video
  • 3D printer maker Mcor Technologies announced yesterday a new partnership with Staples to offer "Staples Easy 3D" -- a 3D printing service for customers. The service aims to offer ordinary people access to affordable, eco-friendly, high-quality and "photo-realistic" 3D printed…

Globalgig delivers roaming data service at a reasonable price

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • There’s good news for travelers that require access to wireless data on the go. A new MiFi dongle and accompanying service from Voiamo allows those traveling internationally to consume wireless data at a much more reasonable rate than would otherwise…

Syrian Internet outage persists, Speak2Tweet allows phone tweets

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • It appears Syria's recent and continued Internet outage has rekindled public interest in Google's Speak2Tweet service. Speak2Tweet allows individuals without Internet access to use Twitter by calling a voicemail system. The audio messages left behind are then made publicly available on…

Voice calls over LTE consume twice as much power as 2G calls

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Results from a recent study by wireless testing and measurement firm Spirent Communications reveals that voice calls over LTE (VoLTE) consume up to two times as much power as a standard 2G call. This isn’t exactly great news for phone…

Weekend game deals: Hard Reset $5, Splinter Cell: Conviction $8

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, Tech Deals
  • Although Steam's epic Christmas sale is still a few weeks out, various digital distributors have already launched their holiday promotions, with several of them slashing prices on the same games, especially Paradox Interactive titles, which are available in steeply discounted…

Dell's Ubuntu-based XPS 13 goes on sale for $1,449

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Dell is graduating its internal "Project Sputnik" program this week with the release of a thin and light XPS 13 laptop powered by Ubuntu Linux. Branded as the XPS 13 Developer Edition, the machine features an Intel Core i7 3517U…

Bing Maps gets 121 terabytes of new satellite and aerial imagery

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft has once again updated Bing Maps to include even more satellite and Global Ortho imagery. The company announced on their official blog that 121 terabytes of new data have been loaded into Bing Maps, which is of course also…

Dad creates video-equipped quadrocopter to walk son to the bus stop

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Every weekday morning, Paul Wallich would accompany his young son some 400 meters from their home to the bus stop to make sure he was sent off to school safely. It’s not a terribly long distance to travel on foot…

Atari celebrates 40 years of Pong with iOS game, Xbox 360 mod

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 11:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Industry News With Video
  • Pong, the famed table-tennis arcade game whose mainstream success spawned a burgeoning video game industry celebrated its 40th anniversary yesterday. To commemorate the occasion, Atari released Pong World for iOS, and is offering a chance for its Facebook fans to…

Sources: Xbox 720 will be available in time for Thanksgiving 2013

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 10:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Gaming
  • If you’ve been eyeballing an Xbox 360 for yourself or a loved one this holiday season, you might want to think twice about making a purchase this year. People familiar with the company’s plans have revealed that Microsoft is preparing…

Apple begins selling unlocked iPhone 5 in the US

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 9:00 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • Apple has finally begun selling factory-unlocked iPhone 5 smartphones in the US. As with previous releases, the move comes roughly two month after carrier locked versions went on sale in the country, whereas Canada and some European nations see both…

Toshiba announces 4TB self-encrypting enterprise hard drives

  • Posted November 30, 2012, 8:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
  • Following up on Western Digital's recent announcement, Toshiba has unveiled its own high-capacity MG series hard drives. To start, the company will offer four drives with a top capacity of 4TB, including two SATA variants, the MG03ACA400 and MG03ACA400Y, as…

Latest Humble Bundle offers Saints Row, Darksiders, Metro 2033, more

  • Posted November 29, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming, The Web With Video
  • Previously limited to indie games, the Humble Bundle has teamed up with THQ to offer the ailing publisher's games for a price you can't refuse. Using the familiar pay-what-you-want model we've seen during a dozen other promotions, the Humble Bundle is serving up six THQ titles...

Syria pulls the plug, Internet traffic comes to a halt

  • Posted November 29, 2012, 5:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Syria's tether to the digital world appears to have been severed, cutting off Internet access to and from the country entirely. In addition to an apparent Internet blackout, Syrians may also be facing isolated landline and cellular phone service disruptions according…

Surface Pro pricing revealed: $899 for 64GB and $999 for 128GB

  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:37 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Microsoft, Mobile Computing
  • Following the release of the Surface with Windows RT last month, Microsoft has finally announced a release date and pricing details for the Intel-based variant equipped to run the full-fledge version of the operating system. As expected, it won’t be…

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T; the worst

  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Consumer Reports has released its annual cellular service report with findings that are similar to last year's results. After surveying 63,253 cellular subscribers across 23 metropolitan markets, Consumer Reports determined Verizon Wireless to be the highest-rated provider...

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