Windows 8 Ultrabooks to Go 100 Percent Touch
Against first impressions that touch notebooks would not catch on with customers, Microsoft has proved first impression to be wrong. Sales of touch enabled notebooks rose from 10% of sales at the start of the year to 30% in August.
The August share increase was due to "a good number of under-$500 Win 8 touch notebooks. I am increasingly optimistic that Touch will drive significant volumes this holiday."
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FCC Schedules First Major Spectrum Auction
The FCC has just announced that it will hold an auction on 10 MHz of the PCS H block on January 14th. If you are interested in picking up the entire spectrum block, pricing begins at $1.56 Billion.
"This will be the first major spectrum auction since 2008, and will help close the spectrum gap as well as contributing to the goal of making mobile broadband available to our nation's first responders."
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PayPal Updates Its Crowdfunding Policies
With crowdfunding gaining popularity and PayPal handling more and more of the transactions, a needed revamping of policies is now underway.
We are now in the midst of overhauling our policies in this space. We're talking to the major crowdfunding players that we work with to put in place a permanent solution that avoids unnecessary account limitations.
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Ready for a New Mode of Air Transportation?
The aircraft has been under development since 1996 and now the rigid airship called the Aerocraft is ready for its first actual free flight test within the next few weeks.
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USB Condom Protects Your Devices
The principle behind this piece of hardware is sound, but the name of the product could use a little tweaking. The USB Condom does what it says; protects your plug and keeps it safe from viruses.
The USB Condom is meant to protect against what's known as "juice jacking," where a seemingly innocuous charging station is used to steal data or harm a device.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Update 2.4: The Dread War
Come October 1st, LucasArts and Bioware will be releasing Game update 2.4: The Dread War for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The update will feature new gameplay, BitRaider Streaming and 4x4 player vs. player and more.
Developers are also trying to lure previous players back to the game by offering them the first digital expansion pack called Rise of the Hutt Cartel at no cost
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Argentinian 'Super-Hacker' Arrested Over Online Scams
A hacking network led by a 19 year old Argentinian has been arrested along with six others as part of a year-long investigation under a sting operation known as Operation Zombie. The 19 year old pocketed an estimated $50K a month from his hacking efforts. I guess that would beat cutting grass or working at MickyD's for pocket change.
Police raiding his Buenos Aires residence seized sophisticated computers and other technological equipment.
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Explore the Galapagos Islands on Google Street View
No roads on Galapagos Islands? That little detail doesn't slow Google Street View down one bit on providing a great 360 degree view of the islands without the danger of even one single mosquito bite.
"Now, you can visit the islands from anywhere you may be, and see many of the animals that Darwin experienced on his historic and groundbreaking journey in 1835."
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Happy Birthday to the Audio Cassette Tape
The humble Audio Cassette Tape, forerunner of the Compact Disc and replacement for the once popular 8-Track Tape, has passed a milestone by turning 50 years old on Friday.
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Google: All Your Passwords Are Belong To Us
Forget the FBI and NSA snooping. Beware of Google collecting your Wi-Fi passwords and doing it with your permission. Be afraid, be very afraid.
This is all possible because of a feature that lets you back up and save your data to Google's servers. This includes the obvious, like backing up your phone book and calendar, but it also snags your Wi-Fi passwords in the process.
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Windows 8.1: A Solid Update, But No Game Changer
I believe the expression would be close, but no cigar. Try as they might, Microsoft has tidied up a bit with Windows 8.1, but still misses the mark addressing users' main objections to the OS. Well, there's always Windows 8.2.
Except for small differences, like the return of the neutered Start button — without a Start menu — and a small down arrow on the Start screen pointing to where you can find your applications, there aren't a lot of visual changes from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1.
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'Grand Theft Auto V' Screenshots Galore
On Tuesday, Rockstar will finally release Grand Theft Auto V and to prep you for the event, they have released a flood of screenshots to whet your appetite and try to pry that wallet out of your back pocket.
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Mushkin Unveils Its Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD
"The Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD is a result of the desire to create and produce revolutionary components that maximize performance. We are looking to enhance and accelerate the work process -- be it for creative production or database applications," said Nicolas Villalobos, the Director of Global Marketing for Mushkin, Inc. "We are pleased to be able to add the Scorpion Deluxe PCIe SSD to our existing line of now available innovative technologies."
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Outlook.com Adds IMAP Support
Microsoft Outlook.com team announced on Friday via Reddit that now at long last, the Outlook platform would be be supporting IMAP protocol.
Outlook.com already supports Exchange ActiveSync (EAS), which is available on most smartphones and tablets, but the addition of IMAP will bring the experience to even more platforms. For example, Mac computers do not support EAS.
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Intel Is Shutting Down Massachusetts Plant
Bad news for 700 workers in Hudson, Massachusetts; Intel is shutting down its plant located there and putting the property up for sale in 2014.
As of now, the chip manufacturer is hopeful it can secure a technology company buyer that will keep the Hudson plant open as a factory, thus continuing to employ laborers there.
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SilverStone Zeus ZM1350 1350W Power Supply Review
SilverStone's Zeus series is back from a four year hiatus with a new 1350 watt PSU offering to enthusiasts. This Zeus is rated with Silver efficiency at 50°C, and comes to the alter with a host of features including modular cables to keep your build looking tidy. You can even tune the rails by hand if you wish. Time to see if heads roll.
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Antec GX700 ATX Computer Case Review
Antec comes to us today with the GX700. Its appearance is a bit industrial, but it is not all about just looking industrial, it is very much about being utilitarian. There will be many that look at this case and disregard it simply because of aesthetics, but don't be fooled, because it is more about usefulness than beauty.
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