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Wednesday, 2 April 2014
GTA Online Heists, Capture creator, and High Life add-on coming soon
Rockstar Games runs through what's coming in GTA Online's planned spring updates. This includes a Capture mode creator, the High Life content add-on, and co-op Heists.
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Amazon’s $99 Fire TV puts Apple, Roku on notice with voice search, open ecosystem
Amazon today unveiled the FireTV, a set-top box that takes direct aim at Roku and Apple TV. To differentiate itself, Amazon said it created the FireTV to address three glaring issues it sees as the primary barriers between users and Internet-delivered TV.
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Here's what a touch-native Office for Windows looks like in action
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Amazon's Fire TV promises a premium set-top experience (hands-on)
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Microsoft unveils redesigned Office for Windows touchscreens
Using Office on a touch screen will get a whole lot easier soon. Microsoft has unveiled a new version of Office that gives each of its apps a mode built around use on a touchscreen — a feature that their predecessors quite noticeably lacked.
The new version, which Microsoft calls "a preview of a work in progress," looks quite a bit like the Office that was unveiled for the iPad just last week: apps have a simple bar on top, leaving most of the screen below for viewing documents. Most importantly, the toolbars are sparsely populated and feature buttons that should be large enough and spaced far enough apart that they'll be easy to select with your fingers. That said, the version Microsoft is showing on stage looks more full-featured...
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Gartner: Global IT spend expected to topple $3.8 trillion in 2014
IT spending is definitely on the rise this year, but how businesses are upgrading is changing dramatically, based on a new forecast from Gartner.
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Tesla Motors leads campaign to replace sideview mirrors with cameras
Tesla Motors and an auto industry trade group have petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to replace side mirrors with cameras, which could increase efficiency.
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Windows 8.1 Update 1 is coming April 8: Here are the new features
Microsoft revealed some details about the first notable update for Windows 8.1 at Build 2014, the company's annual developer-focused conference. Learn more about Windows 8.1 Update 1's new features here.
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Adidas puts HD action cams in World Cup soccer ball, captures panoramas of players
To promote the 2014 FIFA soccer World Cup, Adidas has equipped a Brazuca soccer ball with six action cams that can capture spherical panorama videos. The ball cam is currently on a world tour, before the official tournament begins in Brazil.
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Microsoft unveils universal Windows apps that can run on phones, tablets, and PCs
Microsoft is unveiling universal apps, a way for developers to create a single app that works across Windows phones, tablets, and PCs. "All of us want the same app experiences across all devices," David Treadwell, a Microsoft operating system executive said while introducing the new style of apps. "Yet today there’s no easy way to create apps that work across all form factors." That's changing on Windows, as Treadwell demonstrated on stage at Microsoft's Build conference while showing features supported in Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft says this should be easy for developers to implement, as much of the code can be reused across the different platforms. "I don't have to buy a different app for the phone and the PC,"...
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Amazon announces $99 Amazon Fire TV media and games box
Six days ago, we learned that Amazon had a video-focused event planned for April 2. Shortly after we were invited, it’s now April 2 and we’re live on scene. It’s not yet known […]
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First look: Kodak’s new foolproof iPad app easily turns digital photos into analog prints
Kodak's first tablet-specific app for the iPad (Android coming) makes printing your photos simple. Some may find the app and products offered – books and prints – limited, but Kodak says that was done on purpose, to make customers want to use it. We take the new app for a quick spin.
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KITT from Knight Rider is going to auction … David Hasselhoff must need money
David Hasselhoff must need money because his personal example of the mightily modified Trans-Am KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) is for sale. Expected to sell anywhere from $35,000 to $50,000, you could own a piece of the Hoff's personal collection on the cheap.
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Samsung's Smart Home service aims to automate the home
An explosion in the number of devices connected to the internet is expected over the next decade and in turn, our homes will become increasingly "smart." With this in mind, Samsung has today announced its own Smart Home service, which will provide home automation via an app... Continue Reading Samsung's Smart Home service aims to automate the home
Section: Around The Home
Tags: Internet of Things, Remote Control, Samsung, Smart Home
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Port of Seville receives shipping container-based cruise ship terminal
In order to accommodate the growing number of cruise ship passengers who regularly disembark at the Spanish Port of Seville – the country's sole inland port – a new cruise ship terminal has been built using shipping containers. While they aren't always the best building material for every situation, in this case they appear to have proved a good fit. .. Continue Reading Port of Seville receives shipping container-based cruise ship terminal
Section: Architecture
Tags: Cruise, Recycling, Shipping Container
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- O+A's temporary shipping container "city"
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Victorinox to release limited edition Dive Master 500 Titanium model
Twenty five years ago this year, Victorinox branched out from the manufacture of Swiss Army knives into watchmaking, and to celebrate the occasion the iconic company is launching a limited Titanium edition of its Dive Master 500 divers watch. The new watch brings a mechanical chronograph movement to the collection, and features a generous helping of luminous markers in two different colors... Continue Reading Victorinox to release limited edition Dive Master 500 Titanium model
Section: Wearable Electronics
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- Victorinox updates its Night Vision Swiss Army watch-flashlight
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Windows Phone 8.1 will automatically connect you to trustworthy WiFi
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Windows 8.1 update aims to win over mouse-and-keyboard users, arrives April 8th as an automatic download
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Using Amazon's Fire TV gamepad (surprise: it's pretty good!)
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Amazon's first Fire TV games include in-house titles and Minecraft
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TiVo co-founders' new Qplay web video service is now available for everyone
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Popcorn Time Has Gone Dark. Again.
The saga continues. Popcorn Time, the so-called Netflix for pirated content, has vanished from its splashy website and GitHub home. The latest popular fork of open source project is gone, but the program is far from dead. Nothing ever totally disappears from the Internet. Popcorn Time is not an exception. The program can still be found on various websites and torrent aggregators. The latest… Read More
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Amazon's Fire TV: It's about the off-Prime engagement, e-commerce
Amazon launches Fire TV and the pricing and lack of initial Prime and e-commerce hooks could disappoint. However, Amazon's Fire TV appears to be courting non-Prime engagement. Can Amazon woo non-believers to its platform?
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Qualcomm is a big winner inside Samsung's Galaxy S5
The clear winner inside the Galaxy S5 is Qualcomm, securing not only the top processor spot with the Snapdragon 801, but also a handful of other key sockets.
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Amazon Fire TV hands-on: Prime comes to your living room
Amazon has just unveiled Fire TV, its first attempt at a set-top box for streaming movies, television shows, photos, games, and more straight to your TV. The Fire TV is all black and consists of a small, square box that connects to your televisions along with an even tinier remote. When turned on, the FireTV immediately displays a selection of new movies and TV shows in addition to various apps and games that you may want to dive into. Options to browse through specific categories appear on the lefthand side of the screen, but if you know what you're looking for, you can easily begin a search from any screen just by speaking into a microphone on the remote. It won't just search through Prime Instant Video either: Netflix, Hulu, and a...
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Amazon Lights Up Gaming With Fire TV: $40 Controller Could Rival Consoles
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Stratasys acquires two additive manufacturing companies
The plan for Stratasys, one of the larger 3D printing players along with 3D Systems, is to combine Solid Concepts, Harvest Technologies with its RedEye digital manufacturing services business.
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Apple delays Mac Pro shipping window again, now ’5-6 weeks’ away
Customers interested in picking up one of Apple's new Mac Pro rigs will now have to wait "5-6 weeks" to get their hands on a system, according to Apple's North American retail sites.
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Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1, and here’s everything we know about it so far
Windows Phone 8.1 is the next major revision of Microsoft's mobile operating system, and it's expected in the next few months. Here's a roundup of all the juicy rumors surrounding it.
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USB gets a Lightning cable makeover: First glimpse of reversible USB 3 cables
Called USB Type C, the new connectors will feature an entirely new design with a smaller size, and most important, users will no longer need to be concerned with plug orientation -- no more fumbling behind that PC, in other words.
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Microsoft’s ‘Cortana’ Siri-competitor spotted ahead of Build conference
Microsoft's Siri-competitor, Cortana, will be finally announced at Microsoft's BUILD conference. We caught sight of it ahead of Build on a Bing webpage, suggesting serious integration with Microsoft's search technology.
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A car for the 12 percent: McLaren working on track-taming 650S variant
McLaren, not happy with how manageable its mid-level 650S supercar is on the road, is planning a stripped-down version for the track. Only 12 percent of 650S owners are expected to track their cars. So, clearly, a track version needs to be built.
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Blocking Twitter violates free speech, says Turkish constitutional court
Turkey's highest court ruled today that the recent nationwide Twitter block is a violation of the free-speech protections written into the country's constitution. The ruling comes just a week after a lower court ordered the government to lift the virtual blockade, and shuts down any chance of appealing the earlier ruling. That's good news for Turkish activists and a powerful vote of legitimacy for Twitter itself, which had openly lobbied for lifting the block.
It's still unclear whether Prime Minister Ergodan will lift the ban to comply with the ruling, but they will have a 30-day window to do so, dating from the lower-court ruling on March 26th. In the meantime, citizens trying to access the service through the Turkish web have...
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Microsoft unveils Cortana, its answer to Siri and Google Now
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Windows Phone 8.1 and Cortana officially revealed at Build 2014
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Here's Amazon's gamepad: standard controller layout, media functionality for $40
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Microsoft demonstrates Windows Phone 8.1 with Cortana voice assistant
"I'm thrilled for you all to now meet our truly personal digital assistant for Windows Phone," says Joe Belfiore as he introduces the Bing-powered Cortana voice assistant. Belfiore is demonstrating all the new features in Windows Phone 8.1 at Microsoft's Build conference at the moment, with Cortana being the major highlight.
Developing...
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Amazon's tablets will be a companion for FireTV music listening and TV watching
Amazon just announced its new set-top box the FireTV, and along with it comes some impressive features. One of the more exciting is the device's second screen integration: FireTV supports Amazon's X-Ray feature for movies and television, and you can view that information on your tablet while you enjoy video on your TV. This includes information on programs and films pulled from IMDB, and the feature will even support music, so you can check out lyrics as a song is playing. It sounds like a similar tool to Microsoft's Smart Glass integration with the Xbox One. In addition to the second screen features, Amazon also revealed that the FireTV will double as a game console, complete with its own controller and a library of thousands of titles...
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Amazon's FireTV set top box is also a gaming console
Amazon's FireTV set-top box will also act as a home console. The FireTV is billed not as a competitor to the Xbox or PlayStation brands, but as a way for people who wouldn't otherwise buy a console to play games. The company promises "thousands" of games available to customers by next month. Amazon claims it's made the FireTV three times as powerful as its competitors from Roku, Google, and Apple, giving it a dedicated graphics processor and 2GB of RAM. This will also presumably give it a boost in gaming. The company has announced a custom controller that will sell separately for $39.99 and come with 1,000 Amazon coins to buy games. Some games, however, will also be playable with the default remote.
So far, one of the highlights of the...
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Microsoft's opening-day Build keynote is happening now, get your liveblog here!
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Amazon announces Fire TV, an android-powered streaming set-top box
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