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Windows Blue: Microsoft promises changes based on feedback and a holiday release
Author: Tiffany Shoman
After acknowledging its Windows Blue codename publicly in March, Microsoft is getting closer to revealing all about the upcoming Windows 8 update. In an interview with The Verge this week, Microsoft’s Windows CFO Tami Reller provided some details on where the company is heading with its Blue project.
Although Windows 8.1 has been spotted in a number of leaked builds recently, Reller says Blue is simply an “internal name” and that the company isn’t yet discussing exact naming, pricing, and packaging details. All of those details will be revealed by the end of the month she says, well ahead of Microsoft’s Build developer conference in June. “Blue is an update,” says Reller. “That’s a good way to describe it, that’s a good way to think…
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Microsoft tops 100 million Windows 8 licenses sold, promises Windows Blue update in 2013
Author: Mark Jeffries
For many observers, the real story for Windows 8 was never going to be the 60 million licenses sold during the holiday rush — it was always about the long term. The first indications of its post-launch impact are here, and show mixed results. In an interview on the company blog, Microsoft CMO/CFO Tami Reller says that it “recently” sold its 100 millionth Windows 8 license since the OS launched in October. That’s a healthy figure, but sales of about 10 million units a month between its January stat update and today show adoption hasn’t picked up again since the initial dropoff. The usual post-holiday lull no doubt played a part, although estimates of a much steeper drop in PC sales than usual suggest more was afoot. Microsoft doesn’t see an immediate problem however, touting both brisk Windows Store adoption — downloads of both free and paid apps surged from 100 million in January to 250 million — and the pending arrival of more affordable convertible notebooks, touchscreen laptops and all-in-ones later this year.
Oh, and about that Windows Blue update everyone’s been talking about? It’s at last official. Microsoft isn’t mentioning details beyond the Windows Blue codename, but it does promise that the upgrade should be available before 2013 is over. We’re looking forward to that extra level of personalization already.
Filed under: Desktops, Tablets, Software, Microsoft
Source: Blogging Windows
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Ender’s Game trailer teased on Google+, promises full preview on May 7th
Author: Jack Schmidt
Film promotion has changed over the years. Sure, there are still posters, trailers, TV spots, and radio and print ads, but now there’s also Google+ — at least for Ender’s Game. The upcoming film, based on Orson Scott Card’s award winning sci-fi novel, is using the social network to tease fans — flaunting a brief peek at the film’s trailer and advertising a Google+ Hangout with the film’s creators. Leading actors Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield kicked off the hype machine by introducing a teaser trailer for the film, promising the full preview as a Google / YouTube exclusive next week. The entire clip (introduction included) falls under a minute, just long enough for die-hard fans to cry “the book is better.” You can take your continuity complaints to the film’s director, producer and star on May 7th.
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Kaleidescape’s online video store officially opens, promises Blu-ray quality downloads
Author: Antonio Pierce
Kaleidescape launched its online offering in beta late last year, and now it’s officially open, becoming what it claims is the first store to provide “internet delivery of Blu-ray quality movies.” The Kaleidescape Store goes beyond other 1080p services (Vudu, iTunes, Xbox and PSN come to mind) by promising the disc-equaling higher bitrates, extras and lossless audio options they don’t have. There’s no streaming to be had here, only downloads, with file sizes we saw ranging from 23GB (Austin Powers) to as much as 55.4GB (Inception) and everywhere in between.
While the store is only built to work with Kaleidescape’s high-end disc-playback systems — these usually start in the thousands of dollars, and you’ll need M-Class hardware for HD — it currently offers movies from Warner Bros. with an Ultraviolet copy attached, so buyers can play them back on mobile devices through apps such as Flixster and Vudu. Ultraviolet support also means $ 6.99 upgrades of DVD purchases to Blu-ray-quality HD, and potentially disc-to-digital type features later. Naturally, anyone interested will need an internet connection with a generous / non-existent bandwidth cap, but we imagine that’s not out of the price range for these niche owners. Still, it does provide an idea of the difficulty others like Sony and Netflix will face when trying to digitally distribute feature films in 4K to a wider audience. Check out a few screens of the store in the gallery, and the Random Thoughts blog link below for firsthand impressions from a beta tester.
Gallery: Kaleidescape Store
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No Comments »Black HTC One peeks out of AT&T and Sprint web stores, promises to be available soon
Author: Jenny Zhao
Torn between getting an HTC One right now and waiting for that sleek black variant? We know the feeling, and the folks at Sprint and AT&T aren’t making it easier: both providers have tossed up a product page for the color. Unfortunately, a solid street date is nowhere to be seen — Sprint only promises that it’ll be available “soon.” The tease won’t make the wait any more bearable, but if you want to ogle that press image a bit more, check out the product pages at source.
Filed under: Cellphones, HTC, Sprint, AT&T, AMD
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Intel promises Atom-based touchscreen laptop prices will drop to just $200
Author: Charity Woods
Intel, AMD, and ARM are all contending to offer a compelling Windows 8 experience at a low rate point, however Intel might be poised to shoot ahead. For the time being, you need to pay upwards of $ 400 for a tablet with Intel’s dual-core “Clover Path” Atom processor, but company CEO Paul Otellini claims that prices will drop significantly when the brand-new Bay Trail chip arrives later on this year. Not just will Bay Path presumably offer a quad-core chip without consuming added power, but Otellini declares that “prices are visiting be down to as reduced as $ 200″ for Windows 8 touchscreen laptop computers.
“The touch price points today are still relatively high and they’re coming down extremely quickly over the following couple of quarters,” Otellini stated today, on a quarterly …
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OUYA promises improved responsiveness, simplified game installs for June retail launch
Author: Mark Jeffries
The OUYA‘s off to a rough beginning, with customers– us included– experiencing button sticking and faceplate issues with the controller, and a range of problems about the $ 99 game console’s OS software. A range of backers likewise received their console in the mail with the controller’s removable faceplates currently eliminated, having slipped off during shipment. OUYA’s dealing with a minimum of a few of these concerns by the console’s June Fourth launch, business CEO Julie Uhrman promises in a letter to backers on OUYA’s official site.
“Our software is continuously progressing,” Uhrman says. As such, OUYA has “a host of attributes” that it’s working on contributing to the console ahead of its impending retail launch: “exterior storage space for games, simpler game install procedure, even more metrics for designers, controller support for video players, and more payment options.” But initially, Uhrman states her group is “focused on optimizing the efficiency of our software (this mean responsiveness),” straight dealing with criticisms of the console’s appearing lag in between input and on-screen feedback. When it comes to the controller, OUYA is “considering adding additional magnets” to assist with the faceplate problem– the controller’s faceplates are connected through six magnets apiece, presently. It’s vague if the controller will change in any various other significant ways ahead of the console’s retail availability, but we’re confident that the button sticking issue is also addressed.
Filed under: Gaming, Software, HDCommentsSource: OUYA
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No Comments »OUYA promises improved responsiveness, simplified game installs for June retail launch
Author: Brian McKinnell
The OUYA‘s off to a rough start, with reviewers — us included — encountering button sticking and faceplate issues with the controller, and a variety of complaints about the $ 99 game console’s OS software. A variety of backers also received their console in the mail with the controller’s removable faceplates already removed, having slipped off during shipment. OUYA’s addressing at least some of these concerns by the console’s June 4th launch, company CEO Julie Uhrman promises in a letter to backers on OUYA’s official site.
“Our software is constantly evolving,” Uhrman says. As such, OUYA has “a host of features” that it’s working on adding to the console ahead of its impending retail launch: “external storage for games, simpler game install process, more metrics for developers, controller support for video players, and more payment options.” But first, Uhrman says her team is “focused on optimizing the performance of our software (this mean responsiveness),” directly addressing criticisms of the console’s seeming lag between input and on-screen response. As for the controller, OUYA is “considering adding additional magnets” to help with the faceplate issue — the controller’s faceplates are attached via six magnets apiece, currently. It’s unclear if the controller will change in any other significant ways ahead of the console’s retail availability, but we’re hopeful that the button sticking issue is also addressed.
Filed under: Gaming, Software, HD
Source: OUYA
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No Comments »The Engadget Interview: Tesla’s Elon Musk promises more Superchargers, better service, cheaper EVs that don’t suck
Author: Stefanie Jenkins
“It doesn’t help to have a car that’s cheap, but that sucks.” This isn’t the sort of direct language that you typically hear from a CEO these days, but this is exactly the kind of material you can expect from Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. Over the course of our conversation, Musk (who earlier co-founded PayPal and who also heads up SpaceX) went on the record calling journalists who didn’t understand the benefits of leases “dumbasses” and pledged that use of the company’s Supercharger stations will always, forever and ever, be free. Candid responses such as these are not new for Mr. Musk, having certainly caused some turmoil in the past, and they do make for quite an interesting interview. Join us as we explore why the cheapest Model S was scrapped and we ask just when we can expect the fabled, and truly affordable, third-generation Tesla.
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Microsoft’s new patent tracker promises transparency, but is all about licensing
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As Apple and Samsung continue to wage war over patents, other tech companies like Google and Twitter are trying to make the patent landscape look a little bit less like a minefield. Microsoft is landing distinctly in the middle as it attempts to facilitate patent licensing by today launching a tracking tool that showcases its portfolio. The company implies that the new tool’s transparency will promote innovation, but the apparent intent is to make evident what patents the company owns so that individuals and other companies don’t get caught up by trolls alleging ownership over a certain patent.
Microsoft’s Chief Patent Council Bart Eppenauer told The Verge last year that the company monetizes its “currency of innovation” and research…
