Although Windows 8 has not yet been officially announced, several sites are reporting details on key features of the operating system. The documents, released in the form of slides marked “Microsoft Confidential,” have not been authenticated by CNET, but do use internal Microsoft vocabulary.Some key new features discussed as possibilities include: More secure authentication, with [...]
The ability to control your viewing experience via TiVo, pausing, rewinding, and recording at will, has changed the way people watch TV. Developer Rogue Amoeba has now launched an update for Pulsar, the desktop client which interacts with XM and SIRIUS radio. Version 2.0 now allows users to pause, replay, and fast forward radio, even [...]
As with the recent leak of supposed Microsoft Windows 8 documents, a new rumor has set the tech world aflame. This time, the subject is Google’s supposed plan to take on Facebook with their own social network, “Google Me.” With recent concerns over Facebook’s privacy settings, and Google’s resources, this rumor could mark a bold [...]
With all the hysteria surrounding Apple’s new iPhone 4, it’s a good time to look back at the new MacBooks which released in April. These devices offer many new features to users, and revamp a couple of old ones. Here’s the breakdown: Faster processing speed coupled with longer life Sizes ranging from 13-17 inches, with [...]
Hardware developers have created several alternatives which may soon make the standard means of computer input obsolete. The release of a controller-free video game system in November could turn some of these ideas into reality, and make those options already existing even more popular.The system is Microsoft’s Kinect, a system which relies on cameras to [...]