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Microsoft reverses Xbox One DRM policy, kills required online check-in and used game complications (updated)
Posted On 19 Jun 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Microsoft's next game console, the Xbox One, is perhaps best known for its complex used game system and once-per-24-hour online check-in requirement. Today, Microsoft is rolling back those policies, and the company took to its Xbox blog to explain...
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Microsoft demos real-time co-authoring for Office Web Apps
Posted On 19 Jun 2013 By Dana Wollman. Under: Uncategorized.
With Microsoft's Build developer conference kicking off in just a week, we're frankly surprised the company is choosing to release any news ahead of time. Today, though, the firm posted a video showing some changes to Office Web apps. In particula...
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Facebook comments get image embeds, give online flame warriors graphical ammo
Posted On 19 Jun 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Facebook comment threads are apparently a bit too calm, so the social network company's decided to mix things up with the addition of in-line image embeds starting today. But wait -- put down the link to your hottest GIF -- apparently the service ...
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Apple providing iPads to Los Angeles school district in $30 million contract
Posted On 19 Jun 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Apple won a contract this week with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide iPads to its students, netting Cupertino $30 million across the next two years. The agreement will roll out iPads to students at 47 campuses; the iPads cost $67...
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Vevo music video app comes to Windows 8
Posted On 19 Jun 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Although Vevo has a presence on seemingly every platform, it hasn't done much of anything special on the desktop: so far, it's been either the web or nothing. That's changing -- the company has just launched a native app for Windows 8 and RT devi...
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Raspberry Pi gets its own media center kit: £46 for easy XBMC and controller (hands-on)
Posted On 19 Jun 2013 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
Behold, a ready-made answer for those who own a Linux-powered fruit machine but who are still looking for new ways to use it. It's a simple media center starter kit, fresh out and shipping today, which makes it easy to hook your Raspberry Pi up to...
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Microsoft updates Blink for Windows Phone 8 with GIF-like clip creation (video)
Posted On 18 Jun 2013 By Alexis Santos. Under: Uncategorized.
If Vine still leaves you pining for the choppiness of GIFs, Microsoft's got you covered -- on Windows Phone 8, at least. Redmond's Blink app, which helps smartphone photographers capture bursts of images, has hit version 2.0 and scored the ability...
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FBI deputy director claims intelligence programs foiled NYC subway and NYSE bombings, among others (update)
Posted On 18 Jun 2013 By Ben Gilbert. Under: Uncategorized.
The United States government's controversial data collection practices reportedly helped thwart plots to bomb the New York City subway system and New York Stock Exchange, Federal Bureau of Investigation deputy director Sean Joyce said during a Hou...
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Rounds updates video chat app, lets users browse the web together (video)
Posted On 18 Jun 2013 By Myriam Joire. Under: Uncategorized.
Rounds is doing the rounds (natch!) this morning with a significant update to its video calling and instant messaging app. The company teamed up with Channel.me to add co-browsing to an already broad list of features. Users can now browse the web ...
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Adobe releases latest Creative Cloud apps, surveys disgruntled customers about pricing
Posted On 17 Jun 2013 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Love it or hate it, Adobe's Creative Cloud subscription-based software is now the only way to get your favorite apps like Photoshop, Premiere Pro and the like. The company has just released the latest versions of most of those programs, now dubbed...
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