According to a report published by LA Times, Microsoft seems to be highly interested in buying out Hulu, the US exclusive video-on-demand streaming service. Other interested buyers include Yahoo and Google but Microsoft’s recent talks with the company have seemingly made it the most potential buyer of them all.
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Its finally here! Rovio Mobile has just released their legendary Angry Birds game for Windows Phone 7 platform which is now available for download. You can try the game on your WP7 phone for free and to enjoy the full version, you need to pay an amount of $2.99. Angry Birds is undoubtedly most successfully game ever made for a mobile platform, and was already scheduled for inclusion in Windows Phone Marketplace on today’s date. Rovio has debuted the game as a mega app for WP7 platform.
Permalink: Download Angry Birds For Windows Phone 7 (WP7) Now!
Steve Jobs is probably lying on the floor in his office in the fetal position. On Tuesday, Google announced that they had reached the 500,000 activations per day mark, and are growing by over 4% per week. Apple is lucky if they get 300,000 devices activated in a single day.
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A trusted source has reported that Microsoft is planning a Windows 8 RTM release in April 2012. There is a strong possibility of this rumor coming true as Microsoft wants to grab a piece of the fast growing tablet market as soon as possible with Windows 8 based tablets. In a recent conference, Microsoft has already unveiled the new WIndows 8 UI, which is based on Windows Phone 7 Metro interface. The company’s representatives also talked about their future plans of revealing more about it at the BUILD conference scheduled for September 2011.
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Windows Phone 7 Mango update is Microsoft’s next generation WP7 OS which introduces not only over 500 new features but also promises to address the basic entertainment and business needs of an average handheld user. Facing much criticism at launch, Windows Phone 7 has now grown into a much impressive mobile platform with the Mango update. Tom Warren at WinRumors has published an in-depth preview of some of the “secret” new features that have now been incorporated in WP7.
Permalink: Secret Features In Windows Phone 7 Mango Unveiled! [VIDEO]
A company named Withings has just released a Blood Pressure Monitor to be used with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The company claims it’s as easy as plugging in the device, and getting a reading.
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Today, Microsoft has released the first beta of Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit. The SDK, also described as the “starter kit” is available for download in both 32-bit an 64-bit versions and includes Kinect drivers for Windows, sample codes and APIs. Microsoft wants to encourage development and creation of new academic and entertainment experiences by researchers and enthusiasts using the Xbox 360‘s motion sensor on the Windows platform. A commercial Kinect for Windows SDK is also in the pipeline, says a Microsoft representative.
Permalink: Download Kinect For Windows SDK (32Bit / 64bit) Starter Kit Now!
I was lucky enough to get an OptiBay unit from MCE Tech and have had it installed now for about a week. All I have to say is this is exactly what I was looking for. MCE Tech makes a product to replace your internal SuperDrive in your MacBook or MacBook Pro and replace it with a second internal HDD or SSD. I chose HDD and got the kit with the 500GB 7200RPM Drive. I have set it up to be my Time Machine Backup drive and have moved all my installers and other data onto that drive to free up my SSD for applications and the OS.
Permalink: MCE Tech Optibay for MacBook Pro Review and How To! [TUTORIAL]
Yet another overhaul to the Xbox LIVE UI is going to drop in the fall of 2011 and this time, its going to be based on the same Metro UI as seen in Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 and the upcoming Windows 8, consisting of live interactive tiles. The new UI will also include a live TV option along, an integrated Bing search and a fully Kinect controlled dashboard which would allow users to make a voice search, both systemwide and online.
Permalink: New Xbox LIVE Metro UI With Bing Integration Demo! [VIDEO]
Today in Taiwan, Microsoft showed off it’s newest Operating System, Windows 8. Microsoft demoed it’s newest OS to hardware vendors who would be building the new hardware to support Microsoft’s new project.
Permalink: Microsoft Shows off Windows 8 at Computex
