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Windows 8 is 6 Months Old

6 months ago Windows 8 was released to the public. The reception to the touchscreen-based operating system has been mixed, but according to Microsoft was selling quite well at launch and shortly after. Now its been 6 months and Microsoft is being a little more quiet about sales figures and appears to be working on an update (Windows Blue or 8.1). The Verge takes a closer look at the past 6 months since Windows 8 was launched.

The Windows 8 operating system debuted on October 26th, six months ago today. Intended as the savior of a flagging PC industry, Microsoft's latest software is designed specifically for touch-equipped hardware. While Apple continues to increase its iPad shipments year-on-year, Microsoft and its OEMs are fresh out the gate with an operating system that tries to marry a keyboard and mouse-driven UI to a modern touch-enabled interface. Microsoft provided some early signs of Windows 8's sales performance, but recently it has been rather quiet. How well is the big Windows 8 gamble paying off?

bCODA MultiShare USB Jak Review

We have just posted our review of the Jak from bCODA.  This is a USB device that plugs into your TV and acts as a wireless drive that contains the contents of your Android phone.  The Jak can play back images, movies and music from a host of Android devices and can play these on your favorite TV or PC that comes equipped with a USB port.  Take a look and see what the Jak offers and if it's all that.

I'd never heard much about bCODA before this review and I've got to say I'm a little impressed with the company.  If what they say is true - that they want to make powerful products that are super simple to use, they stand to become very popular down the road.  The Jak is the first product we've seen from them and while the experience isn't flawless, it's not that bad either.

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Nintendo posts a profit

Even though the Wii U hasn't done as well as Nintendo hoped, they still managed to post a profit in the previous year. Nintendo is hoping that once they get some more titles out for the Wii U it will start to help them make more profits and the 3DS also has some big titles coming out soon. The Inquirer has more details over here on all things Nintendo.

 

Nintendo has published its latest financial results for the year just ended.

The firm said that it made a profit of 7.1bn yen (£46.8m), but has weathered some tough times.

A note released to explain increased operating losses, blames weak sales of recent hardware for a lack of financial spark.

KALQ: A Better Smartphone Keyboard

Typing on a touchscreen smartphone isn't all that great, but a new type of keyboard called KALQ is hoping to finally change that. The concept behind the KALQ keyboard is pretty cool and they've done a ton of research in order to make this keyboard efficient and optimize two thumb typing. PSMag has the details on this new keyboard.

 

Let’s admit it: two-thumb typing sucks. Even dumb-phone users—T9, anyone?—know the frustration of picking up a friend’s Droid and trying to dash off a quick text.AutoCorrect #fails are practically a 21st-century art form. For as much as mobile apps have sped up our lives, there’s still nothing slower than touch-screen typing.

Enter KALQ, a new keyboard layout optimized for thumbs. Designed by a team of German computer scientists to replace the universally popular QWERTY keyboard on phones and tablets, KALQ dramatically increased the word-per-minute rate at which test subjects were able to type.

WTU Episode #208 - Firefox Readies Mobile OS

We have just posted up Episode #208 of Weekly Tech Update.  In this episode we are discussing Firefox’s mobile OS may hit shelves this summer, 2013 is the year of the 3DS and Toshiba releases the Kirabook.  We have those stories and more. . .  Below are the show notes.
 

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

If you are waiting for the Galaxy S4 and want to find out how awesome this phone is, you will want to check out the full review.  The Samsung Galaxy S-Series has been around for quite a while and so far, each iteration of the phone has offered a large number of hardware and software improvements.  The S4 offers a lot more software improvements this time around than actual hardware improvements, but it still might be worth the upgrade.

Despite the fact that its predecessor sold millions upon millions of units in the past year, the Galaxy S 4 isn't alone in its quest for global Android domination this time. HTC, the underdog of the fight, has launched the One, a flagship that rivals the GS 4 in almost every way and does so in a physically attractive package complete with a solid aluminum build. Where do these two devices stand in comparison to each other? Does the GS 4 reign supreme? Will its onslaught of new software features send the phone to the top of the pack?

Source: Engadget

Android App Pick - Dumpster Recycle Bin

We have just posted up another Android App Pick of the Week and this week we are being very helpful with a great App that can save your bacon.  Often, mobile operating systems don't have a way (natively) to restore files that you've deleted.  That's where Dumpster Recycle Bin comes in.  It's a free App that has a lot of promise and a bright future - like when you recover a bunch of files that you've accidentally deleted.


Take a look and see how handy this App can be!

EA releases SimCity patch, breaks SimCity even more

EA just can't catch a break with SimCity. After the release debacle, people have finally stopped complaining (as much) about the game so EA figured it would be safe to finally release their "2.0" patch to fix a bunch of problems. Well, obviously since this made the news things didn't go well and now they've made all their customers even more angry. PCGamesN has the details of yet another EA disaster.

Just as EA and Maxis seemed ready to put launch issues to bed and march onwards with the development of their “MMO”, SimCity’s 2.0 patch has infused the game with a colourful array of shiny new bugs. Fans have taken to Reddit and official forums to decry the mess, which has left some cities literally overflowing with waste.

Western Digital 5mm Thin Drive

Western Digital has done it.  They've made a traditional mechanical drive into one of the thinnest possible units imaginable.  This drive is 5mm thin and they are offering it here at launch up to 500GB.  This is a great solution for affordable ultrabooks, and it should be pretty dang popular.  Take a look and see their press release.

WD has pioneered an entirely new way of engineering the hard drive. With the highest possible aerial density inside the thinnest space, the WD Blue ultra-slim hard drive is our most advanced form factor ever at just 5 mm thin. That's 35 percent thinner than most popular smartphones and 47 percent thinner than a standard mobile hard drive.

Source: Western Digital

NASA SDO: Three Years of the Sun in Three Minutes

If I worked at NASA, this is one job I'd enjoy - but not necessarily for three years.  This is how long it took to shoot the video they put together for this video.

ASUS VivoBook S500C Touchscreen Ultrabook

If you're looking for a new laptop, you have a pretty big decision to make.  Ultrabooks are now very plentiful and have increased their performance and functionality to equal many laptops.  The downside is that you do get a little less upgradability.  The ASUS VivoBook S500C is a device that boarders on the Ultrabook specifications as it's not the slimmest unit out there - but you do get a bit more with the extra girth.  It's still pretty Ultra though - so take a look and see what they think of it.

With four different Ultrabook systems in the lab, we are able to update some of our tests. Notably, PCMark 7 and Powermark have been updated to their latest versions. Previous PCMark 7 scores are not comparable to the new version so all old results have been archived. We've gone ahead and archived Powermark's results at the same time to be sure that results in our charts are all comparable.

Source: TweakTown

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