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Created on: 16 May 2013 | 12:06 pm

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Ouya: hands-on review

Thursday, 18 April 2013 04:15 Written by Jason

We've been posting up Ouya news for quite some time here at BCCHardware and now the console has actually shipped and some lucky gamers are now getting theirs in the mail. While the rest of us wait for our pre-orders, or if you are interested to see if the Ouya can live up to the hype, head on over to Joystiq for their hands-on reviw of the new Ouya console.

In fairness, the early Ouya Kickstarter backer console I've been tinkering with is part of a "public preview" of sorts. The Ouya doesn't officially launch until June 4, and Ouya (the company) has promised that software – and possibly hardware – will improve before the console hits retailers. Given the unique situation, this isn't really a review, but the fact remains that tens of thousands of Kickstarter backers have already received or will soon receive a console, and the experience isn't where it needs to be just yet.

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Toshiba's 2560x1440 Kirabook

Thursday, 18 April 2013 04:08 Written by Jason

Toshiba is going to try and give the Macbook's Retina screen and Google's Chromebook Pixel a run for their money with their newly announced Kirabook. The Toshiba Kirabook will have a 13.3" screen with a 2560x1400 high resolution screen and will start around $1,600 USD and up. The screen on this laptop is pretty impressive and seems to be a sign of things to come as PC makers start to realize that people want high resolution dispays on laptops. Arstechnica has the details on this new release.

If you're a Windows user who has been stealing jealous glances at the high-resolution screens of theRetina MacBook Pro and the Chromebook Pixel, Toshiba's just-announced Kirabook may be of interest to you. The laptop's banner feature is its 13.3-inch, 2560×1440 display—just slightly lower than the smaller Retina MacBook's 2560×1600, but still considerably higher than most Ultrabooks.

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Android Activations at 1.5 Million per Day

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 06:53 Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide

According to Eric Schmidt, there are 1.5 Million activations on Android devices per day. That's a lot. Like a whole bunch. If you believe everything Eric says, Google activations are up from 1.4 Million per day last month. Google seems to be on track to hit their goal of 1 Billion devices active by the end of the year making their board of directors pee their pants in excitement.

Schmidt also says that the company remains on track for one billion total devices by the end of the year, which would be a sizeable increase from the 750 million that CEO Larry Page confirmed in his most recent statement last month. Schmidt further notes that the key to that future growth -- or reaching the "next five billion people looking to get connected," as he puts it -- will be the $100 price point, something he suggests they'll quickly get to.

Source: Engadget

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Microsoft Windows 8.1 Brings Back Start Button

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 06:42 Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide

It's pretty awesome how the pressure of the community can change things. It appears that the update to Windows 8 - Windows Blue may bring back the Start button. This is good news for mainstream desktop users - but it's kind of ridiculous that we have to get excited about it. This could change - as can anything in a software release, but it looks good according to ZDNet.

Microsoft officials have publicly maintained that users are not confused by the new Windows 8 interface and that they find it "easy to start to learn," especially on touch screens. I, myself, have adapted to the new UI well on my touch-screen Surface RT, but like a number of business users, I find the new UI more of a curse on non-touch-screen machines. As a result, I am still running Windows 7 on two of my three Windows devices.

Source: ZDNet

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Miiverse for PC and Smartphones

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 06:05 Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 06:25 Written by David "WildCat" Wiebe

One thing that seems to be a somewhat decent feature with the WiiU is Miiverse. It is social network for the WiiU community, that will be expanding to smartphones and web-browsers soon. The release date is supposed to be sometime in April or May. It should be interesting to see if it will be a hit or just another attempt by Nintendo to do something out of the ordinary. Read more about it at the links provided below.

"Miiverse will be key part of the Wii U console and will be available at launch. The social network will connect players who have Mii profiles on the same system, and connect players from around the world via the Nintendo Network. Miiverse will be free to use for all Wii U players and won’t carry a price nor a subscription plan. Miiverse is based on web-browser technologies, which means it will be accessible from any browser enabled device in the world, including phones, tablets, and more. To be a tad more specific, Miiverse producer Kiyoshi Mizuki stated that the app would be available in April or May, though a firm date has yet to be pinned down."

Source(s): WiiUDaily, IGN

90 Year Old Enjoys Oculus Rift

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 04:59 Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide

Technology doesn't just blow the mind of young people. It can impress elderly people as well. Below is a pretty awesome video of a 90 year-old lady trying out the Oculus Rift that was on KickStarter a little while ago. I think she liked it.

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Android App Pick - PAC-MAN!

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 03:49 Written by Regina "Tigger" McDougall

We have just posted up another Android App Pick of the Week and this week we are kicking it seriously old-school with an Arcade game refresh from Namco that will take you back to the days where mainstream gaming started. You can check this out for free, or dust off your old ATARI 2600 for some great nostalgic PAC-MAN + Tournaments.

Please take a look then post your thoughts, comments, questions and suggestions for next week's Android App Pick of the Week!

Windows 8 Touch Devices to Drop to $200

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 06:33 Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide

Well what do you know? The pressure from the consumers and the fact that Microsoft is ridiculously expensive on their pricing of Windows 8 Touch devices has finally hit home. According to Intel CEO Paul Otellini overpriced Windows 8 touch devices will take a massive drop here in the near future. If this is true and it happens, Windows 8 Touch will become a lot more popular.

If you look at touch-enabled Intel-based notebooks that are ultrathin using [Bay Trail] processors. Those prices are going to be down to as low as $200," said Intel CEO Paul Otellini.

Source: CNET

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Samsung 700T ATIV Smart PC Pro Windows 8 Tablet

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 05:02 Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide

Samsung doesn't go part way in any market that they play around in. They go for the gold and with a product like the 700T ATIV Smart PC Pro Windows 8 Tablet, this could be another winner - at least on paper. The reality is that this is a Intel powered Netbook with a detachable keyboard. In this mode, it's a full-on Windows 8 tablet and it seems to be pretty decent.

This model is equipped with a 11.6-inch 1080p LCD touchscreen display, an Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7GHz quad core processor, 4GB of DDR3-1600 RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000, 128GB SSD, 4-cell 49Wh battery, micro HDMI, 5MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, USB 3.0, microSD and, of course, full blown Windows 8. This is not a Windows RT device, so you get to enjoy full Windows compatibility.

Source: MEGATechNews

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Mozilla Firefox OS Coming This Summer

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 04:28 Written by David "WildCat" Wiebe

Mozilla Firefox, maker of one of the most common and popular web browsers, is now delving into the world of mobile operating systems. It is supposed to hit the market in select countries this summer. This new concept will be targeted at lower-end devices and will first be marketed outside of the U.S. and Canada. This news and more are included in the link below.

"The initial countries where Firefox OS devices will be available to consumers are Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela," he said in an email. "Exact launch timing is decided by and dependent on our partners."

Source: CNET

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Episode #207 - Surface 7 and iPhone 5S Rumors

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 02:27 Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 April 2013 02:37 Written by Benjamin "Zeus" Heide

We have just posted up Episode #207 of Weekly Tech Update. In this episode we are discussing Microsoft’s 7” Surface, Netbooks are becoming extinct and EA just plain stinks – two years in a row. We have those stories and more. . . Below are the show notes.