From PC World: A former Mozilla engineer who worked on the “Metro” version of Firefox argued yesterday that poor adoption of Windows 8’s radical user interface (UI) was not the real cause of the decision to shelve the browser.
“Is Windows 8.1 ‘Modern’ UI in trouble? No,” said Brian Bondy, who led...
From DailyTech: Nokia has announced that it is expecting the deal that will see Microsoft buying its Devices & Services arm to close a month later than previously expected. Nokia now expects the deal to close in April 2014 instead later this month.
Before the deal can close, approval from...
Inspirational quotes are a dime a dozen nowadays. For every person who claims to have their lives turned around by some seemingly deep thought written by a person they probably do not even remember, there are probably dozens more who have read the same thing, and their lives were no different than it was before they came across it. The way I see it, what changes a person's life is not by purely by some eloquent words printed on a piece of paper...
From EETimes: Microsoft is expected to announce a partnership in April to dive into the Internet of Things with its veteran PC partner, Intel. The two are expect to deliver an IoT offering that supports Intel's Quark, a Pentium-class processor for the IoT.
It's not clear whether the work will focus...
From PC World: Mt. Gox has said it found 200,000 of the bitcoins it claimed may have disappeared as a result of a software flaw.
In a statement on its website Thursday, the failed exchange said it found 200,000 bitcoins in an old-format digital wallet, reducing the number of bitcoins missing to 650...
From DailyTech: Intel Corp. (INTC) continues to struggle to leverage its substantial semiconductor process lead on the mobile front as sales of traditional PCs decline. The good news is that the jury is out on whether this slump is permanent, or simply the result of certain factors such as consumer...
From X-bit Labs: Razer, a leading maker of computer peripherals designed for gaming, has announced an all-new mechanical switch designed specifically to ensure the maximum pressing/typing speed for gamers and professionals. The switch is currently used in Razer’s own keyboards, but is also available...
From EETimes: Sony has given a name to its long-rumored VR headset -- Project Morpheus.
A prototype version of the hardware was revealed March 18 during a Sony-sponsored GDC 2014 session, "Driving the Future of Innovation." The session was led by Shuhei Yoshida, president of SCE Worldwide Studios...
From PC World: Yahoo is trying to lure third-party mobile and Web game developers with the launch of a back-end development platform.
Yahoo Games Network puts Yahoo’s claimed 800 million users, including 400 million on mobile devices, in reach of game developers. It includes services that can help...
From DailyTech: Only a few days ago, Chinese smartphone maker Huawei said that it was working on a dual boot smartphone that would run the Android and Windows Phone operating systems. Huawei had said that the dual OS devices would make it easier for buyers to decide to purchase a Windows Phone...
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