Windows 8.1 Hands-on: The hidden gem features

Windows 8.1 is, Microsoft claims, the culmination of listening to feedback around Windows 8 and finessing the features users have been most demanding or vocal about. The original version shook up long-standing PC fans, with its Live Tile interface and marginalization of the traditional desktop, but there’s more of an attempt to merge the two

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How Evolution Gave Humans the Ability to Throw a Fastball

How Evolution Gave Humans the Ability to Throw a Fastball

As babies, it doesn’t take long for us to realize that—as fun as it is to grab on to everything within our reach—it’s even more fun to chuck those things as far and as hard as we can. And now, thanks to a new study, we know the reason behind that delightfully destructive pitcher’s instinct—and it all started with Homo erectus almost two million years ago.

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Sony Refunding PS3 Owners After Inflating Deadpool Price

Those who purchased Deadpool on the PlayStation Network will be receiving a refund due to an error in pricing.

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Foxconn Smartwatch Demonstrated

Foxconn has demonstrated their smartwatch recently.

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Every Smart Appliance Should Be as Brilliant as This Smoke Detector

Every Smart Appliance Should Be as Brilliant as This Smoke Detector

It’s easy to scoff at the idea of smart appliances when you’re faced with an onslaught of everyday devices with bewilderingly superflous Internet-y capabilities crammed in for little other reason than to pad the feature list. It doesn’t have to be that way though. Take the Canary, for instance, a smart smoke alarm. It’s quite possibly one of the smartest smart appliances out there.

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Windows 8.1 Drops Messenger In Favor Of Skype Integration [Rumor]

Microsoft plans to drop its Messenger app when Windows 8.1 is released in favor of full Skype integration.

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What iOS 7 Bugs Have You Noticed?

What iOS 7 Bugs Have You Noticed?

This past week, Apple released beta 2 of iOS 7. Now, it’s never fair to nitpick anything that’s still in beta, so we’re not going to do that. But we are going to have a lively discussion of any and every bug we’ve collectively found in iOS 7 thus far.

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Skype for iOS update brings unlimited free video messaging, unending joy

Skype for iOS update brings unlimited free video messaging, unending joy

Earlier this month, Skype brought its video messaging to nearly every major platform. Now, the outfit updated the iOS version of its app to lend a hand with the video snippets. The latest version of the software for Apple’s mobile gadgets carries free unlimited messaging of the moving picture type. As you might expect, the download also includes a smattering of bug fixes and usability improvements as well. In the event that your device hasn’t alerted you to the goods — or if you’re looking to cash in on the freebies — the source link below holds the key.

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Stock Camera App Of Galaxy S4 And HTC One Google Edition Smartphones Leaked

The stock camera app for the Google Edition HTC One and Galaxy S4 has leaked out.

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