Ah, Windows RT. I guess the whole idea of rolling out this particular version of Windows does not seem to look so smart any more, considering the number of Surface RT tablets that were left behind in the inventory (which is now simply known as the Surface tablet) because not too many people wanted to pick it up. Well, Microsoft has rolled out the Windows RT 8.1 update recently, only to pull it back because of some issues before re-releasing it to the masses. We have word from the Redmond company that the Windows RT 8.1 update will indeed do away with the default Desktop tile from the Start screen on devices, although if you so desire, you are able to place the tile back.
The whole idea of removing the Desktop tile is simple – Microsoft wants to make sure that RT users will remain within the confines of the Metro world. It makes sense actually, since it does not really make much of an impact to include the normal desktop on Windows RT in the first place. In fact, letting users access the desktop in Windows RT would just sow additional seeds of confusion, since many people would assume that this is a normal Windows machine, and would like to run similar programs that way, although Windows RT does not work that way.
Windows RT 8.1 Drops Desktop Tile On Start Screen original content from Ubergizmo. 
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It did not take too long after some test runs happened Down Under, in Australia as well as New Zealand as both EA and PopCap Games have finally rolled out a long awaited title to Android users – 
It sounds like the seeds of a end-of-days sci-fi hit, but DARPA knows what it’s doing, right? It’s establishing the first-ever tournament for automated network defenses, in which systems would compete against each other to test vulnerabilities, make security patches, and generally wage digital war …
What do we have here? Samsung claims that their Samsung GALAXY Studios will be one of the ways the South Korean company intend to “properly introduce” customers to its range of most recent flagship devices, For instance, Samsung Mobile has already started to execute a series of interactive, pop-up product experiences which were specially designed to demonstrate the everyday improvements that are made possible by the GALAXY Note 3, GALAXY Gear and GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 edition). These pop-up spaces will be part of Samsung’s family of GALAXY Studios, where it will kick off in Seoul before making its way to other major cities such as London and New York City.
Shazam’s TV syncing has largely been passive so far, but it’s about to become more of a two-way street. App users who watch The X Factor from November 6th onwards will get to both vote for acts during the broadcast and submit those choices as soon as final voting begins. As you’d expect, viewers …
The smartphone market does not consist of just high end products, you know, as there is also the bread and butter of companies – that is, to roll out mid-range as well as entry level devices that will be affordable to the masses. Of course, one cannot deny that this would mean losing out on many of the features, but Peter Griffith, who oversaw the industrial design of the stunning new Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503, claimed that this is the exact segment of the market that is “the most exciting and fast-moving” part of the mobile industry. Do you agree with him?
