Microsoft confirms acquisition of N-Trig’s digital pen technology

Today, Microsoft announced it acquired N-Trig digitizer technology. This is likely to help bring greater improvements to their pen technology for the Surface brand tablets.

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-Via Venturebeat

Facebook tests new feature prioritizing friends, pages

Facebook appears to be testing out a new feature that will allow you to prioritize certain friend updates in your news feed vs others.

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-Via CNET

It looks like Star Wars is coming to Disney Infinity

Unsurprisingly, Star Wars characters are coming to Disney's video game Infinity. Its unknown when this version of the game will launch though it is suspected to be in the near future.

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-Via TheVerge 

Microsoft now has a code editor for Mac and Linux: Visual Studio Code

Today at its Build Conference, Microsoft unveiled its new Visual Code editor, a lightweight code editor for the Visual Basic product family. It's available for free on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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Apple says it removed apps with Pebble compatibility by mistake

Apple has appeared to stop allowing updates to app's that specifically mention support for the Pebble smartwatch, this would appear to be to prevent competition with Apple's own smartwatch. However, Apple claims this is a mistake and is working to prevent this from happening again in the future.

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WhatsApp voice calling comes to iOS

After rolling out the feature to its Android users around a month ago, a new update for the iOS version of WhatsApp is available that now supports voice calls through the app itself.

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The Second Star Wars Teaser Is Here!

Pardon my fan-girling, but this is a thing and I can't wait for Christmas this year!

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-Via WIRED

You May Not Want 4K, But Vizio’s New Sets Are Worth a Look

While 4K content is still few and far between, Vizio's new M Series televisions offer 4k resolution at a pricepoint under $1000 for many of the models in its series.

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-Via WIRED

LinkedIn just dropped $1.5 billion to buy online learning company Lynda.com

Linked in, earlier today, acquired Lynda.com, a internet teaching and tutorial service for $1.5 Billion. 

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-Via TheNextWeb

Roku upgrades players, adds more ways to discover and search content

It's been awhile since Roku updated their set top boxes, but the upcoming software upgrade has a lot to offer. For example, a new 'feed' feature will better help you keep track of various media and when / where its available on streaming media.

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-Via Engadget

Comcast doubles Google Fiber with 2Gbps symmetrical fiber service

Comcast is to begin offering 2gbs bandwith through a blended fiber connection to customers in the Atlanta area next month. The only news on pricing is that it will be lower than the $400 a month rate Comcast currently charges for its 505mbs service.

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-Via ARSTechnica

Google's April Fools' Day prank turns maps into Pac-Man games

Google Maps today is now a classic video game! Just go to any maps location and click the Pac Man button to turn that area into the iconic game!

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-Via Mashable

Amazon says the FAA is so slow, the delivery drone it approved is already obsolete.

After waiting for nearly a year and a half, the FAA finally approved Amazon's drone testing in the United States. However, because of the delay, and the way the FAA works, /that/ drone is now obsolete, according to Amazon, and there are much better versions already being tested elsewhere in the world where Amazon did not have to wait as long.

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-Via TheVerge

The Tesla Model S Will Get “Autopilot” Mode In About Three Months

In about 3 months, The Tesla Model S will be getting an over-the-air update in roughly three months that will allow for the car to drive itself. This will be a part of the 'Range Anxiety' update and be included among a few other features.

-Via TechCrunch

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Nintendo partners with DeNA to develop mobile phone games

After a press release last night, Nintendo announces its partner ship with DeNA to develop mobile games. This brings to reality years of speculation about Nintendo jumping into the mobile phone game to continue its mobile gaming trend. 

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-Via ARSTechnica

Microsoft Office for Mac finally catches up with Office 2016 preview

Finally, for the first time since 2011, Office for Mac will be getting an update and will be moved to the same release schedule as Office for Windows, meaning that those with an Office 365 Subscription will be receiving new updates and features on a regular basis.

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Hands On With Jolla’s Sailfish Slate, The Tablet Without A U.S. OS

Jolla's new tablet, made a hands on debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new device looks sleek and it will be interesting to see if the "Sailfish OS" will be able to catch up and compete with the already well established Android and iOS markets..

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Apple Invites Us to ‘Spring Forward’ at March 9th Event

Apple to host a public event on March 9th, this is likely to be about the new Apple Watch.


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-via WIRED

Pebble’s new smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records, raising $1M in just 34 minutes

Pebble has launched their new smartwatch, the Pebble Time. With a retail price around $159, the new unit is thinner and features a new colorful e-paper display as well as a Gorilla glass screen, the new device has raised over $1 Million on kickstarter.

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Outlook for Android and iOS gets PIN lock, faster remote wipe, IMAP support, and more

By adding these features, Microsoft continues to make the Outlook app for iOS and Android more appealing for businesses.

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Buy three months of Sling TV and get a free Amazon or Roku streaming stick

Dish Networks new online television service, Sling TV, is now offering a free Amazon Fire TV Stick or Roku Streaming stick with purchase. If you'd rather a full box, the promotion also allows for a buyer to opt for $50 off either the regular Amazon Fire TV or Roku 3.

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Apple's new Photos app brings iOS simplicity to the power of a desktop

Apple has launched the developer release of the new Photo's app for Mac OSX Yosemite. It looks to bring good functionality for photo editors built in to OS X. 

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Raspberry Pi 2 is six times faster than its predecessor -- for the same price 

Featuring 1gb of Ram, an Arm A7 processor, and support for Windows 10, the new Raspberry Pi 2 is available now for the same price as the original Pi, $35.

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Office for Android tablets is here --- just mind the system requirements.

Office for android is finally here, but there's quite a few strings attatched. If you're android tablet is running on an Intel brand processor and not ARM, you're out of luck. Also this update only applies to tablets and NOT phones, which will still need to run the outdated Office Mobile.

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-Via ArsTechnica

Dell updates Linux-powered Developer Edition portables with M3800 monster

Dell announced its updated Ubuntu developer machine as a replacement for the ageing XPS 13. The new unit brings about a higher res display and updated hardware specs.

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Nvidia targets Dota 2 and League of Legends players with new $199 graphics card

Aimed at PC gaming enthusiasts using Nvidia's GTX 660 or older series cards, the new Maxwell-based GTX 960 brings Nvidia's Maxwell technology to the midrange 200$ GPU market. This card replaces the aging GTX 760 and features lower power consumption and better support for Nvidia's DSR technology, which allows for a 4k resolution on a 1080p monitor.

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Comcast says it will sell gigabit cable service this year

Comcast claims it will be able to start selling gigabit internet service this year thanks to a new chip from Broadcom. This type of service is generally only available from providers using fiber to deliver content to their customers. Broadcom claims that the reference unit for this new cable modem will allow for up to 2 Gigabits a second transfer rate in home environments and features a built in Wireless Access Point. Comcast has yet to comment on the pricing for this future service option, though it is expected that this service will be costly if Comcast’s current pricing structure is anything to make assumptions from.

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-via ArsTechnica