Windows 8 leaked screenshots show Windows Live integration, taskbar tweaks

Tangible Windows 8 details are beginning to emerge with some screenshots of the OS making the rounds on the Internet. Not much is revealed, but we do get a glimpse at a couple interesting changes.

For starters, taskbar progress indicator support has been expanded to other built-in Windows functions, like hardware installation. Windows Live integration is evolving, too -- you'll be able to log in to Windows 8 using your Windows Live ID and have your avatar set to your local Windows profile picture. This also hints at further integration with the cloud.

There's also a lot of noise being made about an eight-minute Windows 8 install process, though if you've loaded Windows 7 from a bootable SATA hard drive onto a system you've already seen pretty similar speeds (and that's what the tester used, not a DVD). The post also refers to a factory restore function, which would roll back your Windows 8 installation back to its day-one glory in about two minutes.

It's also clear that excited Windows 8 leakers aren't paying any attention to Microsoft's not-so-subtle wallpaper. We're not entirely sad about that.

Windows 8 leaked screenshots show Windows Live integration, taskbar tweaks originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Logitech Harmony Remote App for Logitech Revue with Google TV Review

I recently was given the chance to review the Logitech Revue? With Google TV?. As you?ll remember, I loved the Revue but was a little disappointed in the remote definitions for my home theater devices. Only a few buttons on the keyboard controller map directly to the functions for the cable box, and I was [...]

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Daily Crunch: Dalek Hold Up Edition

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Gadget Lab Notes: A Camera With An Onboard Makeup Studio

Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye.
Panasonic LUMIX FX77 Is a Point-And-Shoot With a Virtual Makeup Studio
You?ve probably never stopped and looked at a just-taken photo on your digital camera and thought ?Gosh, I wish I?d put on a little more eyeliner??but your [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/03/gadget-lab-notes-a-camera-with-an-onboard-makeup-studio/

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Behold Corsair's Force GT SSD -- flaming red shell and 500 MB/s read and write speeds

Feast your eyes upon the latest and greatest SSD from Corsair, the Force GT. Aside from its flaming red façade, the Force GT also promises snappy 520 MB/sec read and 500 MB/sec write speeds thanks to its SandForce SF-2000 controller -- nearly twice as fast as the company's previous SandForce drives. The 240GB SSD will officially be unveiled at CeBIT 2011 (which ends tomorrow), but we thought you'd like to see this ruby-red speed demon a little early. Enjoy.

[Thanks, Bjorn]

Behold Corsair's Force GT SSD -- flaming red shell and 500 MB/s read and write speeds originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Booq?s Filofax-Like BooqPad, and The Future of iPad Cases

The iPad 2 Smart Cover looks pretty sweet, despite my esteemed colleague Brian Chen’s griping about it, and may itself be reason alone to buy the iPad 2. And as soon as the iPad 2 launches, you can expect case manufacturers to start coming up with clever uses for those internal magnets Apple has squeezed [...]

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Flickr for Windows 7 tablets and Windows Phone 7 officially introduced

Originally unveiled back in January, Flickr has now officially introduced its apps for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 7 tablets. You'll find the Flickr WP7 app in the Zune Marketplace, while its tablet-friendly cousin is downloadable from this page (Silverlight required). Both apps provide a slick interface for browsing and searching Flickr, and they also provide a nice way to upload and manage your existing photos. Syncing is supported, so you can automatically push new images from your devices to Flickr when you launch the apps.

It's important to note that the Windows 7 version is designed for tablets -- so it's not worth installing on your desktop or laptop unless you happen to have a touch-capable display. If you happen to own a system like an HP TouchSmart, however, you might just want to try Flickr for Windows on it.

Flickr's official video introduction to the two apps is after the break, for those of you who want to see it in action.

[Seb spent a whole five minutes trying to make it work, before Lee told him it was tablet-only... -Ed]

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Deal of the Day ? HP 2511x 25? 1080p LED-backlit LCD Monitor

Today?s LogicBUY deal offers 26% savings on the 25? HP 2511x 1080p monitor. This LCD monitor features LED-backlighting. $349.99 – $60 off – $30 coupon code = $259.99 with free shipping. This is the lowest price found by LogicBUY. This deal expires March 6, 2011 or sooner. Check the above link for more details on [...]

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Mozilla F1 adds bit.ly account support, improves security

After having just received a slimmer, vertical interface, the F1 sharing add-on for Firefox 4 has received another minor bump from the team at Mozilla Messaging. This time, F1 has added support for bit.ly accounts -- enabling you to track statistics for your shares alongside your other bit.ly links.

F1 also now offers better security out-of-the-box by storing OAuth information in the browser. Autocomplete has also been improved, and Linux users should now be able to utilize the dropdowns in F1 -- which is kind of important if you want to post to a group Facebook wall or send a direct message on Twitter.

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CrunchGear Week in Review: New Species Edition

Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: Weekend Giveaway: Rebtel Wants You To Have A Motorola Atrix The Creditor Carbon Fiber Money Clip Knife Keeps Your Money Safe What Is Thunderbolt And Will It Change Your Life? Little Magic Stories: Interactive Art With The Kinect Thodio iBox Is A Cute And Customizable [...]

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/28/week-in-review-new-species/

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10+ great add-ons that only work with Firefox 4

Along with the ability to be restartless, Firefox 4 add-ons also have an entirely new interface to manipulate! There's a new add-on bar at the bottom of the screen, which replaces Firefox 3's status bar -- and then there's that infernal orange button that Mozilla, in its infinite wisdom, has made completely immovable.

There are other new features, too, like app tabs -- wouldn't it be nice to double click a tab, rather than having to fumble around with the right mouse button? And how about some visual notifications in those app tabs, too? Then there's the add-on that lets you set your tab width as narrow (or as wide!) as you like.

Finally, don't forget the handful of Firefox 4-only add-ons from Mozilla Labs that make the browser perform a lot like Chrome...

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HipChat Takes Enterprise Communications Platform Mobile With iPad And iPhone Apps

HipChat, a private instant messaging service for companies, is releasing native iPhone and iPad apps. Similar to Campfire, HipChat provides a simple application for communication within businesses. The startup, which launched in private beta in 2009, offers both a web and desktop client based on Adobe AIR that lets you chat with your entire team at once, or hold more private discussions with select team members. The application includes support for quick attachment sharing, notifications when you receive a message, video chat, and a searchable web archive for past messages. It's incredibly easy to use and setup and doesn't require a company email address.

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Android apps purchased from Amazon will work on multiple devices, use Amazon DRM

Android applications purchased in Amazon's app store (which may finally go live to consumers any time now) will use Amazon's special sauce of digital locker/digital rights management to help combat piracy. Amazon spells it out in its developer blog:

Customers who purchase an app will retain an entitlement to their app even if they decide to replace their current Android device and/or purchase new devices, as long as the new devices meet the installation requirements of the app. This provides insurance to customers that their purchased apps will be available for use on all supported devices, even if the customer has uninstalled or otherwise removed those apps in the past.

The digital locker service combined with a robust Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution not only make managing apps easier for customers, they also address one of the biggest concerns developers have: unauthorized copying and distribution. An authorized user can now install your app on any of their supported devices; however, if you chose to apply DRM on your app at submission time, your app will not run on unauthorized devices.

Any app that has Amazon DRM applied to it will require users to have installed and signed-in to the Amazon Appstore client to access the app. When an app is accessed by the user, it will verify with the Amazon Appstore device service as to whether the user has an entitlement to the app. If the user does not sign in or does not have an entitlement to that app, then the app will not be usable. However, any user can gain an entitlement by purchasing the app through Amazon.

The tl;dr version: You can use apps purchased from Amazon on multiple devices just fine; you'll just need Amazon's app store app installed for them to work. It's not nearly as scary as some would have you believe, and it's an extra cushion for developers. [Amazon Developer Blog]

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Gadget Lab Notes: A Camera With An Onboard Makeup Studio

Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye.
Panasonic LUMIX FX77 Is a Point-And-Shoot With a Virtual Makeup Studio
You?ve probably never stopped and looked at a just-taken photo on your digital camera and thought ?Gosh, I wish I?d put on a little more eyeliner??but your [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/03/gadget-lab-notes-a-camera-with-an-onboard-makeup-studio/

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CrunchGear Week In Review: The Bat And The Bees Edition

Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear: Video Of Escher?s Impossible Waterfall A La Rube Goldberg Irony: Smartphones Can Save The Honeybees Mimoco?s Latest Puts Your Data On DC Comic Classics HTC Announces The Desire S, Wildfire S, and Incredible S Canjo: You Know, A Banjo Made From A Can

Source: http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/02/21/week-in-review-bat-and-bees/

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How would you change Jolicloud's Jolibook?

Jolicloud's Jolibook may not be the hottest selling netbook in the universe (or maybe it is, and we just don't know it), but regardless, it's certainly quite the eye-catcher. For those who diverted from the paths more beaten and picked one up, we're keenly interested in finding out how things are going for you. Are you content with the overall design? Would you have changed anything about the operating system? What about that bulging battery? Would you have rather it ran Windows after extended use? Tell all in comments below, and remember -- no matter how sour you get, you'll always have one bodacious looking lid.

How would you change Jolicloud's Jolibook? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung reconsidering Galaxy Tab 10.1 price after iPad 2 announcement

 

Apple's recently-announced iPad 2 will provide some strong competition to the current crop of Honeycomb tablets, and it looks like manufacturers are already taking note of the threat posed by Apple's latest tablet.

Speaking to a Korean news agency, Samsung executive Lee Don-joo acknowledged that the iPad 2's low price point and thinner chassis were the biggest obstacles facing the company as it prepares to launch its 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab. In future products Lee says Samsung "will have to improve the parts that are inadequate," likely referring to the 10.1-inch Tab's additional heft compared to the new iPad.

Most interestingly though, Lee adds that Sammy may be reconsidering the launch price for its new tablet, saying "the 10-inch (tablet) was to be priced higher than the 7-inch (tablet) but we will have to think that over." The 7-inch Galaxy Tab currently retails at around $500, the same as the cheapest iPad 2. A 10.1-inch Honeycomb-powered Galaxy Tab at this price point would be a tantalizing prospect, if Samsung is willing to be as competitive with its pricing as Lee's comments would suggest. [Yonhap News Agency]

Samsung reconsidering Galaxy Tab 10.1 price after iPad 2 announcement posted originally by Android Central

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Speed up Google Chrome by enabling hardware acceleration and pre-rendering

We've spent a lot of time jabbering on and on and on about hardware acceleration in the next generation of Web browsers.

The problem, however, is that no stable browsers have it turned on by default. Unless you're running Firefox 4 beta or Internet Explorer 9 RC, you're probably not enjoying hardware acceleration. Heck, our latest poll shows that almost 50% of Download Squad readers run Chrome, anyway!

Turning hardware acceleration on in Chrome 9, 10 and 11 (stable, beta and canary) is easy, and it can significantly speed up surfing on low-powered devices, like laptops -- or if you're the kind of person who has 30+ tabs open on your desktop PC. We'll show you how to turn on pre-rendering, too, which provides another nice speed boost.

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Speed up Google Chrome by enabling hardware acceleration and pre-rendering originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Add a keyboard shortcut to a Chrome bookmark or bookmarklet

It occurred to us, after writing yesterday's list of Chrome keyboard shortcuts, that there was one glaring omission: bookmark shortcuts.

Not only does the Bookmark Bar take up valuable real estate, but no one really wants to click through folders of bookmarks to find what you're looking for.

Now, Firefox has 'Smart bookmarks', which lets you add a keyword to a bookmark. Chrome, however, only lets you assign keywords (and thus keyboard shortcuts) to search engines.

Fortunately, with a little bit of hacking, that doesn't matter.

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Add a keyboard shortcut to a Chrome bookmark or bookmarklet originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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USB 3.0 shocker! Supersonic Magnum thumb drive rocks 200MB/s read times, sure to be rather pricey

You thought the 70MB/s write speeds were wild? The kids at Patriot are making the scene at CeBIT with the successor to the Supersonic USB thumb drive we first saw at the tail end of last year, and it's putting its old man to shame. The Supersonic Magnum series, sporting capacities up to 128GB, boasts a single eight channel controller with 200MB/s read and 110MB/s write speeds. And it will fit in your hip pocket! Release date TBA, and we can only imagine it will cost you a pretty Deutschmark.

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BTDigg, the first DHT 'trackerless' decentralized torrent search engine

Despite DHT being included in major BitTorrent clients for years, the very first 'trackerless' torrent search engine has only just launched: BTDigg.

DHT is a decentralized and distributed technology that enables users to download files from nearby peers without contacting a central tracker. BTDigg crawls the massive DHT network, hopping from peer to peer, and slowly builds up an index of every torrent in existence -- in theory, anyway.

The exciting thing about BTDigg is that you now don't have to upload a torrent to a tracker or indexer to share something. BTDigg will eventually stumble across your shared files and index them. Of course, the irony is that BTDigg centralizes the decentralized DHT network, defeating any of its privacy and security benefits.

The main thing holding BTDigg back, though, is a truly atrocious interface and almost complete lack of functionality. It's green and orange, presumably in an attempt to look like old monochrome monitors. The search algorithm itself is awful -- and there's absolutely no way to refine your search, either. A search for "Glee EZTV" brought up a seemingly random and unchronological listing of episodes -- with lots of multiple results, too!

Still, it's a fun proof of concept. We're sure that future versions will be better...

BTDigg, the first DHT 'trackerless' decentralized torrent search engine originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Android Central Podcast Episode 52

Short Description: 

Phil and Cory are joined by special guest Rene Ritchie of TiPb.com to talk tablets, including the Motorola Xoom, Android 3.0 Honeycomb and the new iPad 2. It's an all-tablet podcast!

Podcast MP3 URL: 

http://traffic.libsyn.com/androidcentral/acpc52.mp3

Tablets, tablets, tablets

• iPad 2 versus Honeycomb (and others)!
• Motorola Xoom torn down, shows all for the world to see
• Get LTE on your Motorola Xoom in one week, and a dozen or so easy steps
• Samsung asks: What's your Tab life?; next 'Unpacked' event at CTIA
• Sam's Club prepping to sell Wifi-only version of Xoom with 'Homeycomb'
• European Xoom will have Flash at launch in the first week of April

Tablet software

• NVIDIA launches Tegra Zone -- easily find Tegra 2-optimized Android apps
• Google Body for Android tablets is available once again, for real this time

Android Central Podcast Episode 52 posted originally by Android Central

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Confirmed: AOL?s Patch Buys Hyperlocal News Site Outside.In

AOL's Patch has acquired hyperlocal news aggregator Outside.In, we've confirmed with Patch's president Warren Webster. It's unclear what the terms of the deal are but Business Insider reported earlier that the acquisition is valued at less than $10 million. Outside.In has raised $14.4 million in funding to date. Webster tells us that Outside.In, which has a previous relationship with AOL, will be integrated with Patch, the company's hyperlocal news platform. The New York-based Outside.In is a local news aggregator aimed at bringing together all the hyperlocal news around a given location. Via its search portal, you simply enter your zipcode, neighborhood or address and the site will surface the most relevant news in your particular area. Outside.In focuses on sourcing information and news from local bloggers as opposed to large publications.

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Japanese researchers weave capacitive touch into large-area textiles, want to make them wearable (video)

Conductive fibers, yo, they're the future. Japan's AIST is back with yet another quirky idea, this time integrating capacitive touch sensors into 1-micron thick nylon fibers. The results is a big old cloth that can sense your loving touch and inform nearby computers of what you're up to. Initial uses envisioned by the research outfit include implementation in hospitals to monitor bedridden patients, but the ultimate goal is to make this extra-sensitive array a wearable accoutrement. Wouldn't that be lovely?

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Free iPad a Day Giveaway From Zagg

Everyone loves a great contest, especially when it’s free to enter and involves giveaways! How would you like the opportunity to win a free iPad? For all of February Zagg will be giving away a free iPad to one lucky winner each day of the month! You can enter the contest once a day simply [...]

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(Founder Stories) Dennis Crowley: ?The Hard Part Is Building The Machine That Builds The Product?

What's the hardest part of building a hot startup? In Part II of his Founder Stories interview, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley tells Chris Dixon it's not building the product, it's building the company that builds the product. The product is easy. Crowley and his team have been thinking about the product for years. "The hard part is building the machine that builds the product," he says. Foursquare has grown from 2 to 50 people, moved into bigger offices, and had to build a backend system that can support millions of users. But all of that was behind the scenes. "This is our year to build all the stuff we have been thinking about," he declares.

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iDisplay for Android review: turn your smartphone or tablet into a 2nd or 3rd desktop display

When we first heard about iDisplay, there was something about it that piqued our curiosity. It extends your desktop onto another screen -- your Android or iOS device, to be exact -- and while that sounds cool, its actual usefulness isn't immediately apparent.

All you have to do is install the app on your Android device (2.1 or newer), run the server program on your Windows or Mac PC, and then connect from your phone. Voila! An extended desktop.

In theory, it sounds as easy as pie -- and we'd be lying if we said the concept of extending your screen to your mobile device didn't appeal to our the inner nerd -- but in practice, iDisplay for Android is an untamed beast that doesn't really do what it's meant to do.

Gallery: iDisplay for Android: extending your PC desktop... kind of

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Bricked phones force Microsoft to block WP7 update for Samsung devices

Microsoft has "identified a a technical issue with the Windows Phone update process" and summarily blocked Samsung WP7 phones from receiving the new patch.

As we reported yesterday, the new update, which was meant to streamline future updates, bricked some Samsung Omnia phones. Microsoft has identified the issue, however, and is working quickly to push the update back out. It's not yet known whether the update will fix the bricked devices, though -- presumably, those unfortunate users may have to send their phone back to Microsoft or Samsung for a refund.

Bricked phones force Microsoft to block WP7 update for Samsung devices originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Flickr for Windows 7 tablets and Windows Phone 7 officially introduced

Originally unveiled back in January, Flickr has now officially introduced its apps for Windows Phone 7 and Windows 7 tablets. You'll find the Flickr WP7 app in the Zune Marketplace, while its tablet-friendly cousin is downloadable from this page (Silverlight required). Both apps provide a slick interface for browsing and searching Flickr, and they also provide a nice way to upload and manage your existing photos. Syncing is supported, so you can automatically push new images from your devices to Flickr when you launch the apps.

It's important to note that the Windows 7 version is designed for tablets -- so it's not worth installing on your desktop or laptop unless you happen to have a touch-capable display. If you happen to own a system like an HP TouchSmart, however, you might just want to try Flickr for Windows on it.

Flickr's official video introduction to the two apps is after the break, for those of you who want to see it in action.

[Seb spent a whole five minutes trying to make it work, before Lee told him it was tablet-only... -Ed]

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New Chrome OS update finally fixes the Cr-48's touchpad issues

Google's Chrome OS, and thus the Cr-48, has seen a lot of updates and big fixes since we took a hard look at it back in December, but the wonky touchpad, which we seriously struggled with, hasn't exactly seen much love. That is, until today. The most recent Chrome OS update, which now brings it to version 0.10.156.46, includes new "trackpad and sensitivity settings," and it definitely makes a world of difference. We updated ours just a couple of moments ago and lots of the issues -- namely the jumpy cursor and the flaky scrolling -- have been mended. Thanks to the fresh software, we had a much easier time highlighting text and scrolling down the length of this very website. That said, the touchpad still isn't as responsive as what you get with Apple's MacBooks or Synaptics ClickPad Series 3, and that's because the physical hardware is based on Synaptics' older generation profile sensing technology rather than its newer image sensing panel. Either way, the new software update makes the Cr-48 a lot less frustrating to navigate. Google's also rolled in some new power optimizations, screen indicators, and GChat improvements -- go on and try it out for yourself and let us know what you think in the comments.

New Chrome OS update finally fixes the Cr-48's touchpad issues originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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