Wednesday, January 30, 2013

[Technology] MS Office 2013 Upgrade: 4 Points to Consider

MS Office 2013 Upgrade: 4 Points to Consider
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2013/01/30/microsoft-retools-office-for-touch-screen-web-use/yALDWtdBptfCwUhLrn0F0I/story.html
Microsoft Office 2013 offers some compelling new features, especially for mobile users. But how will buyers respond to the new version's license shake-up and cloud emphasis?

Rumor: YouTube to Launch Paid Subscription Channels
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/googles-youtube-preparing-to-offer-paid-subscriptions-this-year-report/369705-11.html
Monthly subscriptions would cost between $1 and $5, and would include original sitcoms, live event streams and content libraries, like pay-per-view.

[BB10 EVENT NEWS] BlackBerry Messenger Gets Video Chat
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/01/30/blackberry-10-announcement-live-blog/
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) has long been a key feature on BlackBerry mobile devices, but it's getting a significant new perk with the ability to chat with video.

Microsoft earnings shed no new light on Windows 8 sales
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/microsoft-surface-pro-64gb-ships-with-only-23gb-user-available-storage-324118
Computerworld - Revenue at Microsoft's Windows division was up 11% in the fourth quarter of 2012, bucking the long-running trend where the company's OS sales have mirrored PC sales.

FCC filing reveals Apple TV model A1469 with slightly smaller dimensions
http://hothardware.com/News/Smaller-Apple-TV-Leaked-Courtesy-Of-New-FCC-Filing/
We don't generally find surprises from Apple in the daily stream of FCC documents and test reports, but a new filing published today seems to suggest that a new Apple TV model of some sort could be on the way.

Toyota Recalls Almost 1.3 Million Vehicles on Airbags, Wipers
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/toyota-recalls-over-1-million-corolla-lexus-is-cars/369727-11.html
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203), the world's biggest carmaker, recalled almost 1.3 million vehicles because of defects associated with airbags and window wipers.

Acer Sees Success in Chrome PCs as Windows Fails to Drive Sales
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Chromebooks-Rise--Win-8-Not-So-Much/story.xhtml?story_id=13100EMNAUGJ
Acer Inc. (2353), the Taiwanese computer maker that's suffered two consecutive annual losses, posted strong sales of notebooks using Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Chrome platform after the release of Microsoft Corp.

A New Pinterest
http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/28/pinterest-redesign/
The newest social media website and mobile phone application on the market is already getting a facelift. Pinterest has announced a new website, and a small group of users are invited to check it out before it is released.

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