 USA TODAY | Windows 8 and Metro show true multiplatform OS promise Chicago Sun-Times By ANDY IHNAKO twitter.com/ihnatko March 4, 2012 11:56PM I've been using the developer preview edition of Windows 8 on a multitouch tablet for a few months, and now I've been using the new consumer preview for a little less than a day. Windows 8 on ARM: No legacy, no legs? That Windows 8 experience? Confusing. Confusing as hell Windows 8 Beta: How To Boost Performance |
 Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows | Feature: 2-for-1: Can Windows 8 satisfy both the desktop and the tablet? Ars Technica By Peter Bright | Published March 4, 2012 11:05 PM Microsoft presented itself an enormous task when it started development of Windows 8: Produce an operating system that could go toe-to-toe with iOS and Android in the touch-driven tablet space while ... Windows 8 and Metro show true multiplatform OS promise The long botched history of Windows Live Windows 8 on ARM: No legacy, no legs? |
 Moneycontrol.com | Apple App Store reaches 25 billion downloads Los Angeles Times By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times Apple Inc. reached yet another milestone: More than 25 billion apps downloaded for use on iPhones, iPads and other devices. The tech giant made the announcement via a colorful banner on its website this weekend, ... Window Shopping: A Look at the Windows Store Apple's App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads: How Many Per iPhone? iOS App Store hits 25 billlion downloads |
 Daily Mail | US prosecutors file papers in New Zealand seeking extradition of Megaupload ... Washington Post WELLINGTON, New Zealand â€" Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed papers in New Zealand seeking the extradition of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues, whom they accuse of making a fortune by helping Internet users ... US files to extradite MegaUpload's Kim DotCom US Files Formal Request to New Zealand to Extradite Megaupload's Dotcom US prosecutors file for extradition of Kim Dotcom |
 Stuff.co.nz | Exclusive: Valve working on 'Steam Box' gaming console with hardware partners ... The Verge By Joshua Topolsky on March 2, 2012 11:55 pm 9Comments Recently there's been chatter that Valve â€" the company behind the massively popular gaming service Steam â€" has been considering getting into the hardware business. Specifically, there have been ... Rumor: Valve potentially working on a 'Steam Box' console with partners Valve May be Working on Secret "Steam Box" Console Is Steam Planning a New Video Gaming Platform? |
 Los Angeles Times | Apple reaches milestone: 25 billion apps downloaded Los Angeles Times By Andrea Chang Congrats to Apple, which has reached the 25-billion-apps-downloaded mark. And an even bigger congrats to the yet-to-be-named individual who won the coveted $10000 App Store gift card for being the one to download that coveted milestone. Apple's App Store Tops 25 Billion Downloads Window Shopping: A Look at the Windows Store Apple's App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads: How Many Per iPhone? |
 USA TODAY | Android a photo-slurper too: report Register By Richard Chirgwin • Get more from this author On the heels of last week's controversy regarding the photo-slurping habits of iPhones come reports that Android can play similar games with privacy. Following the template it used to demonstrate the iOS ... Apple reaches milestone: 25 billion apps downloaded Apple's App Store Tops 25 Billion Downloads Apple's App Store tops 25bn downloads |
 Ars Technica | iPad 3 rumor roundup: everything we think we know Ars Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published March 4, 2012 6:00 PM Apple's special media eventâ€"one that many believe to be for the next-generation iPadâ€"is now mere days away. By this time next week, we'll know once and for all how many of those pesky pre-event rumors ... Can the iPad3 Hit iPhone Growth Levels? More alleged third-gen iPad parts suggest just minor changes to design Is this what the iPad 3 will look like? |
 USA TODAY | More alleged third-gen iPad parts suggest just minor changes to design Apple Insider By AppleInsider Staff A new report claiming to have pieced together several components for the third-generation iPad appears to show that Apple has planned few changes to the design of its popular tablet. MIC Gadget posted on Sunday hands-on footage ... Is this what the iPad 3 will look like? iPad 3 constructed from parts gives a preview for Wednesday's launch (video) Apple's iPad 3 pricing likely to stay the same after all |
 VentureBeat | iPad 3 constructed from parts gives a preview for Wednesday's launch (video) VentureBeat Ahead of a much-anticipated launch on Wednesday, a Chinese blog has constructed a partial Apple iPad 3 from supplier parts and learned a few new tidbits about the upcoming device. Apple's iPad 3 event on Wednesday promises to be a much-watched event ... Is this what the iPad 3 will look like? Apple's iPad 3 pricing likely to stay the same after all Inside The Next iPad: What One Teardown Shop Will Look For |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE Review SlashGear The size range of Android-based devices Samsung has made over the past year is far and away the largest any manufacturer has yet achieved, and if you're unable to find the screen size you desire at the moment, you likely have only to wait another week ... Sorry, the Galaxy Nexus is too big Samsung Galaxy S III launch reportedly confirmed for April Samsung Galaxy Beam Turns Heads: MWC 2012 |
 Globe and Mail | Apple's iPad 3 pricing likely to stay the same after all Ars Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published March 4, 2012 2:30 PM Will the next-generation iPad, expected to be announced this Wednesday in San Francisco, cost more than the previous two? The Internet has debated this question since last week, but newly published ... Inside The Next iPad: What One Teardown Shop Will Look For Is this what the iPad 3 will look like? Will Apple create the all-iPad classroom? |
 VentureBeat | Apple's App Store still scorching hot, surpasses 25B downloads VentureBeat Apple's popular iOS App Store has now topped 25 billion downloads, a sign that mobile device owners are still hungry for well-built native applications. On Apple's site, the company has highlighted the achievement with a page that says: “A billion ... Window Shopping: A Look at the Windows Store Apple's App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads: How Many Per iPhone? Google's Schmidt, Rubin Tout Android at MWC |
Globe and Mail | Is this what the iPad 3 will look like? CNET by Steven Musil March 4, 2012 9:38 AM PST Follow @stevenmusil China-based gadget blog says it has obtained and assembled the front glass, rear shell, and cases for Apple's next tablet. Apple is widely expected to unveil the iPad 3 later this week, ... iPad 3 'Frankenslate' Assembled Ahead of Apple Media Event Will Apple create the all-iPad classroom? iPad 3 Might Feature iOS 6, 'HD' Name |
 VentureBeat | Google planning Siri-like 'Assistant' for later this year, says report VentureBeat Google will release a voice-enabled application for Android that is similar to Apple's popular Siri by the fourth quarter of 2012, according a report by TechCrunch. While some view Siri as a gimmick, Apple touted its voice assistant heavily in several ... Google wants Assistant to be its Siri Speaktoit Assistant app review Google 'Assistant' Reportedly Will Surpass Siri |
 Financial Times | Apple's App Store hits 25bn downloads Financial Times By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco More than 25bn apps have been downloaded from Apple's App Store, the company has announced in a milestone that highlights the shift to a new model for computing, digital content, software and the web. Apple's App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads: How Many Per iPhone? Window Shopping: A Look at the Windows Store Google's Schmidt, Rubin Tout Android at MWC |
 CTV.ca | Will Apple create the all-iPad classroom? San Jose Mercury News By Sharon Noguchi Apple hopes its foray into digital textbooks for the iPad will impress educators and corner a huge, lucrative K-12 book market. But the high costs of the plan and the challenges of mobile technology could ensure that hardback books ... iPad 3 Might Feature iOS 6, 'HD' Name iPad Sales Forecast to Hit 55 Million in 2012 Are we about to see the iPad 3? |
USA TODAY | iPad 3 Might Feature iOS 6, 'HD' Name eWeek Apple's next iPad might feature "HD" in its name, and include a major update to iOS, which one blog terms "iOS 6." Apple's next iPad could arrive with the moniker "iPad HD." That information comes from the blog Gizmodo, which cited a reader-supplied ... What to expect from the iPad 3 10 ways Windows 8 beats the iPad Apple expected to sell 100 millionth iPad this year |
 New York Daily News | Apple speeding toward 25 billion app downloads ITworld.com March 04, 2012, 7:51 AM â€" Apple's running total of the number of app downloads made via its App Store is quickly approaching 25 billion -- which means that the winner of a $10000 iTunes gift card for the landmark downloader should be chosen sometime ... Apple's App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads: How Many Per iPhone? Window Shopping: A Look at the Windows Store Google's Schmidt, Rubin Tout Android at MWC |
 Eastern Morning Herald | What to expect from the iPad 3 CNN An Apple event demonstrates its iBooks 2 app on an iPad at New York's Guggenheim Museum in January. When Apple holds a press event Wednesday, everyone who's paying attention expects to see the much-anticipated iPad 3. The latest version of the device ... 10 ways Windows 8 beats the iPad Apple expected to sell 100 millionth iPad this year Windows 8 could leapfrog Android to be the true iPad competitor |
 PhysOrg.com | Android mug shots have no lock and key PhysOrg.com (PhysOrg.com) -- If Google loyalists will persist that this Internet Goliath can do no evil, they at least need to admit, based on new evidence this week, that Google can do a lot of mindless harm. A security door in Android smartphones is left open ... Apple's App Store Hits 25 Billion Downloads: How Many Per iPhone? Window Shopping: A Look at the Windows Store Google's Schmidt, Rubin Tout Android at MWC |
Telegraph.co.uk | Samsung Galaxy S III launch reportedly confirmed for April Fox News Samsung's newly announced Galaxy S II will be available this fall in three carrier flavors: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint (from left to right).Samsung The sequel to Samsung's wildly popular Galaxy S II will launch in April. Samsung Galaxy S III 'to launch in April' Samsung Galaxy Beam Turns Heads: MWC 2012 Sorry, the Galaxy Nexus is too big |
 SlashGear | PlayStation Network is down for 14hrs on Sunday SlashGear Worry not, gamers; the PlayStation Network downtime today is Sony's intended maintenance, not the signs of something nefarious. The scheduled inaccessibility for PS3 and PS Vita gamers is set to last fourteen hours solid â€" from just after noon Pacific ... PSA: PlayStation Network goes down for maintenance tomorrow, will last around ... PSA: Sony reschedules PSN maintenance for Sunday beginning at 3PM ET Playstation Network will be down for 14 hours on Sunday, March 4 |
 IBNLive.com | Speaktoit Assistant app review Washington Post Speaktoit Assistant Sam is not quite the new Siri A credible Siri competitor on Android, Speaktoit's Assistant app has come to the iPhone to take on Apple's software head-on. Yet while the app works very well on Android devices, the early builds for ... Google wants Assistant to be its Siri Google's Siri competitor: 'Google Assistant' coming late 2012 Google “Assistant†coming late 2012, will best Apple's Siri |
