Windows 8 review
By Dana Wollman posted Oct 30th 2012 1:00PM It’s unusual, to say the least, for us to spend a year with a product before publishing our review. In the case of Windows 8, we’ve written thousands of words already, starting with our first hands-on in September of 2011, followed by deep dives on the Developer Preview, Consumer Preview, Release Preview and RTM build. Even our readers have had ample time to get acquainted with...
Microsoft talks up Dropbox, Twitter, ESPN and PayPal for Window 8
By Brian Heater posted Oct 30th 2012 1:31PM There’s plenty of excitement surrounding the release of Windows 8 here at Build. The general consensus around the operating system, however, holds that the key to the OS’s success is all about the apps, and CEO Steve Ballmer had no shortage of news on that front. The green-polo-shirted exec made mention of an official tweet from Twitter, noting the service’s development...
Microsoft rolls out Windows Phone SDK 8.0 to egg on mobile development
Alongside the expected hype about the subjective greatness of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Microsoft used this morning’s keynote session at Build to announce the availability of the new Windows Phone SDK 8.0, which includes 90 percent of the features most requested by developers, according to Kevin Gallo, developer platform general manager at Microsoft. The SDK’s laundry list of new features is indeed expansive,...
Going to Extremes with Aperture
After running Palouse Falls, a 189-foot waterfall in southeast Washington State, 24-year-old extreme kayaker Rafa Ortiz of Mexico described experiencing part of the descent in what felt like slow motion. But for photographer Lucas Gilman, who covered the attempt, the drop was very much in real time. “Rafa was actually visible for only three frames of the 4-second free fall, because after he got over the tongue, he was engulfed in...
Google Search app for iOS updated with new voice search functionality, iPhone 5 compatibility (video)
By Donald Melanson posted Oct 30th 2012 1:37PM Google just released an updated version of its Search app for Android devices yesterday, and it’s now (as promised) also delivered a fairly big update to iOS users. That brings with it iPhone 5 compatibility, but the bigger news is the expanded voice search functionality, which promises “faster and significantly improved voice recognition,” with spoken responses à la...
