Get Your Google Back: a hilarious video meant for Windows 8 converts
By Darren Murph posted Oct 26th 2012 12:25PM For those unaware, Windows 8 went on sale today. If all goes well, millions upon millions of Wintel users will be switching the latest OS in the coming months, and there’s a giant in Mountain View that’s severely concerned about the future of your searches. You see, Microsoft has done a fine job of pushing Internet Explorer and Bing into Windows 8, leaving Google loyalists...
AUO develops IGZO-based, 65-inch 4K TV screen, vows high resolution without the high power
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 26th 2012 12:32PM It’s now clear that Sharp doesn’t have an exclusive lock on IGZO displays, even for the big-screen TVs that are still the company’s domain. AU Optronics has developed a 65-inch IGZO panel that wields the very light-friendly technology to reach 4K resolutions without the usual penalties — as the screen doesn’t need much backlighting to illuminate all those pixels,...
Surface pre-order deliveries delayed in the UK and Canada, Microsoft offers coupon for the inconvenience
By Jamie Rigg posted Oct 26th 2012 1:09PM We began hearing grumblings of delayed Surface deliveries in the very early hours of this morning, and it seems it’s not an unlucky few that are suffering, but an unlucky many. There were reports of delays to shipments in the UK and Canada less than a week ago, but Microsoft was quick to dismiss the claims as an error and put minds at rest. Now, it seems, the white flag has been waved...
Apple posts legally-mandated Samsung ‘apology’ letter on its UK website
Apple early Friday posted a message to customers regarding the Samsung / Apple UK legal judgment on the UK version of its website. The message–technically an apology–was ordered by Judge Colin Birss, after Apple lost its case alleging Samsung copied the iPad. Per the judge’s order, Apple needed to “correct the damaging impression” that Samsung had ripped off Apple’s innovations. As you might expect,...
Apps Now Key to Small-Business Savings
Small businesses are using technology to help them operate more efficiently and cost-effectively in an increasingly competitive environment. Each Monday, USA TODAY looks at new ways companies are gaining an innovative edge in a tough economy. Photos by Maxine Park,, USA TODAY Real estate brokerage owner: Krisstina Wise likes the app DocuSign, which enables digital signatures: “It’s rare that we need an ink signature...
