Windows 8 upgrade diary: the buying experience
By Sharif Sakr posted Oct 26th 2012 6:41PM There were balloons. There were streamers. There were brand new Ultrabooks, members of staff unfurling banners, and — once other customers started to arrive — there was even a vibe of genuine excitement for today’s official launch of Windows 8 in the UK. But whichever aisle I scanned, nowhere was to be found what I had come to buy: a Windows 8 disc for desktop upgraders. It...
Apple to open Palo Alto store on Saturday
Apple plans to open a retail store in downtown Palo Alto, California, on Saturday. The new store, less than two blocks from Apple’s existing location, appears set to share the all-glass front common on Apple retail outlets but was still covered in black sheeting on Friday morning. Apple hasn’t said much about the store. The tight-lipped company has a teaser on its website but it gives away little about what shoppers can...
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...
NYT: Google actively trialing same-day delivery from retail for the chronically impatient
By Jon Fingas posted Oct 26th 2012 7:58PM Rumors have floated for the better part of a year that Google has been prepping a same-day delivery service that would pressure eBay and make even Amazon Prime seem pokey. If we’re to believe a pair of New York Times contacts, it’s much closer to reality. Google staffers and their close connections are supposedly in the midst of testing the extra-fast shipping option in San...
LG E960 support manuals confirm Nexus 4 name, 8GB and 16GB configurations
By Richard Lawler posted Oct 26th 2012 10:31PM The information leaks ahead Google’s Android event next week continue to flow, with the latest thanks to support manuals on LG’s Australian and UK websites. While we’re already familiar with the phone’s hardware thanks to a detailed Belarusian review, the manuals confirm it is going to be called the Nexus 4, and that along with the 8GB version we’ve seen...
