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 Windows 8: How Microsoft's PC Overhaul Will Take on Apple's iPad Windows 8's tablet support was the star of this week's BUILD conference. The new PC OS now stakes its place in the tablet wars. Share:   |  Windows 8 Presents a Cure for Bloatware Installed by Your Printer, Camera, Other Peripherals Microsoft wants external device makers to create Metro-style apps for Windows 8 that would eliminate junk software installs. Share: | Smartphone Battery Life Could Be Dramatically Improved in "Subconscious Mode" Researchers propose a new mode to boost your phone's battery life by about 50 percent by putting it in an "almost-totally-asleep" mode. Share: | Archos Bargain-Priced G9 Tablets to Arrive Sept. 20 The French device maker also will release tablets with bigger storage capacities in October. Share: | Cool Power Strips of Today and Tomorrow Built-in Wi-Fi, spaceships, energy-vampire slayers, and water-resistant designs--who knew? Share: | Obama Signs Patent Overhaul Legislation President Barack Obama signs the America Invents Act, the first major overhaul of the U.S. patent system in about 50 years and greatly desired by major tech companies. Share: | Play Super Smash Bros. on Your PC...with Game Boy Graphics This impressive demake takes Super Smash Bros . and creates the Game Boy game that never was. Best of all, you can play it right now. Share: | Windows 8 on ARM Processors: Three Working Tablet Demos Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Texas Instruments all showed working tablet prototypes at the BUILD Windows 8 conference. When do consumers get to vote? Share: | Google Reportedly Working on a Rival to the Flipboard Social Magazine App The social tablet magazine for iPad and Android may be called Propeller. Share: | Facebook's New Friend Lists: 5 Things You Need to Know Last week, reports surfaced that Facebook was testing a new friend list feature that bore a striking resemblance to Google+ Circles. Share: | Apps Created for Android, iPhone May Top One Million However, it still appears that most users stick to the top 50 apps in either genre most of the time. Share: | Local Deals Come to Amazon Kindle With Special Offers Kindle With Special Offers users will soon be able to buy Groupon-like local deals. Share: | Nonsense: Of Course the PS Vita's Not Hitting the U.S. on December 31 Tech news site sees a late 2011 retailer release date for Sony's PlayStation Vita, speculates baselessly. Share: | Google Needs to Grow Up Google says it wants business adoption but won't support companies that need help. When will the grownups take over? Share: | Microsoft CEO Hints at 'Metro-ization' of Office Steve Ballmer strongly suggests that the company will craft a Metro-style version of the next Office suite. Share: | IPhone 5 Will Be 'Fairly Different,' Report Indicates We don't have very long to wait until the iPhone 5 is launched, according to a new report. Share: | Newly Leaked Accessories Hint at Look of iPhone 5 Case manufacturer Case-Mate may have leaked the appearance of the iPhone 5. Share: | Stevie Wonder Thanks Steve Jobs for Making the iPhone and iPad So Accessible Stevie Wonder recently thanked Steve Jobs of all people for helping create devices that are friendly to the blind. Share: | Fei Long and Yun Join Street Fighter IV Volt Cast The multiplayer-focused iOS version of Street Fighter IV has added two Hong Kong martial artists to their roster. And one has a flame igniting kick. Share: | MasterCard Gives Sneak Peek Into Mobile Payments Future MasterCard also says that the Google Wallet application is within weeks of being ready. Share: | |  | | Sponsored Downloads | | East-Tec Eraser 2011Remove all evidence of your computer and online activity with East-Tec Eraser 2011. Eraser goes beyond U.S. Department of Defense standards for permanent erasure of digital information and removes every trace of sensitive data from your computer, including Internet history, Web pages, pictures, unwanted cookies, chat room conversations, and all traces of files, confidential documents, e-mails deleted in the past, or entire drives, floppy disks, CDs/DVDs, USB flash drives. (Compatibility: Windows NT/2000/XP/Win98/Server 2003/XP x64/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 7 x32) PCWorld newsletter subscribers, use discount code EAST-7HH0 to get 50% off! | | Odin Blu-ray to HD ConverterConvert blu-ray videos (M2TS format) to High-Definition format (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, Apple TV h.264 720P, HD WMV, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 TS HD Video) with excellent and unmatchable ripping-converting speed while preserving HD quality. (Compatibility: Windows 95/98/ME/ XP/Vista/Windows 7) PCWorld newsletter subscribers get 60% off with discount code ODIN-L0B2! |  | |
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