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Logitech Leans on Phone Apps to Smarten Up Latest Harmony Remotes

Posted 04/16/2013 at 1:02pm | by Paul Lilly

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The new Harmony remotes are compatible with more than 225,000 home entertainment devices.

Logitech today expanded its universal remote control lineup by introducing the Logitech Harmony Ultimate and Logitech Harmony Smart Control, both of which feature the peripheral maker's Harmony Hub, a puck shaped device that turns RF signals from the remote into IR and Bluetooth commands for your home theater devices. In doing so, users needn't worry about having a clear of line of site to their components and can even hide their AV gear behind cabinet doors.

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Rumor: Microsoft to Update Some First-Party Windows 8 Apps This Month

Posted 03/08/2013 at 8:08am | by Pulkit Chandna

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Windows 8 users may not have to wait until “Blue” for much-needed improvements to core apps

Tami Reller, the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Windows at Microsoft, last month admitted in an interview with ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley that first-party Windows 8 apps are far from perfect in their current state. Now the veteran scribe is reporting that updates to first-party apps bundled with Windows 8 might be available much earlier than previously believed.

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BlueStacks Android App Player Now Compatible with Windows 8

Posted 02/14/2013 at 6:55am | by Pulkit Chandna

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BlueStacks wants you to get your Android apps back on Windows 8

At last month’s Consumer Electronics Show, Android virtualization startup BlueStacks announced that its “App Player” software, which lets people enjoy Android apps on their PCs, was coming to Microsoft’s latest desktop operating system. It promptly delivered on that promise earlier this week when it released a new version of its free-to-download tool.

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Microsoft Published 75,000 Windows Phone Apps in 2012

Posted 12/27/2012 at 9:47am | by Paul Lilly

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Whether or not Windows Phone can compete with Android and iOS will depend on apps.

As 2012 comes to an end, Microsoft finds itself in a reflective mood, looking back at what it's accomplished in the past year and what its plans are for 2013. One of Microsoft's biggest areas of focus in 2012 has been mobile, and towards that end, the Redmond outfit published 75,000 new Windows Phone apps and games to effectively more than double the catalog size, and over 300,000 app updates.

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NVIDIA TegraZone Comes to Windows RT, Brings Tegra 3-optimized Gaming Goodness

Posted 12/27/2012 at 5:22am | by Pulkit Chandna

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After Android success, NVIDIA now hopes its TegraZone app will make a splash on Windows RT

Having its Tegra 3 SoC chosen for two platform-defining tablets, the Google Nexus 7 and the Microsoft Surface RT, has got to be one of the highlights of NVIDIA's year. However, the company is not content merely with design wins. This is evident from its TegraZone initiative, a one-stop shop for Tegra-optimized games and outright exclusives. Till now restricted to Android, the TegraZone app is now available for the two-month-old Windows RT.

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Raspberry Pi Introduces App Store (with Games Too)

Posted 12/17/2012 at 1:43pm | by Paul Lilly

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New Pi Store serves up games and other toppings to Raspberry Pi owners.

Well here's a surprise. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, makers of the low cost Raspberry Pi Model A ($25) and Model B ($35) mini PCs, today announced the Pi Store. You'll find all kinds of different apps in the Pi Store, even games, all capable of running the credit card-sized systems that sell for peanuts. The founders say it's a great place for "total beginners" to dive in and enjoy the "Raspberry Pi experience."

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Best Holiday Apps to Gift

Posted 12/13/2012 at 1:40pm | by Paul Escallier

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This holiday's best digital stocking stuffers

Just about everyone has a smartphone or tablet these days, so in addition to buying family/friends physical gifts, why not gift a few apps this holiday season? Ranging anywhere from $1 to $30, apps are like digital stocking stuffers, perfect as last minute purchases that won’t break your budget.

Christmas apps gifts

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Google Rules Out Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Apps, for Now

Posted 12/13/2012 at 6:32am | by Pulkit Chandna

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Lack of consumer interest is keeping Google from building Windows 8 and WP8 apps.

It probably does not matter a great deal to those hell bent on avoiding Windows 8 like the plague, but for those who have jumped on the Windows 8 bandwagon with alacrity, the lack of triple-A apps on the platform must be worrying. If you happen to be a Windows 8 early adopter waiting for things to improve, you are unlikely to find recent comments by Google’s Clay Bavor very comforting.

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Official Maximum PC App Now Available for Windows 8 and RT!

Posted 12/06/2012 at 3:57pm | by Paul Lilly

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Maximum PC Windows 8 and RT App

Read entire magazines with our official app for Windows 8/RT!

You can never have enough Maximum PC in your life, can you? Of course not! That's why we're thrilled to announce that the official Maximum PC app for Windows 8 and Windows RT is now available to download. No, our awesome app won't replace the Start menu that Microsoft cruelly took away, but it will deliver all the grit and goodness of Maximum PC right on your desktop, notebook, or tablet.

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Android Guide (Version 4.2)

Posted 11/29/2012 at 5:30pm | by Paul Escallier

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What's new in Jelly Bean 4.2, best Android apps, and Android battery saving tips

With the recent release of Android version 4.2 (codename: Jelly Bean) and a handful of new Nexus devices (See: Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10), we figured it was time we updated our Android Guide. This time around, we’ve got some useful tips for getting the most out of the newly added features in the latest Jelly Bean update, a few general tricks for all of the Android users out there, and a list of great apps that are worth checking out.

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The new Harmony remotes are compatible with more than 225,000 home entertainment devices.

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