Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 now available to pre-order
Microsoft’s intimate Surface event didn’t reveal the smaller tablet many expected, instead it went much bigger. In an attempt to capitalize on early buzz for its new super-thin 12-inch slate, the company today opened pre-orders for the Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro Type Cover and Surface Pen in 22 countries worldwide. The Core i7 Surface Pro 3 is now available on the Microsoft Store in both 256GB and 512GB variants, starting at $1,549/£1,339 with an estimated August 31st ship date. The $799/£639 64GB Core i3 model is expected to ship around the same time, although the Core i5 versions of the Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro Type Cover, Surface Pen and Pen Loop will make their way to you a little earlier, shipping by June 20th. Customers in China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan will have to wait until August to get their hands on the biggest, highest-resolution Surface yet.
Filed under: Tablets, Microsoft
Via: Surface Blog
Source: Microsoft Store (US), (UK)
HTC One M8 Prime Leaked! Moto 360 Priced? – ManDroid Quickie
Time for some Android recap quick status. The HTC One M8 Prime was fully leaked out, and it looks pretty good. Samsung hints at their named they have chosen for their version of Google Glass. The Moto 360 might have gotten its price leaked out, so enjoy the video you beautiful people you.
News Topics
HTC One M8 Prime 360 view
Samsung glasses name
LG G3 renders
Moto 360 info
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Apple’s iWork for iCloud now lets you collaborate on projects with 100 friends
If you’re using Apple’s iWork for iCloud to get stuff done, now you can collaborate on projects with even more people. Before if you wanted to get your co-workers input on your big plans for the company retreat (Laser Tag definitely promotes synergy) you could only have 50 contributors. Now 100 people can work on the same Keynote, Numbers or Pages file at once, and those projects can also be a lot larger. Previously you were limited to 200MB per file, with a 5MB cap for included images. Now there’s 1GB of space to fill with details about your group-cooking class plans, complete with images of up to 10MB each — that’s a lot more fancy dessert photos
More than just additional space and people, today’s update also brought support for 2D and interactive charts. You can now export Numbers projects as CSV files (for easy importing into Excel), and budding authors can transform Pages documents into ePub files. Despite all the updates, Apple is still listing the cloud versions of all three applications as beta, but that might not last long. We’ll likely hear more about all three (and their iOS and OSX counterparts) during Apple’s developer’s conference, WWDC, next month.
Via: 9to5 Mac
Source: iWork for iCloud
Robots that can sweat and get goosebumps give us goosebumps
While most scientists are attempting to give robots facial expressions, a group from Japan’s Kansai University is working on another aspect that makes them more human: physiological reactions. According to IEEE Spectrum, Dr. Tomoko Yonezawa and her team are developing robots that can sweat and get goosebumps in the same situations we do. In fact, the researchers have already developed three prototypes: one is a machine that gets goosebumps in the presence of cold breeze or if told a scary story. Another’s a head that sweats if it feels anxious (which we’d love to see paired up with that robotic armpit that stinks when it sweats), and the third is a teddy bear called Breatter that uses a built-in fan to produce breath when it speaks. The team believes that by giving robots these involuntary reactions, we’d be able to accept them more rather than if they act more like, well, soulless automatons. Now if only someone can create a human-like robot that doesn’t take us on another trip to uncanny valley…
[Image credit: Getty Images]
Filed under: Robots
Source: IEEE
Engadget Daily: Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Voice over LTE and more!
You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours – all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
Hands-on with Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3
We were expecting the Surface Mini, but Microsoft surprised us with the opposite. The new tablet is their largest yet and takes aim at the Macbook Air and other ultraportable laptops.
Microsoft wants its new pen to be a big part of the Surface Pro 3
During today’s Surface event, Microsoft placed a lot of focus on their new pen, emphasizing that theirs is meant to mimic a real, ink-based pen and isn’t yet another stylus.
Verizon’s next-gen voice service still planned for this year, will come with video calling
Last week, AT&T became the first mobile operator to deploy Voice over LTE, a next-generation voice technology. Now, Verizon’s followed up, announcing that it will roll out the same service later this year.
Watch ‘Game of Thrones’ mysteries explained (or disproved) with science
Looking for explanations on how certain phenomena in the Game of Thrones universe work? The friendly folks behind PBS’s It’s OK To Be Smart take a closer look at long winters, dragons and more.
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Netflix’s new European expansion will add Germany, France and more later this year
Netflix has been talking about plans to expand its footprint in Europe for months and tonight it’s announced the new countries for its streaming movie service: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium And Luxembourg. All six are due to launch in late 2014, although prices and exact launch dates will be revealed later. The only bad news? They’re all coming too late to get grandfathered in under the old rates. So far, Netflix is available in the US, Canada and across Latin America, and to Europeans in the UK / Ireland and several Nordic countries.
It’s official! We’ll launch in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg later this year. #Netflix
– Netflix US (@netflix) May 21, 2014
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Netflix
Google Beats Out Apple as World’s Most Valuable Brand [Mac Blog]
Google has usurped Apple as the world’s most valuable brand in Millward Brown’s annual BrandZ study of global brands (via The Telegraph). This comes after the survey had named Apple the top brand for the past three years.
The study saw Apple’s brand value decline 20%, from $185 billion to $147 billion, while Google saw a 40% increase, from $113 billion to $158 billion. Samsung also grew, going from the 30th most valuable brand to the 29th with a 21% jump, growing from $21 billion to $25 billion.
The big question for Apple, according to Millward Brown, is whether Apple is still redefining technology:
Google has knocked Apple off its perch after three years at the top. Apple is performing well but is it still redefining technology for consumers?
Overall, Brown noted that the study, which has four technology brands in the top five, reiterates how integral technology is to the lives of people.
Among other technology brands, Microsoft jumped into the top five with a 20% increase, going from $69 billion to $90 billion, while IBM stayed put at number three with a 4% decrease. The largest increase in technology came from Facebook, who jumped 10 places to 21 with a 68% increase, going from $21 billion to $35 billion.
While “brand value” studies can be difficult to compare, because of the use of differing methodologies used by those who gather the data can lead to much different results, they can be a good look at marketing and branding trends.
Homebrew server keeps Nintendo DS and Wii games online
Nintendo may have pulled the plug on internet multiplayer services for the DS and Wii, but that doesn’t mean that you’ll be stuck playing their games offline from here on out. Enterprising fans have launched an unofficial Wi-Fi Connection server that lets matchmaking and other core services work (almost) the way they did before the cutoff. In many cases, it’s relatively easy to set things up. The DS usually works just by changing the handheld’s connection settings; Wii owners, meanwhile, have to run some software from an SD card for the magic to happen.
Having said this, the solution is far from flawless. The developers have only tested a handful of titles so far, and a few releases (including Mario Kart DS) need some modified device firmware to fully support online play. There’s also the matter of scale: enthusiasts just aren’t going to replicate Nintendo’s capacity, so don’t be surprised if the server melts under a heavy load. If you’re absolutely determined to play Metroid Prime Hunters or Endless Ocean with your internet buddies, though, this may be your best bet.
Filed under: Gaming, Internet, Nintendo
Via: Tiny Cartridge
Source: GitHub (1), (2)
Sales Ban of Older Samsung Galaxy Phones Upheld by Dutch Court [iOS Blog]
A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday night upheld a lower court’s sales ban of some older Samsung Galaxy phones, reports Re/code. It’s yet another chapter of Apple and Samsung’s worldwide patent battle.
The order applies specifically to the Galaxy SII and Galaxy Ace, but could possibly be extended to other Samsung devices found to similarly infringe on a European Apple patent.
Initially, when Apple filed an infringement claim against Samsung and requested the ban in 2011, the company had requested a ban on all Samsung devices. Apple did not see its request fulfilled, however, and only saw the Galaxy S, Galaxy SII and Galaxy Ace banned.
Last week Apple and Google/Motorola Mobility agreed to a settlement and will dismiss patent litigations between the two companies. As part of the agreement they will also work together “in some areas of patent reform”. Following that news, it was reported that Samsung and Apple were in early negotiations to settle their patent disputes out of court as well, although some key royalty payment terms are under negotiation.
Check Out the 360 Degree View of the HTC One M8 Prime
Evleaks gives a 360 degree look at the new HTC One M8 Prime, and I must say, it looks pretty good. Now a lot of you might think this is dumb for HTC to release a better version of the M8, and it is for the most part, but both them and Samsung are releasing Prime versions of their latest flagships, so I guess we just got to accept it. The only other information we have for the new phone, is that it will rock Sense 6.5, and it will be slightly more powerful than the regular M8. Sounds about right to me, but let us know what you guys think about the HTC One M8 Prime.
Source: evleaks
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