Taptitude is a hit for Windows Phones, quickly hitting 100k downloads and $100k and profit and now with over 750,000 downloads for WP. It’s a series of mini-games that are highly addicting and features online leaderboards that keep addicts addicted. It’s now available for free for Windows 8 and is off to the same solid … Read more
So Microsoft has announced Office 365 for 2013. Note that they ARE NOT getting rid off Office 2013 – more on that in a bit. Office 365 comes in three flavors: Home Premium, Small Business Premium, and University (or Academic). I’m going to skip over Small Business Premium, because it has tiers within it, and … Read more
If you have children then you probably have iStoryBooks for your iPad or Android tabbie and there’s now a Windows 8 version. Like the other versions, it comes with a series of pre-installed books that include narration. It’s free and I can’t wait to let my kids get their hands on it. You can check … Read more
So is anyone excited about this? $900 for the tablet and then $130 for the cover and then another $70 for the Wedge mouse?! So that’s like $1100 (not including taxes or shipping) for a tablet?! I guess it’s because I haven’t actually used one that I’m not sure about it, but still that just … Read more
For those of us still holding tight to our right to love Microsoft’s Media Center, here is some good news in the form of a really well polished app. Coming from Ceton, the My Media Center app allows you not only control your media center from any Windows 8 machine, but you can enjoy your … Read more
My last home PC was an HP (which is living a second extended life with a family member now) and my current home PC is an HP. In fact, so is my office PC and I even had an HP TouchPad. But my next will not be and it’s because of my current PC. It’s … Read more
Microsoft Studios is looking to take advantage of the recently announced 60 million Windows 8 licenses already out to consumers with a new brand called “Play.” These games are designed to be played on any Windows 8 device, yes, this includes the less popular and a bit more restrained Windows RT. Play launches with 15 … Read more
Over recent years New York Times tech columnist David Pogue has grown critical of Microsoft. He’s no fan of Windows 8 and isn’t shy to express his pessimism. And yet even with that sentiment, he seems to be overjoyed with the Surface Pro. He went hands on with it at CES where he was allowed … Read more
NYC’s parking signs suck. They always lead to some guess work. Apparently WRITING IN ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME DOESN’T MAKE THINGS EASIER TO READ. Well NYC just unveiled their updated signs and…the damn things are Metro inspired. The team behind the design is Pentagram who is also the team behind Microsoft’s Windows 8 logo. … Read more
I still want a Windows 8 tablet, but I think I’ll wait until the prices drop, or I can get a really good deal on one. Vizio just announced one that I ‘m going to be putting on my want list, as it’s 11.6” in size, and bigger is better when it comes to tablets … Read more