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- Microsoft Wants Kinect-enabled TVs, Claims Report
- Report: Launch of Intel's Cedar Trail-M Platform Delayed Further
- Browser Extension of the Week: Twitter Address Bar Search
- CPU-Z Update Adds Sandy Bridge-E, Support for Windows 8
- Google Carves Seven Services Like a Turkey, Wave Included
- Steam Kicks-Off Massive Autumn Sale, Renders Black Friday Pointless
| Microsoft Wants Kinect-enabled TVs, Claims Report Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:48 PM PST
This latest rumor comes from the tablet-native news outlet The Daily and is based on input provided by unnamed "sources familiar with the whole subject." So according to The Daily's sources, Microsoft is trying to convince TV manufacturers to integrate its Kinect technology in their TV sets. In fact, these sources went as far as claiming that Redmond-based software giant is close to striking a licensing deal for its Kinect technology with manufacturers like Vizio and Sony. It's not too difficult to imagine how Kinect's motion- and voice-recognition wizardry could completely change the whole TV viewing experience, but we request you to take this with a grain of salt. |
| Report: Launch of Intel's Cedar Trail-M Platform Delayed Further Posted: 24 Nov 2011 08:20 PM PST
Our friends over at VR-Zone have a very simple explanation for Cedar Trail's absence from the market. According to the site, the Cedar Trail-M platform has been delayed further, with its launch not expected to happen in time for the holidays. Intel is now said to be targeting a late December launch. Of course, actual products will only start arriving early next year in such an eventuality. Given the current plight of netbooks, do you think Intel should even bother with these chips? |
| Browser Extension of the Week: Twitter Address Bar Search Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST
Available to Firefox users via the browser's built in Add-ons Manager, Twitter Address Bar Search turns Firefox into a Twitter browsing dynamo. Once installed, users can search for Twitter accounts or hashtags directly from Firefox's address bar. Simply type what you're looking for and Twitter Address Bar Search will do the rest. When used along side Firebox 8's baked in Twitter functionality, the extension provides your browser with the power to become the only Twitter client most users will ever need.
Best of all, extension's functionality doesn't stop with Windows: Twitter Address Bar Search can also be installed and utilized on Linux or Mac computers as well as Android smartphones and tablets, making in a cinch to stay in touch with your tweeps even when your away from your rig. Have a great Thanksgiving, and be sure to check in every Thursday for another edition of Maximum PC's Browser Extension of the Week.
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| CPU-Z Update Adds Sandy Bridge-E, Support for Windows 8 Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:50 AM PST
Along with support for Sandy Bridge-E chips, CPU-Z v1.59 reads and recognizes Intel's X79 chipset. The update isn't all about Intel and Microsoft, however. Other additions to CPU-Z's database include AMD Opteron and Valencia (Bulldozer), AMD SR56x0 I/O bridge and SP5100 southbridge (Maranello), and several VIA parts (Nano 1000/2000/3000, Eden X2, Nano X2/X3, and QuadCore). You can download the new build here. |
| Google Carves Seven Services Like a Turkey, Wave Included Posted: 24 Nov 2011 07:41 AM PST
"We announced that we'd stopped development on Google Wave over a year ago. But as of January 31, 2012, Wave will become read-only and you won't be able to create new ones," Google said in a blog post. "On April 30 we will turn it off completely. You'll be able to continue exporting individual waves using the existing PDF export feature until the Google Wave service is turned off. If you'd like to continue using this technology, there are a number of open-source projects, including Apache Wave and Walkaround." Half a dozen other services are also being shut down. They include:
Google said the spring cleaning effort is part of its overall goal to "buid a simpler, more intuitive, truly beautiful Google user experience." |
| Steam Kicks-Off Massive Autumn Sale, Renders Black Friday Pointless Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:25 AM PST
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A couple of days back, Microsoft announced plans for new Kinect hardware specially tailored for PCs, something we faithfully reported to you that very same day. But the motion sensing camera, which holds a world record for being the fastest selling consumer electronics item in history, is now rumored to be headed to "next-generation television sets" as well.
Originally scheduled for sometime during the third quarter, the launch of Intel's next-generation "Cedar Trail" Atom chips was pushed back to November owing to driver issues and the chip maker's failure to secure WHQL certification for them. We have almost come to the end of the month and there is no sign of the Cedar Trail-M platform yet. But not everyone is clueless.
Hey, have you heard about Twitter? It's kind of a big deal. Apparently people use it to communicate in 140 characters, detailing revolutions, protests and intricacies of knitting free-ranged wool sweater for cats. Thanks to the service's soaring worldwide popularity, there's no shortage of applications designed to help get your tweets out, few are as easy to use as Twitter's native homepage. Thanks to 
Are you rocking a preview build of Windows 8? If so, you don't need to go without CPU-Z. There's a new update available, the first one in about five months, that brings CPU-Z up to version 1.59. Among the short list of changes is official support for Windows 8. The new build also recognizes Intel's Core i7 2960X, 3930K, and 3820 Sandy Bride-E processors.
While many people were getting ready to stuff their faces with turkey and watch the Detroit Lions not suck for once on Thanksgiving (or just Thursday), Google's been busy doing some off-season spring cleaning. Again. This time, Google zeroed in on seven services it plans to shutter in the near future, including Google Wave, which will soon become a read-only service.
'Tis the season to watch in horror as your bank account whimpers out a pitiful final breath – tralalalala. That's how the song goes, right? Fortunately, as is its wont, Steam's attempting to make things a bit easier (or infinitely more difficult, depending on your inability to resist and pouncing on a perfect deal and savaging it like a rabid wolverine). Starting now and running until November 27, Valve's ubiquitous download platform will be | You are subscribed to email updates from Maximum PC - All Articles To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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