| Windows 8.1 Ad Featuring Start Button Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:33 PM PDT  Things are "starting" all over again
Windows 8.1 is just around the corner, and Microsoft is already readying advertisements on their YouTube channel. In this first ad, the return of the revered Start button functionality is spotlighted. It may not be the same button we're used to from prior Windows releases, but this iteration looks to at least acknowledge the massive changes from 7 to 8. The 30-second clip highlights the customizable Start screen and the "return" of the Start button, as well as Snap view, which allows you to (finally) run multiple apps simultaneously. And though Windows 8.1 isn't officially mentioned, in the YouTube description, via TheNextWeb, there's much more than what meets the eye. Perhaps Windows 8.1 will offer significant improvement upon the issues we've seen with the OS so far. |
| Google's Chrome Search Alterations Gain Detractors Posted: 28 Sep 2013 10:21 PM PDT  Detractors want to do away with new tabs page
Google has been tweaking the way we use Chrome to search, and the experimenting doesn't exactly sit well with a good amount of users who have been testing out the changes. This is in response to Google's promise last month to offer updates for those using more outdated versions of Chrome. The redesigned tab page has opened to a massive amount of criticism. The new tab page is opened by pressing Ctrl + T and it's a graphical overhaul with a Google search field and images of the 8 pages users visit the most. Commenters weren't exactly fond of the idea, as reported by PC World, as it adds additional mouse clicks and placement of buttons they don't exactly find practical. It may seem like an innocuous enough change, but it's prompting anger from Chrome users everywhere who are clamoring for a way to revert back to normal. This can be done by typing "Chrome://flags" into the Chrome "omnibox," then changing the Enable Instant Extended API setting from Enable to Disable. Or you can, you know, ignore the change altogether. |
| Preload Battlefield 4 Multiplayer Beta Tomorrow Posted: 28 Sep 2013 09:08 PM PDT Battlefield fans, man your battlestations!  Ready for the next round of realistic warfare? The Battlefield 4 multiplayer beta will be available to preload beginning September 29th at 10 AM P.D.T. Your Sunday morning can start with fantasies of owning some noobs. But you'll be a noob too. Noobception? We have to go deeper. PC gamers will be the only players able to enjoy this perk, as the preload option is only open to those purchasing the PC edition of DICE's upcoming shooter. Preorders for the Battlefield 4 PC Digital Deluxe Edition, Battlefield 3 Premium members, and owners of Medal of Honor: Warfighter or Limited or Digital Deluxe Edition will be eligible, and can jump into the beta beginning October 1st. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the rest of the PC players who did not preorder will be able to join the beta on October 1st. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the rest of the PC players who did not preorder will be able to join the beta on October 4th. The beta features the Siege of Shanghai map, to be played in Domination or Conquest. You'll need to be running a 64-bit OS to support the beta, however, as that is what DICE is most interested in testing currently. The beta will end on October 15th, with the full game to be released on October 29th across all systems. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions will, of course, launch in November. Are you planning to participate in the beta? |
