| Go Back in Time with Internet Archive's Collection of Emulated Games Posted: 28 Dec 2013 03:36 PM PST  Get your Atari 2600 on in your browser
Feeling a little nostalgic now that we're looking ahead to another new year? Are you looking back to those golden years of childhood where you might have received an Atari 2600 or one of many other fabulous video game consoles? You don't have to wallow in your nostalgia alone! The Internet Archive (via TechHive) has brought forth the Internet Archive Console Living Room, a collection of in-browser emulators so you can enjoy gaming from yesteryear. This handy dandy site has 983 games for you to sift through as you ring in the new year and appreciate all the advancements in tech that have brought us slick graphics and excellent games. You can choose from the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, ColecoVision, Magnavox Odyssey, and Astrocade. The games run without audio, but the Internet Archive is looking to resolve this soon. For now, sit back and enjoy these legal versions of classics that may be from your childhood, and look to the future for more awesome surprises. |
| End of Holiday Season Reveals Yearly High for Tech Stocks Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:46 PM PST  It looks like 2014 might be a profitable year as well
The tech industry has seen a hefty rise this holiday season, with stock prices remaining at their yearly highs. TechSpot reports 45 tech IPOs out of the United States over the past year, which happens to be the most seen since thirteen years ago in 2000. The forecast for 2014 is looking awfully sweet as well, with mobile game and storage companies looking to enter the fold. Perhaps unsurprisingly, giants like Google, Yahoo, and Twitter are taking the cake. According to reports from AllThingsD, Google's shares are up 58 percent at $1,118. Facebook's shares hit their stride after last year's frustrating decrease with stocks up 117 percent on the year. Twitter is at $70 a share as well, with the social networking giant having tripled its IPO price announced a few months ago. It's been a prosperous year for these companies for sure, and with names like Square, Zoosk, Dropbox, developer King, and Alibaba Group going public in 2014, things will likely be on the rise from here on out. |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 2 Firmware Fix Delayed Even Further Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:34 PM PST  No release date in sight for firmware fix
Earlier this month, Microsoft took a flawed Surface Pro 2 firmware update down after issues were found that drained tablet battery life and affects users' ability to utilize sleep mode. After making the update unavailable, Microsoft informed users that it would be re-relasing the firmware update "after the holidays." Much to the dismay of Surface Pro 2 users everywhe, Microsoft went back on this statement earlier this week. In an email to Computerworld, a representative clarified their positiion: "We are working to release an alternative update package as soon as possible." The representative did not give a specific date, and there have been no updates since then as to when users can expect the fix to become available. Meanwhile, Surface Pro 2 users are becoming extremely frustrated with the wait -- and as of yet, there's still no date in sight for the update. Are you one of the affected users waiting for the fix? |
| Facebook Update Rolled Out for Windows 8.1 Users Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:56 PM PST  New features include New Stories and 320 snap view
Windows 8.1 users who spend a lot of time on Facebook will be delighted to find the social networking app has been updated with a slew of additional features. Given the fact that Windows apps often go ahead and complete updates in the background, these new features may come as a surprise to some users, but for the unenlightened, we'll outline what you can expect the next time you get the urge to look at photos of babies and cats. That's what Facebook is now, right? The latest version of the Windows 8.1 Facebook app includes New Stories notifications to alert you when something new is going on, the option to create new albums straight from your Photos page. You can also utilize the 320 snap view for the app and a smileys sticker pack for messaging. Editing posts has been streamlined, as well as which news items show up in your timeline. If you've already read it, the update will also endeavor to delete older posts to de-clutter. All in all, it sounds like a pretty efficient update for heavy Facebook users. Will you be checking it out to see if your overall social networking experience has been improved? |
