by: Ryan Gavin Recently we kicked off the “Right from the Start” blog series highlighting the apps and services of Windows 8.1. We have talked about Bing apps, Xbox, Reading List, the Mail app and today we are sharing all of the great advancements that come with IE11 and Windows 8.1. We are proud of […] Continue reading → 
A new GTAV title update to address issues in GTA Online is now available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This title update addresses a number of issues that GTA Online players have been experiencing in the initial days of launch this week, including: Fix to address the issue where players were stuck […] Continue reading → 
Hackers infiltrated the internal computer network of Adobe Systems, pilfering the personal data — including the encrypted credit or debit card numbers — of 2.9 million customers, the company has announced. The source code for numerous Adobe products was also stolen, seemingly by the same hackers. “Our investigation currently indicates that the attackers accessed Adobe […] Continue reading → 
A Guest Blog The following is a guest post from Justin Herbert, an education professional. As such he is interested in how technology is affecting education. His post discusses using “Mobile Response Codes,” a term we’ve begun using internally to group the rapidly expanding print to web options; QRcodes, Microsoft Tags and [most importantly] digital […] Continue reading → 
by Gary DeMar This looks like an internet hoax, but it’s not. “New York police officers were handing out flyers to people around New York City on Saturday urging them to upgrade their devices to Apple’s new iOS7 operating system. “NYPD’s Public Awareness Notice promotes the software as giving ‘added security to your devices.’ “The […] Continue reading → 
Microsoft is preparing to officially announce new members of its Surface family of tablets on Monday, and the company is hoping to have its hardware used more by schools and government organizations. Standing in the way of that goal are a wave of cheap tablets made by a ton of different OEMs that use the […] Continue reading → 
Grand Theft Auto V Retail Sales Exceed $800 Million Worldwide During First Day of Launch First 24 hour sales highest in history of Take-Two Interactive Software and Grand Theft Auto Series NEW YORK-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Sep. 18, 2013- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today announced that Grand Theft Auto V delivered the highest first day retail sales […] Continue reading → 
Gaming community is exploding with comments about secret society references in video game released yesterday Grand Theft Auto V, the most anticipated video game of 2013 and the latest entry in the popular “open world” crime series, is filled with obvious references to the Illuminati secret society. Skip to 1:25 for reference. Developed by British […] Continue reading → 
Ralph Benko Part1: Two years ago Hollywood, no kidding, masterminded a plot to, in effect, steal the Internet (by criminalizing certain conduct, booby trapping the Web in ways that few non-mega-corporations could cope with). There are signs, as perceptively flagged by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, that the perps are back at it. We should care. This two-part […] Continue reading → 
Starting today, we will extend availability of our current Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds to the developer and IT professional communities via MSDN and TechNet subscriptions. The Windows 8.1 RTM Enterprise edition will be available through MSDN and TechNet for businesses later this month. Additionally, today we’re making […] Continue reading → 
One of the most popular features of Chrome is its ability to store passwords. That way they pop up automatically when you go to a function like email or Facebook. Elliot Kember, a software developer, discovered that anybody who clicks on the Chrome settings icon can see all of the passwords on that computer if he or she goes to […] Continue reading → 
The CIA is funding the development of software that’s used to track citizens using their personal data, and among the new clients are mega banks like JP Morgan Chase. A new mainstream report from Forbes finds that the agency has financed a company called Palantir, which creates data mining programs that allow spies to sift through […] Continue reading → 