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Microsoft to release Office 15 beta in January

Rue Liu, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft's next-gen productivity suite, codenamed Office 15, may be getting a beta release in January of 2012. Citing sources familiar with the situation, WinRumors says that the software giant is preparing a milestone for the full beta to be available in late January. A Technology Preview version of the software will likely be distributed alongside the Windows 8 beta at CES 2012. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets second Android 3.2 update

Rue Liu, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [25]

Samsung is taking another stab at rolling out the Android 3.2 Honeycomb update for the WiFi-only version of its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. The device had received an update early last week, which brought a host of problems for users and was quickly pulled. Hopefully this time around, the update should go smoothly and it's set to roll out over-the-air starting today. Read The Full Story

Google revamps iOS Search app with Google+ styling, full-screen mode, and more

Rue Liu, Nov 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Google today released a major revamp of its Search app for iOS devices with major interface enhancements designed for the iPad. The update brings a slick new UI, which Google has been steadily rolling out to all its services since the new styling was launched with the Google+ social network back in June. But beyond the new look, the update brings several new features that make the interface more visual and gesture-driven. Read The Full Story

Apple seeds Mac OS X 10.7.3 with iCloud focus to developers

Rue Liu, Nov 15th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple began seeding Mac OS X 10.7.3 to developers today. This latest update is the company's third maintenance update for Mac OS X Lion, which was launched back in July. Version 10.7.3 mainly focuses on new improvements for iCloud document storage as well as the AddressBook, iCal, and Mail. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 dashboard revamp rolls out to beta testers

Rue Liu, Nov 10th 2011 Discuss [9]

Microsoft began rolling out its new Xbox 360 dashboard preview to beta testers today. The company started accepting beta testers last month for the dashboard preview, which is expected to bring several new features and an overall face lift. The new look will be reminiscent of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Metro UI and Live Tiles interface. Read The Full Story

Apple seeds iOS 5.0.1 early to select users

Rue Liu, Nov 8th 2011 Discuss [9]

Apple is seeding the iOS 5.0.1 update early to select users through the AppleSeed program. Two beta versions of the update have already been released to developers and now the company is sending out an email to certain customers based on referrals from AppleCare, inviting them to participate in a pre-release update program. Read The Full Story

Sony Music Unlimited gets major update for PS3

Rue Liu, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [4]

Sony released a major update today for its Music Unlimted service that streams music to PlayStation 3 consoles. The update brings an interface overhaul for the service on PS3, but more importantly, adds new music discovery capabilities as well as a "My Channels" feature that lets you customize your music listening experience. Read The Full Story

Android Market and Google+ updates prep for Ice Cream Sandwich

Shane McGlaun, Nov 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

We already know that the latest version of Android is coming early in 2012. Several devices have been announced to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in "early" 2012. We have already been though a Q&A on Android ICS previously that you can check out if you have questions on the OS. Google is now getting some of its own apps ready for ICS to hit early next year. Read The Full Story

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Gmail update released today, web-based upgrade live

Chris Burns, Nov 1st 2011 Discuss [6]

Today Google has begun rolling out their newest look at Gmail, and below we’ve got an in-depth look at the newest version of the web-based version of the platform, it including both the design and the method for updating your interface to this newest edition. Google aims here to make Gmail as “clean, simple, and intuitive as possible.” See if you agree through the description below and see how you like the integration with Google’s other systems as well.

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Boxee Box updates iPad app, adds Spotify worldwide access

Rue Liu, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [1]

D-Link's Boxee Box has gotten an update to version 1.2 today for its iPad app, adding new playback controls. The set-top box has also recently integrated Spotify and has now updated the service to allow Premium Spotify users to be able to access the service from anywhere in the world. The app was previously only accessible from certain countries. Read The Full Story

Nokia unveils N9 smartphone in white, talks software update

Shane McGlaun, Oct 26th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you are a fan of that slick new Nokia N9 smartphone that we reviewed this week there is a bit of news for you today. Nokia has announced that it is adding a new version of the N9 to the family already. The new version comes in a white color. That white color is the only difference, the hardware inside is the same. Why is the white version a few days late in landing? Read The Full Story

Linux kernel updated to 3.1, brings cool new features

Shane McGlaun, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [3]

If you are a Linux fan, you will like this. The Linux kernel has been updated to version 3.1 and with the update comes some nice new features that will make Linux more usable for different things. Two main new features have been added to version 3.1 of the kernel that will give Linux geeks something new to play with. Read The Full Story