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Computers

Surface RT can help small businesses reduce IT costs

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The Surface RT can replace a Windows PC for many users.

The Surface RT includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. With Windows 8.1, the Surface RT also gets Outlook, and Microsoft just

Microsoft caved to market pressure and sagging demand this week by slashing the price of the Surface RT tablet by 30 percent. The Surface RT is better-equipped for business than rival tablets, and at $350 ( $470 once you add a Touch or Type keyboard cover, which it requires to be truly functional) it straddles the line between tablet and PC, and could help business customers rein in IT costs.

The Surface RT isn’t for everyone. It can’t run traditional Windows software, so businesses or users that depend on specific applications or custom software can’t just toss out their PC and use a Surface RT. For a variety of use cases, however, a device with email, Web access, and Microsoft Office is sufficient.

The Surface RT can replace a Windows PC for many users.

The Surface RT includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. With Windows 8.1, the Surface RT also gets Outlook, and Microsoft just updated the OneNote MX app to allow it to connect to Office 365 accounts. Microsoft has also made many of its tools available across iOS and Android, but the integration of the Surface RT with Microsoft software and services sets it apart from other mobile devices as a business tool.

It’s true a business can supply users with standard Windows laptops—with the full Windows operating system, more internal storage, a real keyboard, and possibly a DVD or Blu-Ray drive—for roughly the same money. But when it comes to weight and battery life, no $500 laptop can come close to what the Surface RT has to offer.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at PCWorld

Movies & TV

IGN Hangouts Presents: Evil Dead

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Hail to the King, baby! For years the cult phenomenon that is Evil Dead has slashed its way into every medium possible. We’ve seen Deadites hacked up in games, movies, comics and musicals (yes, Evil Dead has a musical). So when we heard they were remaking the original, fans were equal parts excited and worried.

Thankfully, the remake breathed new life into the franchise with a fantastic re-imagining of the series. IGN’s own Chris Tilly called it “every bit as good as Sam Raimi’s originals” and said it was “A terrifying, exhilarating and relentlessly entertaining new chapter in the Evil Dead story.” You can check out our video review below.

If you haven’t seen the movie yet (and seriously, why haven’t you?), it’s out on Blu-Ray tomorrow. In honor of the blood soaked reboot’s transition to the small screen, we’re hanging out with cast members Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas and director Fede Alvarez and asking them about the movie. But why should we have all of the fun?

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Movies

Science & Technology

Xbox One Hard Drive Can’t Be Replaced By Users

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Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One’s hard drive cannot be replaced by users.

According to Engadget, “hard drives in the Xbox One are non-user-serviceable,” though Microsoft senior director of product planning Albert Penello did confirm that the system’s USB 3.0 port will support external storage, “which can be used for everything the internal storage can be used for” (including game installs and downloads).

Xbox One was announced earlier today and includes 8GB of RAM, an 8-Core CPU, a 500GB hard drive, a Blu-Ray drive, HDMI in and out ports, USB 3.0, 802.11n wireless and more

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Tech

Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

RLJ Entertainment Announces Filing Extension for Annual Report on Form 10-K

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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RLJ Entertainment Announces Filing Extension for Annual Report on Form 10-K

BETHESDA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– RLJ Entertainment Inc. (NAS: RLJE) announced today that it has filed a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that allows the Company an extension to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 for up to an additional 15 calendar days. The Company will also delay the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings release.

The Company has filed the extension due to delays in completing the accounting treatment of certain non-operating items related to the business combination among the Company, RLJ Acquisition, Inc., Image Entertainment, Inc., and Acorn Media Group, Inc., which was consummated in October 2012, necessary for the preparation of the Company’s financial statements.

The Company expects to file the Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to distribute its earnings release on or before the expected deadline.

About RLJ Entertainment

RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NAS: RLJE) is a premier independent licensee and distributor of entertainment content and programming in North America, the United Kingdom and australia with over 5,200 exclusive titles. RLJE is a leader in numerous genres via its owned and distributed brands such as Acorn (British TV), Image (stand-up comedy, feature films), One Village (urban), Acacia (fitness), Slingshot (faith), Athena (educational), Criterion (art films) and Madacy (gift sets). These titles are distributed in multiple formats including DVD, Blu-Ray, digital download, digital streaming, broadcast television (including satellite and cable), theatrical and non-theatrical.

Via its majority-owned subsidiary Agatha Christie Limited, RLJE manages the intellectual property and publishing rights to some of the greatest works of mystery fiction, including stories of the iconic sleuths Miss Marple and Poirot. And through its direct-to-consumer business, RLJE has direct contacts and billing relationships with millions of consumers.

RLJE leverages its management experience to acquire, distribute, and monetize existing and original content for its many distribution channels, including its nascent branded digital subscription channels, and engages distinct audiences with programming that appeals directly to their unique viewing interests. RLJE has proprietary e-commerce web sites for the Acorn and Acacia brands, and owns the recently launched Acorn TV digital subscription service.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance

Automobiles

New York: 2014 Dodge Durango bows with eight-speed auto, updated looks [w/video]

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By Michael Harley

2014 Dodge Durango live at 2013 New York Auto Show - front three-quarter view

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Dodge has significantly updated its full-size Durango for the 2014 model year, giving the seven-passenger hauler a fresh look and a well-rounded boost of competitive features as it enters its fourth year in the showroom.

Cosmetically, it is hard to miss the revised front end with projector-beam headlamps and LED daytime running lamps, “floating” crosshair grille, a taller front bumper and a new lower fascia. The rear end of the facelifted Durango has been redesigned with the automaker’s now-signature LED “racetrack” taillamps and resculpted rear fascia. All of the wheels are new too, with 18- and 20-inch options for each trim level with a variety of factory finishes.

Inside the cabin, buyers can select the automaker’s latest Uconnect infotainment system with a full suite of infotainment features and connectivity accessed through an 8.4-inch touchscreen. Other optional goodies include a heated steering wheel, heated second-row seating and a Blu-Ray player capable of running unique programs on the twin individual rear monitors.

Mechanically speaking, Dodge has fitted an eight-speed automatic transmission as standard equipment to both the 3.6-liter V6 (290 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque) and the optional 5.7-liter V8 (360 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque) which should improve both performance and economy. As an added benefit, the Pentastar V6 now boasts a best-in-class driving range of more than 600 miles on one tank of fuel, but thus far, Dodge isn’t discussing much in the way of additional performance metrics, saying only that the Pentastar should get 25 miles per gallon on the highway cycle.

We’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg in terms of new features, so scroll down to watch an official video and see the full press release for all of the details.

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Business, Finance, Occupation & Industry

Citi® Presents SOUND CITY PLAYERS Live at SXSW March 14, 2013 at Stubb's in Austin, Texas

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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Citi ® Presents SOUND CITY PLAYERS Live at SXSW March 14, 2013 at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas


Concert Celebrates Music from the Iconic Recording Studio and New Album; Tickets Available Exclusively to Citi Cardmembers and Select SXSW Badge Holders

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Citi® Private Pass® will present a special performance by the SOUND CITY PLAYERS at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas on March 14, 2013. The show will feature Foo Fighters front man, Dave Grohl, and a lineup of artists who contributed to the SOUND CITY PLAYERS’ album SOUND CITY: REAL TO REEL, which will be released on March 12, 2013. Meat Puppets will take the stage to kick off the night.

Beginning March 5, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. ET, Citi credit and debit cardmembers can pre-order the SOUND CITY feature documentary Blu-Ray at www.citiprivatepass.com, prior to the March 12, 2013 release. With this purchase, Citi cardmembers will receive a ticket to the SOUND CITY PLAYERS performance at Stubb’s. Purchases are limited to two per Citi cardmember and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Hailed by Peter Travers of ROLLING STONE as an “exhilarating documentary about what makes life worth living… an intimate epic about music,” SOUND CITY is a feature-length documentary film directed and produced by Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters that tells the story of the legendary SOUND CITY recording studio in Van Nuys, CA where Grohl’s former band Nirvana and countless others recorded many of rock & roll’s most revered works. The film also explores the human element vital to the creation of these classic albums, with both the film and companion album SOUND CITY: REAL TO REEL capturing many of these same artists creating brand new original music. More recently, Grohl convened the SOUND CITY PLAYERS live extravaganza for a handful of one-time-only shows teaming Dave Grohl and his extended Foo Fighters and Nirvana families with Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Rick Springfield, Lee Ving of Fear, Rick Nielsen, Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine, Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Chris Goss of Masters of Reality and Alain Johannes.

“We’re always looking for new ways to give our customers access, and what better way than to offer a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the legendary names in music perform together,” said Jennifer Breithaupt, Senior Vice President of Entertainment Marketing at Citi. “The buzz and enthusiasm around Sound City has been infectious, and …read more
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Video Gaming

PS4: Sony Sees a Disc-Based Future

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Sony’s Jim Ryan has told IGN that Blu-Ray discs will still be the PlayStation 4’s dominant delivery mechanism for games, despite a wider move towards a more connected console.

Sony has upped its game in the digital distribution field over the past year or two with the PS3, delivering games to PSN day-and-date with their retail releases (although still at full RRP, which in Europe especially is often far in excess of the price you can expect to pay in a shop.) But although Sony Computer Entertainment Europe‘s president and CEO sees the trend towards digital downloads continuing, he still sees a primarily disc-based future for the console.

“Clearly, and this applies not just to games but to pretty much every form of entertainment, there is a trend to increased digital consumption, and that is happening now on PS3 and will continue and will probably accelerate on PS4,” he told IGN. “But the primary delivery mechanism for the big games on the PS4 platform will continue to be Blu-Ray discs, for the foreseeable future.”

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at IGN Video Games

News, Politics, Government

CES 2013: The Break-Out Year For The Internet Of Things

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By Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff Guest post written by Robin Raskin Robin Raskin is founder of Living in Digital Times, which produces conferences and expos at CES and throughout the year focusing on how technology enhances our lives. Robin Raskin CES, like Las Vegas where it’s held, has always been about big. Big announcements like the DVD, Blu-Ray, the Xbox, the VCR […]
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Computers

Netflix offers Super HD streaming to Cablevision, Gogle Fiber users

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Netflix is bumping up the quality of many of its instant streaming titles to what it calls Super HD, but you won’t be able to enjoy it unless you are with one of two U.S. Internet service providers.

Super HD is basically Netflix’s branding for 1080p full HD content. It requires at least 5Mb/s download speeds, or 7Mb/s for the highest available video quality. It works with Netflix on PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii U, Windows 8, Roku, Apple TVs with 1080p, and certain smart TVs and Blu-Ray players.

The big caveat with Netflix Super HD is that in the U.S., you will only be able to enjoy full HD streaming if you are with Cablevision or Google Fiber. The two providers are part of Netflix Open Connect, a content delivery network meant to improve video streaming from the service. No other U.S. provider is currently part of it.

Outside the U.S., Netflix Super HD will also be available in the U.K. from most major providers, including Virgin Media and British Telecom, and globally from the likes of Telmex, Telus, TDC and GVT, totaling more than 25 million streaming subscribers.

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at PCWorld