Microsoft has unleashed a mandatory system update for Xbox 360

Microsoft has unleashed a mandatory system update for Xbox 360. It includes a number of small bug fixes. Nothing new has been added in terms of major features, Microsoft’s Major Nelson blog announced. You still can’t control the dashboard via your eyeballs and Kinect has not yet turned sentient. The update corrects problems with playlists when using Xbox SmartGlass, subtitles […]

TAXING, REGULATING INTERNET ON AGENDA AT U.N. CONFERENCE

The U.N.’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) holds a conference next month in which everything from new internet taxes, to new censorship rules — read “Defamation of Islam” — to new internet regulations will be in play. The new regulations and taxes alone could force “websites like Google, Facebook, and Netflix to pay fees to network operators around the world.” And these fees […]

A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet.

Starting December 3, the world’s governments will meet behind closed doors to discuss the future of the internet. Some governments want to use this meeting to increase censorship and regulate the Internet. Learn more about what’s at stake at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): http://www.google.com/takeaction A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet. And a free […]

The Best Windows 8 Features That'll Make You Want To Upgrade Now

Family Safety tools will let parents monitor, filter and restrict web pages and applications and also set time limits.New family security features Improved boot time Because it makes better use of system,  Windows 8 has a markedly improved boot time. No more twiddling your thumbs while waiting for your computer to spring to life.   A super-slick user interface Windows […]