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Submission + - Satya Nadella's First Management Shakeups at Microsoft

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Satya Nadella has named three executives to its cloud, devices and Xbox gaming divisions in his first management shakeup over at Microsoft. Scott Guthrie has been promoted to head of the cloud and enterprise group, the $20 billion division that Nadella helmed before replacing Steve Ballmer as CEO in February. Stephen Elop will join Microsoft as executive vice president of the devices group and will also play a role in developing the Xbox. Phil Spencer has been name to lead Microsoft's Xbox operation, reporting to operating systems group chief Terry Myerson. Nadella made the announcement through a public email on Microsoft's website.

Submission + - Foodini 3D Prints Food with Fresh Ingredients

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: The industry of 3D printing is growing day by day and new amazing devices get unveiled. Foodini is a 3D printer that can print food like ravioli, pizza, burgers, crackers, cookies, chocolate vases and more by using fresh ingredients . This 3D printer comes with empty food capsules where you can put the mashed ingredients. Thus, you don’t have to buy pre-filled food capsules. The minor disadvantage is that you will need to prepare the food by blending it first; but hey, it’s a small price to pay for healthy food that gets modeled according to your desires. And we all know who loves to eat food in different shapes – kids.

Foodini has a built-in 7 inch touch screen (powered by Androdi) on the front and you can use it to connect to an online community site where users can view recipes, online demos, and have access to a personalized online recipe box. You can access it from your smartphone, tablet or laptop and also upload and share your own recipe creations.You can buy Foodini for $999 currently on Kickstarter, but this is an early bird limited price, so there are limited units for purchases.

Submission + - Microsoft Office Finally Comes to the iPad

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Just like expected, at its first press briefing, Satya Nadella and his team has finally unveiled the much awaited and perhaps overdue Microsoft Office suite of products for the iPad . It’s not a standalone product and yes, of course, it does require subcription. Microsoft has released Office Mobile for iPhone users back in June, last year, and now Redmond has just unveiled the Microsoft Office suite for the world’s most popular tablet – the iPad. This morning, in San Francisco, at an event focused on discussing the intersection of cloud and mobile, the Microsoft Office suite for iPad has been released and it is free to download, but requires a subscription if you want to edit files, naturally. Just as expected, it comes with the traditional trio of apps: Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Submission + - Peter Molyneux: Working for Microsoft Is Like Taking Antidepressants

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Peter Molyneux is one of the most famous personalities in the history of gaming, especially recognized for having created God games Dungeon Keeper, Populous, Black & White but also the Fable series. After creating the Fable series, Molyneux announced in March 2012 that he will be leaving Lionhead and Microsoft to start another company – 22Cans. During a recent interview, the former Microsoft employee has shared some interesting details regarding the time when he was working over at Redmond. He says Microsoft is a “big supertanker of safety” and that working there is “like taking antidepressants“. Here’s the excerpt from his interview:

I left Microsoft because I think when you have the ability to be a creative person, you have to take that seriously, and you have to push yourself. And pushing yourself is a lot easier to do if you’re in a life raft that has a big hole in the side, and that’s what I think indie development is. You’re paddling desperately to get where you want to go to, but you’re also bailing out. Whereas if you’re in a big supertanker of safety, which Microsoft was, then that safety is like an anesthetic. It’s like taking antidepressants. The world just feels too comfortable.

Submission + - Microsoft Ships Surface Pro 2 Tablets with Wrong, Slower Processor

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Microsoft launched the Surface Pro 2 tablet in October 2013 with several hardware upgrades, like the new 1.6GHz Core i5-4200U processor specifically optimized for longer battery life and increased performance. Three months later, Microsoft decided to upgrade the CPU with a 1.9GHz Core i5-4300U unit that would be capable of taking these improvements even further. Albeit Redmond has kept a low profile for the somewhat significant improvement, tech savvy buyers were aware of the change. Now, according to some new reports, it seems that the company is still shipping the old models to buyers, despite the fact that Microsoft has promised to deliver only upgraded models featuring the new CPU. The new processor is said to come with 20% higher clock speed and 15% to 20% better overclocked clock speed.

Submission + - Pirated Software with Malware to Cost Businesses $500 Billion in 2014

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: A new study conducted by IDC and the National University of Singapore and reported by the Microsoft Cybercrime Center has revealed some interesting numbers regarding the malware affecting pirated software. Businesses worldwide are said to spend nearly $500 billion (such a huge number!) in 2014 to deal with the problems caused by malware on pirated software. Individual consumers are expected to spend $25 billion and waste 1.2 billion hours this year because of security threats and expensive computer fixes.

Submission + - Ex-Microsoft Employee Arrested for Leaking Windows 8

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Alex Kibkalo, a former Microsoft employee has been arrested yesterday for stealing and leaking company secrets. The former software architecture engineer is accused of leaking early Windows 8 builds to a French tech blogger with whom he was communicating inside a forum. The ex-Microsoft employee also stands accused of leaking some Windows 7 program files and also an internal system meant to protect against software piracy. Kibkalo is said to have leaked the Windows 8 code in the middle of 2012 because he was angry over a poor performance review.

Submission + - iPad 4 Replaces iPad 2 & New 8GB iPhone 5c Released

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: It seems that Tim Cook is once again trying its supply chain tricks as Apple has finally took the second-generation iPad off the shelves, after it was surprisingly announced at the launch of the iPad Air that the iPad 4 would be discontinued and not the older iPad 2. But that was a smart financial move, because building an iPad 2 is cheaper than building an iPad 4 and Apple would thus get a much bigger profit margin. And there were still enough buyers, like schools, businesses and other enterprise clients. Now the 16 GB iPad is available on Apple's online store for a price starting at $399 .

Also to try and appeal to budget conscious buyers, Apple has released a new version of the plasticky iPhone 5c — the 8 GB model. The 8 GB iPhone 5c has been officially made available for purchase to its European online stores. The smartphone is priced at £429 for the unlocked version in the United Kingdom, which represents a difference of £40 between it and the 16 GB model. It will be launched on Apple's US Store later on today.

Submission + - EU Votes for Universal Phone Charger

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: The European Union has voted in favor of a draft legislation which lists among the “essential requirements” of electrical devices approved by the EU a compatibility with “universal” chargers . According to a German MEP, this move will eliminate 51,000 tonnes of electronic waste. The draft law was approved by an overwhelming majority of 550 votes to 12 . At the moment, according to estimates, there are around 30 different types of charger on the market, but manufacturers have two years at their disposal to get ready for the new restriction.

Submission + - 1GB of Google Drive Storage Now Costs Only $0.02 per Month

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: Up until today, I always had the impression that cloud storage was pretty expensive and I’m sure that many will agree with me. It’s a good thing that some bright minds over at Google have the same impressions as they now have drastically discounted the monthly storage plans on Google Drive. The new monthly storage plans and their previous prices are as follows: $1.99 for 100GB (previously $4.99), $9.99 for 1TB (previously $49.99), and $99.99 for 10TB.The 2 dollar plan per month means that the price for a gigabyte gets down to an incredibly low price of only two cents per month.

Submission + - VLC Finally Launches App for Windows 8

Submitted by SmartAboutThings
SmartAboutThings writes: After a long journey of more than one year, which included even a successfully ended Kickstarter campaign, the VLC app for Windows 8 is officially here. VLC for Windows 8 is currently in beta, and it lacks some important features, such as the ability to open music files or support for Windows RT devices. On the good side, VLC for Windows 8 supports the same codecs as the VLC application for desktop, from MPEG-1 to H.265, through WMV3 and VC-1; it also supports multiple-audio tracks selection, embedded subtitles, background audio playback, Live Tiles, removable storage and DLNA servers.

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