Thursday
Apr302015

Review: Kobo Glo HD eBook reader

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Kobo Glo HD's 6” HD Carta E Ink touchscreen with a 1448 x 1072 resolution 300 pixels per inch is no gimmick, it really looks super crisp and clear. Kobo also still maintains the most even backlighting in the market which ensures great visibility in any lighting condition.

Kobo has been pushing the state of the art in e-Ink eBook reader technology and design. While rival Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite has received nominal updates and minor tweaks, the Kobo Glo HD line has progressed in a more evolutionary fashion and the Glo HD is the current pinnacle of this technology.

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Thursday
Apr302015

Ubisoft holds charity drive for Nepal earthquake

Ubisoft is hoping to help out the region that inspired the scenery of their game Far Cry 4. The game developer is holding a charity drive to draw more donations for Nepal after the devastating earthquake hit the area. They said they will match up to $100,000 in donations given to the Canadian Red Cross for disaster relief. To do your part, you can donate here.

Source: Kotaku

Thursday
Apr302015

Let Microsoft crush or boost your ego with age guessing site

Want to have a machine boost or completely crush your ego? Microsoft introduced a new site called How-Old.net that guesses your age. You can upload a photo of yourself or anyone you want to and it uses facial recognition and other information to guess age and gender. And yes, it can get it right sometimes but still be prepared for it to overshoot or just leave you extremely flattered.

Source: Mashable

Thursday
Apr302015

Initial rollout of Windows 10 will come to PCs

Microsoft doesn’t want to jump the gun with Windows 10 so rollout of the new operating system will come out slowly. According to Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore, the rollout will happen starting in the northern summer (around August) and will increase throughout fall. And the OS will be coming to PCs first, other devices like Phone, Xbox One, Arudino, and HoloLens will be launched in the coming months. Unfortunately, not even the PC version will be getting all features. Some unidentified features will be coming after the launch.

Source: Gizmodo