Microsoft launches Windows 10, will be free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users

Microsoft really wants to make up for Windows 8 and it also wants holdouts move away from Windows 7 so it will be offering the latest, greatest Windows 10 OS for free as an upgrade for users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 8. Microsoft wants everyone to get on Windows 10 so the offer will be good for one year.

Microsoft also demoed how Windows 10 and XBox One will be more integrated, allowing any connected Windows 10 PC to play XBox one games remotely. Hit jump for the full details on today's announcement.

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Ringly's wearable tech that is on this girl's list

By Sonya Davidson

Finally. Yes, I mean it. FINALLY we are seeing more stylish offerings for women when it comes to wearable tech. Let's face it, while the smart watches are nice, they haven't quite appealed to the fashion forward female market. But developers and designers are racing to meet the screaming wants of women everywhere. We're starting to see interesting smart devices in forms of bracelets and pendants and even some developments into purses. All of the items are serving different needs for everyday life.

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Apple buys media analytics company Semetric

Apple just purchased media analytics company Semetric which owns Musicmetric tracking service. The company can track music sales, downloads, social networking stats for various artists and labels. Musicmetric also partnered with eminent streaming service Spotify to integrate data gathering for subscribers. Apple purchases a variety of smaller companies for various reasons, be it technology or personnel as well as integration into existing projects. The Semetric purchase is seen as a component to Beats Music, which Apple acquired last year and which many are expecting to be relaunched in 2015.

Source: The Guardian via  Macrumors

BlackBerry offering 50 gold and black limited edition Passports

While the classic Black variant is pretty popular, and the white and red versions are equally good looking, BlackBerry has opted to push out a more exclusive version of its Passport smartphone, this one is black with gold accents and carries both a limited edition badge as well as a Porsche Design badge.

Available at  Shop BlackBerry for $999 in Canada and $899 in the US – It seems BlackBerry is addressing third-party companies that are tearing apart and electroplating existing Passports for over US $1,200.00. So BlackBerry Passport users with a gold fetish can now truly indulge in a very rare and exclusive (not to mention, numbered) variant that's certain to be a collector's item someday.