Cheaper Chromebooks might be on their way

Chromebooks are generally affordable devices but they might be even more pocket-friendly with the use of a low-end chip. MediaTek has contributed code to Chromium operating system (the base for Chrome OS) to test a device running on an entry-level ARM Cortex-A7 processor.  Theoretically, this will create Chromeboxes and Chromebooks that would cost less than the usual US$200 price of these devices. However, this will also affect speed as the Cortex-A7 system can be quite sluggish. MediaTek has not said what they plan on doing with the code but this is just showing us what may lie ahead.

Source: Engadget

Sony announces plans to sell white version of PS4 separately from ‘Destiny’

Sony previously announced that the PlayStation 4 will be released in white but it will come bundled with Bungie’s sci-fi first-person shooter game Destiny. Now, if you’re not particularly interested in the game, you will be able to purchases the standalone console in the future.  Shuhei Yoshida, president of Worldwide Studios at Sony Computer Entertainment, told Game One that the “glacier white” version will be available later in the year. He did not specify when though. There is also a special Urban Camouflage gamepad in the works and Japan received a limited edition Frozen PlayStation 4 (there is no word if that version is making its way out of Japan).

Source: GameSpot

Microsoft simplifies video editing on Windows Phone with Video Tuner

Want to tweak your recorded mobile videos but don’t have the know-how? Microsoft has just released its own Video Tuner app to help you with that. The app lets you apply filters and corrective adjustments (including speed tweaks), as well as add music (of the non-DRM-protected variety that is). The finished product can be shared to various social sites except for Vine. But you can’t directly share from the app at the moment. Video Tuner also supports MP4 files and it needs a Lumia device running Windows Phone 8.1. If you want to try it out for yourself, you can just download it here.

Source: Engadget

Google Maps for iOS gets improved search capabilities, shows appointments

Google Maps for iOS is slowly catching up with its Android counterpart with this latest update. The app now shows your search results along with descriptions as well as the location of the appointments you have (if you are a Gmail user, that is).  And in case you want to find out what’s happening in your area, the Explore view now shows you what’s nearby. If you would like to try out these new features, you can download Google Maps here.

Source: Engadget