Valve announces free Linux-based SteamOS

Valve wants to bring the gaming experience straight into your living room with its new SteamOS. The free Linux-based operating system will let you play games from your PC right into your television, turning any computer you own into a Steam-powered console. Games can be streamed right from your PCs or Macs to the Steam-powered machine over your home network. What’s more, SteamOS allows for multiple accounts, letting you share the gaming experience with the people in your household.  

This OS announce is one of three major announcements from Valve, each being represented by a different symbol on Steam’s site. It raises speculation that an actual console or "Steambox" might make its debut.

FNotes: Stylish and simple iOS note-taking

If you’ve been looking for a new note-taking app, you might want to consider FNotes. The US$0.99 iOS app (requires iOS 5.0 or later) features a minimalistic look that can be customized using six different themes. It can be taken from business to personal use, allowing you to type in notes of any length.

Aside from being easy to navigate and use, FNotes includes Dropbox integration and note security into the mix. You can keep any important information you want to store on the app and lock these using passwords. You can also share notes to others via email, SMS, or even through Facebook and Twitter.

Nokia Windows RT tablet rumoured to carry the name ‘Lumia 2520’

Twitter account EVleaks, known for accurately predicting Nokia devices in the past, is saying that the upcoming “Sirius” Windows RT tablet from the Finnish brand will be named Lumia 2520—keeping with the Lumia brand. This 10.1-inch tablet is said to run on a quad-core Qualcomm processor with a 1080p display and will be the first Windows RT-based tablet from the company. The Lumia 2520 is said to debut alongside a 6-inch Lumia 1520 on October 22 (it was originally set for a September launch).

Nokia Sirius = Lumia 2520

— @evleaks (@evleaks) September 21, 2013

Microsoft’s Bing for iOS update emphasizes Siri integration

Microsoft has updated its Bing app for the release of iOS 7 and is trumpeting Siri’s integration into the application—meaning you ask Siri to look up something and it’ll Bing it for you.

Aside from that, the updated app now features four tiles—Weather, Popular Now, Nearby, and Images—on the main screen. You can also share images found on the app using Facebook and Twitter and sync and save images and screenshots to SkyDrive. 

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