10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning
Apr 3, 2014, 16:14 IST
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- Amazon released the Fire TV, a video and gaming box that sells for $99.99. It's just like all the other streaming devices out there, just with a new interface and games.
- Microsoft revealed a major change for Windows 8. Any computer with a keyboard will load in the traditional desktop mode instead of the tile-based interface Microsoft tried to thrust on users.
- Microsoft also added "Cortana," a Siri-style personal assistant to Windows Phone.
- The biggest story from Microsoft is that it's giving away Windows on all devices with a less than 9-inch screen. This is a major change in business strategy.
- The tech protesting in San Francisco is getting weird, and gross. Someone climbed on a Yahoo bus and vomited on it yesterday.
- Still don't understand why Facebook paid $2 billion for Oculus Rift? Read this. Virtual Reality is going to be a huge part of our lives.
- Google's stock split is happening today. It gives Larry Page and Sergey Brin even more control over their company.
- The U.S. government tried to build "Cuban Twitter," a Twitter group that would undermine the Cuban government.
- Barry Diller says that if Aereo, the Internet-based TV company, loses its Supreme Court case, then it's "finished."
- Here's our review of the new HBO show Silicon Valley: It's pretty good, but not great. You'll enjoy it if you watch it.
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