Play .MKV’s in Windows Media Center (WMC)

For a long time I had resisted converting my DVD and Blu-Ray disks into any other format because I didn’t want to lose any quality.  I had lived by this rule for a long time, and thankfully companies like QNAP and Thecus came to my storage rescue.  However, the day has come where the cost of storing all the extra garbage that comes along with these movies has opened my eyes to benefits conversions.  With that, I have began converting my movie collection to a format that allows me to lose all the excess fat, but keep my movie loss-less. Read More…


The Guardian

Nokia design chief hints at Lumia phones with NFC and wireless charging
The Guardian
Nokia is working on a Windows Phone model that incorporates NFC (Near Field Communications) technology to connect to external accessories – and is even considering versions with wireless charging, its design chief has indicated in an exclusive ...
Microsoft Stores taking $25 deposit on Nokia Lumia 900Los Angeles Times
Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But RiskyInformationWeek
Windows Phone 8: Great, But Still Too Late?PC Magazine
CNET -Register -The Seattle Times
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Telegraph.co.uk

Apple Takes Gamble on New Retail Chief
Wall Street Journal
By KATHY GORDON LONDON—The appointment Tuesday of John Browett as head of Apple Inc.'s retail operations is a big vote of confidence in the Dixons Retail PLC chief executive but something of a gamble for the US electronics giant as it seeks to expand ...
Apple names European exec to head retail opsThe Associated Press
Apple Names Browett to Lead Retail Business Amid Global PushSan Francisco Chronicle
Apple taps Dixons Retail chief to run its storesAFP

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TechCrunch

Super-Slim HTC Ville Spotted On Video With Sense 4.0 In Tow
TechCrunch
News of HTC's forthcoming Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Ville has been making the rounds since last November, but now with Mobile World Congress less than a month away, we're finally getting our first real look at it. HTC-Hub has managed to get their ...
Unannounced HTC Ville with Android 4.0 and Sense 4.0 shown off in leaked videoBGR
HTC Ville caught on video with Sense 4.0SlashGear
HTC Ville gets hands-on en Francais, is presumably practicing its Spanish for ...Engadget
Mobiputing -The Verge -Android Community
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BBC News

Caution on Twitter urged as tourists barred from US
BBC News
Holidaymakers have been warned to watch their words after two friends were refused entry to the US on security grounds after a tweet. Before his trip, Leigh Van Bryan wrote that he was going to "destroy America". He insisted he was referring to simply ...
Emily Bunting and Leigh Van Bryan: UK tourists arrested over 'destroy America ...Daily Mail
Twitter Jokes get British Tourists Barred from US: What You Need to KnowInternational Business Times
US bars friends over Twitter jokeThe Sun
msnbc.com -ABC News -BusinessWeek
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EFYTimes

McAfee updates Mobile Security to 2.0, keeps you protected on the go (video)
Engadget
By Edgar Alvarez posted Jan 31st 2012 8:40AM If you tend to exercise a bit more caution when using your mobile machine, we imagine you'll welcome McAfee's Mobile Security 2.0 with open arms. The Intel-owned security connoisseur has just introduced its ...
McAfee launches its Mobile Security 2.0 softwareInquirer
McAfee Updates Mobile Security With Remote Tracking, Data WipeseWeek
McAfee Mobile 2.0 Moves Beyond Virus ProtectionPCWorld
PC Magazine -CNET -BetaNews
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Social Barrel

AT&T Galaxy Note to arrive February 19
TG Daily
The Galaxy Note, which could be described more as a "tabletphone" than a smartphone, will be released to stores on February 19. Manufactured by Samsung, the device has a whopping 5.3-inch display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 16 GB of built-in memory ...
Samsung Galaxy Note will be available at AT&T stores Feb. 19Los Angeles Times
Samsung Launching Revolutionary Galaxy Note Super Phone with 90-Second Super ...MarketWatch (press release)
Samsung Galaxy Note Coming to AT&T Feb. 19PC Magazine
Computerworld -Washington Post -InformationWeek
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Mobiletor.com

There's No App For That, And That's Good
InformationWeek
Developing custom apps for tablets and smartphones has become the cool thing to do. Just make sure you aren't opening a can of budget-busting worms long term. As tablets and smartphones become everyday business tools, smart IT leaders are moving from ...
Two apps that one-up Facebook on smartphonesCNET
Yahoo launches iPhone, Android apps search engineDigital Spy UK
Yahoo drops ten mobile appsDigitaltrends.com
TechCrunch -Mobile Burn -SlashGear
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LAPTOP Magazine

Will this be the year of Apple in the enterprise?
Computerworld
By Ryan Faas Computerworld - Apple has never been considered an enterprise technology company, but it owns a significant share of the mobile enterprise market, largely due to the success of the iPhone, iPad and MacBook Air.
Where the iPad needs to go from hereInfoWorld
Why Android isn't gaining on Apple in the EnterpriseApple Insider
iPhone 5 removable battery and card slotPhones Review
Salt Lake Tribune -International Business Times -prMac (press release)
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PanARMENIAN.Net

Morgan Stanley predicts Apple will sell 40 million iPhones in China by 2013
SlashGear
Apple has admitted that it had planned poorly for the launch of the iPhone 4S in China. Apple launched the iPhone 4S in China and didn't have enough stock leaving many who waited in line without the device, which led to near riots with eggs thrown at ...
China Telecom Can't Comment on Apple Talks After Media ReportBusinessWeek
Apple predicted to sell up to 40M iPhones on China Mobile, China Telecom in 2013Apple Insider
China Telecom reveals upcoming launch of iPhone 4SCNET
China Daily -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal
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ConsumerReports.org

Panasonic Announces 20X-Zoom Pocket Camera, Full-Featured Rugged Camera
PCWorld
Four new Panasonic point-and-shoots were unveiled today, including the 20X-optical-zoom Lumix ZS20 and the durable Lumix TS4, which is packed with a barometer, an altimeter, and full manual controls. By Tim Moynihan, PCWorld Panasonic Lumix ...
Panasonic Releases New Superzoom and Tough Compact CamerasPC Magazine
Panasonic Lumix ZS20 is world's thinnest 20x zoom cameraCNET
Panasonic introduces Lumix DMC-ZS20 and ZS15 compact superzoom camerasEngadget
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