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There were two major questions that came from readers after we published our comprehensive Windows 8 review, and we want to expound on what you get with the Media Center/Pro packs regarding media playback, and Windows 8 and RT app compatibility.
Ubuntu and Mint don't want it; Linus called it an “unholy mess.” While most other distros are passing up or postponing GNOME Shell, Fedora is full steam ahead. Does Red Hat know something the rest of us don't? Or is GNOME 3 really as bad as everyone says?
Possibly a better way to beam from the small screen to big.
Intel has purchased from RealNetworks approximately 190 patents, 170 patent applications and next generation video codec software.
It's the industry's first Pico-ITX board with dual core processing, claims VIA.
Steam is now using Skype's SILK codec for improved chat quality. There's also a new Portal 2 video, and talk about possible video capture capabilities within Steam.
After running hundreds of tests and watching hours of the same few videos over and over for the better part of a week, we've come to some interesting conclusions about version 10.1 of Adobe's Flash technology that you're going to want to read about.
