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In November last year, Microsoft started delivering Kinect for Windows v2 Developer Preview kits to developers — building up expectations for the next-generation version of Kinect to land soon. Today it took the wraps off the hardware’s final look. The sensor is pretty similar to the Kinect for Xbox One, but it says “Kinect” on the top panel while the Xbox Nexus — the green “X” — has been dropped in favor of a simple power indicator. In the meantime, the hub accepts three connections: the sensor, USB 3.0 output to PC, and power. Microsoft notes that the power cables will differ according…
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Microsoft finally launched office for the iPad today and made Office for iOS and Android free, but it isn’t done there after revamping OneNote for iPad to match its other Office apps. In addition to being redesigned for iOS 7, the app now crops and enhances photos of whiteboards and documents automatically, making it more convenient to add multimedia to notes and messages. OneNote is Microsoft’s competitor to Evernote and Google Keep, and is particularly suited to those using desktop devices running Windows. The Android version remains unchanged since January, when it got native sharing and widgets. ➤ OneNote for iPad Headline image…
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Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard
Mar28
on March 28, 2014
at 3:19 am
Lenovo has started a recall of its ThinkPad notebook computer battery packs as they pose a fire hazard caused by overheating, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today (via Computerworld). About 34,500 battery packs in the US and 2,900 in Canada sold with these Thinkpad computers will be recalled: the Edge 11, 13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series. No injuries have been reported, but Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damages to the computer and battery pack. A Xinhua report says that Lenovo is also…
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Lenovo recalls Thinkpad battery packs in US, Canada and China, which pose a fire hazard
Mar28
on March 28, 2014
at 3:19 am
Lenovo has started a recall of its ThinkPad notebook computer battery packs as they pose a fire hazard caused by overheating, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today (via Computerworld). About 34,500 battery packs in the US and 2,900 in Canada sold with these Thinkpad computers will be recalled: the Edge 11, 13 and 14 series, the T410, T420, T510 and W510 series, and the X100e, X120e, X200, X201 and X201s series. No injuries have been reported, but Lenovo has received two reports of the battery packs overheating, resulting in damages to the computer and battery pack. A Xinhua report says that Lenovo is also…
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