| Toshiba Satellite U845 review: an inexpensive Ultrabook worth considering Aug 20th 2012, 18:00  Toshiba's most recent Ultrabook offerings have something of a split personality. On the one hand, there's the Satellite U845W, a high-end machine with solid quality and a funky, 21:9 display. Announced alongside it, though, was the Satellite U845, a more modest sort of machine for folks who can't afford to spend $1,000 on their next laptop. Starting at $750, it offers all the specs you'd expect from a mid-range laptop: Ivy Bridge, Intel Wireless Display and a backlit keyboard. And, given that it's a slightly larger Ultrabook, it also makes room for key ports like HDMI and an Ethernet jack. But the U845 is hardly the only 14-inch thin-and-light on the block, and it's definitely not the only sub-$800 system aimed at the back-to-school crowd. Read on to see if there's enough pizazz here to make this a memorable machine. Continue reading Toshiba Satellite U845 review: an inexpensive Ultrabook worth considering Filed under: Laptops Toshiba Satellite U845 review: an inexpensive Ultrabook worth considering originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | BBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone 8, blames Microsoft Aug 20th 2012, 17:19  Microsoft is getting brickbats from developers unenthused by its forthcoming operating system(s), and the BBC is the latest to join the chorus. When asked about bringing iPlayer to Windows Phone, the corporation's on-demand honcho, Daniel Danker, responded by saying it's not cost-or-time effective for the system -- thanks to a lack of support for HTTP Live Streaming. Mr. Danker confirmed to us that HLS is not the proprietary format it's believed to be, used on a wide variety of devices including Smart TVs and consoles -- but is not included in Redmond's mobile OS. Live streaming is also impossible thanks to a "bug" in the software that can't secure the session, breaking the corporation's copy protection system which only affects mobile devices. Redmond's known of the problem for some time, and is working on a solution, but has yet to make any official announcement otherwise. He's optimistic that a solution might arrive, perhaps on October 26th, but until then, BBC iPlayer won't be arriving on your Windows-powered handset. After the break we've included the full text of the email if you'd like to hear it from the source. Continue reading BBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone 8, blames Microsoft Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment BBC not bringing iPlayer or live streaming to Windows Phone 8, blames Microsoft originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  WMPowerUser, WP Central | | Email this | Comments | |
