VLC for Windows 8

In case certain file formats are not available in Windows 8 or something, well I don't know, there's VLC Windows 8 Metro edition. Currently, it has been installed on about 0.1 billion devices globally but that is the desktop-mode application that is running on the Windows PCs, the standard computers powered by Intel or AMD processors. This edition will support ARM-based tablets in the subsequent release in addition to other devices and other architectures. Like the desktop version of the media player from VLC, you have the access to the files, discs and the network streams but do you probably want the portable DVD/BD player just for your tablet devices? Well, nobody makes this kind of purpose like that but if you don't have the Blue-Ray technology at your home at all, you may want to buy a BR player, the PS3 or perhaps the USB BD-RW drive for your computer. It may be good if your computer comes with the Blue Ray drive but the games are obviously run from DVD-ROMs as that format isn't the most popular one.

This fundraiser from VLC is run to allowed experienced VideoLAN core team members to work on this Metro port. They expect the release three months after this campaign.

During the development, they had created prototype versions of the software with working and audio playback of local files to make sure that this project is actually feasible as part of their development challenge. The prototype versions were easier to interleave than they anticipated. The first release of VLC for Windows 8 Metro edition will run on x86-based devices, followed by the ARM based support that will be added in a subsequent release.

Chrome for IOS and Android Update

For IOS users, the browser version had been updated to Chrome version 23. This includes the ability to open PDFs in other apps, support for saving your boarding passes and tickets with Passbook, an option to automatically detect text encoding and stability and security improvements so the updates may be easy with the App Store or ITunes if you already have installed the app.

For Android users, well, what the hell is up with the version of the app. It was updated to version 18 for ARM and x86 Android devices. This includes fixes for some frequently occurring stability issues. Like App Store for the IOS, the update through Google Play Store is easy

InfiniTV and Ceton Companion for Windows 8

It seems that Ceton is planning the new drivers for InfiniTV tuners on Windows 8 system that may have the new Ceton Media Center Plugin but there's no need to update if you're a Windows 7 user. The downside is that the bridging feature is no supported when running on Windows 8 devices. Network Tuners are supported when connecting Windows 8 computers to Windows 7 computers with InfiniTV however. For Ceton Companion Services, there is a beta version of the software for Windows 8. These are PC-based components that are used by Ceton Companion mobile app. So, if you're using the mobile app and Windows 8 on your computer, you may want to upgrade the Ceton Companion Services running on your computer.
Other updates include the Beta Program that happened two days ago. Right after this, they will be issuing a firmware update with some new capabilities for Ceton Echo. This may include the 1080p video support, exposed settings that you may need Media Center plugin on your computer that will allow you to enable optical audio out, audio bitstreaming over HDMI or optical, manage Echo software updates and run diagnostics. Plus, there's even an Android Support for Echo which may have the extension in interesting new ways with more capabilites and apps. However, the downside to the bad future is that they're planning this version as the Christmas present.

Spreadsheet on Google Drive smartphone app

There comes the spreadsheet on Google Drive smartphone app that you can make, edit and format the spreadsheets online from anywhere you go with your IOS and Android devices. You can switch fonts, resize columns and rows, sort data and even more. Just like using on the computer, the editing of the documents will be in real time so watch what you're doing and especially for other friends who are editing the same document as well.
Other tweaks to the app include better text formatting when you copy and paste in a Google Drive document and for Android users, you can edit text within tables in documents and add a shortcut on the homescreen of your device to any specific file in Google Drive storage.

Bing Translator App for Windows Phone 8

The Translator app on Windows Phone devices may be freaking handy for translation but it contains other ways of translating into other languages such as the new lens feature where you can translate the text in the picture taken with the camera and the use of the voice feature to translate what you say to the text in other languages.
This is the combination of AR Translation with the camera, speech and text translation but damn, Augmented Reality on this? Perhaps I was reminded of various games on 8th gen portable consoles where you can scan the AR cards and use the camera to capture them and that will trigger something depending on the games you play but using AR for translating stuffs? Well, I don't know.

Xbox System Update that fixes issues for Smartglass users

Recently, the Smartglass app was out for the tablets and smartphone devices but there are flaws haunting them and especially for the Xbox Music which has the flaws regarding the playlist name. In this update that was recently out two days ago in the western timezone, the issues regarded the incorrect playlist name when launching the playlist from the app to the console, the Video Closed Captioning and other issues in Xbox Music the users were experiencing. So, where the hell was product testing by then before calling this fluid enough?

GMail and Google Drive

The update for Gmail allows you to add the files from your Google Drive storage of up to 10GB but do you want or have some sort of reason to send such a very large file like that in your mail?
In addition, using the Gmail forgotten attachment detector, Google will detect if the file you send from Google Drive is shared with everyone or not, you'll be prompted with the option to change the file sharing settings without leaving the email and especially for the links that lead to the files from your Drive storage.
So start messaging your friends with the content taken from your Google Drive storage after the update has rolled out in the next few days.