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Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Popcorn Trivia – if you are a true movie fan you will love this game

8:04 AM Android, App, iOS, Microsoft, Movie, Quiz

You have tried several movie trivia based quiz games but none seems to please you with their poor design and silly questions? Don’t worry, because we offer you the very best movie trivia quiz with this app called Popcorn Trivia.

Search through the movie catalog and see how much you know about movies

When you start playing this app, you will have an option to either spin a wheel and begin answering questions about one of three randomly selected movies or search through the huge catalog for a particular movie title. The catalog has a really big collection of movies ranging from the classical movies like Casablanca or The Godfather to the current blockbusters like Passenger and Logan. It’s weekly updated! In this game you will find something for everyone, in other words, it’s suitable for any player no matter the age. On top of that, if you find out that your favorite movie is missing you have the option to cast a vote and have it included in the future.

Intelligent and well-researched questions
There are three rounds of ten questions for each movie. The questions themselves are challenging, intelligent, well-researched, and obviously compiled by a team with a deep knowledge and love of movies. If you don’t know the answer in some of the questions, you can use help like “50/50” and “Redo” to help you figure out the answer.

Popcorn Trivia is simply an essential game for the movie lovers. It’s so addictive that you will surely spend hours and hours playing it.

Download this fantastic movie trivia app for free from Google, App and Microsoft Store and learn more about your favorite movies.

Download Link Google Store: Popcorn Trivia

Download Link App Store: Popcorn Trivia

Download Link Microsoft Store: Popcorn Trivia

HSN offered five Windows 8 PCs, but only after one day they were removed after the reaction of Microsoft

9:17 AM Acer, Gateway, HSN, Microsoft, Windows 8, Windows 8 desktop, Windows 8 laptops, Windows 8 PCs

In the last month a lot of Windows 8 tablets were introduced. We wrote about the HP Windows 8 tablet. Although the official date of Windows 8 release is October 26, the shopping giant HSN now offers 5 Windows 8 PCs on sale, from which 4 are laptops and only one is desktop.

According to HSN, all configurations that are going to be sold will be delivered instantly with a 64-bit version of Windows 8. Sales of Windows 8 configurations despite the "ban" of Microsoft probably will not go unpunished, but will have to wait to see the reaction of Microsoft.

Configurations of laptop computers are standard, Intel i3 and i5 Ivy Bridge processors with 4 to 8 GB DDR 3 and hard drives from 500GB to 1 TB. For now, there's only one desktop configuration that does not seem too impressive. However on two of the laptops the new track pad was added, this will capture better user experience with the new operating system. Prices of laptops are between $700 and $1000, and the desktop will cost $1200. All configurations are produced by Acer and Gateway, which is also an Acer branch.

Windows 8 comes with a pre-instaled software like Office 2010, Nero 12 Essentials, Adobe Reader, Norton Security Trial.

Unlike HSN, Amazon still is not selling any Windows 8 configuration, and ZDnet reports that Walmart also has no configuration data for Windows 8.

Edit: Few hours ago, after only one day, HSN removed all the products from its web store after the reaction of Microsoft. All five products are still listed on HSN's website, but if you attempt to see the specs or buy one you'll get this message "We're sorry, this product has sold out and is no longer available."

Microsoft presented its new logo

5:10 PM Microsoft, New Microsoft logo

After 25 years Microsoft changed its logo.

"This is an incredibly exciting year for Microsoft as we prepare to release new versions of nearly all of our products," people from Microsoft are saying.

"Our logo should evolve to visually accentuate this new beginning."

The new logo has two components: Logotype and symbol.

Segoe font was used for creating the logotype, which Microsoft is already using in their products, and the symbol, four squares of different colors, indicate the company's broad product portfolio.

Do you want to buy 10 megabyte disk drive? It will cost you $950! Look at some older interesting computer ads...

11:11 AM Apple, Microsoft, Old ads

If you want to make sure that the technology is advancing and developing with unbelievable speed, just look at this ads from the 80s and 90s. Those who were born in 70s, 80s and 90s will surely remember some of the products.

First, look at this ad for a hard drive with, for that time unbelievable, 10 Mbyte of space, for unbelievable $950 nowadays. But, with a 2 years warranty. :)

10 megabytes are too little for you? Here is a hard disk of 15 megabytes to add 15 million characters. For "just" $2,500.

Remember these amazing 3MB diskettes that came in packages of 10 pieces.The whole package was really useful to record tons of games and software.

What do you think of a portabal printer? This crazy idea seems to be operated only in the 80s. Then, for only $600 you could bring your own "small" printer at work, school, or perhaps to a business meeting.

About thirty years ago the modern successful businessman had a phone ... a real fix phone ... and ... 5 inch monitor and keyboard.

Also in the 80s there were hipsters :)

Wtf is electronic mail?

The ad below is for Interlude, one of the first sex video games from Apple. Both partners tell the computer in what kind of mood they are, and the software gives a scenario with instructions on how to proceed, for example, "place roses on the bed and surprise your lady when you get out of the bathroom."