Thursday, August 9, 2012

Remains of the Day: Steam Moves Beyond Games, Will Add Other ...




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Remains of the Day: Steam Moves Beyond Games, Will Add Other Apps to Its Online Store Steam will be adding other apps besides games to its online store, Google Translate for Android updates with image translation, Microsoft is rumored to be dropping “Metro” from its Windows 8 vocabulary, and YouTubes built-in editor gets revamped.



  • Steam Expands Beyond Games Steam, the expansive online game store, has announced that they’re expanding this fall to include other types of software. The store will include software “ranging from creativity to productivity”, and will take advantage of a lot of Steam’s existing features like automatic updating, cloud storage for settings and files, and more. The launch is currently planned for September 5th. [Steam]

  • Google Translate for Android Updates with Image Translation The Google Translate Android app updated today with the ability to translate parts of photos using your phone’s camera. Simply tap the camera icon, and then tap the screen to take a picture. Then you highlight what you want to translate. [Google Play]

  • Microsoft: Don’t Call It Metro. Call It “Windows 8″ Microsoft is rumored to be dropping the “Metro” name from Windows 8 due to a dispute with an “important European partner.” The company is said to substitute “Metro” with simply “Windows 8.” [ZDNet]

  • Launching Today: Updated Video Editing Interface & Features YouTube updated its built-in video editor with a redesigned user interface and removed some of the clutter from the previous version. Filters can now be easily accessed and there’s also real-time previews, making it easier and quicker to view your changes. [YouTube Creator Blog]

  • CyanogenMod 9 – Stable After months of work, the CyanogenMod team will be releasing CyanogenMod 9 as a stable release later tonight, which will conclude their Ice Cream Sandwich support (aside from critical bugfixes). The stable CM9 build is for a majority of ICS devices, with a few devices yet to come. The team will now be solely focused on Jelly Bean. [CyanogenMod]

  • FlightTrack Releases Free Version with a Redesigned UI Popular travel app FlightTrack now has a free version for both iOS and Android, and it’s been updated with a new user interface. It now includes an overhead view of the flight’s path, real-time departure and arrival info, gate numbers and baggage claim details. [Mobiata]




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http://randomsmartstuffs.com/2012/08/10/remains-of-the-day-steam-moves-beyond-games-will-add-other-apps-to-its-online-store-for-what-its-worth/






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