Aereo Shuts Down in Salt Lake City, Denver | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

Aereo Shuts Down in Salt Lake City, Denver | News & Opinion | PCMag.com: "Aereo is at SXSW this week to celebrate the launch of its remote DVR service in Austin, Texas. But as one new port opens, another two closed.
In the wake of legal troubles in Utah, Aereo on Saturday was forced to shutter service in Denver, Colo., and Salt Lake City, Utah. Customers were notified that their connection would end Saturday at 10 a.m.; users in those markets will be issued a refund, according to Engadget."



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5 Things to Know Before You Watch the Cosmos Reboot - Slideshow from PCMag.com

5 Things to Know Before You Watch the Cosmos Reboot - Slideshow from PCMag.com: "Thirty-four years ago, the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) debuted a 13-part series, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, that went on to become a major hit.The wide-ranging documentary covered everything about the cosmos—a term believed to have been coined by Pythagoras himself, in reference to the universe as an ordered system. Today, it's even used technically by cosmologists who study all of the space-time continuum in our universe (or the hypothesized multi-verse)."



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A close-up look at Windows 8.1 Update 1 | ZDNet

A close-up look at Windows 8.1 Update 1 | ZDNet: "A major update to Windows 8.1 is scheduled to arrive next month. It's aimed at making the desktop experience easier for keyboard and mouse users. Here's a close-up of the changes you can expect."



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IBM puts Watson in charge of its SXSW food truck, we taste-test (video)

IBM puts Watson in charge of its SXSW food truck, we taste-test (video): "We know Watson has some Jeopardy skills, but putting IBM's supercomputer in the kitchen? That's a little different. Here at SXSW, the company's set up a "Cognitive Cooking" food truck in partnership with the Institute for Culinary Education (ICE). Using Watson's recipe system, which combines three elements (ingredient, cuisine and type of dish) to create unconventional new fare, chefs here in Austin are churning out delicacies such as ceviche fish and chips and Vietnamese apple kebabs."



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Setup Different Backgrounds for Dual Monitors in Windows 7

Setup Different Backgrounds for Dual Monitors in Windows 7: "If you’re still using Windows 7 because you hate Windows 8 and you use more than one monitor, you’ve probably run into the limitation of not being able to use a different wallpaper for each monitor. Windows 8 actually has quite a few awesome features for dual or more monitor setups, but until they fix the whole Start Screen/No-Start-Button issues, people aren’t going to be migrating anytime soon."



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