Microsoft provides further details on "Blue," the Windows 8 (or 8.1, if one wants to be specific) update promising a number of changes to the tablet-centric OS-- including, perhaps, a return of the Start button.
Such hints come from the Wired Business Conference, where Windows chief Julie Larson-Green admits Microsoft is "thinking about" replacing the tiny Start-style UI element lurking in the lower left of the Windows 8 desktop with a traditional button.
"There has been meaningful discussion," Larson-Green says. "The button might be helpful to have on the screen for some people... We're principled in the direction we're heading, but we're not going to be stubborn."
At least some people have been clamoring for a Windows 8 Start button-- by January 2013 1.5 million customers downloaded Pokki, a free Windows 8 start menu replacement app, while Windows Classic Shell downloads spiked following the Windows 8 launch.
AMD has high hopes for the newly formed Semi-Custom Business Unit and expects it to make up to 20% of overall AMD revenues by end 2013 through the design of hardware fit for applications ranging from tablets, smart TVs and PCs to high-performance computing and infrastructure. 
The two devices support 802.11ac, IPv6 and beamforming technology, providing wireless speeds up to x3 faster than Wireless-N according to the company. Linksys Smart Wifi apps allow remote home network access, while ports include gigabit ethernet and USB 3.0. 
"With the Aspire R7, Acer has redesigned the laptop with an approach that's based on how people interact with their notebooks and other devices," the company claims, even if the hinge in question somewhat reminds us of 2007's short-lived HP HDX laptop. 
The store rollout kicked off on 27 April 2013 (the US Galaxy S4 launch date, non-coincidentally) at the New York Union Square Best Buy, a grand opening complete with CEO appearances (Samsung's JK Shin and Best Buy's Hubert Joly) and Bruno Mars performance. 
