Gadgetory

it's time to give your laptop more battery life I'm Bridget Carey and this is your scene that update this year we are seeing more hybrid pcs for example laptops that can be used as a tablet when you separate the screen asus just showed off one coming later this year called the transformer book trio it's a Windows 8 laptop and also an Android tablet well these kinds of devices could demand more battery so intel has announced it has a new line of processors arriving to computers this year that will increase battery life and give computers better graphics performance in short if you're not in a hurry to buy a computer wait a few months these fourth-generation intel processors are just starting to arrive in new computers and by the fall most PC should have them but how do you know it's a fourth-generation Intel chip next to the markings for core i7 or Core i5 make sure the next string of numbers starts with a 44 fourth generation as for what's new in windows 8 how about the ability to require a fingerprint to open a file folder if you have a computer that has a built-in fingerprint scanner you'll be able to use fingerprint access in more ways the windows 8.1 update is coming later this year and it will also have more features that appeal to business users Microsoft is also adding a start button type shortcut icon to the desktop mode as well as the ability to save files directly to the cloud on SkyDrive and speaking of Windows the game halo is coming to windows 8 and windows phone 8 next month it will be the first Halo game designed to work on a touchscreen the game is called halo Spartan assault the app costs seven bucks you can control it with finger taps and swipes on the screen instead of first person you play in a bird's-eye view to complete 25 missions the story is set between halo 3 and Halo 4 Dora and spongebob have moved off netflix to Amazon Prime instant video amazon made a deal with Viacom for the rights to show thousands of episodes of popular shows from nick jr. MTV and Comedy Central Netflix meanwhile has the rights to Disney shows and movies a new portable gaming device will arrive in stores next week on jun 11th it's the wikipad an android based gaming tablet that snaps into a game controller frame the wikipad had a failed attempt at a launch last Halloween but now the creators have updated some features like shrinking it to an 8-inch screen and also shrinking the price to 250 dollars instead of charging the original price of five hundred dollars for the larger 10 inch model that your tech news update you can find more details on these stories at cnet com / update from our studios in New York I'm Bridget