Getting fit this summer? Here's an app place to start

Robot wields mop in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup

Give us the Windows 8 Start menu and no one will get hurt

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June 13, 2014

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Getting fit this summer? Here's an app place to start

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Issue highlights

1. Robot wields mop in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup

2. Give us the Windows 8 Start menu and no one will get hurt

3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way

4. Why is Alienware launching a Steam Machine with Windows instead of SteamOS?

5. Skim over 1700 TED talks with this spreadsheet

6. FCC looking into Internet peering complaints from Netflix, consumers

7. Priceline will eat up OpenTable for a $2.6 billion tab

8. Need to move to IPv6 highlighted as Microsoft runs out of US address space

9. Samsung's Galaxy Tab S shows innovation in short supply

Robot wields mop in Fukushima nuclear plant cleanup

In a marriage of low and high technology, a robot is using a mop to clean up Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. READ MORE

Give us the Windows 8 Start menu and no one will get hurt

It's looking like Microsoft won't be bringing back the Start menu until 2015. Way to put the customer first, Microsoft! READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: The Rails 4 Way

Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE

Why is Alienware launching a Steam Machine with Windows instead of SteamOS?

In today's open source roundup: Alienware prepares to launch its Alpha Steam Machine with Windows instead of SteamOS. Plus: HP moves away from Microsoft with The Machine, and a review of OpenMandriva LX 2014. READ MORE

Skim over 1700 TED talks with this spreadsheet

More than 400 hours' worth of inspiring videos listed in one spreadsheet. READ MORE

FCC looking into Internet peering complaints from Netflix, consumers

The agency is asking for information about middle-mile traffic exchange between Netflix and large broadband providers. READ MORE

Priceline will eat up OpenTable for a $2.6 billion tab

Online travel site Priceline is adding restaurant bookings to its menu of offerings with the $2.6 billion all-cash acquisition of OpenTable. READ MORE

Need to move to IPv6 highlighted as Microsoft runs out of US address space

Microsoft has been forced to start using its global stock of IPv4 addresses to keep its Azure cloud service afloat. READ MORE

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S shows innovation in short supply

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S tablets lack standout features to wow customers, a sign that innovation is in short supply in a slowing tablet market that is full of look-alikes. READ MORE

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