April 29, 2014
Musician Frank Bell doesn’t miss a beat using Skype at TED2014 panel

Some of the world’s most innovative ideas were shared at the TED2014 conference in Vancouver, Canada last month, and Skype was there to facilitate conversations with folks such as astronaut Chris Hadfield, Oscar-nominated director Jehane Noujaim and Sports Illustrated reporter David Epstein.

April 29, 2014
Now you can print Word, Excel and PowerPoint docs from your iPad

You can now print Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations from your iPad, the Office Blogs announced Tuesday. The new feature comes as part of the first update to the Word, Excel and PowerPoint for iPad apps, released last month.

April 29, 2014
Beauty and brains! Lots of choices with Acer’s new Aspire E14 and E15 notebook series

Color is one of the big draws of Acer’s new Aspire E14 and E15 notebook series, but there’s also lots of brainpower behind the beauty. These 14- and 15.6-inch displays have options for 4th-generation Intel Core processors, up to 1 TB of storage, and a range of viewing choices, including: touch or non-touch, full HD or HD, and glare or matte displays.

April 29, 2014
May the deal be with you: This week’s Deals with Gold include savings on ‘Star Wars’ games on demand

Xbox Live Gold members won’t want to miss this week’s Deals with Gold in the Xbox Games Store, with discounts valid through May 5. You’ll find several “Star Wars” games on demand, in addition to add-ons with big discounts, including “LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars,” “LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga,” “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” and “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II” for 50 percent off.