Microsoft’s Windows Store Coming February 2012

As well as announcing that the Windows 8 public beta will be available in February, Microsoft has also announced that the Windows Store will launch in February of 2012, and Microsoft has shared some more details about the Windows Store.

It looks like the deals with application developers for the Windows Store will be similar to what Apple offers, Microsoft will pay developers 70 percent of the revenue and keep 30 percent themselves, although the deal does look better as when a particular app reaches $25,000 in revenue, Microsoft will pay developers 80 percent of the revenue.

Applications in the Windows Store will be available in all languages and apps will be available in a total of 231 markets around the world, and when the Windows Store launches in February it will be a beta store, all applications will be free initially.

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Logitech Revue Gets Android Honeycomb Update

Logitech announced a while back that they had decided not to make any Logitech Revue Google TV set top boxes, although the company did confirm that they would continue to provide updates for existing devices.

Logitech has now confirmed that they will start to roll out the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update for the Logitech Revue this week, and the update brings a range of new features to the Logitech Revue.

We are pleased to announce that we will begin delivering a free software update of the Android 3.1 platform to Logitech Revue™ with Google TV™ this week. If you’re already a Revue user, simply ensure your unit is turned on and connected to the Web, and accept the update that pops up onto your TV screen. New customers are expected to receive this version automatically upon activation.

You can find out full details about the Android 3.1 Honeycomb update for the Logitech Revue over at the Logitech Blog.

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Grand Theft Auto III Coming To iOS and Android December 15th

Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition is headed to mobile devices, which will include the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch 4G, as well as Android smartphones and tablets.

It looks like the game will be headed to the following Android smartphones, HTC Rezound, LG Optimus2x, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, T-Mobile G2x v, plus a range of Android tablets which include the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Asus Transformer and more.

Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition will go on sale for iOS and Android devices on the 15th of December for $4.99, you can find out more information over at RockStar Games.

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Windows 8 Public Beta Confirmed For February 2012 Launch

There have been rumors recently that Microsoft would be launching the public beta of Windows 8around February of next year, and now Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8 public beta will be available in February of 2012.

Microsoft’s Windows 8 developer preview has already become extremely popular with more than 3 million downloads since it was launched, and we suspect the public beta will be even more popular.

Microsoft has yet to confirm the official launch date of Windows 8, although we have heard previously that Windows 8 RTM is expected to be released to hardware manufacturers in July, which could mean we will see Windows 8 launch in the fall of 2012.

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