Summary: News: Microsoft Windows 8.1 free to Windows 8 users, $119.99 and up for others Those running Windows 8 will be able to get Windows 8.1 for free. But 8.1 will cost everyone else between $119.99 and $199.99 (for Pro). Microsoft announced a few months ago that Windows 8.1 will be a free upgrade for anyone already running Windows 8. That still holds true. But Tuesday, company officials shared more on how much Windows 8.1 will cost for those running an older version of Windows. For those running Windows XP, Windows Vista, orWindows 7, Windows 8.1 will cost $119.99. Windows 8.1 Pro will cost $199.99. These prices are for either a download from Windows.com or a retail-packaged DVD product sold at retail. These are the same prices Microsoft charged users of older versions of Windows for the Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro upgrades. There are a couple new wrinkles worth noting about Windows 8.1 pricing, however. First, Microsoft is offering full-version software at retail this time around. This means there's no requirement for users to run a previous version of Windows to get these prices. (In the past, Microsoft offered those running a previous version of Windows an upgrade version, and others a full version.) Microsoft officials said they're making this change due to feedback from customers "in specific technical scenarios." Specifically, this benefits users who want to build PCs from scratch, run Windows 8.1 in virtual-machine environments, and/or run Windows 8.1 on a second hard-drive partition on the hardware of their choice. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-57603341-75/microsoft-windows-8.1-free-to-windows-8-users-$119.99-and-up-for-others/ Amazon Instant Video Gets AirPlay Support on Apple TV Amazon Instant Video has finally been updated with full AirPlay support. As a result, you can now use the app to watch titles from Prime Instant Video and the Amazon Instant Video store right on your Apple TV via AirPlay. In addition to AirPlay support, another new feature is integration with IMDb, which Amazon also owns. This lets you see IMDb cast and director information, ratings, goofs, trivia and quotes right within Amazon Instant Video. This harks back to the IMDb iOS app’s update seven months ago, which brought Amazon Instant Video integration. The latest update to Amazon Instant Video also includes the following enhancements: Read customer reviews Find other videos featuring cast or director Customers who watched this also watched … Concurrent downloads Improved offline experience Faster and more responsive interface Bug fixes and stability improvements The new version of Amazon Instant Video is available now in the App Store for free. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad running iOS 5 or later. http://mashable.com/2013/09/17/amazon-instant-video-airplay/ ************ Geek This Week: Aaron: Honest Trailers, iOS 7 Review Gozer: GTA V, Breaking Bad, Chromecast & iPhone ************* Feedback and items of Note: Hey guys, I just got out to see the new Steve Jobs movie. I liked it but they took a few liberties as expected. It kinds of stinks that I will have to be at school. For Gozer replace radish with Reese's pieces, for y, York , and Wonka bar for W as always love the show. -Dawson So I haven't written -- though been listening on my 3-4 times per week 5 1/2 mile runs. I'm checking in on the last set of toys I've gotten. Oculus Rift is one -- I'm a programmer, as I said before, and one day I'll get back to doing some 3d coding (have to get my math books out). The demos are neat, and everyone, save for an 8 year old son of a friend of mine have gotten nauseous while using it -- me included. 30 minutes after walking around in doom 3 I felt ill. So, the last set of toys is on account, that we are counting down the last week till the arrival of our first child. So as I've been told,
