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How to Clean Up Your Computer or Laptop after the Holidays

Best Software Sep 19, 2024

Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…

Holiday Video Disasters: Common Issues and How to Solve Them

Best Software Aug 28, 2024

The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…

August 24 Tech news roundup: Windows will remove Control Panel soon, Chrome gets a critical security update, Access Apple Podcasts on any browser

News Aug 24, 2024

Windows 11 Control Panel will be removed soon Microsoft has confirmed it will remove Control Panel from Windows 11. This has been coming for a long time, since 2015 to be precise. A recent update to a document on Microsoft’s website reveals that the legacy app is being deprecated, in…

Yerdle Helps You Find Free Stuff Online

Mobile Software Reviews December 30, 2012

Everyone loves receiving free things, even if, in general, we are aware of the adage “There is no such thing as a free lunch”. There are ways to find and receive free things, though, and maybe that adage just applies to the whole span of our lives, with things... Read more

Pretty Penny: Online Couponing For Young Women

Internet December 29, 2012

Couponing has always been a popular activity, and when the economy takes a downturn, it becomes even more so. With the advent of online couponing, more people have discovered this brilliant way to save money, even leading the way to what has been called “extreme couponing”. And just when... Read more

Google Chrome Plug-ins For Better Browsing

Internet December 27, 2012

It’s that time of the year again – when cleaning up one’s computer and getting rid of unnecessary files and programs take up a considerable amount of time. Additionally, it’s a good time to check out new programs and tools that can improve one’s computing experience. Of course, extensions... Read more

Best Apps To Make A Fresh Start

Best Software Mobile December 27, 2012

Year in and year out, we humans tend to strive to start over and make a new beginning. It’s human nature, perhaps. Whether we actually follow through with the good habits that we start is a different matter altogether. However, with enough motivation and determination, those new beginnings can... Read more

Dropbox Turns Attention To Photos By Buying Snapjoy

Internet News December 24, 2012

Where’s the best place to enjoy your photos? If a poll were to be done using this question, Instagram would probably be at the bottom of the list right now. But then there are many alternatives that you can turn to, and if you’ve heard of Snapjoy, they claim... Read more

The Big Internet Museum

Internet December 23, 2012

Just how big is the Internet? I suppose someone, somewhere has tried to quantify this, but the vastness of this resource that we may be taking for granted is just mind-blowing. Since its creation many years ago – when only a handful of people had access – to today,... Read more

What Do The Most Popular Searches Of 2012 Tell Us?

Internet December 23, 2012

Billions of searches are done on Google every single day. Do you still remember life without having access to information with a few taps on your keyboard? Probably, but that scenario might make you uncomfortable – understandably. Every year, Google compiles the most popular searches done on the site, and... Read more

YotaPhone: The Phone For The Indecisive

News December 22, 2012

Have you ever wished your phone had a screen at the back as well? I guess for some people, a 3.5-inch screen just does not give enough real estate. Or maybe, you have decision-making issues, so much so that you can’t decide which side of your phone to look... Read more

A 6.3-Inch Screen On The Samsung Galaxy Note III?

News December 21, 2012

When the Samsung Note first came out, I knew there was no way I would ever use it on a daily basis. While the idea of a larger screen on the phone is almost always a welcome one, nature has just not gifted me with right-sized hands to handle... Read more

Etsy Gifts For Apple Fans

Mobile December 20, 2012

I think that Etsy is a veritable treasure trove – of everything you could ever want. For sure, there are way too many options that you can easily drown in the Etsy ocean, but for the holidays, let’s narrow down those choices to Apple-related items. Needless to say, this... Read more

Disney Mobile Gears Up For Christmas With New Games

Mobile December 19, 2012

The holidays are always fun because game companies seem to like spreading some cheer around. Earlier this week, I had a blast looking at Halfbrick’s games for iOS devices as the studio decided to have a zero dollar holiday treat. I am sure that some other development studios will... Read more

Time To Say Goodbye to Last.fm?

Internet December 18, 2012

Internet-based radio services first came into existence in the early to mid 1990s. Since then, there has been a proliferation of Internet radio, some free, some for a fee. Hand in hand with Internet radio, services such as Last.fm have also risen in popularity. Last.fm has become a much... Read more

Initial Reports Wrong – China loves iPhone 5!

Mobile December 18, 2012

Apple’s iPhone 5 is already being touted as the best selling iPhone yet, and it seems that launches in other countries are only adding to that statement. Over the weekend, Apple made a big announcement about its iPhone 5 launch in China. According to the press release sent out... Read more

iOS Games Gift Holiday Gift Guide

Mobile News December 17, 2012

Games are the best time sink you can ever have, and when it comes to the point, iOS games are the best. I may or may not be biased in this regard, but let’s just say that for someone who has always been into time consuming games, iOS games... Read more

Foldify Brings Origami And Technology Together

Mobile News December 17, 2012

The art of paper folding is an ancient one. Perhaps the Japanese art, origami, is what usually comes to mind when paper folding is brought up. This is but natural, as origami is the most popular form of this practice. Then again, I have to question its popularity these... Read more

Does Gamification Really Work?

Gaming News December 16, 2012

Gamification has become a buzzword this year, although it was coined back in 2002 by Nick Pelling. It has been widely used since about 2010, but I think we haven’t seen it used so often (and maybe sometimes so carelessly) as we have this past year. What is it... Read more