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Never Lose Again Your Digital Memories

Back Up and Recovery Sep 30, 2024

Losing photos and precious videos is incomparably much more than just a technical inconvenience: it is an emotional loss of dear memories. Cherished captured moments from family gatherings, vacations, and personal milestones hold deep sentiment. It’s as if part of our past has been torn out when these things disappear….

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…

Ubuntu OS to Debut on Samsung Phones

Mobile News January 16, 2013

The Ubuntu operating system (OS) will make its smartphone début next month – on Samsung Galaxy Nexus devices. At the beginning of January the software development company behind the Ubuntu operating system, Canonical, announced that a ‘distinctive smartphone interface’ would be entering the market, but failed to say which specific handset... Read more

Xbox Live Ads Are a Big Hit

Gaming News January 16, 2013

Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE ads have proved such big hit that the company now plans on investing further into the revolutionary and interactive advertising format. The software company launched its natural user interface ads (NUads), which allows marketers to place interactive Kinect-friendly advertising on the Xbox 360 dashboard, in September... Read more

Microsoft’s ‘Inconspicuous Mode’ Patent

Mobile January 15, 2013

Light and sound sensitive phones that automatically adjust users’ settings, depending on the environment, could be the next innovation from Microsoft. The Washington-based computer software company has submitted an ‘Inconspicuous mode for mobile devices’ patent to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), detailing the new idea. The concept... Read more

Browser Wars 2012 – Who Won?

Best Software Internet Software Reviews January 15, 2013

As competition for global web dominance prevailed in 2012, we look at who really won the web browser wars. There is no shortage of browsers offering a variety of options from sync capabilities and parental controls to top-notch speed and direct support for those needing help, but which key... Read more

Gorilla Glass 3 in future Apple products?

Mobile January 15, 2013

Consumer electronic glass specialist Corning has unveiled its latest damage resistant creation, fuelling speculation it may be used in the next wave of Apple products. At this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the American-based company, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, introduced the Gorilla... Read more

Google Ends Patent War Against Microsoft

Internet News January 14, 2013

One of several patent disputes between internet giant Google and the world’s largest software maker, Microsoft, has been terminated. The two American multinationals clashed after the now Google-owned Motorola Mobility, took issue with the video compression technology used in Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It had also argued that Microsoft was... Read more

Tizen-powered Linux Phones Coming in 2013

Mobile January 13, 2013

Samsung is to launch a new competitive Tizen-powered operating system this year. The global leader in consumer electronics has confirmed the new devices will be released in 2013, but has not elaborated on prices or model specifications. While Samsung has had its own share of success with Android and... Read more

SkypeHide: Keeping Skype Confidential

Messaging Privacy and Security Software Reviews January 11, 2013

Secret messages, covert channels and hidden information may sound like something from the Bourne Ultimatum film, but it is also part of an alleged new offering from Skype. If Skype, which allows users to communicate via microphone, webcam, instant messaging and phone calls, goes ahead with the newfangled concept,... Read more

iPhone 6’s Most Wanted Features

Mobile January 11, 2013

With the highly anticipated iPhone 5 launch done and dusted, it is only natural that smartphone junkies are already discussing their next hit of technology and the most sought after features for the iPhone 6. The revamped 7.6mm thin aluminium-clad iPhone 5, complete with larger display and a faster... Read more

A Touch Too Far or a Safe Bet for Windows 8?

News January 10, 2013

Despite clocking up 60 million licenses to date, there have been many scathing reviews of Microsoft’s Windows 8. Will the technology giant’s move into the touchscreen market be worth the gamble? In a bid to try and regain the ground lost to Apple and Google, Microsoft are making a big bet on... Read more

Apex HD+ Goggles

Software Reviews January 9, 2013

For those adrenaline junkies who enjoy filming their off-piste exploits, the latest gadget from a California-based company is sure to impress. Whether off to Aspen, Whistler or the French Alps, action camera manufacturer Liquid Image Co has devised the perfect aerodynamic goggles. The accessory is fitted with a video... Read more

HTC 2012 Profits Drop

Mobile January 9, 2013

Stiff competition and failure to launch stronger products could be to blame for the drastic drop in HTC’s quarter-four profits. The newly released figures from the end of 2012 revealed a 91 per cent dip in net profit year-on year. The unaudited consolidated results from Asia’s second-largest smartphone maker... Read more

Best Android Apps of 2012

Best Software Mobile January 8, 2013

The booming Android app market shows no sign of slowing down in 2013, but what really were the best apps in 2012? There has of course been plenty of great ones, but out of the hundreds of thousands of apps that flooded through to handsets it is undoubtedly subjective... Read more

HBO – Universal Deal Shuts Out Netflix

Internet January 8, 2013

An exclusive 10-year deal has been renewed between cable TV network giant HBO and Universal Pictures. The agreement, which was finalised on Sunday, means that HBO will continue to screen Universal movies and films produced by Universal’s specialty films unit, Focus Features, without fear that content could fall into... Read more