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May 4 Tech news roundup: Arc Browser released for Windows, Netflix discontinues Basic plan, OneDrive gets an offline mode

News May 4, 2024

A new desktop browser is available for Windows 11. Netflix is discontinuing its cheapest ad-free plan. Let’s find out what else happened in this week’s tech news roundup. Netflix asks Basic users to move to other plans Netflix has begun prompting users who are subscribed to its Basic plan to…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Business Sep 1, 2022

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

Video Dec 8, 2021

GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…

How to Create Wavy Text in Photoshop

How To Photo and Image January 31, 2015

Photoshop has always been very good at warping and bending images or text by using its many Transform tools. If you’ve been using Adobe Photoshop a long time, you may not know some of the shortcuts and extra options that have developed in more recent versions. If you’re using CS6 upwards,... Read more

Need A Lightweight Media Player? Check out Media Player Classic Home Cinema

Multimedia News January 31, 2015

Have you ever needed an easy to use media player? We are sure you have. Like most users, the option of a lightweight program combined with a simple UI is a must. Media Player Classic Home Cinema is a media player for Windows, which provides simple unobtrusive video playback.... Read more

NASA Designing A Drone For Mars

News January 30, 2015

Always at the forefront of science and technology, NASA may be sending a copter drone to Mars five years from now. The drone will accompany a six-wheeled terrain vehicle that is being designed for the space administration’s next rover mission. According to space.com, the copter drone is currently being... Read more

French Coder Creates Smallest Game: Boot Chess

Gaming News January 30, 2015

All generations have certain things they get misty eyed about and feel an irresistible urge to share it with younger people in a desperate attempt to make them understand just how groundbreaking and wonderful it was back in the day. For some it was having the whole street round... Read more

YouTube Now Uses HTML5 Instead of Flash Video

Internet January 30, 2015

The Google-owned media giant, YouTube, has just announced that it has begun using HTML5 video as its default for all media playback on the website. This marks a substantial forward step in its progressive move away from Flash. YouTube has stated the new default standard will work in the... Read more

Microsoft Office Apps for Android Released

Mobile News January 30, 2015

A few weeks back, Microsoft released a preview version of their Office for Android apps. The time has now arrived for the guys over at Redmond to bring the final versions to the Google Play Store. Now you can download the finalised versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint to... Read more

Apple Fixes Google Exposed Security Holes In OS X

Mobile News Privacy and Security January 29, 2015

Apple has just released the latest update for OS X Yosemite (10.10.2). This update marks the second update for the new operating system since its October 2014 release. It is understood that testing for OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 began back in late November. Apple introduced six beta tests to... Read more

Blind Mother Sees Newborn For The First Time With eSight Glasses

News January 29, 2015

The sight of your newborn is an incredible experience. Seeing them move and grasp your hand for the first time is nothing short of a miracle. But imagine a mother never seeing seeing her newborn child due to blindness. 29-year-old woman Kathy Beitz began to lose her eyesight when... Read more

Former Opera CEO Launches Vivaldi: The Power Browser

Internet News Software Reviews January 28, 2015

Last week Microsoft announced a new browser, Project Spartan. That’s not the only news in the browser wars as the ex CEO of Opera has just announced a new browser as well, Vivaldi. This new browser is available for Windows, Mac and Linux and although it is still in its infancy,... Read more

Do You Need Secure Remote Access? Try AnyDesk

Desktop Software Reviews Windows January 28, 2015

AnyDesk is a popular Remote Desktop application that uses a new video codec, which is specifically designed for fresh looking graphical user interfaces. AnyDesk software is versatile, secure and lightweight. The software uses TLS1.2 encryption and both ends of the connection are cryptographically verified. AnyDesk is very lightweight and is crammed... Read more

WikiLeaks Accuses Google of Giving Up Data to Authorities

Internet News January 28, 2015

On Monday of this week the Whistleblowing website, WikiLeaks, accused Google of giving up the emails and electronic data of its top level staff to authorities in the US, without providing a notification. That is until nearly three years later. Apparently Google was acting in response to warrants that were... Read more

Lizard Squad Hack Malaysia Airlines Website

Internet News January 28, 2015

A team of hackers that have claimed to be from the “Lizard Squad – Official Cyber Caliphate” group have attacked Malaysia Airlines official website. The homepage of the national carrier was showing, for a time, an image of a lizard wearing a tuxedo and a top hat. Officials at... Read more

Microsoft Office 2016 May Get Released This Year

News Office Software January 27, 2015

Over the years, I have been asked by numerous people ‘what type of Office package do I need?’ I mostly tell people that it depends entirely upon what they plan to use it for. For most folks, the occasional need to write a letter and view a spreadsheet will... Read more

Leatherman Tread: Toolkit On Your Wrist

News January 27, 2015

Leatherman has created a new wearable unlike anything else on the market. The firm is well-know for being a top multi-tool manufacturer, now they have turned their hand to wearables. The gadget is called Leatherman Tread, and it is a stainless steel bracelet that is made up of 11... Read more

German Scientists Create 3D ‘Teleporter’

News January 27, 2015

The familiar sound of the Starship Enterprise’s teleporter has had young and old alike grinning with excitement at the prospect of molecular transportation becoming a reality. ‘Scotty’ first beamed up Captain Kirk and the crew, over 49 years ago in the first episode of Star Trek, and it seems... Read more

Tiny Fitlet PC Fits In Your Pocket

Mobile News January 26, 2015

If small is beautiful, then Israeli PC manufacturer CompuLab Ltd is about to release an absolute stunner. The trend for smaller and smaller computers is now embracing fan-less systems, leaving us with a very small, very quiet little box that does more than we used to expect from a... Read more

Three To Buy O2 in £10 Billion Acquisition

Internet Mobile News January 26, 2015

It has been confirmed that Hutchinson Whampoa has been negotiating for “several weeks” to complete the purchase of O2. The communications firm offered £9.25 billion in cash and up to a further £1 billion when the cash flow for the joint venture is assessed. Initially the news came from The... Read more