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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…

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Is Windows 8 Just For Touch Screen Devices?

News November 24, 2012

Microsoft has been a giant in the PC market for the past two decades but the trend has changed. More people are inclined towards using handheld devices, especially the touch screen tablets and smartphones. The demand for these gadgets has increased so much that their demand is much more... Read more

5 Best Extensions For Google Chrome

Best Software Internet News November 23, 2012

Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in the world, thanks to the continuous efforts of its development team; not to mention the giant marketing machine that is the Big G. As of October of this year, Google Chrome has 44.9% of the market, beaten only... Read more

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Videos

News November 23, 2012

With the Presidential Election well and truly over and the effects of Sandy realized the focus of the trending videos this week shifted to some usual suspects. The top 5 videos this week are diverse and feature among them a racy video from a global music superstar, a CNN... Read more

DirectX 11.1 Finally Coming to Windows 7

News November 23, 2012

Windows 7 users can breathe a sigh of relief as Microsoft has confirmed DirectX 11.1 is not exclusive to Windows 8. Over the past few months, Microsoft has been focused exclusively on Windows 8 and its launch. In the midst of the hype and hoopla surrounding the new version... Read more

Apple Stock On the Rise Again

Mobile News November 22, 2012

To say this has been an eventful year for Apple would be an understatement. The company has been in the news for all the right, and sometimes the wrong, reasons. Yet, it is becoming difficult to doubt its ability to recover from a tough situation. At the tail end... Read more

Android 4.2 People App Deletes December Dates

News November 22, 2012

The world is going to end in December 2012. That is what the Mayans believe but it seems like the bug has caught on and the folks at Google have taken it seriously as well. They have ended up omitting the month of December from the People app on... Read more

Nokia Finalizes Acquisition Of Mapping Firm Earthmine

News November 22, 2012

The battle of the mapping software giants continues to get interesting. Nokia on Wednesday finalized the acquisition of 3D street-level imaging specialist Earthmine. Nokia will use the acquisition to help bolster the 3D mapping capabilities of Nokia Maps. The company recently gave its mapping software a facelift and renamed the... Read more

HP Writing Off $8.8 Billion After Acquisition Problems

News November 21, 2012

HP is no stranger to losses, however a very large chunk of the tech giants most recent $8.8 billion write-off is not its own fault. Company officials on Tuesday announced that it was taking the write-off because of its 2011 acquisition of enterprise information firm Autonomy. According to officials... Read more

Tapestry: The Tech Communication Solution For Seniors

News Software Reviews November 21, 2012

There used to be this joke that the older generation and technology don’t go well together. The development of new devices and software has quickly changed that perception, with seniors relying more and more on consumer technology. Personally, I’ve always thought that tablets like the iPad were perfect for... Read more

What’s Up With the Nintendo Wii U?

Gaming News Software Reviews November 21, 2012

Nintendo just launched the new Wii U with the same goal as its predecessor: to appeal to everyone from 9 to 90. Sales have fallen for game consoles, mainly because everyone who wants one already has it. They can also play their favorite games on their iPhone, tablet or... Read more

Windows 8 Adoption Slower Than Windows 7

News November 20, 2012

Microsoft has been in the news over the past few months since the release date for Windows 8 was announced. Though the operating system has not received harsh criticism or bad press, people and organizations are showing reluctance upgrading from Windows 7 to 8. According to the statistics available,... Read more

HTC Not Paying Apple $6-$8 Per Smartphone

News November 20, 2012

In early November Apple and HTC reached a 10-year licensing deal in regards to patent use for smartphone devices. At the time of that agreement Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu claimed that HTC would pay Apple somewhere in the vicinity of $6 to $8 per device. Now HTC CEO Peter... Read more

Best Games for Xmas 2012

Gaming News Software Reviews November 20, 2012

As the holiday season fast approaches, you may wonder what to get your favorite gamer for a gift. If you haven’t gotten hints or outright requests yet, here is a list of the most popular games that will be found in everybody’s stocking this year. Call of Duty Black... Read more

Nexus 4: A Hit Or Not?

News November 20, 2012

Google has made it known that their products labeled “Nexus” are “the best of Google”, and one would think that they put everything they have in their arsenal to make sure that their best products will be big hits in the market. When the Google Nexus 4 was announced,... Read more

Smartphones Big Role in Shopping This Holiday Season

Mobile News November 20, 2012

Smartphones are making shopping faster and easier this year as shoppers look for the perfect gift and the best deals. A study conducted by Deloitte shows that of the 46.1 percent of US consumers that own a smartphone, 70 percent plan to use it for their holiday shopping. More... Read more

Nintendo Wii U Hits Grey Market & Sells For Outrageous Prices

News November 19, 2012

The Nintendo Wii U has sold through a massive number of pre-orders and with the holiday shopping season upon us the sold out units are now reaching the grey market with some insanely high premiums. Video game retailer Gamestop has reported pre-order sales of 500,000 units and 1.2 million games ,... Read more

Life After Sinofsky for Microsoft

News November 17, 2012

Microsoft called a news conference late in the day Monday where many people expected to hear news of an Xbox tablet release. Instead, they were shocked to hear of the departure of Steven Sinofsky just weeks after the release of Windows 8. New Leadership The controversial leader was known... Read more