Weekend Open Forum: What's on your Taskbar (or Dock)?
The Windows Taskbar and OS X’s Dock have gone through a few changes over the years. But despite their evolution, at the core they are still all about being able to quickly launch your favorite or most frequently used applications and easily switch between open windows. With that in mind...
Sony to lay off 2,000 workers, close a digital imaging factory
Sony has announced that it will lay off about 2,000 employees by the end of 2012, including a 20% staff reduction at the company's Tokyo headquarters and 20% from its Home Entertainment and Sound Business Group. The decision is part of a plan revealed earlier this year to cut roughly 10,000...
FTC offers $50,000 prize to stop illegal robocalls
The Federal Trade Commission is calling upon the private sector to solve a modern-day plight: reliably detecting and eliminating robocalls to both landlines and cell phones. The FTC is offering a cool $50,000 prize to the person or company who develops the winning solution for its "Robocall Challenge".
Microsoft offers Office 365 to university students for $20/year
Microsoft has announced plans to offer unusually deep discounts to individuals eyeballing Office 365 University, its upcoming cloud-based productivity suite geared toward academic users. Students and professors alike will be able to snap up four-year subscriptions for just $79.99 -- that's far cheaper than Office 365 Home Premium's $99.99 annual price...
Weekend game deals: Sleeping Dogs $25, The Darkness II $7.49
If you've been meaning to catch up on the Assassin's Creed franchise before the next entry arrives in November, GamersGate has 60-83% off the first four titles. Also of note, for the next ~11 hours (or until supplies run out), G2Play offers Assassin's Creed III for only $36.48, the cheapest...
Ultra High-Definition: CEA gives a new name to 4K resolution TVs
With the marketing push behind 3DTVs slowly fading away, TV manufacturers are already looking at 4K technology as the next major industry development to help boost sales. With that in mind the Consumer Electronics Association took the first step towards an industry-wide marketing strategy, labeling the technology as "Ultra High-Definition",...
Razer Blade Gaming Laptop: Quick Review
The first Razer Blade was not a high performance gaming laptop, nor was it meant to be. It was designed with a balance of portability and power in mind, and the allure of a 17 inch gaming laptop that weighs less than seven pounds was enough for the unit to...
Good Old Games brings all-time classics to the Mac
Good Old Games has earned a reputation for delivering low-priced classic video games through a no-fuss, DRM-free digital platform on Windows. Late last year the company started an expansion plan with the addition of newer titles, alongside the usual retro titles, and now they are taking things a step further...
Aereo streaming service now compatible with all major web browsers
Aereo, the controversial service that allows customers to watch live streaming television over the Internet, has expanded service to include all major web browsers. The service had previously been limited to individuals using an iOS device or a Roku streaming box.
AMD posts $157 million loss, cutting workforce by 15 percent in Q4
Things could quickly be going from bad to worse in the event you work for AMD or know someone that does. The struggling microprocessor company has reported a loss of $157 million ($0.21 per share) for the third quarter on revenue of $1.27 billion, good for a 10 percent drop...
Pricey 55-inch OLED TVs from LG, Samsung delayed until 2H 2013
Remember those astonishingly thin, bright and feature-packed 55-inch OLED televisions slated to cost between $8,000 and $9,000? It appears those inordinately priced TVs are now inordinately delayed. The revised ETA is now a very distant "late next year", according to unnamed sources at The Korea Times.
Next-gen Atom to feature 8 cores, OOE and Turbo Boost
Intel's next generation Atom-based SoC is on the way and Xbit Labs provides some of the details. Dubbed Avoton, Intel's upcoming system-on-a-chip will be based on 22nm Silvermont architecture and feature eight cores sharing 4MB of L2 cache (1MB per core pair). By the way, the bulk of this information seems...
Analysts expect iPad Mini to cannibalize standard iPad sales by 15-20%
After years of rumors, Apple is finally expected to launch a smaller version of its iPad next Tuesday, October 23. Although the device is technically still unconfirmed, various leaks suggest that it will have a 7.85-inch display and may come in several variants starting for as low as $250.
Google Android event set for October 29, new Nexus devices coming
Google has sent out invitations for an Android event in New York City on October 29, where the company is expected to announce new mobile devices. The invitation reads "The playground is open”, and though it’s unclear exactly what the company plans to show, recent rumors suggest new Nexus handsets,...
Dotcom says encryption will thwart infringement claims against Mega
The Pirate Bay recently announced plans to move content away from their servers and into the cloud. It’s a change they say will help protect them from attacks and make them virtually impervious to court-ordered server raids.
Google launches ARM-powered 11.6-inch Chromebook for $249
Google has announced a new Chromebook that's pitched as a low-cost, hassle-free computing solution for everyone from kids to elders. Priced at only $249 (POUND 229 in the UK), Google says the Samsung XE303C12 represents the culmination of its Chromebook initiative, providing an affordable, easy-to-use machine for everyday tasks.
Sprint buys controlling stake in Clearwire following Softbank deal
Sprint has reached an agreement with Craig McCaw’s holding company to purchase roughly 31 million Clearwire Class A Common shares and 2.7 million Class B Common shares. It’s a significant deal as it will give the wireless carrier controlling ownership of Clearwire and their board. Sprint will pay Eagle River...
Security researchers discover vulnerability in Steam URL protocol
Security researchers from ReVuln have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Valve’s Steam browser protocol. The exploit can allow an attacker to remotely exploit bugs in the Steam client or directly in games which can ultimately be used to run malicious code on the target PC.
AOL reimagines email with Alto web client for Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud
Managing your email can be a chore with the never-ending stream of messages from social networks, newsletters, daily deals, retailers and other services we’ve signed up to over the years clogging up our inbox. AOL believes it can make things more manageable, but rather than expecting users to sign up...
Nokia posts $754 million loss for Q3 as Lumia sales decline
Stephen Elop was faced with the monumental task of reversing Nokia’s misfortunes when he took over as CEO in early 2011. Unfortunately for the Finnish handset maker, things are still looking bleak as the company reported its sixth straight quarterly loss on Thursday.
Survey shows first ever decline in Internet usage, but there's a catch
A new study from Forrester reveals that people are spending less time using the Internet than they have in the past couple of years. In a survey of 58,000 US adults, respondents claimed to spend approximately 19.6 hours using the Internet during a typical week. That’s down from 21.9 hours...
AT&T will hold exclusive rights to the Nokia Lumia 920 for six months
We’ve known that AT&T would have exclusive rights to the Nokia Lumia 920 in the US for some time now but just how long that exclusivity would last has remained a mystery - until now. The latest news indicates the smartphone will remain an AT&T-only product for six months before...
Casio unveils rugged G'zOne Type-L smartphone with barometer
Casio has unveiled the latest version of its rugged G'zOne smartphone series, introducing new features geared toward outdoor enthusiasts such as an integrated barometer. On paper, the Type-L seems familiar enough: it packs a 4-inch 800x480 IPS touchscreen, a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage...
Thunderbolt-Equipped Gigabyte Z77X-UP5TH Meets Velociraptor Duo Review
Unveiled at the 2009 Intel Developer Forum, Thunderbolt (aka Light Peak) wouldn't make its debut into an actual product until two years later with Apple's MacBook Pro 2011 refresh using the same connector as Mini DisplayPort. Another year would pass until Thunderbolt finally started to find its way into PCs...
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Wavepad 5.29 This audio editing software is a full-featured professional audio and music editor for Windows and Mac.
SmartFTP Client 4.1.1278 Transfer files through the internet.
Deskman 12.3.1 The new Deskman SE allows you to secure desktops, lock down PCs and restrict access the way you want.
Sysinternals Suite 2012.10.17 A bundling of dozens of selected troubleshooting Sysinternals Utilities.
DFX Audio Enhancer 11.105 DFX dramatically improves the sound quality of Internet and digital audio.
Cloudfogger 1.2.1874 Free file encryption for SkyDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, E-mail and the Cloud.
WinISO 6.2.0.4674 CD-ROM image file utility that can convert BIN to ISO, extract/edit/create ISO files directly, tec.
uTorrent 3.2.2.28246 (utorrent) Beta uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.
ChrisTV Online! 7.75 Watch more than 1800+ TV channels and 600+ radio stations from all over the globe without a TV card.
Any Video Converter 3.5.6 A professional video converter.
Kaspersky CapperKiller 1.0.5 Kaspersky CapperKiller will perform a thorough scan of your system in order to find Capper entries and to delete them, so that you can enjoy a safe computing environment.
Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 9.471.00 Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.
Transmission 2.73 for Mac OS X Free BitTorrent client written from scratch in C that aims to be as efficient as possible.
Calibre 0.9.3 calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.
Pokki 0.250 Pokki brings your favorite apps to your PC.
Miranda IM 0.10.5 Multi protocol instant messenger client.
EarthView 4.0.2 EarthView is a dynamic desktop wallpaper and screen saver, which displays beautiful views of the earth with daylight and night shadows.
DVD Slim Free 2.6.0.4 DVD Slim Free - a simple, easy to use tool to create covers to like CDs, DVDs, VHS, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Nintendo Wii, BlueRay and much more.
eXtreme Movie Manager 8.0.1.5 It lets you catalog any video formats such as DivX DVD, VHS, SVHS, VCD or LaserDisc with detailed information.
VirtualBox 4.2.2 VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Web Installer) The Microsoft .NET Framework 4 web installer package downloads and installs the .NET Framework components required to run on the target machine architecture and OS.
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 11 Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 11 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_37.
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