Donationcoder are holding a Nany coding challenge every year. Nany, which stands for New Apps (for a) New Year is held for the fourth time this year and we can expect some great new apps that are published thanks to the challenge. The newsletter lists 27 different entries as of December 2 with enough time [...]
IObit Game Booster Premium Review and Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
Computer gamers need every bit of performance that they can get, especially if they play competitive games online. But even single player gamers may require that extra bit of performance if a game is not running as smoothly as it could. While it is possible to simply buy new computer hardware to improve the performance [...]
System Ninja, Another Portable Temporary Files Cleaner
Cleaning temporary files on the system regularly does not only increase one’s privacy, it also removes unnecessary files from the system to free up disk space. Privacy becomes more important these days while disk space should not play such a big role anymore, right? With 2 Terabyte hard drives and such. Then again, Solid State [...]
64bit Checker, Check If A Cpu is 64-bit Compatible
Is my cpu 64-bit compatible? Tech savvy users will likely be able to answer that question without pause. But not everyone is a tech savvy users and it often pays to have simple tools that reveal the information needed instead of having to explain, guide or find the information. 64bit Checker is one of the [...]
Windows 7 32-bit vs 64-bit
Computer users who want to buy Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 7 have two choices to make. First they need to decide on the edition of the operating system. At least three different editions are available for retail users, they are: Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate. Windows 7 Home [...]
Chrome 8 Released
Google have released the 8th version of their lightweight web browser, Chrome. The new build 8.0.552.215 has a built-in PDF viewer and over 800 bug fixes. There is also additional sandboxing that will add welcome security for Internet users. In a statement on their website they said… The Chrome team is happy to announce our [...]
DVDFab DVD Ripper Review And Giveaway [Ghacks Christmas Giveaway]
Ripping video DVDs or ISO images containing movies is something that most users do not do on a regular basis. Those who do know that the DVD ripping software needs to have certain features, like the ability to convert into various formats or the ability to recognize copy protected video DVDs. One of the most [...]
LastPass Buys XMarks, Introduces Premium Accounts
LastPass’s business model seems to be solid. The makers of the popular cross-browser password management application provide users with a free password manager, and those that need extras with a premium account for $12 a year. Premium users get support for mobile devices such as the iPhone, Blackberry or Android based mobiles, multifactor authentication, Yubikey [...]
BBC iPlayer worldwide rollout begins with iPad
The international launch of the BBC’s iPlayer service, one of if not the finest example of an IPTV service, has been eagerly awaited now and has been expected for a couple of years, especially with the number of British ex-pats living around the world. Now rumour has it that the rollout will begin with a [...]