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YouTube Anywhere Player lets you play linked videos directly

Websites can make available video contents in two different ways. Videos can either be embedded directly on the website, or they can be linked to instead. If you take YouTube as an […]

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Skype app for Windows 8 gets file sharing

We have seen a couple of big companies release apps for Windows 8 but the total number is relatively small. Microsoft is obviously at the forefront here as it is not only […]

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Office Web Apps rolls out new features

Microsoft introduced Office Web Apps as a part of SkyDrive sometime back. The service is free to use, but the apps are limited to Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint. Also, functionality is […]

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Google Drive gets file preview feature, mobile gets video streaming

Google's cloud storage and file synchronization service Google Drive has been around for a while. It is Google's go-to solution when it comes to syncing and storing files online. The company has […]

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Outlook.com: ad-free for $19.99 per year

Many Internet services displays advertisement on their websites and use it as the main revenue generating source. The revenue that is generated is then used to cover the hosting costs, pay authors […]

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Bing updates Facebook photo search

Last year Microsoft's search engine Bing rolled out its "Friends Photos", but today the company announced a huge update to the service, which allows users to search photos on Facebook. Before you […]

Microsoft ties Office 2013 to a single PC

Prior to Office 2013 customers who bought a retail copy of the suite were allowed to  reassign a license to a different device. The purchase of a new PC for instance that […]

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Google Takeout now offering Blogger and Google+ Page exports

Google Takeout is a service by Google that enables account owners to save some of their data to a local system. The takeout service makes available data from a variety of Google […]

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How to download your Twitter archive to your computer

Twitter users up until now had only one option at their disposal to access past messages that they have posted on the social messaging site: to browse the tweets manually on the […]

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Display rating previews on YouTube

YouTube like many other websites and services on the Internet uses a rating system that enables users to vote for or against videos on the site. While I can't say for sure […]

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Skype 6.2 for Windows brings eGifting and new toolbar

Microsoft has just released Skype version 6.2 for Windows, an update that brings cosmetic changes and a new feature to the popular messaging software. Existing Skype users should receive update notifications as […]

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Sort, thread and display all comments on YouTube

All Google or YouTube account owners can leave comments on the video hosting site. While I'm personally more of the ignoring type when it comes to comments on the site, as they […]

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Test Google's Chrome OS on Windows

If you are thinking about getting one of those cheap - as in price - Chromebook's you have heard about but do not really know if they provide you with all the […]

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Give Facebook a full makeover with NewGenBook

Some say Facebook's layout and design is dated, others find it complicated to use, especially when you compare it to other social networking sites like Google Plus or the recently relaunched MySpace. […]

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Host plain HTML webpages on Google Drive

You probably know that you can host basic HTML websites on Dropbox using third party services like site44. Google recently announced that it has added similar capabilities to its cloud storage service […]

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OUYA video game console available for preorder on Amazon

The video game console OUYA made a splash on Kickstarter last year when it managed to exceed its funding goal of $950,000 by almost 1000%. A funding of nearly a million is […]

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Report: Twitter to improve security with two-factor authentication

Many websites and services implement two-factor authentication as another line of defense against phishing attacks and hacking attempts.If enabled, users of the service or website need to not only enter their usernames […]

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Bing apps for Office 365 released

This week Microsoft rolled out the brand new Office suite. While most of us were expecting Office 2013, and we did get that, the focus was mostly on Office 365 Home Premium, […]

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Discover what people post on Vine

Twitter launched the short video publishing service Vine a couple of days ago and while I'm not that fond of the idea, it seems to have struck a nerve with the mobile […]

Why space is not an issue for Microsoft Surface Pro devices

So you have probably read about the controversy about Microsoft's Surface RT device space-wise, that Microsoft advertised it with 32 GB or 64 GB of space when it in fact offered less […]

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Why it is time to check your profile privacy on Facebook

Facebook launched Graph Search recently for a select elite and a limited number of users in the US (Update: also select users in other countries). It is a different type of search […]

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Microsoft Office 2013 editions overview

Microsoft Office 2013 and 365 are now available for purchase, for instance via Microsoft's official online store. Not every online retailer seems to have it in stock right now, Amazon for instance […]

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More than 60% of the top 1000 YouTube music videos are blocked in Germany

If you like to use YouTube for watching the latest and greatest music videos, or classic music videos, you may have noticed the occasional "not available in your country" message when you […]

Twitter Vine: video sharing with a six second limit

Many people were not really sure about Twitter's chance of success when it was released to the public. A 140 character limit for messages did not really make a lot of sense […]

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Scan your Facebook profile for undesirable contents

Facebook does not forget. What may have been funny after a night of drinking and partying or while you were in college, may not be suitable anymore when you are trying to […]

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Get Phone notifications on suspicious Google login activity

The majority of Internet users use Google for a variety of things, from searching the Internet to email, backing up data, monetizing their websites or authorizing their Android devices. It is therefore […]

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Display buffer speed, size and total video size on YouTube

If you watch videos on YouTube regularly you may have noticed that some videos tend to buffer very slowly while others buffer faster. Sometimes, I come upon videos that won't buffer at […]

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Microsoft details Mesh to SkyDrive migration process

Windows Live Mesh will be retired by Microsoft on February 13, 2013 in favor of the company's SkyDrive cloud hosting and synchronization service. Microsoft has set up a support page for Mesh […]

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TubeStop adds useful shortcuts to YouTube on Chrome

YouTube's default shortcut system - yes there are shortcuts - is really inferior when you compare it to other Google products. I'm not exactly sure why that is the case but it […]

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Google launches digital coupon solution Zavers

Coupons, just like books, movies or music are slowly but steadily moving to the digital realm. While the majority of coupons are still delivered in newspapers, magazines and on paper in stores, […]

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Display only subscriber uploaded videos on YouTube in Chrome

Are you using the subscription feature on YouTube? Doing so allows you to browse the latest video uploads and likes of users you are subscribed to.It is like subscribing to a website […]

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The ultimate guide to securing your Twitter account

Twitter, like any other high profile site on the Internet, is targeted by hackers, scammers, spammers and users who use it to distribute malware or spam. Security of the Twitter account is […]

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Eliminate Facebook ads in Chrome and Firefox

Facebook is what many of us would consider a "necessary evil." We do not necessarily like it, but we are there because everyone we know is there as well. The service is […]

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Facebook Pages Manager for Android now available

If you are managing one or multiple pages on Facebook besides your personal account you may have noticed that there was not an app available until now to manage Facebook Pages from […]

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Download all photos a Twitter user has posted

I have to admit that I'm still not using Twitter actively, do not have the time for it and while that is certainly an oversight as it is an excellent platform to […]

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Use Facebook Chat without opening Facebook.com

You may sometimes have difficulties connecting to Facebook.com which can be a problem if you need to chat with someone urgently. You can now use our Facebook login troubleshooting guide to restore […]

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Disable Google Search's page preview feature

Google for some time now displays page preview options on Google Search that users of the search engine can make use of to look at a sample screenshot of web pages that […]

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How to upload photos like a Pro to Facebook

So you have that great set of photos from your last vacation, from Christmas dinner, your son's graduation or a wedding and want to upload them to Facebook to share them with […]

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Facebook puts privacy right in front of users

The problem with making changes on a popular site like Facebook is that there will always be a part of the user base that does not agree with the changes and dislikes […]

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Microsoft retires Expression

Microsoft Expression was a collection of tools that enabled you to design interactive web applications. The collection consisted of Expression Blend, an interface design tool for creating graphical user interfaces for both […]