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The Best Virtual Easter Eggs Of All Time...

The Best Virtual Easter Eggs Of All Time

| April 16, 2009 | 1,340 Views |

If you missed out on the hunt for eggs this Easter, here’s a chance to relive the festive hunt. We’ve compiled a list of best hidden features purposely locked away in software and web applications, just waiting for you to unearth them. 1. Atari, the first ever software egg In the early days of software development, programmers’ identities were kept a secret so their...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista...

9 Useful Tweaks For Windows Vista

| April 12, 2009 | 1,382 Views | 1 Comment

Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows Vista, has received a lot of bad press since it’s release. It’s no secret that the Vista OS is rather bloated and uses much more RAM than previous installments of Windows, but then again, the architecture does support larger RAM upgrades to cope with this. Software wise, there are several annoyances that many users complain...

Make Download Speed of Torrents Faster...

Make Download Speed of Torrents Faster

| March 28, 2009 | 6,827 Views | 7 Comments

Peer-to-Peer file sharing is becoming more popular then ever, and with the rapidly growing number of legal downloads readily available through BitTorrents, it is now essential for many users to configure their software for optimzed download speeds. Below is everything you need to know about how to achive the fastest BitTorrent download speeds. Check Your ISP It’s a good idea to...

iPhone Offers Medical Assistance...

iPhone Offers Medical Assistance

| March 26, 2009 | 1,801 Views | 3 Comments

The new operating system for Apple’s iPhone, iPhone OS 3.0 was announced last week, and along with the revamped GUI there a new capabilities and applications that open up a whole new world of possibilities. Two new applications have the ability to transform your iPhone from a mobile business center, into a personal medical assistant. iPhone Blood Pressure App One application...

SMTP Settings For Internet Web Based Ema...

SMTP Settings For Internet Web Based Email

| March 12, 2009 | 7,520 Views | 1 Comment

Dealing with numerous email addresses presents quite a task, one that could potentially take up hours of your precious time. But thanks to the Internet’s Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and message clients typical Post Office Protocol (POP), it makes it easy to configure all emails to be accessed through one program. SMTP is the Internet Standard for transferring emails,...

Hot iPhone App Developed By 9 Year Old...

Hot iPhone App Developed By 9 Year Old

| March 7, 2009 | 1,106 Views |

Lim Ding Wen, a 9-year-old IT whiz-kid from Singapore, has a created a popular iPhone application that turns your screen into an Etch-a-Sketch like doodle pad. The app, known as Doodle Kids, was downloaded over 4,000 times in two weeks and has since earned itself a healthy three-and-a-half star ranking on the App Store. Lim Ding Wen Doodle Kids lets users draw on the iPhone screen...

AMDs Dragon Technology Breaks Records...

AMDs Dragon Technology Breaks Records

| March 1, 2009 | 1,261 Views |

AMD’s powerhouse platform, codenamed Dragon, has been breaking records by the month since the start of the year. Dragon is a ‘synthesis of screaming computing power’ tunned to give ‘the ultimate visual experience’. The platform comprises of the new AMD Phenom™ II processor, the ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 graphics, the AMD 790GX chipset, and AMD...

USB Jukebox Internet Radio Device...

USB Jukebox Internet Radio Device

| February 27, 2009 | 928 Views |

Aluratek’s USB Jukebox is a great little device for Internet radio users on the go. The USB thumb drive comes preinstalled with information on more than 13,000 Web radio stations, as well as the software needed to listen to them. Aluratek Radio Jukebox USB Device By simply plugging the ‘Jukebox’ into your PC/laptop, you can scroll though a comprehensive list of...

Auctiva Site Infected With Malware...

| February 25, 2009 | 953 Views |

A Trojan horse has been found lurking in the website of popular eBay auction tool, Auctiva.com. The problem was bought to light by Google’s malware warning system – a tool which displays a warning message if a site is infected, given users the option to continue browsing the site. “It appears the reason these virus alert warnings started showing up on our site is...

Woman Sues Microsoft Over Vista To XP Do...

Woman Sues Microsoft Over Vista To XP Downgrade

| February 22, 2009 | 797 Views |

A woman has filed a class-action law suit against Microsoft over the $59.25 charge for downgrading her new Windows Vista PC to XP. Los Angeles resident Emma Alvarado is asking that Microsoft return the fee she paid for downgrade which she purchased on June 20, 2008, according to the suit. Alvarado is now encouraging more customers to joint the suit. Women Sue MS Over Vista To XP...

Amazon Kindle 2...

Amazon Kindle 2

| February 9, 2009 | 1,025 Views |

As thin as a pencil with text as clear as a book, Amazon has just released it’s new version of the popular e-book reader Kindle. For those of you that don’t know, Kindle is an e-book reader that uses electronic paper (read our previous article on e-paper here) to display text and images from books, magazines, blogs and other sources. Kindle is able to wirelessly download...

Google Earth 5.0 Goes Deep Sea...

Google Earth 5.0 Goes Deep Sea

| February 3, 2009 | 1,279 Views | 1 Comment

The new version of Google Earth 5.0, allows users to dive into the deep seas and browse the ocean like never before. In much the same way as is done in Google Earth, users can see underwater topography, called bathymetry; swim around underwater volcanoes; hover above shipwrecks; and navigate through miles of digital environment by zooming and panning. The update also includes videos...

Two New Trojan Horses Target Macs...

Two New Trojan Horses Target Macs

| January 28, 2009 | 967 Views |

Two new Trojan horses are attacking thousands of Mac users who’ve downloaded pirated versions of iWork ’09 or Photoshop CS4. According to an article published last week on Appleinsider, users who have downloaded and installed either iWork 09 or Photoshop CS4, may have opened their Mac’s to remote attacks from hackers. iWork iWorkServices.pkg Trojan Mac security...

How To Over Clock Your Graphic Card...

How To Over Clock Your Graphic Card

| January 24, 2009 | 1,738 Views |

Over clocking a desktop processor has long been a popular tweak for many tech geek’s, but with the rise of the gaming notebook generation, the trend is moving into the realm of overclocked graphics engines. Overclock Your GPU Many would assume the your average gaming notebook would already be geared for an optimal gaming experience. But the reality is somewhat different. Vendors...

Thousands Of Zune MP3 Players Simultaneo...

Thousands Of Zune MP3 Players Simultaneously Fail

| January 2, 2009 | 1,116 Views | Comments Off

An internal clock bug caused thousands of first gen Zune 30GB MP3 players to crash during late Tuesday and early Wednesday. The bug has been dubbed ‘Z2K9′ by Zune users, in reference to the ‘Y2K’ phenomenon. Z2K9 Bug Fails Thousands Of Zune 30GB One user from Mountain Home, Idaho, said: “It seems that every Zune on the planet has just frozen up and will not...

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