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Hide files in plain sight with the help of SteganPEG 1.0
May 17, 2013 – 11:17 | No Comment
Hide files in plain sight with the help of SteganPEG 1.0

While it’s unlikely that the fate of your nation depends on it, there may be times when being able to pass on sensitive files to other people is a necessity. The obvious example is to …

Firefox 22 Beta improves display scaling in Windows, strengthens privacy and HTML5 media playback
May 16, 2013 – 10:43 | No Comment
Firefox 22 Beta improves display scaling in Windows, strengthens privacy and HTML5 media playback

Hot on the heels of the release of Firefox 21 FINAL, Mozilla has released Firefox 22.0 Beta 1, giving adventurous users a glimpse into possible new features and improvements that may land in the next …

Skype for Mac 6.4 promises better instant messaging experience
May 16, 2013 – 07:31 | No Comment
Skype for Mac 6.4 promises better instant messaging experience

Microsoft has launched Skype for Mac 6.4, a major update of its Skype chat platform for OS X users. Version 6.4 is focussed on improving Skype’s instant messaging features for better usability, while also introducing …

Process Lasso 6.5 overhauled, promises smaller footprint, better performance
May 15, 2013 – 12:18 | No Comment
Process Lasso 6.5 overhauled, promises smaller footprint, better performance

Tennessee software developer Bitsum has released Process Lasso 6.5 and Process Lasso 6.5 (64-bit), a major update of its performance tool for keeping PCs running smoothly by intelligently managing system processes.
Version 6.5 represents a major …

Firefox 21 FINAL advances social API support, improves performance and privacy
May 14, 2013 – 06:14 | No Comment
Firefox 21 FINAL advances social API support, improves performance and privacy

Mozilla has released Firefox 21.0 FINAL, a major new version of its cross-platform, open-source web browser for Windows, Mac and Linux. Version 21 gives users more control over their tracking cookie preferences, extends the social …

Review: Xara Web Designer 9 Premium
May 13, 2013 – 12:32 | No Comment
Review: Xara Web Designer 9 Premium

Not everyone is a web-coding whizz, or wants to learn the intricacies of HTML, CSS, PHP or other web-based programming languages. Xara Web Designer 9 is aimed squarely at those who prefer to design websites …

Vuze 5.0 makes torrents easier to find and manage
May 13, 2013 – 11:00 | No Comment
Vuze 5.0 makes torrents easier to find and manage

Azureus Software has released Vuze 5.0, a major update of its open-source, cross-platform Bittorrent client. Version 5.0’s improvements and changes have been focussed on its “core functionality”, making the locating, adding and downloading of torrents …

Minor improvements mark out FileZilla 3.7.0 release
May 10, 2013 – 12:15 | No Comment
Minor improvements mark out FileZilla 3.7.0 release

Open-source FTP client FileZilla 3.7.0 and FileZilla Portable 3.7.0 have both been released. The new build now allows users to view the total transfer speed as a tooltip over the transfer indicators, and replaces the …

Google Translate for Android 2.7 adds PhraseBook, extends camera-input support
May 9, 2013 – 12:00 | No Comment
Google Translate for Android 2.7 adds PhraseBook, extends camera-input support

Google has released Google Translate for Android 2.7, a major update of its free translation app. There’s one new feature – support for the website’s Phrasebook feature – and an extension of the app’s camera-input …

Acronis True Image Lite 2013 provides simple, fuss-free backup – but little else
May 9, 2013 – 07:42 | No Comment
Acronis True Image Lite 2013 provides simple, fuss-free backup – but little else

Acronis International has added a new, cut-down backup tool to its roster with the release of True Image Lite 2013 by Acronis. Roughly six months after debuting the beta version, True Image Lite 2013 gets …

Viber 3.0 sees free Skype alternative reach out to desktop audience
May 8, 2013 – 12:53 | No Comment
Viber 3.0 sees free Skype alternative reach out to desktop audience

Mobile VoIP provider Viber has broken new ground by releasing Viber for Desktop 3.0 for Windows and Mac, extending its existing mobile service beyond the mobile-only Viber 3.0 app to desktops and laptops.
The new desktop …