Facebook for Android updated with new gesture support and improved privacy controls
September 13, 2011 – 13:53 | No Comment
Facebook for Android updated with new gesture support and improved privacy controls

It is only a week since the iPhone version of Facebook was updated and the Android app has just followed suit. The Android app is not quite as fully featured as the iOS version, but …

Downloads roundup: 29 apps, updates and more that may have escaped your notice this week
September 9, 2011 – 16:12 | No Comment
Downloads roundup: 29 apps, updates and more that may have escaped your notice this week

This has been another busy week in the world of software releases, and there has been more news than normal in the field of security; both AVG and Norton products have been unveiled. AVG Internet …

Locate a wireless internet connection on the move with Wi-Fi Finder for iOS and Android
September 8, 2011 – 07:48 | No Comment
Locate a wireless internet connection on the move with Wi-Fi Finder for iOS and Android

If you have an iPhone or an Android phone, the chances are that you frequently connect to the internet using a 3G connection. The same is true for some iPad users, although there are more …

IObit Uninstaller 2.0 pressure washes your hard drive to remove unwanted software
September 7, 2011 – 07:01 | No Comment
IObit Uninstaller 2.0 pressure washes your hard drive to remove unwanted software

Although larger and cheaper hard drive than ever before, meaning there is less of a need to reclaim disk space for reasons of capacity, there is still a market for disk cleanup and uninstaller software. …

Dolphin Browser brings tabbed browsing to iOS complete with gestures
September 1, 2011 – 19:24 | One Comment
Dolphin Browser brings tabbed browsing to iOS complete with gestures

The choice of browsers for iOS is hardly overwhelming, so any new additions are always welcome. Dolphin Browser is the latest contender to vie for mobile internet users’ attention and it has a number of …

Get the Windows 8 look in Windows 7 for free
September 1, 2011 – 11:09 | One Comment
Get the Windows 8 look in Windows 7 for free

Windows 8 is just around the corner and it seems that almost every week there re new details emerging of just what can be expected from the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system. With every …

Fix your virus ridden computer for free with Dr.Web LiveCD
August 25, 2011 – 16:21 | No Comment
Fix your virus ridden computer for free with Dr.Web LiveCD

Antivirus and anti-malware software are essential for any computer users, but there are times when your defences are down. You may have reinstalled your operating system or had to disable your security software for some …

Deeper is the latest Lion tweaking tool that allows for OS X customisation
August 24, 2011 – 08:33 | No Comment
Deeper is the latest Lion tweaking tool that allows for OS X customisation

Now that OS X Lion has been out in the wild for a little while, and even updated, it is time for the tweaking tools to be unleashed. Not long ago we took a look …

Explorer Toolbar Editor enables you to edit Windows 7′s toolbar for different folder views
August 22, 2011 – 07:54 | No Comment
Explorer Toolbar Editor enables you to edit Windows 7′s toolbar for different folder views

As you browse the contents of your hard drive in Windows Explorer, you will no doubt have noticed that depending on the type of folder you have selected, different buttons are displayed in the toolbar. …

Firefox 7 for Android Beta bring improvements to performance as well as enhanced memory usage
August 19, 2011 – 14:42 | No Comment
Firefox 7 for Android Beta bring improvements to performance as well as enhanced memory usage

The relentless releases of browser updates continues apace.  In the case of Mozilla, there are now so many versions of Firefox available, it is starting to get difficult to keep track of. But continuing development …

Downloads roundup: 26 important tools or updates you may have missed in the last week
August 19, 2011 – 11:50 | No Comment
Downloads roundup: 26 important tools or updates you may have missed in the last week

The major release this week was more about the migration of Mozilla Firefox 7 from Aurora to the Beta channel, rather than the recent announcement that Firefox 6 is now stable. Firefox 7 is a …