The Verge reports that the US has chosen not to sign a proposed international telecommunications treaty amid fears that it could lead to the regulation of the Internet. The countries involved — which include Russia, China a...
I hadn’t really thought of it this way before but, if you think about it, we (and by “we” I mean Western society) do spend a lot of money on food — especially eating out. However, when it comes to software,...
How many dotTechies are old enough to remember the original Godzilla movies? I personally am not but I do remember watching some Godzilla movies (maybe remakes of the original, I don’t remember) when I was younger. In any ca...
What’s popular these days? Tablets, tablets, tablets! How do you get people’s attention? Why, weird mascots of course! One particular Japanese tech company has decided to quite literally put those two things together a...
There are a lot of programs out there that do very specific things. Video Rotator just so happens to be one of those programs. The main propose of this program is to flip and rotate your videos. Which, to me at least, does not see...
Is your computer almost full because of a ton of videos, audios and pictures? If so, File Sizer is perfect for you. This is a program designed to compress and convert pictures into smaller formats. After compressing all of your pi...
Wikipedia. World’s most influential website. #5 most visited website in the internet. And now we have a Windows 8 app of our favorite reference site. The app must definitely be on your download list. Not because the app is a...
Although I don’t use a Windows 8 touch-screen device, I really like to use some Modern UI apps — which are optimized for touch users — for my daily work. One of them is the Reader app, which helps me to view PDF docume...
Flud News is an iPhone app that aggregates news from around the web and delivers it right to your phone. While it works great for the average person looking for a Flipboard-like iPhone app, Flud News is also specifically designed ...
Does it seem like ads are becoming increasingly popular? I mean, it seems like more and more companies are moving towards using ads (targeted or otherwise) as a way to raise revenue. The question is — when will they stop? Ho...
A few weeks ago dotTech shared with you all a photo of ‘dinner in the sky’, an event organized by a company that sees people having dinner on a platform held up by a single crane. Some brave dotTechies said they would ...
It all just works together. Ask any Apple user why they prefer its ecosystem compared to others and they’ll probably give you a variation of that answer. It seems that even one of Apple’s fiercest rivals sees this, as ...
A day after I tell Google “pretty please”, they answer! Although I’m pretty sure I’m only one of the many who were waiting for this day to come, today marks the return of Google Maps to iOS. The app has jus...
In an interview with Bloomberg, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt has made comments that should stir up fanboy wars all over. Despite all the different players, it’s pretty safe to say that it all comes down to Android versus Ap...
Creating the perfect DVD disc can be challenging to say the least. Sure, anyone can burn a movie onto a disc, but what about making great looking menus? What about adding in your own background music? Aiseesoft DVD Creator can hel...
Start screen in Windows 8 is not only the brand new thing to focus on touch users, but it also confuses tradition users who use Windows with mouse and keyboard. However, it is the place that provides tons of information from every...
Metro Commander is a Modern UI file manager that performs almost all basic operations with files. With the launch of Windows 8 many touch users would have definitely felt the necessity for a file manager app with Modern UI, someth...
Checking for viruses on your computer is important. Even with the best anti-virus software, there is a chance that you can still become infected. However, a lot of people don’t run as many checks as they should because they ...
If you’re anything like me, your day is spent mostly staring at screens. Between computer monitors, my iPhone, our TV, weekend trips to the movies, and GPS devices, my eyes are basically staring at some kind of screen from t...
We have had plenty of Apple bashing here on dotTech. For example, back in October I shared an infographic that laid out the ideas Apple stole/borrowed from other companies or people. However, as much as we may bash Apple, it never...
We have seen plenty of tigers here on dotTech; angry tigers, humble tigers, half tigers, etc. Today we shall see a more vulnerable tiger — a tiger feeling cold in the snow. The following is a photo of a tiger that looks like...
Windows 8 provides two environments which are totally different in the purpose – one is optimize for touch user with fingers and another is for using with mouse and keyboard. But sometimes, a tablet user may also want to use Deskt...
Time has released their annual list of the best of the best in games, apps, tweets, ads and gadgets. Love or hate Apple, it’s hard to deny that the iPhone 5, even with its little hiccups, is a really solid device. Time belie...
We know that RIM will be revealing BlackBerry 10 early next year, but it’s still been a mystery what the devices running it would actually look like until now. Pictures have surfaced on tinhte of what appear to be the upcomi...
Downloading videos off the internet is something that a lot of people want to do. Maybe they want to watch the video later or they liked it so much that they want to save it to their computer. Regardless of the reason, developers ...
The European Parliament has voted for a unified patent system that, if ratified, would take effect beginning 2014. Members have voted in favor of the new system in three separate votes but ratification is needed by at 13 states an...
There are some video downloaders out there that try to do too much. They want to be more than just a downloader. What you are usually left with is a program that fails to do anything well. Refreshingly, that is not the problem wit...
Sadly, I didn’t get my first iPhone until after I was out of college. It’s too bad, because I would have loved an app like STUDYBLUE when I was still in school. STUDYBLUE makes it easy to study for your courses while y...
Skype is an integral part of our online lives. A lot of discussions and interactions online get done on Skype. Right from discussing the next big important deal with your client abroad, to a simple chat with your loved ones back i...
Samsung announced the Galaxy S III last May in its own event in London last May. If speculation is right, its successor will be making an appearance in next year’s CES 2013, which is to be held in its usual Las Vegas venue f...
Research firm IDC has released their quarterly “Worldwide Smart Connected Device Market” report, which is a ranking that is tailored to the more mobile-centric computing industry we have today. The results of Q3 2012 a...
There are a lot of screen capture programs out there. However, not all of them allow you to share your screenshots with family and friends immediately after taking them. Well, that is what Jet Screenshot is all about. This is a pr...
We all know the iPhone 5S is coming next year. In fact, some people may be skipping the iPhone 5 altogether to hold out for the surely more capable upgrade next year. But what we don’t know is what kind of enhancements Apple...
Sometimes working in windows can be a real pain. This goes double if you have just way too many windows open at one time! Well, Peek Through is a program designed to help rid you of this problem. It does this by allowing you to ma...
Many experts say that for every 60 minutes that you work, you should take 5-10 minutes out of your day and have a quick break. Now, there is an interesting app that markets itself as a productivity-boosting game, perfect for playi...
