Despite all the Windows 8 hate and doomsday predictions, Windows 8, as it turns out, is doing very well. Tami Reller, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Marketing Office of Microsoft, has revealed Windows 8 has sold 40 million copi...
I believe I have told the story about how I have, in the past and on multiple occasions, tried to conduct a search on a physical piece of paper using Ctrl + F. (Yeah, go ahead — laugh it up.) If you are in the boat with me, ...
Football (real football, not American football; also known as soccer) is the most popular sport in the world, often providing (some) solace to even the most volatile regions of the world. Arguably the most significant event in foo...
Since Windows XP, Windows comes with ‘AutoPlay’ and ‘AutoRun’ features. AutoPlay will show you a popup dialog whenever you insert external media (drive, CD, DVD, etc.) to choose what to do with your inserte...
Megaupload was taken down by the FBI (and New Zealand authorities) on January 19, 2012. One of the accusations leveled against Megaupload by the Feds was (is) Megaupload ignored Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take down re...
You know the Duke of Cambridge, popularly known as Prince William? Yeah, well, the English monarchy likes to release photos of their royals for public relation purposes. Last week Prince William’s official website released s...
Are you looking for a great way to add more information to the media on your computer and keep it better organized? Well if you said yes, then Data Crow is for you. This program not only allows you to enter detailed information ab...
Ever tried to watch videos to your iPhone but to no avail because of the file type? iMedia Player for iPhone solves that for you – with this app you can now view any video, no matter the file type. WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT DO M...
Looking to quickly edit your photos without having to install anything? Well, you might want to give Easy Image Modifier a try. This is a program that gives you quick access to a bunch of different tools that you can use to modify...
Appsyncer an application designed to make having multiple devices easier. This app is perfect for people who have trouble juggling the same apps on multiple devices. It is also great for people who do not like having to re-downloa...
How fast is your internet connection? Do you feel like you load websites, images, videos, etc. at a fairly brisk pace or everything loads more slowly than a snail running a marathon? Let’s put your internet connection speed ...
Owls, owls, owls. How many dotTechies live, or have lived, in a region that has owls? I cannot say I have. In fact, I have never seen a real owl (outside of a zoo and Pokemon). However, I don’t need to see a real owl to know...
If mobile devices had unlimited, never ending power supplies… that would make me shat my pants. Unfortunately (fortunately?), there is no such thing as an unlimited, never ending power supply for a mobile device (yet). Howev...
Facebook has official apps for iOS and Android. The Facebook app on Android is, frankly speaking, crap. How does Facebook planning on making its Android app not crap? By getting its employees to use Android. In the world of compan...
Megaupload was shutdown by New Zealand and American authorities in January 2012. No one, even Kim Dotcom, denies Megaupload was used, to some degree, to store and share illegal copies of movies (among other copyrighted content). I...
I am sure many people have encountered that annoying moment when you realized that you have overshot your data limit, and you have to pay a huge amount of money for that. Once, I used my 3G data and I thought I had it in my mobile...
The folder creation system on Windows has not changed much since…I don’t know…’98? Now thanks to Files 2 Folder, you can easily create folders for your files with just a few clicks of your mouse. By simply right ...
Wired is a unique game that will challenge you in a very unique way. This puzzle game will be great for visual people who love tricky visual puzzles. It will also be fantastic for people who have grown tired of standard puzzle gam...
Creating folders on your Android folder is super easy. How would you like to have that same functionality on your Windows desktop? Well, for those of you who said yes, Smart Folders is here to save the day. This program can help y...
Bit Draw is an iPhone app developed by Touchtastic. This app makes it easy to make colorful pixel art, which you can share with others or just use to entertain yourself with. What is it and what does it do Main Functionality Bit D...
Two of the many new features in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean are lockscreen widgets and direct camera access from the lockscreen (without having to unlock your device). If you have a device on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean or higher, you will ...
There is a fierce and ongoing debate regarding online file sharing, popularly known as piracy. One component of the debate many people tend to ignore is the vast advantages of pirating content. As the artist of the following comic...
In the past I questioned the bravery of dotTechies by asking who would take a walk on a path in China situated above a deep gorge. Here is a similar inquiry: how many dotTechies would be brave enough to have dinner on a platform i...
Although Windows 8 provides two completely different environments (desktop and Modern UI/Start screen), it seems Microsoft wants Windows Store apps to take advantage of all user actions by default… even if a user is in deskt...
Google may not advertise 4G LTE as a feature on the Nexus 4 but, as dotTech has already shown you, Nexus 4 does indeed have a 4G LTE chip built into the phone. As it turns out, it is possible to enable/turn on/use 4G LTE on the Ne...
Samsung is a major supplier of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch parts and components to Apple. From processors to screens to memory to batteries — Apple is heavily dependent on Samsung (the supplier) to keep Apple products flowi...
Gene Munster is the managing director and senior research analyst at Piper Jaffray. At this job, he spends his time analyzing tech companies, with Apple being one of his notable targets. When Munster has something to say about App...
Recording video off your computer is something that a lot of people like to do. However, finding a good free video recorder can be hard to do. When I first came across AnvSoft Any Video Recorder I figured it would be more of the s...
sightLevel is an iPhone app developed by Auman Software, LLC. This universal app allows users to use their phone like a laser level. What is it and what does it do Main Functionality sightLevel can be used to find a level line, or...
Do you have multiples of the same picture saved on your computer, or at least want to find out if you do? Well there is a program for that! Image Deduplicator can help you find duplicated images on your computer, even if they are ...
What happens when a 9-year-old girl illegally downloads some songs off the The Pirate Bay? Her home is raided by the police and her laptop is confiscated. Yep, that is what recently happened to a family in Finland. As the story go...
Slice is a great puzzle game using a unique concept and set of controls. This game is great for those who are looking for a unique game with a simple concept. It is designed for those looking to add a little spice to their gamepla...
Angry Birds games. Angry Birds t-shifts. Angry Birds theme cards. Angry Birds credit cards. Angry Birds coffee cups. Angry Birds stuffed toys. Angry Birds non-stuffed toys. Angry Birds… soda? Say what? Yeah, it is real. Rovi...
Earlier today I posted a debby downer about Black Friday deals plus a simple tip on how to get what you want on Black Friday without getting in lines. Now are you ready for some Black Friday humor? What is that I hear? Did you say...
Thanks to the educational value provided by dotTech, we already know Burj Khalifa (located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) is the tallest building in the world. And we have already seen an aerial shot of Dubai at night, the home o...
