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Introducing touchscreens with “temporary keys”, tactile keys which disappear after use
SID’s (Society for Information Display) Display Week 2012 held at Boston from 3 – 8 June, 2012 saw the revelation of a touchscreen prototype by Tactus Technology which might come out to be of great use to a considerable part of the touch screen user population.[...]
Windows software of the day [June 14, 2012]
![Windows software of the day [June 14, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/Accounts-Tuner-290x160.png)
Today’s Software
- Accounts Tuner: lock/unlock accounts and change various password settings and expiries
- NTFSWalker: “walk through” and analyze your filesystem and recover files
- Temp Taskbar for Windows 7: monitor the temperature of your system unobtrusively
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Read More »Android apps of the day [June 14, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- VirusTotal [Scan your apps with 40 antivirus engines]
- Darts [Game]
- NBA 2012 Live Wallpaper [NBA (basketball) live wallpaper]
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 14, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Flash Hero (Take photos and edit it or ones in your photo library)
- tvChaser (Keep track of y our favorite television shows)
- Great Solitaire! (Chinese style solitaire game complete with music)
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Read More »gTLD Reveal Day: Google applies for over 100 extensions including .lol, 13 companies fight for .app, Apple is happy with .apple
As expected and explained in an earlier post, ICANN has published the list of applications for new gTLD strings (new domain extensions) on 13 June 2012. All who were concerned about domains in any way have been looking forward to see what the big corporates and organizations have been wanting [...]
Samsung Galaxy S3 receives it’s first official firmware upgrade via Kies and OTA
Samsung’s flagship smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S III has reportedly received it’s first ever official firmware upgrade. While some reports suggest that the update is available only via Kies, many Galaxy S3 users have reported that the upgrade is available OTA (Over The Air). Being a handset [...]
Google Trends refreshes Hot Searches, improves content grouping and display
Google Trends has been a pretty useful tool for Internet users to keep themselves updated on what people around us having been searching for. Though the interface of Google Trends was not as intuitive as the other Google services, its usefulness has been keeping criticism under control. Many webmasters have [...]
Read More »Apple vs HTC: US court blocks HTC from using Google patents
In a series of lawsuits between Apple and HTC, the battle between the two smartphone makers seems to have strengthened more, with Apple holding the upper hand now following a ruling by a US judge blocking HTC from using patents allotted to it by Google.
Google had given HTC nine [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [June 13, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- Turn Off LCD: turn off your laptop’s screen with a double click. Great for music!
- Startup Sound Changer: change your computer’s startup sound.
- Alt+Tab Tuner: tweak and tune the Alt+Tab menu
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Read More »Android apps of the day [June 13, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- One More Clock Widget [60+ well-designed widgets that show time, date, battery level, and weather]
- 100 Floors Official Cheats [Official guide on how to par each level on 100 Floors game]
- Talking Baby Boy [Interactive talking baby boy who talks, dances, and cries]
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 13, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Beer Buddy – Barcode Scanner (Keep a list of your favorite and new beers)
- Desk Bell (Ring the ever familiar desk bell)
- Call of Atlantis (Match up puzzle game)
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Read More »ICANN will reveal all new domain extensions on gTLD Reveal Day, June 13
ICANN is scheduled to reveal the names of gTLD (generic top-level domain) applicants, along with the new custom domain extensions they have applied for, on 13 June 2012 in London. Frank Schilling, GoDaddy, and Google are the three who are looked upon the most to see what interesting TLDs they [...]
New iOS Maps includes real-time traffic info, 3D views, and Siri integration
As Justin reported earlier today, in a move that is expected to bring more tension to the strings between the two smartphone giants, Apple replaced Google Maps for it’s own solution in it’s latest operating system, iOS 6. The latest iteration of iOS, iOS 6 was released amidst the first [...]
Google Nexus tablet confirmed by anonymous tipster, coming at end of June
A representative of the computer manufacturing company ASUS has revealed Google will be announcing a Nexus branded tablet at the end of June.
The anonymous representative revealed very little details about the tablet but was quoted saying “it [the tablet] will be awesome”. After much research I was unable [...]
Read More »Flame is state-sponsored malware, connected to Stuxnet
Flame, a malware detected just recently, spreading havoc all over, currently flagged to be one of the most complex ones ever, has been targeting computers running Microsoft Windows oper
ating system in the Middle East nations. CERT had announced it’s discovery on 28 May 2012, and it was categorized as [...]
Flash Player 11.3 brings Sandbox (Protected Mode) to Firefox on Windows
Internet users getting attacked through security flaws or loopholes in one of the most important plug-ins as far as the web browser o
f a common user is concerned, Flash, has not been an uncommon situation till now. There have been various discussions and specific criticism on the degree of [...]
Apple unveils iOS 6: Removes Google Maps, Siri for iPad, FaceTime over 3G, and more
Yesterday Apple unveiled iOS 6. The next version of the iOS family is said to include 200 new features, according to Scott Forstall Senior VP of iOS.
Some of the new features includes a completely new Maps app, Facebook integration, Siri for iPad, and FaceTime over mobile networks.
A beta [...]
Read More »Windows 8 boots in 7 seconds, according to reports
The next version of Windows is going to include many new features and performance upgrades; the wide and many upgrades will include a faster boot time.
In a new report on Windows 8 performance, it has been stated that Windows 8 will have the fastest boot time of any operating [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [June 12, 2012]
![Windows software of the day [June 12, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/FBReader-The-Iliad-290x160.png)
Today’s Software
- FBReader: read ebooks of various formats with a small and clean program
- Calibre: download metadata, convert ebooks, and send them to your devices
- Kindle for PC: read ebooks from your Amazon Kindle library on your computer
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Read More »Android apps of the day [June 12, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Simple Time Widget [A widget that displays the current date and time]
- Highway Death Racing [Game]
- Free-a-Tree [App that finds e-book substitutes for printed books]
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Android has over [...]
Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 12, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Talk to Facebook (Use your voice for updates or listen in on posts)
- Tap, Break & Shake (Break glass or do other actions with the various pictures)
- Boost 2 (Tunnel like racing game)
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Read More »Windows software of the day [June 11, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- BlackTop: instantly put your screen into power-saver mode
- GoGet: copy all files matching a rule to a new location
- SeaTools for Windows: measure drive quality with a number of tests
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Read More »Android apps of the day [June 11, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Top Contacts [Display favorite and most frequent contacts in homescreen widgets for easy access]
- Scare Your Friends [Scare people using your phone by making a scary image randomly appear]
- Shopkick [Earn rewards, such as gift cards, simply by walking into stores]
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 11, 2012]
![iOS apps of the day [June 11, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/2012-06-10_223157-186x160.png)
Today’s Apps
- HubbleSite (Browse photos of stars and galaxies and save it as wallpaper)
- WorldHoliday (Update your device’s calendar with the holidays of your country)
- Cubis Creatures (Wake up creatures by clearing a bunch of Cubis levels)
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Read More »Windows software of the day [June 10, 2012]
![Windows software of the day [June 10, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/usefulsaver.ong_-290x160.png)
Today’s Software
- UsefulSaver: show CPU/memory and disk statistics on your screensaver
- FontFrenzy: backup fonts and remove all non-default Windows fonts
- ShellExView: remove annoying context menu items
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Windows has hundreds of [...]
Read More »Android apps of the day [June 10, 2012]
![Android apps of the day [June 10, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/firstaid-290x160.jpg)
Today’s Apps
- First Aid [App that gives tips on how to recognize and treat common health situations]
- Simple Scoreboard [Helps keep track of player scores for games where you must manually track scores]
- Dog Whistle [App that plays 7 kHz, 10 kHz, 15 kHz, and 19 kHz frequency whistles for
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 10, 2012]
![iOS apps of the day [June 10, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/2012-06-09_025704-183x160.png)
Today’s Apps
- Pocket Yoga (Do your own yoga at your pace)
- Rio de Janeiro: Travel Guide (Every thing you might need traveling to Rio)
- IDOL TOWER Lite (Columns like game in a rotating way)
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Read More »Free AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional Edition v5.0!
Software Description
The following is a description of AOMEI Partition Assistant Pro, as per the developer:
AOMEI Partition Assistant 5.0 is easy to use yet comprehensive partition manager software and disk management tool for Windows-based systems. It provides a set of integrated features to address your diverse needs with
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Windows software of the day [June 9, 2012]
![Windows software of the day [June 9, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/correct-horse-battery-staple-290x160.png)
Today’s Software
- PWGen: generate secure passwords or passphrases
- RealVNC: connect remotely to computers running VNC servers
- MenuMaid: clean up Windows and Internet Explorer context menus
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Windows has hundreds of thousands [...]
Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 9, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Fax Burner (Send faxes to your iDevice and Email)
- Learn Spanish * (Learn Spanish fast with different lessons and workbooks)
- Line Runner (Fast pace running game that you have to avoid obstacles)
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iOS apps of the day [June 8, 2012]
![iOS apps of the day [June 8, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/2012-06-07_231825-184x160.png)
Today’s Apps
- 30/30 (Task manager with timer to get them done)
- Pi – The App (Learn all you can about Pi)
- 3D Mini Golf Challenge (Mini Golf game with extra golf courses)
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Read More »Windows software of the day [June 7, 2012]
![Windows software of the day [June 7, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/Better-Explorer-Downloads-290x160.png)
Today’s Software
- Better Explorer: Windows Explorer, but with the ribbon UI
- HotKeyMan: create system-wide shortcuts
- Drag’n’Drop Editor: change the default drag-and-drop action in Windows Explorer
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Windows has hundreds of thousands [...]
Read More »Android apps of the day [June 7, 2012]
![Android apps of the day [June 7, 2012]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/06/imindmap-290x160.jpg)
Today’s Apps
- iMindMap [App for creating mind maps]
- FolderSync [Sync files between your Android device and a variety of cloud storage services, including Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Amazon s3, SugarSync, and more]
- Audio Control [Create 'audio profiles' for easily switching between audio levels and automatically changing volume when using speakerphone,
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [June 7, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- TransZilla Translator (Translate from one language to another)
- Trulia Real Estate (Find homes to buy or rent in your area)
- Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing (Racing game with Sega characters)
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