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Microsoft officially confirms Windows Blue, announces that 100 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold
It’s an interesting thing hearing all the complaints and disregard towards Windows 8, then finding out that Microsoft has already sold 100 million licenses since its debut back in October of last year. That puts it at around 6 months before reaching the 100 million mark. To put things in [...]
Read More »Adobe discontinuing Creative Suite, replacing it with subscription-based Creative Cloud
Adobe has announced that it’s now going to focus its efforts on the subscription-based Creative Cloud service. However, instead of offering Creative Cloud alongside its traditional (and physical media-based) Creative Suite, it will be replacing it instead.
That means there will be no Creative Suite 7. Professionals that want the [...]
Read More »Next Xbox will not require a constant online connection, according to leaked memo
An internal email that was sent to employees that are currently working on Microsoft’s upcoming next-generation Xbox has revealed something that will cause gamers worldwide to breathe a sigh of relief: The console will not require a constant online connection to function.
Previous rumors have stated that the console would [...]
Read More »[Windows] PhotoSun 14 is a great free image editor, good alternative to Photoshop Elements
A while back, Adobe and NVIDIA teamed up to offer consumers a chance to own free software. I was given a copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, and I never looked back. Elements is not just a photo editing suite, it also helps you organize your photos in a pretty [...]
[Android] Hide call logs, messages, contacts, photos, and files with Text and File Hider Plus
Sometimes it’s necessary to hide files/contacts/messages/photos/calls/etc. on your device. With smartphones that’s not always so easy to do, but there are apps like Hide It Pro, that allow you to mask sensitive files and data. Text and File Hider Plus, or just Hider+ for short, is one such application [...]
[iPhone] Scout GPS offers alternative maps for users frustrated by Apple and Google Maps
Apple fans recall the frustration and hilarity that ensued during the infamous Apple Maps debacle. Months later, there are still plenty of Apple Maps users who aren’t happy with the app’s performance. I had a really bad Apple Maps experience over the weekend: we were trying to get to a [...]
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![This panda is having a good time [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/panda_slide-290x160.jpg)
Minimalistic wallpaper [Wallpaper]
![Minimalistic wallpaper [Wallpaper]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/minimal_wallpaper-290x160.jpg)
Do you prefer minimal wallpapers but don’t want just white? Then check this wallpaper out.
Read More »![“Your internets is plugged up with useless crap people send” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/clogged_up_internet_comic-290x160.gif)
Spanish anti-child abuse group embeds secret message in ads to help kids [Video]
Spanish group Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation has come up with a unique way to try to help abused kids.
Read More »“It’s a beautiful day, you can’t just sit inside gaming!” [Image]
![“It’s a beautiful day, you can’t just sit inside gaming!” [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/gaming_outside-290x160.jpg)
What do you do when it is beautiful outside and you want to play video games? Play video games outside, of course.
Read More »Alleged Chinese spy’s laptop found to contain porn and pirated movies, not classified information from NASA
Bo Jiang used to work for NASA. He was let go by his employer because congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia claimed that he and other Chinese engineers were a security risk. This was a statement in a press release issued by the congressman:
“I am particularly concerned that (the) information
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Samsung releases new iPhone-bashing ad, shows it hasn’t lost its marketing touch [Video]
A new Galaxy phone is out, so you know what that means… that’s right! The return of Samsung’s iPhone-bashing commercials.
This latest ad takes place in a graduation pool party where all the adults have “outdated” iPhones and all the hip kids have brand new Galaxy S4′s. All the new [...]
Read More »Saturday Night Live makes fun of Google Glass, shows how stupid you’ll look when it “doesn’t work” [Video]
Every time Google has shown off Google Glass, it’s looked amazing. Of course. They don’t wanna show you what happens if voice recognition doesn’t work, or how silly you might look using it sometimes. They wanna sell you on their vision for the future.
Now Saturday Night Live’s Google Glass [...]
Read More »Next lucky city to get Google Fiber is Shawnee, Kansas
Google has announced that “the Shawnee City Council voted to bring Google Fiber to their city.” If only we could all just vote to get Google Fiber installed in our cities.
Shawnee is located southwest of Kansas City, and is home to around 60,000 people. Google describes it as a [...]
Read More »LG is working with Google on the next Nexus phone [Rumor]
This is getting interesting. First we heard rumors that Google’s next Nexus phone would once again me made by LG. Then after some time, the fabled X Phone from Motorola, which is running stock Android, shows up on camera. Now, there is word that LG is indeed working with Google [...]
Read More »Live off-the-grid with Soleta zeroEnergy homes, fully modular houses that utilize renewable energy
Ever had the desire to go off the grid? No, I’m not talking about turning off your electronic gadgets and disappearing into the world. I’m talking about building a house that uses renewable energy and doesn’t consume traditional power. The idea has probably crossed all of our minds at least [...]
Read More »Exclusive rights to future Star Wars games belong to Electronic Arts
Disney and Electronic Arts (EA) announced an agreement that delivers exclusive rights to future Stars Wars based games to EA. Disney actually retains the rights to titles in the “mobile, social, tablet and online game categories.” More specifically, EA gets the rights to “new Star Wars titles for a core [...]
Read More »[Windows] Monitor the registry for changes, including new startup items, and block them with Registry Alert
Many programs and processes like making themselves automatically start at Windows boot. Malware do it as do legitimate programs, and it is just as annoying for both. One of the ways programs and processes add themselves to startup is via the registry. Registry Alert is a program that helps you [...]
[Windows] Disable read or write access for USB flash and external drives with Removable Access Tool
Sometimes, you just have to leave your computer unattended. In fact, it’s almost inevitable that it will happen every now and then. There’s one huge problem with doing that, especially in a public place or when you’re at work: anyone can hop onto the computer and download sensitive data off [...]
[Android] Jiffy helps you easily track the amount of time you work on specific tasks or projects
As a freelancer, one of the things I have to do often is keep track of my time. Every once in a while I’ll land a project where I have to record my work hours and then turn them in. Normally I just use a spreadsheet setup through Google Drive. [...]
[iPhone] Morning Worm is an alarm clock that forces you to wake up… by making you solve a puzzle to close the alarm
I am not now, nor will I ever be, a morning person. As much as I want to be the kind of person who wakes up with that “carpe diem” feeling. My brain is just wired to stay up late, and I’m usually far more productive and creative at 9 [...]
[Mac OS X] FGDesktopLoupe helps you divert attention to a specific part of the screen by darkening the rest
Sometimes, communication is hard. If you work on a team where you need to collaborate with people who work in a different office, it can be really hard to clearly explain what you’re looking at. After all, a screengrab or screen-share can only go so far. If you need to [...]
This place looks like it belongs in Lord of the Rings [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![This place looks like it belongs in Lord of the Rings [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/lord_of_the_rings-290x160.jpg)
I don’t know why but the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this photo is: “Lord of the Rings”.
Read More »![“What your coffee says about you” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/coffee_comic-290x160.png)
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“When will Google Fiber take over the world?” [Infographic]
![“When will Google Fiber take over the world?” [Infographic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/google_fiber_infographic-290x160.jpg)
Very interesting infographic compares the speed and price of Google Fiber to other broadband ISPs in USA and UK.
Read More »Censorship or justified? Google Glass blocks swear words and there is no way to unblock
Like Android smartphones and tablets, Google Glass comes equipped with Google’s voice-to-text translation engine; in other words, you can dictate to Google Glass and, using voice recognition, it will type what you want to say. It turns out Google pulled an Apple on everyone and decided to implement a filter [...]
Read More »Sunflower seed husks can actually be used as a suitable aggregate to make concrete
Sunflower seeds are pretty yummy, but they come with a lot of waste. Unless you buy a bag of them that are just the seeds, you often have a huge pile of broken and decrepit shells to go along with them. As it would turn out, if you collect enough [...]
Read More »Netflix says people pirate due to lack of access to content, piracy is lower in countries Netflix operates in
One of the major arguments of why people pirate is due to lack of access. It is said (most) people aren’t inherently dishonest; rather, people pirate because they don’t have legitimate access to the content they want to view. How accurate this assessment is, the jury is still out, but, [...]
Read More »Microsoft is selling cheap $150 no-contract Windows Phone smartphone at Walmart
Since the debut of Windows Phone, people have been predicting the only way for Windows Phone to gain a foothold is to target the low-end market. In other words, price the competition — notably Android — out of the game. For the most part Microsoft and Nokia, the premier Windows [...]
Read More »This is hilarious: ‘Internet Password Minder’ is a “secure” password storage notebook [Video]
![This is hilarious: ‘Internet Password Minder’ is a “secure” password storage notebook [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/05/2013-05-05_190705-290x160.png)
Do you tend to forget your passwords? Then you need ‘Internet Password Minder’, the one notebook you can use to “safely store passwords” and worry no more about “security and identity theft”.
Read More »Google X Phone is leaked in photos, and it looks awesome [Rumor]
Last week we shared with you photos of what is most likely going to be the Google X Phone for AT&T. While those images were nice, they showed the X Phone (or ‘XFON’ as it is labeled) in a case… so we couldn’t really get a good look at it. [...]
Read More »[Windows] Download entire websites to your hard drive for offline viewing with Cyotek WebCopy
There sure is a lot of content available on the web. Problem is, you can’t get to it unless you’re connected to the internet, obviously. This is especially unfortunate during those times where you just want to browse a website, but you have no internet, like during a power outage [...]