If you were old enough (or even born — I wasn’t) back when cell phones (or mobile phones, as some of you non-Yanks like to call them) came into being, I’m sure you remember something a lot bigger, heavier, and le...
With today’s built-in redundancy measures, it is much harder to corrupt a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document than it was in the past. However, corruption still happens. What to do when you have a corrupted Word, Excel, or P...
Thanksgiving is gone. Black Friday has passed. I’m sure some, if not all, of you US-based dotTechies went shopping. Now it is time to spill the beans; tell us in the comments below what cool shit you bought these past two da...
One of Sear’s doorbuster sales this Black Friday* was a 50-inch Toshiba LED HDTV for $299 (which is one of the only, if not the only, real Black Friday deals this year). My brother wanted this TV. Sears was opening their doo...
If you have seen one screen capture tool, you have seen them all, right? Well, that is what I figured until I gave Snapshotor a try. This is a program that gives you the ability to edit your screenshots before you even save them. ...
Whether you hunt big game or fowl, Hunt Pro for iPhone offers some handy tools for hunters in the field. In addition to animal calls, Hunt Pro also offers tools to help outdoorsmen keep their bearings and track phases of the moon....
Dual Player is a pretty easy-to-use program that allows you to quickly compare two sound files. The whole point behind doing this is so you can easily tell if there is a difference between these two files. Let’s see how well...
Black Friday is the name of the Friday following Thanksgiving in the United States where most retailers offer huge discounts on their products. In fact, Black Friday is so huge in the United States that many stores are in the red ...
Last week HTC and Apple signed a 10-year cross-licensing agreement allowing them to use each others patented technology. While the official details about the agreement were not released, an analyst estimated HTC would pay Apple $6...
Although Apple won a $1.05 billion verdict against Samsung earlier this year, the battle between the two is only just beginning. As the legal battle heats up between Samsung and Apple, so has the war of words outside the court roo...
Ever watch a movie or TV show and think “why doesn’t that happen in real life” or “why can’t life be like that”? Yeah, well, the same applies to video games. Actually, no. Take that feeling of &...
We have seen lions before. In fact, we have seen lions multiple times (my personal favorite is the photo of lions strolling on a dirt road). What we haven’t seen until now are white lions. White lions are the same as regular...
With all the recent and on-going lawsuits between major tech companies, there has been a lot of discussion regarding patents — the patents themselves, the patent system in the US, and those that simply seek monetary gain by ...
After the unveiling of Windows 8, there has always been the question of whether or not Microsoft could successfully create an essentially all-new form of Windows that is both fresh stylistically but also usable in multiple form fa...
FileTypeDetective is a very helpful application that can be used to detect the file type of unknown files. As I am sure most of you know, every file on your computer has an extension. If it is a binary file it also has a number in...
French magazine L’Express is reporting that, last May, the computers in the offices of Nicolas Sarkozy (who was still president back then) were hacked by the “Flame” malware. This is that same malware that made h...
Making calendars, greeting cards and photo walls can be hard if you don’t have the right software. The good news is that Photo Collage Max is here to help. Although the program comes off feeling more like a demo (because of ...
In another article I introduced you the Refresh and Reset features in Windows 8. These features are very helpful of your Windows 8 tablet or PC ever malfunctions, either crashing or displaying errors. (Refresh is the one that rest...
Where here has read Greek mythology? I have, unfortunately (fortunately?). If you have read, or know about, Greek mythology, then you know what Mount Olympus is. If you don’t, then I’ll give you a quick crash course &#...
The other day I took someone to GameStop to preorder Call of Duty: Black Ops II. That particular day just happened to be the day before (of?) the midnight release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. As we walked up, two guys were sitti...
Nokia previously claimed it does maps and navigation better than Apple (and Google). Now Nokia wants to proof it to you via its official Nokia HERE Maps for iOS. Nokia has released its much-anticipated HERE Maps for iOS on the App...
Would you want Apple apps like iPhoto, iMovie, Garage Band and iWork suite on your Android advice? I know I wouldn’t mind would probably even pay for apps, assuming they are quality. One malicious “developer” clearly t...
A new study by researchers from Boston’s Northeastern University and the French Eurécom claims that uploaders of pirated content (aka copyrighted content) to cyberlockers (or file sharing sites — like MegaUpload) aren’t doin...
See the chart above? It is the result of data gathered by a Nielsen survey (USA survey). See the top five items? Four out of the five are Apple products Yes, you heard that right. Apple’s iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and iPad ...
Apple’s most recent release of OS X, Mountain Lion, brought with it many of the features we are used to seeing on iOS — simple apps like Notes and Reminders, and significant features like Notification Center. According to 9t...
If you’re looking for one of the best system cleaning, scanning and optimizing products on the market, you can’t go wrong with System Optimize Expert. This program is extremely powerful and easy to use. The program is ...
Bloons TD 4 is an extremely popular web-based game that was recently ported to Android. It is a tower defense game and follows typical tower defense gameplay. This game will be a big hit for those who are familiar with and enjoy p...
PocketLife Calendar is an iPhone app developed by OvalKey. It aims to improve on Apple’s native Calendar app by providing an interface that is more aesthetically pleasing and a more robust line of services. What is it and wh...
There are a lot of programs out there that can split files into smaller, more manageable pieces. However, one of the easiest ones I have used in a long time is inSplitter Files. This program can easily split big files and allows y...
Startup speed in Windows is always a concern for many users. Step by step, each newer version of Windows has improved in this arena. According to a test by PGMag, Windows 8’s startup speed is over two times faster than Windo...
It is has been a while since dotTech posted about a freebie. We have sort of drifted away from freebies and more towards reviews and news. However, this opportunity was too good to pass-up — free WinX DVD Ripper Platinum! As...
Yesterday we had a comic on the smartphone generation. Continuing with the smartphone-bashing theme, today’s comic provides a helpful how-to for preventing people from using their smartphones during dinner. Indeed, if you ha...
If you somehow fell down Niagara Falls (167 ft [51 m] height), do you think you would survive? Eh, if you are lucky. Maybe. If you somehow fell down Dragon Falls (3,200 ft [975 m] height), do you think you would survive? I’l...
Firefox 17 is out and it comes with one new big feature: Facebook Messenger. Yes, you read it right — Facebook Messenger is now integrated as a native application in Firefox… no add-on required to use it! However, it c...
How long do you think companies work on products before releasing them? A month? Two months? Six months? A year? Two years? It actually depends on what company and what product you are talking about. In the case of Microsoft and W...
