Top 10 changes that Microsoft Windows 8.1 will bring
After several rumours hinting at the new features that Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 would bring, the Redmond giant has officially announced some of them through a new blog post taking a “first look.” According to Microsoft, Windows 8.1 will not just respond to
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Preview now available for download
At its Build developers conference, #Microsoft announced that it has made the preview version of Windows 8.1, the update to its Windows 8 desktop operating system, available to the public for download. As the word ‘preview’ suggests, this build is sort
[App] WifiKill – disable internet for network hoggers (Android 4.x)
This week was a little light on Android app quantity, but the quality of the ones we do have for you is pretty fantastic. Perhaps not entirely, well, 100% ethical in a certain WiFiKiller’s case-but fantastic nonetheless. WiFiKill Downloader: Although this has
Google Wins Rare Privacy Victory in Europe
Today in international tech news: Google gets a break from the European Court of Justice. Also: Hacking alert prompts website shutdowns in South Korea and North Korea; Samsung tries to hash out a deal with European regulators; and Chinese media claim a
Digital burn-out? Tips for technology detox
PARIS: Tired of checking your smartphone every few minutes for new emails, likes or retweets? Do you spend more time looking at your device than chatting to your date? Are you close to a digital burn-out? Fear not, an increasing number
Smartphones are a weak link in security
Steve Durbin says that smartphones are posing one of the biggest risks to business’s information security, and it’s the smaller firms that are finding it hardest to cope with the threat. The Global Vice President of the Information Security Forum (ISF), the
How to Turn an Old Android Phone Into a Webcam
What to do with that old Android smartphone? Rather than relegate it to the junk drawer to collect dust for all eternity, why not make it useful again as a webcam — or maybe a weathercam, baby monitor, petcam or nannycam? The
Facebook Finally Gets #Hashtag Support
Facebook adds #hashtags. What are they? Hashtags are coming to Facebook to help users better surface conversations. Support for the all-but-ubiquitous topic organization system was rumored in March and will roll out to a small percentage of users Wednesday. Facebook will
How Google Glass Works [Infographic] – TheMech.in
Google Glass: what you need to know Back in early 2012, before the world had heard of Google Glass, the tech world was ablaze with rumours that the search giant was beavering away on augmented reality goggles. As the days went by,
Best Ever Free PC System health tools
System health tools Create your perfect Windows toolkit with these apps. There’s a tool for just about anything you can think of in Windows. And if you look hard enough, you’ll find a freebie is more than capable of doing the job