We've been long fans of the Antivirus as it's easily accessible, lightweight and unintrusive compared to some of bloatware suites that get bundled by default, slowing down netbooks and laptops to a crawl. Continue Reading »

Microsoft has confirmed availability of release candidate for Windows 7 Service Pack 1, alongside Windows Server 2008 R2 SP 1. The two key features included in the service packs are Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX technologies, both of which will exclusively benefit users of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). In other words, this will benefit users that are served virtual desktops (on thin clients) by a physical host, or those who regularly use Remote Desktop service of Windows. Continue Reading »

Ubuntu 10.10 Released with apps, cloud and netbook support Continue Reading »

Android based tablets are a reality; there is so much excitement over it. But I love working on a desktop computer with a processor speed of more than 2.4 GHz. Continue Reading »

If speed were the only factor, both Opera and Chrome have an advantage, there are other reasons - stability, customisability, and recall, where Firefox still owns bones in the year 2010. Continue Reading »

Microsoft has just released the new Office 2010 suite worldwide, touting a bunch of new features. While we wait for the Indian prices to be announced, the company is offering a great deal on its official store whereby you can buy any edition of the current Office 2007 suite and get an upgrade to the corresponding Office 2010 edition when it releases. Continue Reading »

In a landmark ruling, the Dusseldorf court has said that file-sharing service Rapidshare cannot be held responsible for the content shared on it by its users and that it would not be liable to implement filter schemes to prohibit or delete links of copyrighted material. And the pirates rejoice? Continue Reading »

Recognising that there need to be easier quick-fix answers to common problems that Windows users face, Microsoft has released a new tool for such solutions which is dead simple and pretty much fool-proof. Called the Microsoft Fix It Center, it is available for free and works effortlessly. Continue Reading »

If you want to turn an old PC, laptop or netbook into a home theater, you don't need to look further than these two freeware media center applications. Both are award media winning apps which work on Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX, both are highly customisable and skinnable, with extensive support for a variety of video and music codecs, picture formats, subtitles and physical media after installation. Continue Reading »

Multi-touch has become one of the most important interface elements in computing now, with a lot of laptop trackpads supporting the same, from high-end Macbooks to low-end netbooks. However, older laptops and a lot of mid-range ones seem to miss out on this feature. Now, thanks to a new update from Synaptics, your old notebook might be able to pinch-to-zoom! Continue Reading »