Microsoft has released the first beta of its new Security Essential software. The new Security Essential features an updated anti-malware engine which is better at both detecting and removing malware. Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 Beta is directly integrated with the Firewall and gives users the option to either turn off the firewall or turn it [...]

Opera has just released Opera 10.60 for Linux, Windows and Mac. It is basically an improvement over Opera 10.5x. They claim that Opera 10.60 is 50% faster than Opera 10.50, making it the fastest browser.

Clementine is a cross-platform music player which has been influenced by Amarok 1.4. We have reviewed Clementine 0.2 in the past and we were very impressed with it. The Clementine developers have announced the availability of Clementine 0.4.

Microsoft to launch next gen computers along with the next version of the Windows OS – Windows 8

Speech Saver is a small utility using which you can easily turn off the speech recognition feature in Windows Vista automatically after a set idle time.

The so-called system restore feature in Windows 7 deletes restore points without even throwing any warning when the system is rebooted.

Find out how to save and restore tabs in Internet Explorer. Using this tip you can restore your last browsing session in Internet Explorer.

An update in the popular Antivirus, McAfee, is causing Windows Xp to reboot continuously. So, far it has been reported that the problem is only with the McAfee corporate customers. The update, identified as DAT update 5958, identifies svhost.exe as a threat and deletes it. This results in the machine rebooting continuously.

Clementine is a music manager cum player. It is a port of Amarok 1.4 (Music Manager) for the Windows platform.

Google Chrome does not have any browser specific proxy settings. When you try to set a proxy in the Google Chrome browser, you are shown the system wide proxy – settings dialog, the one which is used by Internet Explorer to detect change in settings. For example, you won’t be able to browse the Web [...]

CodeWeaver has released a new version of its popular application CrossOver. CrossOver is an application for Linux, Mac OS X using which you can run Windows applications. It is an improved version of Wine, the free software that allows Windows applications to run in Linux. The new version Crossover 9, codenamed “Snow Mallard” brings with [...]

Find Out how to open PSD files without installing adobe photoshop and how to open PSD files in Paint.NET?

The Caps lock on your laptop or computer’s keyboard is equally useful and disastrous. There are situations when you unknowingly press the CAPS lock and you find that you have gotten yourself into total mess – like entered wrong passwords during login or registration, etc. Although toggling the CAPS lock key toggles the indicator light [...]

The final build of Opera 10.50 is finally out for Windows. Opera claims that this is the “fastest browser on earth”. Opera 10.5 features a new JavaScript engine, Carakan and a new graphics library called Vega. Opera claims that this has resulted in a browsing speed increase of 700% from the Futhark JavaScript engine used [...]

Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site. This was a reaction to an bug in VBScript that Polish researcher Maurycy Prodeus had revealed Friday. The vulnerability could enable hackers  to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft noted that hackers exploiting the VBScript flaw [...]

About a week ago, we told you about the launch of Symantec‘s flagship product, Norton 360 version 4.0. We’ve been using it for the past one week and have come up with some  interesting results. How does Norton 360 version 4 compare with Norton Internet Security or Norton AntiVirus? How is Norton 360 different from [...]

In this article we will tell you about three utilities that will help you to Add More Options To The Context Menu In Windows 7.

The registry is one of the most important part of the Windows Operating System. Any problem with the registry can have far reaching consequences. A corrupted registry can prevent Windows from even starting up. In this article, we will show you how you can fix a corrupted Windows registry from an Ubuntu partition. So, if [...]

Starting next week, Microsoft’s automated Windows Update service will present users with a “Web browser choice screen” as required by a settlement agreed with the European Commission’s competition department last year. Next week’s rollout will be available as part of a testing process to some users in the UK, Belgium and France. It will be rolled [...]

In this article we will tell you a short registry trick using which you reduce the time to wait before you can actually close the hanged application. The trick involves editing the registry manually or you can also use our single-click tweak deployer

Today at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Microsoft has finally released its new operating system for mobile phones named as Windows Phone 7 Series. This is a very ambitious new product from Microsoft. The Windows Phone 7 Series is a brand new in every sense. Microsoft have done away with almost all that has [...]

It is believed that Microsoft’s new mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 7, will be launched in the World Mobile Congress at Barcelona on 15 February. Microsoft has not officially made any announcement regarding the Windows Mobile 7. However, some details believed to be that of the said operating system has been leaked.

In this article we will tell you about five reasons according to which we feel, the switch to Windows 7 from Windows XP is actually not necessary for time being.

Does your PC hang often? Do you have a tough time killing applications that hang forever? The solution to all your computer’s speed and optimization issues is a clean and good Registry. The system registry on your computer is like a master database that is consulted by programs for various operational purposes. In this article [...]