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Best F1 apps for mobile phones
2010-03-10 13:29:00 If you’re a bit of a motorhead then you’ll no doubt be gearing up for the start of the Formula 1 season this weekend. I love F1, but I find it very hard to take time out over the weekend to sit in front of the TV and watch the events unfold. Luckily, there’s a bunch of apps that let you follow the action on your phone while you’re out and about. Here’s my pick of the best F1 apps for all the various mobile platforms. All of them keep you updated with the latest news, standings and race information, and some even deliver live coverage of races. [Image: stock.xchng] iPhone: Formula 1 Live Racing 2010. If you want to stay close to the action on your iPhone then this is the app for you. Formula 1 Live Racing 2010 not only delivers the latest news during the season, but you also get live commentary, lap-by-lap race positions and real-time leaderboards. The application also offers in-depth guides to each of the F1 circuits, including distances and weather i... More About: Software , Utilities , Mobile , Mobile Phones , Phones
Today?s downloads for Windows, Mac and Mobile
2010-03-10 11:39:00 Windows: Wondering where all that hard drive space went? Find the answer with Disk Space Fan, a simple, effective hard drive analysis tool that scans your hard drive in a few minutes. Results are displayes in a nicely designed colorful chart you can browse until you find the largest files and folders, the ones which are eating up all the space disk… and act accordingly! iPhone: Chatting on Skype, GTalk, Yahoo!, MSN, Facebook, etc. on your phone is great fun. But constantly switching between all these networks can get annoying and constantly logging in. fring is designed to change all that, providing you with a single platform, based on your mobile, where all of your online friends are available in one place. It allows you to make cheap, or even free calls over VoIP and even has videoconferencing support. Mac: Although Macs are fairly self maintaining, a little TLC now and again won’t harm it. Cocktail (now updated to version 4.7.1) can do all your essential maintenance t... More About: Software , Windows , Utilities , Internet , Mobile
Today?s downloads for Windows, Mac and Mobile
2010-03-10 11:39:00 Windows: Wondering where all that hard drive space went? Find the answer with Disk Space Fan, a simple, effective hard drive analysis tool that scans your hard drive in a few minutes. Results are displayes in a nicely designed colorful chart you can browse until you find the largest files and folders, the ones which are eating up all the space disk… and act accordingly! iPhone: Chatting on Skype, GTalk, Yahoo!, MSN, Facebook, etc. on your phone is great fun. But constantly switching between all these networks can get annoying and constantly logging in. fring is designed to change all that, providing you with a single platform, based on your mobile, where all of your online friends are available in one place. It allows you to make cheap, or even free calls over VoIP and even has videoconferencing support. Mac: Although Macs are fairly self maintaining, a little TLC now and again won’t harm it. Cocktail (now updated to version 4.7.1) can do all your essential maintenance t... More About: Software , Windows , Utilities , Internet , Mobile
Voddler launches web client
2010-03-09 17:51:00 After having to temporarily suspend the desktop client last month, yesterday Voddler’s web client went live bringing free movies to a much wider audience and moved it a little closer to what Hulu offers in the USA. However, to watch the films, I think you still need a desktop client to stream them and an invite. At the moment, even those that are lucky enough to have beta invites to the desktop client still have to wait. When you click on a movie to watch and try to login, you receive the following message: So hopefully, at some stage later this week I’ll be able to test the web client properly to see how it performs although after waiting so long for a beta invite, it’s clear that Voddler aren’t in a hurry when it comes to these sorts of things. It is still possible to navigate around the site and browse the Voddler movie catalog though. First impressions are the same as before - more recent films will have to be added for Voddler to become really popular b... More About: Video , Software , Windows , Internet , Mac
Voddler launches web client
2010-03-09 17:51:00 After having to temporarily suspend the desktop client last month, yesterday Voddler’s web client went live bringing free movies to a much wider audience and moved it a little closer to what Hulu offers in the USA. However, to watch the films, I think you still need a desktop client to stream them and an invite. At the moment, even those that are lucky enough to have beta invites to the desktop client still have to wait. When you click on a movie to watch and try to login, you receive the following message: So hopefully, at some stage later this week I’ll be able to test the web client properly to see how it performs although after waiting so long for a beta invite, it’s clear that Voddler aren’t in a hurry when it comes to these sorts of things. It is still possible to navigate around the site and browse the Voddler movie catalog though. First impressions are the same as before - more recent films will have to be added for Voddler to become really popular b... More About: Video , Software , Windows , Internet , Mac
Mighty Opera Mini comes to Windows Mobile
2010-03-09 17:01:00 If you’re a Windows Mobile user you now have a reason to gloat at all your friends who have iPhones. While users of the Apple device are still waiting for their version of Opera to materialize, Pocket PC and Smartphone owners can now enjoy a better internet experience thanks to the release of Opera Mini for Windows Mobile . The application makes it faster and easier to browse the web on your mobile. It features scaled-down versions of some of the excellent time-saving features in the desktop version of Opera. This includes a Speed Dial start page, which lets you add shortcuts to your favorite web pages and open them with a single tap. Tabbed browsing is supported too, through a stylish dock that lets you flick through thumbnail previews of the pages you have open and navigate to them quickly. Opera Mini also includes stuff like address autocomplete and a search bar, to help you get around the web quicker. Viewing web sites in Opera Mini is a delight. You can move around the pa... More About: Software , Internet
Mighty Opera Mini comes to Windows Mobile
2010-03-09 17:01:00 If you’re a Windows Mobile user you now have a reason to gloat at all your friends who have iPhones. While users of the Apple device are still waiting for their version of Opera to materialize, Pocket PC and Smartphone owners can now enjoy a better internet experience thanks to the release of Opera Mini for Windows Mobile . The application makes it faster and easier to browse the web on your mobile. It features scaled-down versions of some of the excellent time-saving features in the desktop version of Opera. This includes a Speed Dial start page, which lets you add shortcuts to your favorite web pages and open them with a single tap. Tabbed browsing is supported too, through a stylish dock that lets you flick through thumbnail previews of the pages you have open and navigate to them quickly. Opera Mini also includes stuff like address autocomplete and a search bar, to help you get around the web quicker. Viewing web sites in Opera Mini is a delight. You can move around the pa... More About: Software , Internet
Get $260 of Mac software for $20
2010-03-08 15:55:00 Do you want to get the excellent Mac web designer RapidWeaver for just ?20? If so, you’ve got less than 48 hours now to claim a superb deal from the MacHeist team with their nanoBundle2 which includes RapidWeaver, Tales of Monkey Island plus nine more apps for the bargain price of $20. Even better, 25% of the profits go to charity so everyone is a winner. However, until 50,000 bundles have been purchased, RapidWeaver won’t be unlocked so do yourself and everyone that’s bought one a favor and purchase a nanoBundle now. If you’re still not convinced, then check out what else you get for your money, all of which you can try here: MacJournal Elegant and easy to use Journal designed specifically for Macs RipIt Easy to use and powerful DVD ripper Clips Extends the power of your clipboard CoverScout Search for album covers on Amazon, iTunes Music Store and Google Images. Flow FTP client designed specifically for Leopard And if that’s not enough, if you tweet a... More About: Software , Utilities , Design , Tips
Get $260 of Mac software for $20
2010-03-08 15:55:00 Do you want to get the excellent Mac web designer RapidWeaver for just ?20? If so, you’ve got less than 48 hours now to claim a superb deal from the MacHeist team with their nanoBundle2 which includes RapidWeaver, Tales of Monkey Island plus nine more apps for the bargain price of $20. Even better, 25% of the profits go to charity so everyone is a winner. However, until 50,000 bundles have been purchased, RapidWeaver won’t be unlocked so do yourself and everyone that’s bought one a favor and purchase a nanoBundle now. If you’re still not convinced, then check out what else you get for your money, all of which you can try here: MacJournal Elegant and easy to use Journal designed specifically for Macs RipIt Easy to use and powerful DVD ripper Clips Extends the power of your clipboard CoverScout Search for album covers on Amazon, iTunes Music Store and Google Images. Flow FTP client designed specifically for Leopard And if that’s not enough, if you tweet a... More About: Software , Utilities , Design , Tips
Monday Timewaster: Next Action Frog
2010-03-08 15:52:00 It’s 1990, and Parker Frog sees a certain plumbing duo on TV getting famous for platform jumping. He decides he must be the next platforming superstar, so visits a game company to audition. Parker Frog is set a task - complete a series of platforming challenges set by the company’s sadistic game director. So starts Next Action Frog, a browser game which begins like a history of platforming, but has some devilish level designs, that require perfect timing and quick reactions. It’s a pretty basic game, but well made, and I don’t think frogs have really been given a chance to star since the classic Frogger, so give Parker Frog his 15 minutes of fame, and play here! Requires Flash. [via Kongragate] More About: Software , Internet , Games , Free
Monday Timewaster: Next Action Frog
2010-03-08 15:52:00 It’s 1990, and Parker Frog sees a certain plumbing duo on TV getting famous for platform jumping. He decides he must be the next platforming superstar, so visits a game company to audition. Parker Frog is set a task - complete a series of platforming challenges set by the company’s sadistic game director. So starts Next Action Frog, a browser game which begins like a history of platforming, but has some devilish level designs, that require perfect timing and quick reactions. It’s a pretty basic game, but well made, and I don’t think frogs have really been given a chance to star since the classic Frogger, so give Parker Frog his 15 minutes of fame, and play here! Requires Flash. [via Kongragate] More About: Software , Internet , Games , Free
Bored of your desktop wallpaper? Not any more!
2010-03-05 14:55:00 There’s a whole lot of wallpapers out there, but don’t you sometimes get bored with the same old same old? It’s time to inject a bit of life into your desktop, and I’m here to tell you how. If you want ‘wow’ of the low-effort variety, take a look at a wallpaper randomizer. If you’re a fan of Vladstudio’s pretty designs, try Vladstudio Companion, an app that will find fresh, size-appropriate Vladstudio wallpapers at the click of a mouse. Bing’s not my favorite search engine, but it has some impressive images that can be used on your desktop. Zapbing will grab the best, while the very cool NatGeo Wallpaper Downloader will do the same from National Geographic’s impressive collection. Obviously Flickr is the number one internet photo resource: apps like Flickr Wallpaper Rotator and Fleace will comb the website for you, finding images specified by tags or usernames. If you’re handy with a camera, you’re in luck. Lo... More About: Software , Utilities , Internet , Photo , Design
Today?s downloads for Windows, Mac and Mobile
2010-03-05 14:55:00 Windows: If real time strategy is your favorite videogame genre, you’re going to like this one. Supreme Commander 2 is an excellent real time strategy adventure that focuses on huge scale. Set in a future where three different humanity factions are at war, your aim is to build up and maintain a massive army, and of course, defeat your enemy! Mac: One of the most popular screen capture tools for Windows, SnagIt has now been released in beta for Mac users to check out. OSX has screen capture built-in, so can a dedicated program offer anything extra? The answer to that is most definitely yes. SnagIt has a neat interface that sits at the edge of the screen, popping out when you scroll over it. Here you can take full screen, area or window captures. iPhone: Touch DJ is the first serious mixing app for the iPhone. It makes excellent use of the touchscreen to create a quite unique DJ-ing tool. This is a relatively expensive application at $19.99, but it’s a surprisingly powerfu... More About: Software , Windows , Utilities , Mobile , Downloads
Bored of your desktop wallpaper? Not any more!
2010-03-05 14:55:00 There’s a whole lot of wallpapers out there, but don’t you sometimes get bored with the same old same old? It’s time to inject a bit of life into your desktop, and I’m here to tell you how. If you want ‘wow’ of the low-effort variety, take a look at a wallpaper randomizer. If you’re a fan of Vladstudio’s pretty designs, try Vladstudio Companion, an app that will find fresh, size-appropriate Vladstudio wallpapers at the click of a mouse. Bing’s not my favorite search engine, but it has some impressive images that can be used on your desktop. Zapbing will grab the best, while the very cool NatGeo Wallpaper Downloader will do the same from National Geographic’s impressive collection. Obviously Flickr is the number one internet photo resource: apps like Flickr Wallpaper Rotator and Fleace will comb the website for you, finding images specified by tags or usernames. If you’re handy with a camera, you’re in luck. Lo... More About: Software , Utilities , Internet , Photo , Design
Today?s downloads for Windows, Mac and Mobile
2010-03-05 14:55:00 Windows: If real time strategy is your favorite videogame genre, you’re going to like this one. Supreme Commander 2 is an excellent real time strategy adventure that focuses on huge scale. Set in a future where three different humanity factions are at war, your aim is to build up and maintain a massive army, and of course, defeat your enemy! Mac: One of the most popular screen capture tools for Windows, SnagIt has now been released in beta for Mac users to check out. OSX has screen capture built-in, so can a dedicated program offer anything extra? The answer to that is most definitely yes. SnagIt has a neat interface that sits at the edge of the screen, popping out when you scroll over it. Here you can take full screen, area or window captures. iPhone: Touch DJ is the first serious mixing app for the iPhone. It makes excellent use of the touchscreen to create a quite unique DJ-ing tool. This is a relatively expensive application at $19.99, but it’s a surprisingly powerfu... More About: Software , Windows , Utilities , Mobile , Downloads
Pimp your car in Photoshop
2008-06-10 18:22:00 We all dream of having a Porsche, a Lamborghini or a Ferrari at some point of our lives. But while we save money for those, why not creating the car of our dreams with Photo shop? Follow these easy steps and learn how to pimp your car in less than 20 minutes. It’s not like the ... More About: Software , Windows , Mac , Photoshop
Software to help you win at poker
2008-06-10 17:36:00 I’m a big fan of poker but, like most games I play, I’m not very good at it. Unfortunately, unlike other pursuits, if you’re not very good at poker then you probably won’t be very good at paying the mortgage at the end of the month. Recently I’ve managed to halt my losing streak thanks ... More About: Software , Windows , Poker , Games , Tips
Apple iPhone 3G confirmed!
2008-06-10 13:30:00 Just as expected, Apple revealed version 2 of the iPhone yesterday at the WWDC. The mobile device, which will be available in 22 countries worldwide on July 11th, offers a sleuth of new features: 3G network support, GPS, simultaneous voice and data connections, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, secure access via Cisco IPSec VPN, WPA2 Enterprise and ... More About: Internet , Mac , Iphone , Phones
Today?s downloads for Windows, Mac and Mobile
2008-06-10 09:21:00 Windows: The demon hunter is back in Devil May Cry 4, the fourth installment in this action series. Get ready to meet some creepy monsters while you explore unknown lands and castles, and defeat them in exciting battles where you can show off your special fighting combos and your brand new weapon, the Devil Bringer. Mac: ... More About: Software , Windows , Utilities , Internet , Mobile
A sneak peek at Plurk
2008-06-09 14:47:00 As if we didn’t have enough with Twitter, Tumblr, Pownce and other micro-blogging, time-consuming services, here comes the latest state-of-the-art social community tool to keep us badly hooked on for now on. Its name is Plurk and this is what it looks like: The top-down design we’re all used to see in blog and microblogs has ... More About: Software , Internet , Sneak Peek , Review , Free
Today?s downloads for Windows, Mac and Mobile
2008-06-09 12:41:00 Windows: Are you tired of your music playlists? Try online radio instead! With Phonostar you can tune in to more than 4,000 free online radio stations and podcasts worldwide and enjoy many different kinds of music and other content. The program includes a powerful search tool and even lets you record whatever you’re listening to ... More About: Software , Windows , Internet , Design , Mobile
Best Internet Explorer add-ons
2008-06-09 10:48:00 So you thought that add-ons were just a matter for Firefox, eh? Well actually you were partially right as there are many more extensions, themes and functions you can install to Mozilla’s popular browser. Nevertheless, IE also has some free applications you can install and play with, to enjoy a richer experience while web surfing. ... More About: Software , Windows , Internet , Internet Explorer , Free
Expectations for this year?s WWDC
2008-06-09 10:27:00 Apple’s much awaited WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) starts today at 10:00 am Pacific Time. The event which takes place at Apple’s favorite exhibition complex, the Moscone Center in San Francisco, will last from the 9th to the 13th of June, and will gather developers and IT professionals from the world around to learn about ... More About: Internet , Mac , Phones , Opinion , Free
Master RAM in your Mac?s Activity Monitor
2008-06-06 14:59:00 Is your Mac running slow? Maybe there are some applications that are eating up all your memory and leaving none for others. The place to check this out is in your Mac’s Activity Monitor , which can be found in Utilities . At the bottom of the interface press the ‘System Memory’ tab. You’ll see four types ... More About: Tips , Free
Master RAM in your Mac?s Activity Monitor
2008-06-06 14:59:00 Is your Mac running slow? Maybe there are some applications that are eating up all your memory and leaving none for others. The place to check this out is in your Mac’s Activity Monitor , which can be found in Utilities . At the bottom of the interface press the ‘System Memory’ tab. You’ll see four types ... More About: Tips , Free
Disable the automatic restart after Windows update
2008-06-06 13:32:00 Having your operating system updated with the latest security patches Windows releases is always a good thing. The problem comes when the update is done and Windows politely asks you to restart the PC? or maybe not that politely. This is in fact the message you get: a window that compels you to restart the system, ... More About: Software , Security , Tips , Productivity
Disable the automatic restart after Windows update
2008-06-06 13:32:00 Having your operating system updated with the latest security patches Windows releases is always a good thing. The problem comes when the update is done and Windows politely asks you to restart the PC? or maybe not that politely. This is in fact the message you get: a window that compels you to restart the system, ... More About: Software , Security , Tips , Productivity
Youtube adds video annotations
2008-06-05 18:26:00 Youtube just announced the implementation of a new service in their video sharing website: the ability to add interactive comments right onto your videos. This new service, known as Youtube Video Annotations, brings a wide range of possibilities in terms of video creativity and value-added services for users. That is, you can use these notes ... More About: Software , Youtube , Internet , Review
Microsoft launch Windows Search 4
2008-06-05 18:26:00 Searching in Windows has always been painfully slow but Microsoft have just announced the launch of Windows Search 4 which aims to bring searching up to speed with applications such as Google Desktop. Windows Search 4 uses the same indexing style approach that Google Desktop does meaning that your data is always indexed and instantly ... More About: Software , Utilities , Tips
Youtube adds video annotations
More articles from this author:2008-06-05 18:26:00 Youtube just announced the implementation of a new service in their video sharing website: the ability to add interactive comments right onto your videos. This new service, known as Youtube Video Annotations, brings a wide range of possibilities in terms of video creativity and value-added services for users. That is, you can use these notes ... More About: Software , Youtube , Internet , Review 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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