Monthly Archives: September 2008

Three free alternatives to pricey graphics software

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
Why spend big bucks on graphics software when you can get many, if not most, of the same features from freeware? Here are three mui-expensive graphics apps and their free counterparts:
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Top 10 USB Thumb Drive Tricks

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
Is that a gigabyte in your pocket? And are you putting it to good use? The explosion of USB thumb drives gives anyone the ability to take some serious file storage space along with their house keys.
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Five killer software freebies you’ve (probably) never heard of

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little spoiled by all the free software out there. Seriously, I feel for the developers working hard to make a buck when there’s so much good freeware. Like these five gems, all of which I use almost daily and love dearly:
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The Indian behind Intel’s super chip

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
When Intel launched its first six-core x86 microprocessor – a high-end processor to crunch huge amount of data – designed and developed by its Indian team, there was relief at its India office.
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Trojan masquerades as iPhone game

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
Security firm Sophos warned on Thursday that e-mails being circulated on the Web that purport to offer a free iPhone game instead are carrying a Trojan horse that can take control of infected Windows machines.
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World’s smallest PC?

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
As reporters, we tend to be wary whenever a company claims to be the first, the best, or the smallest of anything. But when we saw an image of CompuLab’s Fit-PC Slim, we thought it could very well be the tiniest machine capable of running Windows XP yet.
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Wireless hacking

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 19, 2008
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Featured Freeware: CinemaForge

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 18, 2008
This combination video-conversion and creation tool boasts good speed and a nice set of features.CinemaForge’s polished interface is both handsome and rather simple to understand, the Tom Cruise of software if he weren’t into Scientology.
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AtomicView processes media quickly

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 17, 2008
If you have a lot of media to browse through, no matter what viewer you use, it’s bound to take some time. Whatever the project may be–from picking the best shots from a pro photo shoot to getting the most action-packed movie clips from a birthday party–you need a good way to browse, compare, and [...]
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How much for a Google Android phone?

By Prithvi Mandava | Published: September 17, 2008
The soon-to-be announced, first-ever Google Android phone will be priced at $200 with a two-year contract, according to a blog post on TechCrunch.
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