Who would have thought that as the end-of-life of Windows XP nears, the operating system would see a surge in its market share rather than a decline? According to latest data from…
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Google says Chrome hijacking is No. 1 complaint; offers reset browser settings option
Browser settings hijackers are nothing new and even Chrome is affected by these nasty and unwanted programs. Google now makes it easier for you to bring back Chrome to its factory default state.
Microsoft Windows Phone Store plagued with junk, fake apps
Windows Phone platform has been gaining a lot of traction lately with its share hitting double digit figures in Europe and has managed to find descent enough takes in Asian markets. Microsoft…
Pebble Appstore going live on February 3
Pebble, the popular smartwatch company, is all set to launch its appstore this Monday. Back in December last year, Pebble announced that it will be opening a marketplace that would serve as…
Intel has a PC app store dubbed AppUp, but its closing down!
Intel has decided to pull back its AppUp store owing to a shift in the market and consumer needs. The chip maker’s AppUp store for PC apps, which was unveiled in January…
An iOS debut for SwiftKey
SwiftKey has launched its keyboard for iOS in the form of SwiftKey Note app in collaboration with Evernote and Apple. SwiftKey Note is a simple note-taking app with Evernote integration, which allows…
OFT gives developers two months to get their in-app purchase tactics in order
Office of Fair Trading (OFT), UK issued a warning yesterday that mobile game and app development companies and developers have two months to get their in-app purchase tactics in order. The OFT…
Google may have arm-twisted Samsung to tone down its Android Magazine UI
Samsung and Google have reportedly reached an agreement whereby the former will tone down its Android custom user interface dubbed Magazine, which the Korean electronics giant showcased on its Galaxy Note Pro…
Flipboard rolls out redesigned cover stories
Flipboard, the popular social magazine app, is revamping the cover stories section with a new look and feel bringing them closer to physical magazines giving users access to important and personally relevant…
Gmail iOS bug might have accidentally deleted emails
Google’s email service was recently struck with a nasty bug that resulted in inadvertent deletion of some emails and other related issues. The issue reportedly happened days before the downtime that struck…
Why is Microsoft backtracking on Windows XP end of life?
As Microsoft’s nearly 13-year-old operating system, Windows XP, nears its official retirement date, the company has announced that it will continue to offer anti-malware support until 14 July 2015, more than a…
FileZilla: Recent malware-laden FTP client threat is one of the largest till date
Increased instances of tainted malware laden version of FileZilla FTP client have been noticed by security company Avast – the threat which FileZilla isn’t new, but is definitely one of the largest…
BlackBerry rolls out BB OS 10.2.1 update
BlackBerry has rolled out the latest BB OS 10.2.1 update bringing a lot of new features compatible with BlackBerry 10 smartphones. The update is already available for download in all major markets including…
BBM heading to Android Gingerbread soon
Blackberry has announced BBM for Android Gingerbread phones, more specifically – devices running Android 2.3.3+. The announcement follows the official release of BBM for Android and iOS platforms and with the latest…
FakeOff app claims to detect fake Facebook accounts
An Israeli startup has created an app called FakeOff app that can detect fake Facebook accounts thereby protecting users to possible scammers and spammers who may have befriended them on the social…