Category: Software
How to check your WiFi coverage
Wireless networks like WiFi have become an essential part of our lives. Whether we are working from home, helping our kids with their homework, or streaming our favorite shows on Netflix, we cannot imagine our everyday life without an internet connection. There are times, however, when we experience unexpected WiFi network outages that can disrupt…
How To Avoid Distractions That Sabotage Your Productivity
We all have the same number of hours in a day, yet sometimes it feels like we can’t get enough work done. Be it a freelancer working from home, a full-time employee working the 9 to 5 job, or a remote team member working flexible hours - everyone is prone to distractions that sabotage productivity…
Scottish designers enable create Exit Brexit tool for digital generation
An online tool created to make it easy for the “digital generation” to urge their MP to vote against Theresa May’s Brexit deal if they are against it has been launched by designers. The Exit Brexit tool locates users’ MPs from their address details and generates a letter of objection, which it then sends to…
Moviemaking with Movavi
Have you ever tried to make your own movie? Well, it’s easier than it seems! With the right video editing software, the montage process won’t take a lot of time even if it’s your first time using it. Movavi Video Editor can turn video editing into a really engaging process. The program has a…
Cyberlink releases PowerDVD17 with VR support
CyberLink is releasing PowerDVD 17 with full support for VR headsets. PowerDVD 17 adds support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets to bring virtual reality content to users, along with innovations in 360 video playback. PowerDVD 17 is also the world’s first software player to be certified by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)…
Office for Android tablets preview now available to all
All Android users are now able to download Microsoft's Office on Android preview, as long as their devices have the capability to run it. Microsoft has made the preview apps available to anyone using an ARM-powered tablet running KitKat or Lollipop with a screen size of between 7 inches and 10.1 inches. The initial preview…
Apple plans to let retail staff test its new iOS
It looks like Apple has come up with a cost-free plan to road-test its new software before it rolls it out to the public. A report from 9to5Mac says that Apple is looking to use retail employees to help them test pre-release versions of a new iOS before they are rolled out. According to the…
The UK Top 10 video games chart: Call of Duty Advanced Warfare retains top spot
[nextpage title="Next"] 2015 gets under way with an unchanged Top Three, meaning Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has now achieved six weeks at No.1, one more week than predecessor Ghosts. Grand Theft Auto V is not far behind at No.2, staying ahead of FIFA 15 at No.3. Ubisoft’s top sellers Far Cry 4 and Assassin’s…
The 5 types of software update that will DRIVE YOU INSANE
[nextpage title="Next"] Updating software is a fact of life but one that doesn't get any less irritating. Here's our five least favourite types of software update. [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"] 1) Firmware updates Pic by Scott Schiller Every time a new version of iOS is installed on your phone, or an Xbox…
Steve Ballmer quits Microsoft board
Former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has resigned as a member of the company’s board, ending more than three decades of involvement in the world’s biggest software maker. Ballmer, 58, is still Microsoft’s top individual shareholder. He had initially remained as a director after handing the top job over to one of his deputies, Satya…