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Looking For A Torrific Alternative? Try These!

Torrific offered a handy service for users who needed to download torrents files but could not use Bittorrent software or seedboxes for it. The service basically did all the hard working for the user. It downloaded the files attached to the torrent to their servers, and provided users with direct http download links. Torrific unfortunately though has been down for the last few days, and it is unlikely that the service will return again. I have received emails and user ...

Inspur International To Sell Chinese E-government Business

Hong Kong-listed information technology and outsource software development company Inspur International has published a report, stating that it will sell its e-government business, Shandong Inspur E-Government Software Limited, to Shandong Inspur Software Company Limited for CNY23 million. Inspur International is expected to gain about CNY259,000 from the disposal, and the capital gained will be used for general operations and the development of other potential businesses. At the same time, Inspur International stated the e-government business only contributed a small part ...

What Technology Will We Expect with Next Year’s PCs and How Will it Affect Prices?

Smartphones and tablets have a lot to answer for, at least when it comes to making technology inexpensive for the public.  Since the launch of the first iPhone it’s become not only accepted that sensors and other devices such as GPS, multi-touch capacitive screens, NFC, accelerometers, digital compasses and more should be included but we’ve come to expect, if not demand them. As the next twelve to twenty four months goes on there will come more and they will be even ...

CNNIC: China’s Microblog Users Reached 250 Million In 2011

China Internet Network Information Center has published a new statistics report, stating that there were 250 million microblog users in China by the end of 2011, a year-on-year increase of 296%. Meanwhile, the use of traditional Internet communication applications like email and forums saw significant declines. Microblogging has become one of the most important Internet applications in China in just one year, and it is claimed to used by almost half of Chinese netizens. According to the report, by the ...

Get Your Free Cebit 2012 Tickets Here

Cebit, the world’s largest computer expo, is held each year in Hannover, Germany. It is an international expo that is attracting companies and trade experts, as well as tech savvy visitors from all over the world. This year’s Cebit is taking place from March 6 to 10. Single tickets and full-event tickets can be ordered on the official website and at the expo directly. A single day ticket sets you back 34 Euros, a full-event ticket 79 Euros. It is ...

View and Extract File Icons With Thumbico

File and program icons distinguish different file types and applications visually from each other. Users come into contact with icons every time they use the computer, but only a few would think about changing or modifying program icons on their system. I can only think of two user groups who would need the to view, alter and extract file icons: First users who like to install custom themes and total conversions. Default icons might not always match the installed custom ...

Webstagram, An Instagr.am Web Search Engine

Instagr.am is a popular pic taking and sharing application for Apple’s iPhone. You can basically use it to take snapshots with the phone’s camera and send them directly to sites such as Facebook, Twitter or Flickr. It comes with other social features that make it that more enticing to a crowd that likes to socialize on the web. The pics have a distinct look and feel which may be one of the reasons for the application’s popularity (besides from being ...

Windows 8 Metro UI Won’t Allow Custom Backgrounds

With the Windows 8 Beta just around the corner, it is becoming easier to see into which direction Microsoft is heading in regards to the final version of the operation system. I have already expressed my concern that Windows 8 could become too tablet centric, and as a result alienate a massive part of the desktop PC market. Windows 8 News is now reporting that Microsoft won’t grant custom Metro UI backgrounds. A total of eight different styles is all ...

Close’n Forget Removes Active Sites From Firefox’s History

You sometimes may want to erase traces of web pages that you have visited in the past. This is especially useful on multi-user systems where every user is sharing the same account and profile, but also for privacy conscious users who want to protect their privacy from third parties (for instance during US border controls or theft). While it is possible to use programs like CCleaner for that, its all or nothing approach may suite everyone’s needs. Another possibility would ...

Unified Browser and Windows History Viewer

Keeping track of all your history items can be quite the feat if you are using more than one browser. Privacy conscious users usually delete the information regularly, while the majority of users is likely unaware what their web browser and operating system can reveal about them. History Viewer is a free program for the Windows operating system that reveals what the three browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer, and the Windows operating system, have recorded.