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Rid your PC of “Bloatware”

When you buy a new computer, you may find that quite a few programs have been pre-installed on it as a bonus…however the reality of this is more like the software version of junk mail, stuffed into your letterbox by a company hoping that you’ll buy something from the catalogue. These extra programs range from trial anti-virus software to maintenance[Read More…]

How the XBox360 Kinect is being used in the real world

Here’s a fun example of the new Kinect hands-free controller being used to play Ubisoft’s new “Fighters Uncaged” game.

Facebook’s new messaging system – “It’s not email”

Facebook explain their new messaging system that they say isn’t designed to replace email.

Blockbuster: Call of Duty: Black Ops launched this week

In this week’s video game news, see how crowds lined up at midnight to buy their copy of the game.

Improving your Hard Drive’s performance with Defraggler

Why does defragmenting your computer’s hard drive make your system run better? Well, when you fill a bucket with water, it fills from the bottom to the top. Your computer’s hard drive fills up in a very different way with programs and other data spread across different locations across the entire drive. Because of this, a cluttered computer can take[Read More…]