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[Giveaway] FREE ESET Smart Security 6 Beta worth $40 (Limited to 500 Lucky winners only)

ExFang — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:29:10 +0000

Do you have anti-theft software which protect your laptop from being stolen? The ESET Smart Security 6 has this! Yeah. The Anti-Theft application allows you to locate and retrieve your laptop of it goes missing if it is stolen. Aside from that, the ESET Smart Security also provides protection for your PC against internet thearts and identity theft. Provided with this application, it keep you safe all the time. The software is available for 32-bit and also 64-bit.

This is an application which you need to have in your PC!!! Plus, you can get it for no fee.

Key Features of ESET Smart Security 6 Beta

Smarter Scanner - Threats don’t always enter in ways you expect. ESET Smart Security inspects SSL-encrypted communication channels like HTTPS and POP3S, and intelligently scans compressed files to find threats that other products miss. ESET’s Smart Optimization feature makes file scanning faster than ever.
Time-saving Firewall - New Learning Mode saves time by automatically creating firewall rules by observing how end users use the network, while offering advanced firewall modes for power users. Pair customized firewall profiles with trusted network zones and have appropriate firewall rules applied automatically based on detected network presence.
Trusted Zone Authentication - Identify trusted network zones by network configurations (a configurable combination of host/DNS/DHCP server IP address, wireless SSID, connection profile, etc) or securely authenticate into a network using ESET Authentication Server.
Upgraded Antispam - ESET Smart Security now takes care of annoying spam with a smaller, faster, and even more effective spam filter.
Removable Media Security - Threats can enter your PC from removable media such as USB thumb drives. For self-running media, ESET Smart Security scans autorun.inf and associated files when the medium is inserted, in addition to scanning any file on any removable device when it is accessed, or during a full-scan of the media.
System Tools - ESET SysInspector and ESET SysRescue simplify diagnosing and cleaning of infected systems by allowing deep scans of system processes to find hidden threats, and creating bootable rescue CD/DVD or USB drives to help you repair an infected computer.
Self Defense - ESET Smart Security has built-in technology to prevent malicious software from corrupting or disabling it, so you can rest assured your system is always protected.

How to get the FREE subscription of ESET Smart Security 6 Beta?

Visit the promo page at http://www.eset.com/us/beta/v6/
Install ESET Smart Security 6 BETA
Protect at least one device with ESET Anti-Theft to automatically enter to win a full license of ESET Smart Security for one year
The contest runs between May 23 and June 23, 2012
Every week, 100 winners are drawn (a total of 500)
Winners will be contacted via email they used to set up anti-theft

All the best to participants. Let me know if you are one of the lucky winners.

[Giveaway] FREE Ashampoo Photo Commander 9 worth $49.99

ExFang — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:20:40 +0000

Photo manager for FREE! This is an opportunity for you to grab the Ashampoo Photo Commander 9 for FREE. The Ashampoo Photo Commander 9 is one of the powerful application created by Ashampoo and this software is capable of providing you a quick and straigthforward management of your photo collection. With this application, you not only manage, but also edit, present and optimize your digital pictures. In addition, you will find the option to create groups, tag pictures and creating virtual picture albums useful in handling your photo collection.

Different from the previous version, the Ashampoo Photo Commander version 9 offers lots of new features and improvements. Among other features there is the new dual-view mode for the comparison of an original picture and that picture while editing. Additionally, the optimization tools and video functions were improved, new effects were added and lots more.

This is an application which you need to have in your PC!!!

Key Features of Ashampoo Photo Commander 9

3D hardware acceleration - The program now automatically uses the 3D processor in your computer’s video card to achieve a performance boost. If you have a 3D video card this significantly speeds up photo viewing and transition effects for smoother resizing and zooming, with additional smoothing for less “jaggy” images at high magnifications.
New, more efficient media database - The new automatic database that manages your media files is now both faster and more efficient, automatically updating when you’re uploading your media files on your PC. This means you can move files around without losing their tags (star ratings) and other data. The new database also makes scanning EXIF photo tags and MP3 audio tags much faster.
Drag & Drop virtual albums - The new Drag & Drop virtual albums (Favorites) organize your media files in folders without actually moving them – the same files can be included in multiple folders without creating multiple copies of the files. You can manipulate the files in virtual albums just like any other group of files: Add tags and star ratings, perform batch cut and crop operations, create slide shows and web albums and so on.
Create panorama images - This is a feature that many users have asked for. In version 7 you now have a tool for stitching together multiple photos to create a single large panorama image.
Slide shows with “Ken Burns” effect - The new quick slide show features the popular “Ken Burns” effect that zooms and pans on each image while it is being displayed. Just select the photos you want to include and press Ctrl+Space to start.
Digital camera and scanner importer - The new digital camera and scanner importer makes it quick and easy to import images directly from your digital camera or image scanner.
Improved Callout tool - A number of user suggestions have been implemented to improve the performance of the Callout (text bubble) tool, which now also includes the functions of the previous callout tool from Photo Commander 5.
Media browser enhancements - The media browser comes with many improvements, including advanced search by text, file type, file rating and age with a cut-off date. You can now also change the date and time of multiple files in batch mode and browse images without leaving Quick Fix mode – this makes it easier to apply quick fixes to multiple images. You can resize the thumbnail preview images in the media browser on the fly with a slider control.
Find duplicate images with different names - A powerful new function for finding duplicates will also find duplicate images with different names and images that are similar but not identical. You can enter the level of similarity in percent.
Batch Processing - The Batch Processing tool can save many hours of tedious work, converting to different formats and applying effects to multiple files in a single operation. Effects include resizing, brightness, gamma, contrast, color depth, rotate, invert, grayscale, drop shadows, borders, sharpening, watermarks, 1-click optimize and more. All these effects are applied to all the files in the selected batch.
Quick-Fix Tools - The Quick-Fix Tools gets results fast and will probably be able to handle almost all your photo editing needs. Features include one-click color and contrast optimization, photo straightening (if the camera wasn’t straight), red eye correction, cropping, rotating and more – all with a couple of clicks. All the tools are self-explanatory for instant results without hassles.
Creativity and Productivity Tools - Viewing and organizing your media files is just the beginning. Photo Commander comes with a whole suite of tools for sharing and using your photos creatively – both on the web and at home. You can mail your photos, export them to PDF files and burn them to CDs and DVDs. You can also create web albums, slide shows with music, photo collages, photo calendars, photo cards with frames, contact sheets, “photo mix” combinations and multi-image TIFF files (single-file slide shows). All these features are very easy to use – it’s basically a point and click process, the program guides you through every step.
Audio and Video - Ashampoo Photo Commander displays videos and plays audio tracks just as easily as it can manage your photos – you don’t need to switch to separate player programs. You can zoom videos, play them in full-screen mode, extract screenshots, create video playlists and more. You get all the functions of a good audio player. Play and organize your audio tracks, create and store playlists and much more. You can also create multimedia playlists, combining photos with audio and video files.
Skins and Plugins - You can load different ‘skins’ to give the program a different look or even redesign the program’s user interface yourself. Photo Commander also supports plugins for handling additional file formats. A number of plugins are already available, including plugins for the Canon RAW, Kodak Flashpix, HDR .dds, Industrial Light & Magic HDR .exr and Joint BiLevel .jbg formats.

How to get the FREE subscription of Ashampoo Photo Commander 9?

Visit the promo page at http://giveaway.downloadcrew.com/offer/ashampoo_photo_commander/27284.

The offer start on Monday (26 March 2012)!!! So, stay tuned.

Pre-order Nokia Lumia 800 at DiGi now

keong17 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:40:09 +0000

Dear everyone, now you can pre-order the sensation Nokia Lumia 800 at DiGi. Nokia Lumia 800 is one of the latest Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphones by Nokia. With DG Smart Plan 68 on 24 months contract, you will save up to RM551 on the phone and total savings of RM671. Free delivery to your doorstep.

The retail price of Nokia Lumia 800 is RM1650.

The key features of Nokia Lumia 800 :

Curved 3.7″ ClearBlack AMOLED touch screen display with Gorilla® glass
8-Megapixel Camera
A-GPS Nokia Drive
WP 7.5 Mango OS
1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor

For more information regarding the plans offered for Nokia Lumia 800, please kindly visit the official DiGi website here.

Free Download 3D Pinball Space Cadet for Windows 7 & Vista

keong17 — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:12:34 +0000

3D Pinball Space Cadet. Still remember this game? It was a popular game in Windows XP, ME and 2000. Years ago, I been playing with it and won’t get bored easily. Although 3D Pinball Space Cadet was an old game, I still missed it. Good news is that we can play this addicting game in our Windows 7 or Vista. Let me show you how.

Just download 3D Pinball Space Cadet through the links below. Extract the WinRAR file and you are ready to play. It’s free, portable, and no installation required.

Download link : Link 1 Link 2

sources : How-To New

Timeline Cover Banner : Design your own Facebook Timeline profile cover photo for FREE

keong17 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:20:33 +0000

One of the coolest features of Timeline in Facebook is the cover photo on your profile page. With cover photo, you can express yourself to those who viewed your profile. Everyone wants creative and customized cover photo. Introducing Timeline Cover Banner – a free website where you can design and create your own Facebook Timeline cover photo. There’s no visible watermark on your cover photo.

There are a lot backgrounds available for you to choose for designing purpose. Or you can use your own desired background. You can upload background and photo. Text can be added to the cover photo. You can write any words on it. Color can be customized. You can change Hue, Saturation, Brightness and Contrast.

After you satisfied with the designed cover photo, you can save profile photo and the timeline photo to your computer.

Timeline Cover Banner is easy to use, fast and free of charge. To try, click here.

Google Chrome is the most secure browser

keong17 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:39 +0000

Which browser is the most secure? Firefox? Internet Explorer? It’s Google Chrome. Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security has named Google Chrome as the most secure browser for Windows. Web browser is the most important component that let you use online services in secure manner.

Google Chrome’s sandboxing has been pointed out as the key feature in Chrome’s security. In other browsers, sandboxing is either weak or unavailable.

What is sandboxing?

“uses a medium integrity broker process that manages the UI, creates low integrity processes and further restricts capabilities by using a limited token for a more comprehensive sandbox than the standard Windows low integrity mechanism… The extensive use of sandboxing limits both the available attack surface and potential severity of exploitation.” – The Accuvant report.

Another benefit of Google Chrome is its silent update mechanism. The mechanism ensures Chrome always up to date and get the most recent version.

sources : GSM Arena

Symbian^3 phones get Nokia Belle updates (N8, E7, X7, C7, E6, C6-01 and Oro)

keong17 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:25:30 +0000

Good news to Symbian^3 phone users – you will get Nokia Belle software updates to your Symbian^3 devices today onwards. Nokia N8, E7, X7, C7, E6, C6-01 and Oro are included in the list. Nokia 500 will get similar updates in few weeks time. Nokia Belle will be a new experience for Symbian^3 users. Same phone, new experience.

.Symbian^3 users can update their phones to Nokia Belle via Nokia Suite (Ovi Suite). You can check the Nokia Belle update availability for your country here.

Watch Nokia Belle update video below :

sources : GSM Arena

How many times an average person looks at his/her phone in a day?

keong17 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:19:22 +0000

Have you wondered that how many times an average person looks at his/her phone in a day? Back in 2010, Nokia mentioned at MindTrek that the average person looks at his/her phone 150 times per day. That works out to once every 6.5 minutes of every waking hour. This showed that people are getting more and more addicted to their phones. No wonder mobile industry grows rapidly.

Bonus fact :

- On average, text message is opened 4 minutes after being sent.

A question for you : How many times you look at your phone in a day?

sources : Phone Arena

Share fresh and latest news only with Is It Old?

keong17 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:10:32 +0000

Sharing is the most popular thing to do in social networks. You share and tweet hot and latest news in Facebook and Twitter respectively. How to know a link or news is worth to be shared with your friends? Is It Old? is a website that offers service to check whether the link is worth to be shared or not. The website will show the result of how many tweets the link have and the first time the link has been tweeted. You can decide to tweet the link or news based on the result that the website has given.

With Is It Old?, you will always share something that is fresh and latest. So, you won’t be a fool who shared old news.

Check your link with Is It Old? here.

ifaketext : create your own fake iPhone screenshot

keong17 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:51:05 +0000

You don’t need an iPhone to make screenshot of iPhone conversation. All you need is ifaketext. ifaketext is a website that help you create your own iPhone conversation screenshot. The screenshot looks like the real one. The only flaw to it is the battery status indicator is always 66%.

You can enter a name, select carrier (Verizon & AT&T) and your desired conversation.

Click on [CREATE YOUR SCREENSHOT] and you will get your screenshot done. You can share your screenshot on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, StumbleUpon and others.

Create your own iPhone conversation screenshot now at ifaketext.