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This week on tech, Twitter launches a new app called Periscope to answer the live streaming video service Meerkat. The app is only available for iOS devices, an Android version is in the works, and of course there is no word of a Windows Phone app, but there is an unofficial app called Telescope that allows users access Periscope via a Windows Phone. Microsoft says that the next build of Windows 10 for phones will bring the operating system to more devices, as the first public release only supported six Lumia phones....

This week on Pureinfotech: Learn about Windows 8 upgrade pricing — the same upgrade will cost you differently, it will all depend when and how –; also the software giant already started accepting upgrade orders for PC owners who have purchased a Windows 7 PC since June 2nd. Check out all the details. How would you like to be able to take Windows 8, apps and all your files in a thumb drive?...

News is everywhere online, but it’s not always easy to find the most recent and relevant stories from the most reputable sources. Only the very best news apps for Android deliver the news to your device like this—with layouts, personalization, and functionality you just can’t get anywhere else. Daily briefings for quick news. Headlines as they break with ability to sort by category. Newsstand feature to find your favorite sources....

Fewer computers have built-in optical drives, so external disc drives have become the alternative for reading, writing, and playing back disc media. These Blu-ray drives are not the same as Blu-ray players—while they can play Blu-ray movies on your computer, they’re also designed to write and read other kinds of data stored on Blu-ray discs. You can use this physical media to securely store backups of your computer or free up space on your hard drive by offloading photo libraries and old files....

Best Overall: Pianote “Because you have online chats, forums, and weekly live sessions, it’s a good hybrid online lesson system.” Best for Beginners: TakeLessons “Both personalized and easy-to-use, and has taught millions of lessons to hundreds of thousands of students.” Best for Scheduling: Preply “Lets you set your lesson time based on your and the teacher’s schedule, not some arbitrary times scheduled by the service at large.” Best for Teacher Selection: Lessonface “Despite its wide teacher selection, there are customizable search terms which make finding the right teacher easy....

The best computer brands are ones that have been trusted by the top reviewers for decades. When choosing a brand for your next computer, looking at the company’s history of products is a good place to start. Find out what they are known for, and if those attributes align with your current laptop or desktop needs. Dell at dell.com “If you buy your PC directly from Dell, you can customize it exactly how you like it....

Despite the wonders of today’s cell phones, many people still prefer a landline’s reliability, convenience, and call quality. They’re relatively straightforward gadgets, and we think the AT&T DL72210 is the one to buy. Your call will sound good and stay connected as you walk around, and you can connect to your cell phone for added convenience. The system can be expanded with additional handsets if the two provided aren’t enough....

Recently a short promotional trailer of The Last of Us 2 was aired on Televisions. Even though the trailer looks quite attractive for its CGI work, the truth is that it caught more attention because an artist claimed that the song with which the promotional material is set is a cover of her authorship and nobody gave her credit. After a short time it generated a bit of controversy and today Naughty Dog recognized her and offered an apology....

The Microsoft Band has been on the market for several weeks now and during that time, we’ve seen and learn many things about the fitness wristband. What we haven’t seen yet is how the device looks from the inside. The guys from SparkFun, got their hands and teared down the Microsoft Band to show us what’s inside, on what it seems an “involved process”. The teardown shows us that Microsoft opted to mold the band with some sort of rubberized cover....

Anonymous browsing is a must in today’s world in order to protect your privacy online. Here are the Top 10 Anonymous Web Browsers For Private Browsing. While surfing the internet, you are continuously being eyed on by various people for your activities, including your frequent searches, preferences, and visiting on different websites. It can be done by a lot of individuals to know what your browsing patterns are for their vested interests....

Apple’s Hide My Email feature has turned out to be one of the best things in iOS 15 and macOS Monterey. Apple’s Hide My Email and equivalent services are essential to online privacy.Hide My Email is seamless and future-proof. Never use your real email to sign up for anything ever again. We all know that we’re supposed to create a strong, unique password for every login we have, so why do we use the same email address over and over?...

Everyone hates washing dishes, scrubbing laundry, and cleaning between the cracks and creases of hard-to-clean objects. Thanks to a new ultrasonic cleaner, you may never have to again. Ultrasona is a portable cleaning gadget that removes stains and kills germs with sound waves. Yes, you heard that right. It reverberates over 50,000 sound waves per second to make virtually anything look like new again. Or at least that’s the claim. At TechUntold, we recently got a chance to take a look at Ultrasona....

For Twitter newbies, it can be a challenge figuring out how to properly reply to people, use hashtags, and carry on conversations. Much of the confusion stems from the amount of jargon found on the popular social network. Over the years, the folks at Twitter have worked to demystify that lingo, but for many users, it still may not be enough. We compiled a starter course in basic Twitter slang so that you can understand the most basic functions....

Global positioning system (GPS) trackers are portable devices that allow fleet managers, parents, and vehicle owners to monitor and track their cars and trucks. Real-time GPS trackers for cars can provide instantaneous speed and location data, while less expensive options record this information for later use. With some GPS vehicle trackers, you can set up real-time alerts to go off when a driver speeds or deviates from a specific area....

In the early days of VoIP, there was no big concern about security issues related to its use. People were mostly concerned with its cost, functionality, and reliability. Now that VoIP is gaining wide acceptance and becoming one of the mainstream communication technologies, security has become a major issue. The security threats cause even more concern when we think that VoIP is replacing the oldest and most secure communication system the world ever known – POTS (Plain Old Telephone System)....

In digital audio, a value called bit depth describes the resolution of the sound data that is captured and stored in an audio file. A higher audio bit depth indicates a more detailed sound recording. Similarly, for image and video files, bit depth is used to determine the resolution of a picture. The higher the bit depth — 24 bit versus 16 bit, for example — the better the image....

The term resolution describes the number of dots, or pixels, that an image contains or that can be displayed on a computer monitor, television, or other display device. These dots number in the thousands or millions, and the higher their number, the greater the image’s clarity and quality. Resolution in Computer Monitors A computer monitor’s resolution refers to the approximate number of pixels the device is capable of displaying. It’s expressed as the number of horizontal dots by the number of vertical dots; for example, an 800 x 600 resolution means the device can show 800 pixels across by 600 pixels down....

This article explains what XLSX files are, how to open them, and which programs are able to convert them to other spreadsheet formats like CSV or ODS. What to Know An XLSX file is a Microsoft Excel Open XML Format Spreadsheet file. Open one with Excel, Excel Viewer, Google Sheets, or another spreadsheet program. Convert one to CSV, XLS, ODS, etc., with some of those programs or a converter like ConvertFiles....

There are several types of problematic software that can cause our computers or mobile devices to run slowly or exhibit other unwanted behavior such as sudden freezes or crashes. Some like viruses and malware can be actually be dangerous, while other applications, sometimes called bloatware, might be considered safe but still precipitate performance degradation and storage space issues. What is Bloatware? Bloatware is the technical term for software that utilizes an excessive amount of disk space and system resources, enough so that its cons significantly outweigh any pros that it might offer....

Devuan is a Linux distribution that aims to provide a simpler alternative to Debian. Since 2014, the developers of Debian have started to move towards larger and larger frameworks to manage the operating system. Debian’s adoption of the SystemD initialization system (init system) created a ripple effect among its community which prompted the creation of Devuan. What Is an Init System? The init system is an integral part of a Linux distribution....