| GeekyHarsha.in |: October 2014

Need a Performance Boost? Glary Utilities does its best!

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Glary Utilities is a free performance booster and system cleaner for your Windows PC. The easy-to-use and intuitive interface features one-click functionality and easy, automated options, which give you the choice of either 1-Click maintenance or a custom selection of operations.

The application includes over twenty system utilities, which allow you to customize your scan. The application features options such as a Registry Cleaner, Spyware Remover, Startup Manager and Shortcuts Fixer, all of which will improve your computer performance.

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Microsoft to Launch Wearable Soon

Everybody and their mother is jumping on the wearable bandwagon and Microsoft is no exception. Microsoft is planning to launch their own wearable fitness band in the foreseeable future. Forbes has reported the announcement is due “within the next few weeks.”

Five Best Android Apps to create Animated GIF's

Want to create some cool GIF'S using your android device. Yes, you can as there are plenty of apps that can work for you. Here are some top 5 which will be helpful for you to create some.

Making Windows 8 look like XP

Windows XP is long gone as Microsoft withdrew its support. But most of us Windows users are still in love with it and are missing the blues and greens of Windows XP. So if you are one of them, here is how you can make Windows 8 look like Windows XP.

Note: This article is not intended for beginners. Don’t forget to have a good backup of your files before proceeding.

ClickStick: The First Smart Deodorant

I do realize we live in an era where seemingly everything is becoming “smarter”. Think about it – our tv’s, our phones, our coffee makers – even our vehicles are becoming more intelligent before our very eyes. For some of those things, the smart upgrade was no big surprise to me. But do you know what “smart” device has completely taken me by surprise? Smart deodorant. We need a smart deodorant? That was my reaction too. Apparently so, because a couple of students from Princeton have developed ClickStick – what they claim as the world’s first smart deodorant stick.

Does it really help?

Is it useful during big disasters, when you can't even find your network to connect through?

Do you really care in checking facebook immediately after disasters occur?

Leave it up to Facebook to develop something useful. As of yesterday (Wednesday), a new feature known simply as Safety Check has been unveiled. And, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a tool that lets your friends and family members know you’re safe in the event of a local emergency. How exactly does Facebook know if you’ve had a nearby emergency?

As someone who has been through a natural disaster and wasn’t able to get through to anyone via the phone lines, I can tell you that Facebook was a life saver in that it let everyone know my family was safe. Safety Check will only serve to streamline that process and make it even easier.

ClevX DriveSecurity Protection for USB Flash Drives

ClevX DriveSecurity is an antivirus utility that has been specifically designed for use with USB portable drives, which prevents malware from spreading via portable devices. The application is designed to run without any installation on a host computer; ClevX DriveSecurity will operate from the portable drive itself, thereby eliminating malware found in the drive’s files.

Malware is easily passed between infected portable drives.

The application uses ESET NOD32 antivirus engine that scans any changes that are made to the drive’s content for viruses, spyware, adware, trojans, rootkits, worms and other threats.

ClevX DriveSecurity closes a key vulnerability in your business and/or home office network’s malware defense with a secure USB drive.

The application is compatible with all USB portable drives i.e. Flash or SSD and runs directly from the portable drive with no host installation necessary. ClevX DriveSecurity will not conflict with any installed antivirus software because it operates independently.

So if you are looking for a clean and simple media player with fresh interface what are you waiting for? You can download ClevX DriveSecurity from FileHippo.com today.

Android 5.0 : Lollipop

After monte of initial release the Android 5.0 version has been made official and its called Lollipop (sorry not ladoo). The OS was mostly known as Android L since its announcement and now it has finally been named along with the launch of the three flagship products, the Nexus 6, the Nexus 9 and a $99 Nexus player.

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MediaTek MT6595 4G LTE octa-core SoC launched

Eying the premium 4G smartphone market in India, MediaTek has introduced its MT6595 true octa-core 4G LTE System on Chip (SoC) in India. Devices embedded with the new MT6595 are expected to arrive by the end of the year.

Become A Web Programming Master with These 3 Courses

It used to be that you needed to attend a university to learn programming. That is certainly not the case now. As long as you have Internet access, there are tons of courses and resources to help you learn programming. Here are a few courses to give you a kickstart to becoming a Web programming master.

Google 64Bit Android L Dev Emulator Image Released

Google has just released the x86 64-bit Android L developer preview emulator image. This allows developers to begin testing their 64-bit apps.

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If you fall within the Gen-Y era like us, chances are you’ve given a bunch of thought as to how you would raise your own children in this day and age (assuming you don’t have children already). Especially with technology, so much has changed since our childhoods in the 90s. Here’s one question: Would you introduce the technological wonder/heroin that is the iPod and iPad to your kids?