The Best Apps and Extensions for Better Holiday Shopping

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Amidst the cheery and jovial atmosphere of the holidays, an ever-growing shopping list is the only thing that constantly keeps us worrying. As the end of the year nears, the list keeps on getting bigger and disorganized. Some people handle these things very well, but many still find it quite difficult to manage the list. [...]

7 Time-Saving Extensions for Chrome

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Google Chrome is already one of the fastest browsers around. However, that speed often falls short, especially when we’ve to plod through dozens of links and pages just to find what we’re looking for. And even though we finally find it, the huge amount of time consumed in doing so can be a bit annoying, [...]

5 Most Anticipated Android Apps of 2012

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2011 has almost come to an end, and we’ve already seen some great Android apps come out this year. But 2012, which is just around the corner, has some great apps in store for the open-source mobile platform. From amazing 3D games to ports of popular apps from other platforms, these are applications that users [...]

7 Plasma Widgets To Make Your KDE More Social

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We’ve already touched upon some of the best plasma widgets that are out there for KDE. While those may be enough to make your GNOME-loving friends jealous, it sounds much more fun when you get to brag about them on social media and IM. And, even though there are many apps that let you do [...]

3 Chrome Extensions For Troll-free Web Browsing

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We’ve already covered some extensions that let you browse distraction-free on Chrome. While those add-ons may help you curb your distractions to an extent, there’s nothing more side tracking than the comments you find on websites like YouTube. Not only do the comments make you lose your focus, sometimes they also spoil your whole browsing [...]

For Ubuntu’s Mobile Endeavors, Android Has Some Bitter Lessons to Offer

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A couple of months ago, Mark Shuttleworth, Ubuntu’s benevolent dictator, announced on his blog that by 14.04 (April 2014), he plans to bring Ubuntu to tablets, mobiles, and TVs. The announcement was met with surprise, shock, and some criticism. Some people were excited about having Unity on their phones and tablets, while others thought of [...]

YouTube Teases An Updated Player With Progress Bar Thumbnails

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If you prefer skipping through your videos, then YouTube is testing a small feature that you’ll adore. The popular video-sharing site, which is prepping itself for a major update soon, is testing an updated player that lets users view thumbnails of any part of the video by simply hovering the pointer over the progress bar. Not [...]