Tired of installing a whole lot of applications just to open a variety of file types on your computer? Free Opener is an smart and nifty program for Windows that overcomes this hassle. It lets you simply open and view a majority of supported file formats using just a single software. You no more need to install dedicated applications to open all those different types of files that aren’t natively supported by Windows OS.

Free Opener is completely free and doesn’t requires any other type of special software to work. Using it, one can quickly and easily view, edit and print over 80 different file formats including Microsoft Office files (.doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .msg, .vcf), Adobe files (.swf, .flv, .psd, .pdf), Code files, Photoshop files (.psd), Image files, Media files, Raw images, Flash animation (.swf), Archives (.7z, .gz, .jar, .rar, .tar, .tgz, .zip) and many other file types directly using Free Opener.

It is certainly a useful utility for users looking for an app to simply open and view files. However, the application lacks some basic features like ‘drag and drop’ support to open files. There are no decent keyboard shortcuts and the PDF files are not displayed on a single extended page. The archives (.rar, .zip) cant be viewed directly, you first need to extract the file/folder from an archive to your desktop prior to viewing it.

Note: The app requires online installation during which it prompts to install additional free software like toolbars, browser add-ons, game applications, anti-virus applications, etc. They all are completely optional and you can easily decline their installation.

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VideoLAN has finally released the much awaited 2.0 version of “VLC Media Player”, the best and most popular media player for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files including DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. VLC 2.0.0 “Twoflower” is a major release, presented after 485 million downloads of VLC 1.1.x versions. It efficiently plays most codecs (MPEG-2, H.264, DivX, MPEG-4, WebM, WMV player) without requiring any codec packs.

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MP4 is one of the most common and popular video format supported by a vast majority of portable devices such as smartphones, Android phones, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, PSP, etc. FLV is another widely popular video format and also the default container for YouTube videos but barely any Android device supports playing FLV video. Though, one can always convert a FLV video to MP4 using some video converter program but that isn’t something most would like to do. Luckily, we found some free apps for Android that lets you play Flash Video FLV, MKV and AVI files without the need to root and they work even if your device doesn’t supports Adobe Flash Player.

RockPlayer for Android is a great and efficient media player, that takes advantage of device hardware decoder and FFmpeg plugin, to support almost every file format and most codecs. The app can smoothly play media downloaded from the web, such as videos and movies – supports .AVI, .FLV, .MP4 and .MKV formats. The playback quality is pretty good, has options to fast forward and view file information in a click. It even loads the subtitle (.srt) file automatically and lets you customize the size and color of subtitle text. To use it, just put the video on your sdcard and power up RockPlayer. Then just navigate to the media folder on external storage and play the desired file.

It has 2 decoding modes – Hardware decoding mode and Software decoding mode. Cons: Some low end Android devices with slow processor might not be able to handle big size and officially unsupported videos via Hardware mode, so try using the software mode (if Hardware doesn’t works). You might also see the video lagging behind the audio, thus not syncing properly because of deficient hardware. The lite version of RockPlayer is free without any ads but a distracting R appears over the video.

Download RockPlayer Lite

MoboPlayer is another free and smart player for Android that has no watermark and less limitations as compared to RockPlayer. The app has a cool user interface and supports various popular video and subtitle formats. It scans and displays an entire list of your videos along with their thumbnails. The playback is smooth and of high quality, plus it offers impressive touch gesture options to control the screen brightness, audio and fast forward a particular video while playing. You may experience a video lag when playing FLV or MKV files, depends mainly on device hardware. Note: After installing it, you need to install the MoboPlayer Codec from Android market when asked.

Download MoboPlayer

Moai FLV Player is simple and free FLV Player that can play .flv videos located on SD card of your phone. Just one downside, that it requires Adobe AIR 2.7 that might be incompatible with some Android devices.

Download Moai FLV Player

Do try out the above free media players and stick to the best one if any.

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It’s such a saddening day for the entire tech world. Sir Steve Jobs, the chairman and co-founder of Apple just died at the age of 56. Steve was the man who changed the way people think about technology and computing. Apple Inc. is today the world’s most valuable company and that’s all because of Steve’s dedication and great work that nurtured Apple into such a big name today! We pay tribute and express our condolences to Mr. Jobs and pray ‘May His Soul Rest in Peace’. The cause behind Steve’s death is known to be pancreatic cancer which made him really weak and ill since quite long.

Apple, Google and Amazon are paying a tribute to Steven Paul Jobs. Just check their homepage. Here’s what Apple said: (www.apple.com/stevejobs)

Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing
human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.

Apple Founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs Dies. Here are various big media sources where you can read in detail about this news.

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies – CNN

Steve Jobs Apple ‘visionary’ dies aged 56 – BBC News

Apple’s visionary Steve Jobs dead at 56 – Reuters

Steve Jobs, Apple’s Visionary, Dies at 56 – NYTimes

APPLE’S STEVE JOBS DIES AT 56 – Bloomberg

Steve Jobs dies; Apple co-founder was 56 – The Washington Post

Steve Jobs Dead: Apple Co-Founder Dies At 56 – The Huffington Post

Steven Paul Jobs, 1955-2011 – WSJ

Statement by Steve Jobs’ Family – Business Wire

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011: Mourning Technology’s Great Reinventor – TIME

Official Statement:

Apple Media Advisory – Apple

Statement by Apple’s Board of Directors – Apple

Other Interesting articles:

President Obama on the Passing of Steve Jobs – The White House Blog

Steve Jobs in his own words – CNET News

The Steve Jobs I Knew – AllThingsD

My Neighbor, Steve Jobs – PaloAltoPatch

Here is a great compile-up put up by Neowin stating “How the World reacts to Steve Jobs Death.” Do check it out if you adore and salute Sir Jobs.

The incredible and revolutionary devices we use, such as iPhone, iPod, and iPad powered by amazing software and technology were blessed and brought up by Steve Jobs and Apple team. So, do remember the legend and Thank him for everything he gave us!

Image credit – [jmak.tumblr.com , Nytimes]

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Songbird, the free and open source media player for Windows and Mac OS has recently released a public beta of Songbird for Android. It is light, smooth, and works pretty well. You can download the Songbird free app for Android and try its first preview release. This release has some known issues which will be fixed before the full release.

Read before installing:

• You’ll need an Android phone that’s running Android 2.1-update1 or newer for the OS

• To install, you will need to enable installing applications from unknown sources (Typically under Settings -> Applications -> Check ‘Unknown Sources’ Option)

• When we release a final version through the Android Market you will need to manually uninstall this build which will wipe data related to it

• This build will expire 4 weeks from today so do get your testing in while it’s hot!

• Download the APK

Install Songbird using its APK file or use the given QR code to download and install it.

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My favorite music player in old days ‘Winamp’ has now released its official app (currently in Beta) for Android devices. The app is available as a free download to everyone.

Winamp media player is a nice app for Android. It offers a complete media management solution by seamlessly syncing with the Winamp desktop library. In addition to high quality playback and persistent player controls, Winamp for Android offers wireless desktop sync with your Winamp desktop application.

Mobilize Your Library
A complete Android media management solution, that seamlessly syncs with your Winamp desktop library (USB or Wi-Fi).

Wireless Desktop Sync
No need to tie your Android phone down. Enable Wi-Fi sync and leave your cable behind (Winamp 5.59 beta required).

Persistent Player Controls
Quickly pause, change tracks, manage your play queue, see what’s playing and access the Winamp home screen.

Play Queue Management
The play queue is a temporary track listing that allows you to easily select and sort tracks. And if you like, save it as a playlist.

Widget Players & Shortcuts
Add playlist shortcuts and the widget player to the Android home screen. As well as enable playback control from the lock-screen.

Now Playing
Displays song info, album art and more. Press and hold on the song info to interact with other apps like Pandora, YouTube and the Amazon MP3 Store.

Scrobbling
Supports scrobbling with the Last.fm app installed (on your Android device). Capturing all of your mobile listening history in real time.

Requires: Android 2.1 OS and above

To download Winamp for Android, you can either scan the below QR code with your phone or search for Winamp in the Android Market.

via [ZomGitsCj]

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Nowadays, mostly all smartphones, mid-range mobiles and cheap handsets have the feature to expand phone storage memory up to 32GB via a microSD card. microSD and microSDHC cards are commonly used in mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, handheld GPS devices, portable gaming consoles, etc. If the internal memory of your device is less or insufficient, then you can increase it easily by using a flash card if supported.

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend®), has announced the availability of the largest-ever 32GB microSDHC memory card, which doubles the capacity for cell phones and other mobile devices that rely on microSDHC storage.

The 32GB microSDHC card offers sufficient space to store up to 6552 pictures (based on 10 megapixel JPEG compression format), 480 minutes of Full HD video, countless hours of music, or thousands of electronic texts.

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Apple has just released the latest iTunes 9 at the Apple Rock and Roll event.

iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. And you can add to your collection anytime, 24/7.

This updates includes many new features and improvements like Tunes LP, iTunes Extras, Genius Mixes, Improved Syncing and the redesigned iTunes Store. Learn more

Download iTunes 9 Now 

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