AirDroid is a great and amazing app for Android that offers a simple, quick and most efficient way to manage your Android device wirelessly using a web browser on your computer. It frees you from the hassle of using USB cable or a card reader to manage the stuff on your SD card. AirDroid is smart Wi-Fi based file manager that something Google hasn’t offered yet but would most probably integrate in near future.

AirDroid is a fast, free and a must have app for Android users. It works flawlessly and is a lot easier to use than other similar wireless file sharing apps like Samba and SwiFTP. Besides making it convenient and easy to manage and transfer the data between Android phone and PC over Wi-Fi, it delivers several brilliant features as well. The app boasts a beautiful and simple interface, supports Android 2.1 or later.

To Wireless Remote Control your device, just launch the app and Start. An IP address is listed that you need to visit in web browser on your desktop computer (Windows, Mac, Ubuntu, etc.) and input the dynamic password generated by AirDroid to login. There is also an option to set a Pre-defined password that is disabled by default but can be enabled from the Settings. This makes it incredibly easier to wirelessly connect the Android device and computer, connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

The Web Desktop of AirDroid is far more impressive, with a cool and awesome interface that works just fantastic. One great feature is the ability to sent SMS text messages, reply to messages and forward them to a group of people directly from the browser. It even shows the Internal and SD card storage info of phone, Wi-Fi, network strength and percentage of battery remaining.

AirDroid seamlessly performs a variety of tasks. You can,

• Browse and manage entire SD card directory, including the files and folders.

• Transfer files between Android devices and computers via Wi-Fi: Cut, copy, paste, search, rename or delete files on the SD card. Works like Windows explorer.

• Read, Send, forward or delete SMS messages.

• Install, Uninstall, Backup (export), search Apps and does batch processing.

• Manage Music Files – Import, Export, Delete, Play, search, or set audio as phone call, notification and alarm ringtones. Option to sort music by songs & album. ID3 tags, file size, track length, etc. is also listed.

• Explore Camera Photos (image thumbnails supported) and Images – Preview, delete, import, export, set as wallpaper, search photo album and see photos slideshow. Image name, dimension and file size is also listed.

• Group, create Contacts, edit, search and delete contacts. See call log of a particular phone number and send a text message.

• View and delete Call Logs – Individual tabs for Incoming, Outgoing and Missed calls.

• Share Clipboard Text between desktop and phone – Type lengthy text comfortably using your desktop keyboard and share it from phone.

• Import, Export, Delete, Search, Play, and set Ringtones for phone calls, notifications and alarms.

Moreover, AirDroid on phone offers below listed features:

Device Status – Check Real-time ROM, SD Card, Battery, CPU and RAM status report, and one-tap ‘Release Memory’ option to boost memory.

Tasks Manager – Kill running apps to free memory, batch operation supported.

Apps Manager – Uninstall, or check details of installed user and system apps.

File Manager – Cut, copy, rename, send/share, delete, sort and create folders.

Note: Use recent version of Google Chrome or Firefox browser for best performance.

Video – AirDroid in Action

We really liked this app! Do check it out and share your views below.

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The New ‘2012 version’ of TuneUp Utilities has now been officially released and we’re really pleased to hold its giveaway just after few hours of its launch. Just to recall, we had conducted a giveaway of TuneUp Utilities 2010 back in 2009 and the readers appreciated it. Thanks to TuneUp Corporation for cooperating once again and being kind enough to sponsor Free Licenses of the latest and advanced TuneUp Utilities 2012.

TuneUp Utilities is an award-winning, most effective, and powerful PC optimization software for Windows that offers several tools and functions to solve PC performance issues and troubleshoot Windows issues. The program has a nice graphical and easy to use interface, allowing novice users to easily make tweaks & customization to their PC.

Its 1-Click Maintenance offers the ability to quickly cleanup your system, make it run faster, fix registry issues, remove broken shortcuts, delete temporary files, defragment hard disk and registry. Live Optimization works silently in the background and improves the startup and performance of all running applications. Other functionalities include the option to detect and fix common problems, disable startup programs, uninstall programs, securely delete data, see detailed system information, manage processes, check hard drive for errors, etc. Customize Windows is one of the best feature of TuneUp Utilities. In just a few clicks, one can simply personalize the entire appearance of Windows.

TuneUp provides a great and simple way to configure the settings as desired by the user. Most settings can be accessed directly from the corner of the tool buttons itself whereas there is dedicated Settings window to deeply customize TuneUp settings.

The New TuneUp Utilities 2012 -

What’s New in TuneUp Utilities 2012?

The New TuneUp Utilities 2012 is certainly the most powerful TuneUp Utilities of all time. That’s because it emphasizes more than just simply increasing the system performance. TU 2012 introduces new ways for optimizing PCs to offer an efficient and reliable OS, drastically prolong battery life on laptops and less energy consumption on desktops, comprehensive and automatic maintenance, and the highest degree of privacy.

It comes with an elegant and revised user interface, thus making TuneUp Utilities 2012 startup screen start twice as fast and reduce in clicks by integrating the settings option for specific functions, on their button itself. The new design makes it easier to switch between all the great optimization features, such as TuneUp Program Deactivator, Economy Mode, and Automatic Maintenance, with all their settings in one place. The suite serves access to over 30 tools – more speed, better stability, less problems.

“TuneUp Utilities 2012” combines two new and unique technologies “All-new TuneUp Economy Mode” and the enhanced “Program Deactivator” that aims to give a dual performance boost.

TuneUp Economy Mode: Longer-lasting battery & Lower energy consumption

TuneUp Economy Mode guarantees significantly improved battery life and reduced power consumption by implementing crucial Power Management settings. It ensures that the CPU runs constantly at its lowest clock speed to save power, regardless of what type of application is running! Once Economy Mode is active, all non-essential background processes and services will be disabled to reduce power usage, thereby resulting in a remarkable increase in battery life. A lifesaver when you’re using the laptop on the go.

• More Battery Life: Economy Mode gives laptops, netbooks, and tablets up to 30% more battery life.*
• Lower Energy Costs: PCs consume up to 30% less power once Economy Mode is active.*
• Longer Lifespan: Less output means less stress. By powering down your PC and many of its components, your hardware is guaranteed to live longer.

* Compared to power-saving techniques found in Windows 7. Check TuneUp Utilities™ White Paper for details on all our performance and battery tests.

TuneUp Program Deactivator: First fully automatic PC Energizer

The new and advanced TuneUp Program Deactivator allows users to easily disable infrequently used programs to hibernation state; in order to conserve system resources, free up working memory, improve start-up times, improvement in battery life and energy consumption on desktop and laptop PCs. Users can disable the programs based on their considerable load namely: startup load, operational load, and shutdown load.

• Restores over 50% of speed and free space on bogged-down PCs
• Disables programs including all resource-hungry components
• The moment you need them, they’re back on! The very second you launch a program, Program Deactivator enables it “on-the-fly”.
• NEW! The moment you’re done, they’re “back to sleep”! Only moments after you close the application, Program Deactivator turns all of its active components off.

- Supports Windows 7, Vista and XP (32-bit and 64-bit) operating systems.

Try TuneUp Utilities 2012 – Download 15-days Fully functional Trial

GIVEAWAY – We’re offering 5 Free genuine licenses of TuneUp Utilities 2012 which actually costs $49.95 each. The license has no expiration date.

To participate in contest, follow the rules below:

Tweet about this giveaway on twitter. Remember to leave a valuable comment below along with your tweet status link. (Use the Tweet button below to tweet).

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Just comment – If you aren’t on twitter or facebook, then simply leave an engaging comment below, describing what you like about TuneUp 2012 and why you need it?

Note: Making a comment below is necessary in all the above 3 rules.

5 Winners will be chosen from the comments section below and results will be announced on October 21st.

UPDATE – This giveaway is closed now. Thanks for participating.

5 Lucky Winners chosen randomly are: sumit_g, Wyne, Rahsin, azziz07, Lee

Note: Winners will be notified via email and they’ve to respond back to our email in order to get the TuneUp license. If they don’t respond, then runners-up will get the license.

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Counter-Strike by Valve, is the most popular and the best first-person shooter online PC action game in the world. CS released 12 years ago, has sold over 25 million copies. The hardcore gamers and CS fans would be pleased to know that a new version of Counter Strike game "Global Offensive" is set to hit the stores in 2012. The title is being developed by Valve in cooperation with Seattle-based Hidden Path Entertainment.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 12 years ago. CS: GO features new maps, all-new visuals, characters, weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, new version will introduce new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and cross-platform play.

CS GO promises to expand on Counter-Strike award-winning gameplay by delivering it to several other popular platforms than just PC. Apart from PC, the game would also be available on gaming consoles, Xbox 360 and Play Station 3 (PS3). The PC players would get a chance to have their hands on the beta test this October.

Video – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Trailer

This isn’t Counter-Strike 2, it’s more like an incremental update. Terrorists still fight Counter-Terrorists in round-based combat. You still plant bombs on Dust and rescue hostages on Office. Some maps, like Dust and Aztec, received updates while others, like Dust 2, are largely unchanged.

Confirmed Maps: Dust, Dust 2, Aztec, Office, Nuke, Italy, and Inferno.

Release: CS GO is targeted for release in early 2012 and will be played at this year’s PAX Prime and Eurogamer Expo.

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Need for Speed The Run is an upcoming game from the ultimate Need for Speed series. NFS The Run is set to hit the stores on November 15, 2011 and those who pre-order now would be eligible to get the Need For Speed The Run – Limited Edition. The Run is coming on popular platforms namely: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, Nintendo 3DS.

Need for Speed The Run with the tagline “The Race of your Life” features stunning graphics, fantastic music and a power packed collection of gorgeous cars to provide an action packed racing experience. The Run lets gamers enjoy a montage of high speed exotics racing through the desert, snow, highways and city streets interspersed with incredible stunts and explosions, all weaving the purpose of Jack’s journey across the US, i.e. coast-to-coast race from San Francisco to New York.

It’s called The Run. Three-thousand miles of unforgiving asphalt from San Francisco to New York. No speed limits. No rules. No allies. Armed with just his guts and instinct, Jack battles a field of the most notorious drivers ever assembled. Dense city streets, icy mountain passes and narrow canyons push his driving skills to the limit. Relentlessly hunted by the police, as well as the men who want him dead, Jack is racing for his life.

A new trailer ‘Buried Alive’ from NFS The Run was recently showcased at the GamesCom 2011 event along with some new screenshots, cars and other incredible game titles. Download the exclusive wallpapers, watch official trailers and see list of cars below:

Need for Speed The Run – Trailers

1. Death From Above

2. Run For The Hills

3. Buried Alive [New]

Need for Speed The Run – Exclusive Wallpapers

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Need for Speed The Run – Cars

• AUDI R8 COUPÉ 5.2 FSI QUATTRO
• BMW 1M COUPE
• BMW E92 M3 GTS
• BMW M3 E30 SPORT EVOLUTION
• CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1
• DODGE CHALLENGER R/T
• DODGE CHALLENGER SRT8
• FORD MUSTANG BOSS 302
• FORD SHELBY GT500 SUPER SNAKE
• LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR
• MAZDA MX-5
• MCLAREN MP4-12C
• MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X
• NISSAN 200SX (S14)
• NISSAN FAIRLADY 240ZG
• PORSCHE 911 GT2
• PORSCHE GT3 RS 4.0
• RENAULT SPORT MÉGANE R.S.
• VOLKSWAGEN GTI MK1
• VOLKSWAGEN SCIROCCO R

So, are you excited to get your hands on this new supercharged NFS game by EA?

Pre-Order Today

Get the ultimate head start and access to exclusive challenges with the Need for Speed The Run Limited Edition! The Limited Edition gives you access to 3 elite cars namely: Lamborghini Aventador, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Porsche 911 Carrera S. It will extend your game play with 5 exclusive Limited Edition racing events. It serves fresh content, new opportunities to battle your friends on Autolog, and the chance to master your driving skills while earning bonus rewards and achievements.

Pre-order Need for Speed The Run Limited Edition

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Steam by Valve is the world’s largest online gaming platform for PC and Mac that offers an incredible gaming experience. Steam has a huge library of popular games from many major publishers and has been connecting gamers from worldwide since its inception. Certainly, Steam is immensely popular with over 30 million active user accounts. Hence, here is a handy tip for those serious gamers using Steam.

Steam client from Windows and Mac allows users to browse, purchase and download their favorite games. Steam installs itself in the C:\Program Files\Steam directory by default and games installed on Steam are stored in the ..\Steam\steamapps\ folder. Perhaps, if your system partition (i.e. C drive) is running out of space or you need to do a clean installation of Windows or you’re moving to a new computer, then it is advisable to Move Steam Installation and Games to a different location on your PC.

This can be easily done and helps you prevent the risk of loosing all your large sized games downloaded via Steam if the worse were to happen. Carefully follow the steps described below to Transfer Steam entirely to a different partition or hard drive. The following instructions will move your Steam installation along with your games:

Important: It is highly recommended that you create a backup of your SteamApps folder before attempting this process.

1. Log out and Exit the Steam client from system tray in Windows.

2. Navigate to the folder where Steam is installed (by default: C:\Program Files\Steam\)

3. Just cut and paste the mentioned file and folders (steamapps folder, userdata folder and steam.exe file) to the new specified location, for example: D:\Steam\

4. After transferring of files gets completed, delete the Steam folder from C: drive.

5. Launch Steam.exe, it will update to re-download just the steam files (around 30MB).

Now log into your account and continue using Steam from the new location. Also, all the future game content will be downloaded to the new folder D:\Steam\Steamapps\.

Note: For installed games, you may need to verify your game cache files. To do so,

1. Open Steam client, go to Library section, right-click on the game and select Properties from the menu.

2. Select the ‘Local files’ tab and click the Verify integrity of game cache… button.

3. Steam will verify the game’s files – this process may take several minutes. Once the process is completed, the Check window will automatically exit. That’s it!

>> Similarly, you can move Steam to any other computer running Windows OS. (You can only be logged into Steam on one computer at a time.)

Tip: “During the installation of Steam, you have the option to install Steam to a location other than the default. Since Steam relies on the game files residing in the SteamApps folder, your game files will go to whatever folder you have Steam installed in.”

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Bought a new printer and installed it including its drivers on Windows? Then your initial step should be to print a test page, so as to determine if everything has been setup properly. The process to print a test page is quite different in Windows 7, so let’s see how to take a test print page on a Windows 7 computer.

A test page provides visual confirmation that your printer works. It can also contain useful troubleshooting information, such as details about the printer driver.

The Test Page function sends the command directly from the printer driver and thus enables a user to determine if the problem is related to a communication issue or an actual problem with the application that is being used.

Printing a Test Page in Windows 7 -

1. Open Start menu > Control Panel > Devices and Printers.

2. Under Printers and Faxes, right-click on your printer and select ‘Printer properties’.

3. The Printer properties window will open, click the “Print Test Page” button listed under the General tab.

4. A dialog box will appear stating that the test page has been sent to printer.

Now check the test print page, locate and fix the issues if there’s any problem.

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It’s always advisable to secure your PC if it has some important data or anything which you don’t want to disclose to others. So, locking your computer with a strong password is best and you shouldn’t forget to lock your PC, even when leaving for a short while.

Windows 7 provides a quick option to instantly ‘Lock the computer’ with just a simple shortcut key. You first need to Set a Password for your Windows user account in order to use the password locking functionality. To Lock Windows 7 desktop, just Press the Win+L keyboard shortcut. Now you will be asked to enter the password to login.

Other method -

We’ve tried this on Windows 7 only. Check the tip via HowToGeek to “Create an easy Shortcut for Locking your Computer Screen in Windows 7, Vista, and Win XP.”

Hope you found this tip useful.

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A Free Multiplayer Demo of the most hotly anticipated games of 2011 “Crysis 2” is now available for Xbox 360 video game and PC. The PlayStation 3 demo is coming soon.

As per their Press Release:

Crysis 2’s dynamic multiplayer is built around the franchise’s signature Nanosuit, an advanced exoskeleton giving every player super powers that will allow them to be strong, be invisible and be fast on the battlefield.

All versions of the new demo will include two maps, “Skyline” and “Pier 17”, as well as two modes “Team Instant Action” and “Crash Site”. Crysis 2 multiplayer will include six intense, action-fueled gameplay modes: Instant Action, Team Instant Action, Crash Site, Capture the Relay, Extraction and Assault, set across 12 maps in Crytek’s visually stunning recreation of the Big Apple. Players will advance through a deep progression system of 50 levels, earning a variety of upgrades along the way for weaponry and the Nanosuit itself, rewarding long-term players with tactical advantages that increase their speed, strength and stealth abilities even more.

Crysis 2 – Demo Trailer

Download Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo – PC & XBOX 360

Crysis 2 Multiplayer PC Demo – Download at EA (1.55 GB)

Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo for Xbox 360 – Download from Xbox Live Marketplace (1.66 GB)

For more information, visit the official game website at http://crysis.ea.com, the official Crysis community web site at http://mycrysis.com.

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