Brandon Dimmel

Microsoft now says that more than 1 million people have signed up for the firm's new Office 365 Home Premium service. The firm feels this is an indication that consumers are willing to forego physical software and embrace cloud-based services. On ... Wednesday Microsoft announced that the new Office "is officially the best-selling Office edition yet, with more than one sold every second on average since it launched." To reach that conclusion Microsoft is counting all sales of Office, not just Office 365. Office 365 the Fastest-Selling Office, Ever However, the firm did note that it has now sold ... (view more)

EagleGet 1.0.7.0 Beta This program is designed to help speed up your downloads and resume any downloads that might have been interrupted. EagleGet is specially optimized for YouTube and supports a wide range of languages, including Arabic, Chinese, ... and French! http://www.eagleget.com Hamachi 2.1.0.362 Hamachi is a hosted Virtual Private Network (VPN) service that helps you establish secure local networks. It comes equipped with a wide range of features, including gateway networking, hub-and-spoke networking, and mesh networking. http://secure.logmein.com This freeware software program is ... (view more)

Think the PC industry is due for a resurgence in the near future? Think again, says analyst firm IDC. In a new report, IDC researchers predict the PC market will see a staggering decline in sales over the remainder of 2013. IDC had originally ... predicted a modest 1.3 per cent decline in sales for 2013, followed by slight rebounds in the following years. But then we learned about first quarter sales. PC manufacturers shipped just 76.3 million units in the first months of 2013, down an astounding 13.9 per cent from the same period in 2012. Of the world's top five PC vendors, only Lenovo avoided a ... (view more)

What's the best way for Microsoft to improve its financial outlook? Sell off two prominent properties: its Xbox video game division and its Bing search engine. At least, that's the opinion of Rick Sherlund, an analyst for Nomura Equity Research. In ... a report released earlier this week, Sherlund argues that selling off the Xbox and Bing properties could help Microsoft from a financial standpoint. Bing Division Consistently in the Red First, selling Bing does make some sense. After several years competing with industry heavyweight Google, Microsoft's online services division continues to report ... (view more)

Nvidia GeForce Experience 1.5.0 Keep your Nvidia GeForce graphics card up-to-date with this handy new tool. It allows you to download the latest drivers for your graphics card with a single click -- even better, you don't have to leave your PC's ... desktop to initiate the process! http://www.geforce.com Mozilla Firefox 22.0 Beta Here's your chance to test out the next version of Mozilla's Firefox Internet browser way ahead of everyone else! You'll get a sneak-peak at all the performance, customization, and security improvements. You can then offer Mozilla feedback that will help them build a ... (view more)

Major PC manufacturer Hewlett-Packard (HP) is betting big on Windows 8-based touchscreen laptop computers. The firm has unveiled several new models and even the lower-priced hardware comes equipped with touchscreen displays. At the top end of the ... new range are the Envy Touchsmart 15 and 17 Notebook computers. These models come with long-lasting 6-cell batteries. Lots of RAM, Processing Power for Under $1,000 Those interested in the Envy 15 and 17 will be able to choose from a range of processors, including fourth-generation Intel Core chips and AMD's newest products. Memory starts at 6GB DDR3 ... (view more)

Intel says its new line of Core processors, tentatively known as 'Haswell' chips, will completely change the way we think about laptop battery life. The firm says its new chips could extend laptop battery life by up to 50 per cent. Intel says that ... it focused exclusively on laptops and tablet computers when designing the new Haswell chips. Rani Borkar, Intel Architecture Group's corporate vice president and general manager, insists that the goal all along was to produce processors that simply consume less power. Intel Seeks Tricky Balance Between Power Consumption and Performance However, ... (view more)

NoScript 2.6.6.2 Keep your system safe with NoScript, a Mozilla Firefox extension that only allows trusted web sites to execute plug-ins through Flash, Java, and JavaScript. This program also offers users anti-XSS and anti-clickjacking protection. ... http://noscript.net BlueStacks 0.7.12 Beta Love Google's Android operating system but own a Windows-based computer? Then check out BlueStacks, which lets you download your favorite Android mobile apps for a PC. This program can also be used to download Android apps to a Mac. http://www.bluestacks.com This freeware software program is brought to you ... (view more)

The feared Zeus Trojan is expected to make a comeback in the next six months. According to security research firm Trend Micro, many cybercriminals are returning to this form of malware as a tool for compromising website security. Zeus is by no means ... new. Its source code was originally spread across the world wide web more than two years ago, and since that time has been customized by cybercriminals. Popular variants of Zeus included 'Citadel' and 'GameOver'. Overall, Zeus (sometimes called Zbot) is one of the oldest forms of financial malware still being used by cybercriminals today. Zeus a ... (view more)

Having trouble adjusting to the new Windows 8 operating system (OS)? Microsoft says it's about to release new mice specially designed to make navigating the OS' user interface (UI) a whole lot easier. Actually, Microsoft has two new mice designed to ... make Windows 8 more accessible for desktop users. First, there's the Sculpt Mobile Mouse, which connects wirelessly to any Windows 8 device, including laptops, desktops, and tablet computers. Like most other wireless mice, the Sculpt Mobile Mouse features a dongle that can be stored inside when a user is on the move. Start Screen Button Makes ... (view more)