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Download.com infuses program installers with opt-out bloatware
- If you're among the countless Web-goers who rely CNET's Download.com to acquire new software, you might want to tread carefully on your next visit. According to scattered complaints this week, the site has begun infusing many of its hosted program…
GameStop begins offering in-store digital download purchases
- GameStop has decided to make it easier for PC gamers to get their hands on new releases (or so it claims). GameStop customers can now use any accepted form of payment, including trade credit and GameStop gift cards, to purchase…
Apple: 15 billion downloaded apps on iOS
- Apple today announced that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store by the more than 200 million iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users worldwide. The company also disclosed that it has paid developers over $2.5 billion to date.
Researchers develop rules to improve BitTorrent download speeds
- Researchers at Delft University of Technology are proposing a new set of rules that significantly improve BitTorrent download speeds. The Tribler project has put together a new Superior Seeding Standard, inspired by the ratio-enforcement policies at private tracker communities.
Download of the Week: AIDA64 + giveaway!
- We've announced the winners of our latest giveaway for five AIDA64 Extreme Edition license keys. You will be contacted by email throughout the day with instructions on how to claim your prize. Thanks to everyone who joined the contest!
Download of the Week: Microsoft Image Composite Editor
- Microsoft Image Composite Editor is a neat little tool from the software giant’s research group that uses a powerful stitching engine to create panoramic photos. You can simply load the individual shots – taken from a single camera location –…
Download of the Week: LookInMyPC
- LookInMyPC is a free tool for Windows that generates a complete, comprehensive profile of your system including information on everything from the hardware to connected peripherals, installed programs, networking information, running processes, and Registry run entries. Everything is presented in…
Download of the Week: Soluto
- Soluto bills itself as an anti-frustration software that leverages the collective knowledge of users to tell you which specific applications are bogging down your computing experience. Although eventually the developer plans to offer more functionality, for now the frustration they’re…
Download of the Week: PC Decrapifier
- For years, computer makers have managed to pull in a few extra bucks of profit out of each sale by bundling all sorts of third-party software with their machines. Commonly referred to as bloatware or crapware, these programs include everything…
Download of the Week: IrfanView + IrfanView PlugIns
- IrfanView is a compact, fast and friendly viewer with support for a large number of media formats. Among its features are support for batch processing, creation of panorama images, editing of multi-page TIFF files, lossless JPEG rotation, obtaining icons from…
Download of the Week: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, HWiNFO32
- Taking a little departure from our usual 'Download of the Week' posts today I want to highlight not one, but two programs that we recently became official mirrors for (along with CCEnhancer which was featured last week). The first of…
Download of the Week: CCEnhancer
- CCleaner has long been one of our favorite system optimization, privacy and cleaning tools. This free program makes it easy to clean temporary and unnecessary files that accumulate on your system over time, allowing Windows to run faster and freeing…
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