CCleaner 3.15 is here, download now!

January 25, 2012

The latest version of the popular free system optimization, privacy and cleaning software for Windows, CCleaner, is already released and now available for download. The latest CCleaner version, v3.15.1643, boasts a set of new changes and features that promise to improve the usability, performance, and efficiency of the program as well as fix some bugs of the previous versions.

Some notable changes, additions, and new features include:

• New shortcut cleaning for Chrome Canary Omnibox
• Updated Saved Form Information and Passwords cleaning for Chrome Canary Box
• Improved Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox cookies and cache analysis
• Improved cleaning for Firefox History
• An option to only clean files in the Recycle Bin that have been deleted for more than a day
• Improved successful operations feedback of Driver Wiper
• Improved algorithm for synchronization of threads to prevent deadlocks
• Improved Microsoft Search and Windows Log Files cleaning
• Improved algorithm for detection of file size in the Recycle Bin
• Updated History cleaning for Aurora
• Added cleaning tools for Any Video Converter Ultimate, Ashampoo Burning Studio 11, Camtasia Studio 7, CoffeeCup HTML Editor, and Freemake Video Downloader
• Some minor bug fixes

To download the latest version of CCleaner, just follow the link provided below:

Download CCleaner v3.15.1643 (Standard)

Download CCleaner  v3.15.1643 (Portable)

Note: Image courtesy of Piriform

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LG releases Ice Cream Sandwich update plans

November 28, 2011

While we all know that LG is somewhat late or slow on releasing updates for their devices (just like on the Optimus One and the rest of the Optimus siblings which just received the Gingerbread update lately and still yet to receive), LG managed to make early announcements regarding their plans about Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 updates.

According to the announcement from the LG Mobile Facebook page, LG says those high end smartphones which were introduced this year such as the Optimus 2X, Optimus Black, Optimus 3D and Optimus LTE will be the first ones to have a taste on the updates of the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

In addition, LG says they are still evaluating the Ice Cream Sandwich platform to determine if the features, functionality, and performance of this latest version of Android OS will also be compatible to their other smartphones so that they can also make it available for older phones such as the LG Optimus Chic and Optimus One whenever it's possible.

LG plans to start the Ice Cream Sandwich update process starting on December this year. Additional details regarding the future updates will be posted on the LG Mobile Facebook page and some local LG websites.

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Windows 8 Developer Preview Build available for download

September 14, 2011

For those people who are very excited to get their hands and try Microsoft’s latest Windows 8, this is great news for you! The software giant Microsoft has just announced that Windows 8 Developer Preview Build will be released to public at 8PM tonight (Pacific Standard Time).

This Windows 8 Developer Preview build will be available in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) editions. In addition, another 64-bit build packed with development tools for building apps will also be available. A suite of sample apps are also included on the download. However, these sample apps are only illustrations of possible apps (not the actual apps) that Microsoft plans to include with Windows 8.

It should be noted that this download only supports clean installation, meaning doing upgrade from Windows 7 installation will not be possible. Also, this download is not a beta release. It is just a developer preview release and not intended for production. In addition, Microsoft confirmed that they will release different quality updates and drivers for this build over the next days to let users test their overall updates for the upcoming Windows 8.

You can download Windows 8 Developer Preview build through the following link:

Download Windows 8 Developer Preview Build

For more information about the new features of Windows 8, please refer to the official Windows 8 fact sheet released by Microsoft:

Download Official Windows 8 Fact Sheet

Update: The download links are now live!

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Android Jelly Bean may be next after Ice Cream Sandwich

September 10, 2011

It is believed that the next version of Google’s Android mobile operating system after Ice Cream Sandwich will be named as “Android Jelly Bean”, according to some reliable sources. This one is possibly true. We think the name “Jelly Bean” is completely possible considering Google’s tradition of naming Android versions after delicious sweets and desserts in alphabetical order (Cupcake - Donut - Éclair - Froyo - Gingerbread – Honeycomb - Ice Cream Sandwich - Jelly Bean???).

However, since its predecessor Ice Cream Sandwich’s version number has not been finalized yet, the version number for this so-called Android Jelly Bean is still unknown as well. Although it is believed that Ice Cream Sandwich will be version 4.0, still, these things are not yet official so we cannot just make any assumptions.

The only thing we should do for now is to continue keeping on track about this and wait for Google to announce these things officially.

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Microsoft Apps for Symbian Belle announced

September 9, 2011

Microsoft and Nokia announced today that the latest apps from Microsoft will also be available for Symbian’s latest version, Symbian Belle.

According to them, the said Microsoft apps will come to Symbian Belle in two stages. The first batch which will include Microsoft Document Connection, Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile Version, Microsoft OneNote, and Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast is expected to be available on the fourth quarter this year. Then after this, more apps like Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word will come on the next batch which is scheduled in 2012. It should be noted that this is the first time for the last three (3) apps mentioned (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word) to become available on a non-Windows platform.

In addition to this, it is believed that all the apps will be available for free for all Nokia devices running on Symbian Belle.

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LG Optimus One Gingerbread update is finally here!

August 28, 2011

Good news to the LG Optimus One P500 users out there! At last, the long wait is over. The much awaited official Gingerbread update for your smartphone has finally come. It has been reported in various countries around the world that LG has started rolling out the official Android Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus One P500. It is believed that the Gingerbread update being released by LG has a version of Android 2.3.3 - the latest so far.

Excited Optimus One users may install this update to their smartphones by downloading first the update files through the LG desktop client then install it manually on the smartphones. It should be noted that the update can only be done using the desktop client and not by updating the phone directly. This is expected since LG has been doing this kind of procedure since the previous ones. LG says the advantage of this procedure is that the existing files stored in the phone memory will not be erased/ deleted during and after the update process so backing-up data first may not be necessary (but it is still recommended that you should back-up your data first before updating).

Though the release seems way too late than expected, still it’s better to finally see LG releasing this Gingerbread update than completely not seeing any progress.

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Samsung releases Bada 2.0 SDK

August 25, 2011

Korean mobile phone company Samsung has released a new Software Development Kit (SDK) for Bada 2.0 today. This SDK seeks to help developers to explore and make good use of the new features of the upcoming Bada 2.0 which includes stuffs like HTML5 support, speech recognition, Near-Filled Communications (NFC) technology, multi-tasking, and many more.

It is expected that Bada 2.0 will be officially announced on September since few days ago, Samsung released a teaser about an upcoming announcement scheduled on September 1st. The teaser, which depicts an ocean, gave a hint that the announcement will probably be about Bada 2.0 since the word “Bada” means ocean in Korean language. Also, it is confirmed that Samsung Bada will come on three (3) new mobile phones which consist of both high-end and mid-range models.

Although Samsung Bada OS is not that popular, it should be noted that is the fifth largest mobile phone operating system with more than 2 million phones running it were sold beating Windows Phone platforms which only had 1.72 million units sold.

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