Before I tell you about the amazing news I have got to share, let me give an introduction of PortableApps. PortableApps is a website that creates portable applications which you can use on any PC without installing anything. Much like the many USB software packages available, you can download PortableApps’s package and carry it around in your flash drive, along with any other documents you wish. Since the programs included in the package are portable, you can simply plug in your flash drive in the host computer and use the apps without any installation. Now, moving on today’s topic. Imagine...

In the next step to its evolution, YouTube is now offering full length feature films for its users for free. That’s right, now you can watch complete movies on YouTube via their new service, YouTube Movies. Although YouTube Movies doesn’t contain all the recent releases nor the big name films (e.g. the likes of Titanic, Lord of the Rings, etc.), but still, you can watch some of the oldie goldie flicks and classic horror films. Also, YouTube Movies has some of the past super hit films from Bollywood which might catch your attention if you’re a fan of Bollywood movies. Also, some of the past...

It had been coming since a long time; finally, Netflix for iPhone and iPod Touch is here. The popular DVD rental and premium online movie streaming service has released its latest app for Apple’s app store and the new app has full support for Apple’s flagship smartphone and music player, the iPhone and the iPod Touch respectively. Previously, Netflix was only available to iPad users but now iPhone and iPod Touch users can also stream their favorite movies on their handheld devices. The new Netflix app is available as a free download and works for all those who have Netflix unlimited membership,...

If you’re a music freak and want to listen to music online without paying a buck, Grooveshark is the service for you. It is an online service which lets you search, browse and listen to your favorite music online without having to download anything on your computer or pay any subscription fee. Grooveshark is a community driven online music sharing service. Users can sign up, and then upload the music they have on their machines, or listen to music which has been uploaded by others. Conceived by three University of Florida undergraduate students, Grooveshark provides users with the ability to...

Today, Facebook released the latest version of its iPhone aap for Apple iPhones running iOS. This app, version number 3.2.2 comes with several bug fixes with the latest feature Facebook introduced previous week i.e. Facebook Places. This is the third update from Facebook to its iPhone app in just under four days. The official change log for Facebook 3.2.2 declares the following changes in the newest version: - Fixes login issues Note: Places is only available for users in the US at the moment. We’re working on making this available in other countries soon. This third update follows the Facebook...

The popular PDF exploit in Apple iPhone 4’s mobile Safari web browser led to the creation of one of the most popular jailbreak utility; the web based jailbreakme.com service. The utility had Apple sweat hard and they worked day in and night out to close the security exploit. Apple has now released the updated version of its iPhone 4 operating system, iOS 4.0.2 to cater for the problem which caused jailbreakme.com to surface. The iOS 4.0.2 update has been released by Apple for all of its iDevicce platforms which include the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. iOS 4.0.2 patches the security loophole...

If your iPhone gets stolen or lost, you would prefer other people not to have access to your apps. Suppose they accessed your social networking apps, got automatically signed into your account, and spammed your friends with unwanted messages. Moreover some of the apps might contain private information that you would not share with other people. iOS does not have a built-in feature that lets you set a password on each and every installed application; thankfully Locktopus is there to help. Locktopus is pay-for app available from Cydia. In order to use it you will first need to jailbreak your phone...

Google is ahead of its game because it listens to its users and pays attention to their needs. Take any of Google’s products and you will see that they periodically introduce new features by considering all that the end-users are requesting. This time it is Gmail that is getting new features from Google. The new features include a better contacts management system. The contacts have now been better integrated with Gmail’s overall interface; people who have mastered Gmail’s shortcuts will find the highly appreciate the new features of Contacts. Some of the features that have been added are: “1....