15 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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• Cool Websites & Tools – Movie Soundtracks, Live Soccer Scores, & The Songs Of Life
• Android Messaging App Faceoff: Google Hangouts Vs. Facebook Messenger
• GIMP: A Quick Walkthrough Of Everyone’s Favorite Open Source Image Editor
• Dolphin, Chrome, Firefox Browsers For Android Get Updates
• Dead Trigger 2: A Refined Shooter For The Casual Mobile Gamer
• In A World of Digital Storage, Size Matters
• 15 Productive Things To Do Online When You Have 15 Minutes To Kill
• Opera 18 Brings WebRTC For Desktop, Redesigned For Android Tablets
• Enjoy The iOS 7 Look On Any Device!
• Cook All Of The Food In Frantic Restaurant Sim Cook Serve Delicious
• What You Need To Know Before Buying A PC Or Console Racing Wheel
• Kindle Fire OS 3.1 Integrates Goodreads, Introduces Chromecast-like Second Screen
• Action Cam – A Dashboard Camera For Windows Phone 8
• Microsoft Store Opens On eBay For Online Shoppers In The U.S.
• 5 Great Gift-Buying Websites You Haven’t Heard Of Yet

Cool Websites & Tools – Movie Soundtracks, Live Soccer Scores, & The Songs Of Life Posted: 21 Nov 2013 02:30 PM PST TripRebel – is an online hotel booking service. They search for price reductions of your booked hotel room every single day. As soon as your hotel price drops, you get a 100% refund of the difference. They earn the usual booking commission from the hotels, so the service is absolutely free for you. More than 205,000 hotels, independent customer reviews,huge photo collection, easy & secure payment systems and much more. Smailex – is a shipping carrier comparison and shipping site who help you quickly compare carriers based on shipping time and cost, and let you take an advantage of bulk... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Movie Soundtracks, Live Soccer Scores, & The Songs Of Life

Android Messaging App Faceoff: Google Hangouts Vs. Facebook Messenger Posted: 21 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST Google Hangouts for Android just received SMS-integration, while Facebook Messenger for Android  just received a completely new user interface. As two of the best messaging apps out there, this just makes them even harder to choose between. On the surface, they’re quite similar, but dig a bit deeper and you begin to see the major differences. To decide on a winner, I’ll be examining every facet of both apps from their visual appearances to their differentiating features. Let’s get started. User Base First off, to message anyone on Messenger or Hangouts, they have to be using that service (unless you’re sending an... Read the full article: Android Messaging App Faceoff: Google Hangouts Vs. Facebook Messenger

GIMP: A Quick Walkthrough Of Everyone’s Favorite Open Source Image Editor Posted: 21 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST Many people enjoy GIMP as one of their favorite open source tools, and with good reason: it’s among some of the most developed ones out there. We’ve covered all sorts of things about GIMP here at MakeUseOf, but we never really gave a rundown of what it can do. Is it just an over-hyped version of Paint, or can you do some serious image manipulation with it? Editing Tools GIMP has many of the tools you’d expect to have, including some slightly more advanced ones such as: color select burn dodge color alterations (hue-saturation, colorize, brightness and contrast, etc.) layers... Read the full article: GIMP: A Quick Walkthrough Of Everyone’s Favorite Open Source Image Editor

Dolphin, Chrome, Firefox Browsers For Android Get Updates Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:30 PM PST It seems that developers of internet browsers on Android have been busy as the major browsers have all released new updates. Dolphin Dolphin, the fast and elegant browser, has had the most significant update. For starters, the browser now comes with a master password, giving you one more layer of security. Dolphin 10.1.2 now features Night Mode, which can be activated from the swipe menu on the right. This darkens your whole screen for a battery-friendly and more eye-popping experience. There's a new option to also customize Dolphin with new skins. Under the hood, Dolphin's got a bunch of new... Read the full article: Dolphin, Chrome, Firefox Browsers For Android Get Updates

Dead Trigger 2: A Refined Shooter For The Casual Mobile Gamer Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST Much like a cinema buff will look down his nose at the latest Michael Bay blockbuster, the world of video games has its set of gamers who look for much more than "leave your brains at home" entertainment. But Dead Trigger 2 is not meant for such gamers. And perhaps we should all be a little glad about that. Developer Madfinger Games has made the sequel to one of the best mobile zombie-shooters easily accessible for the casual gamer and broken it down into bite-sized chunks. Indeed, it seems like a lot of thought was given to the fact that... Read the full article: Dead Trigger 2: A Refined Shooter For The Casual Mobile Gamer

In A World of Digital Storage, Size Matters Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:30 AM PST Gigabytes and terabytes. In the world we live in now, storage space is everything. Megabytes no longer satisfy our relentless demands to store entire music libraries on an MP3 player. Single-digit gigabyte storages are no longer sufficient to hold our photos, videos, games and applications on smartphones. We need more! Or do we? How long do you reckon we’ll take to make the jump from terabytes to petabytes? Will the computers of the future come with petabyte drives as standard? What’s with our incessant desire to store everything? And just how much data can there be? datascience@berkeley explains. via Infographicals Read the full article: In A World of Digital Storage, Size Matters

15 Productive Things To Do Online When You Have 15 Minutes To Kill Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST We cannot capture time. I think we can snatch it for…a small amount of time. It's human nature to focus on large blocks of time, and ignore the value of the minutes and seconds that pass by unnoticed. We put a value to the time spent on a large project. We store the fortnight of a great vacation in our memories. But we don't remember the time spent stuck in a traffic jam or that spent on catching up on gossip at the water cooler. Can we use some of those "lost" minutes and seconds and put some value in... Read the full article: 15 Productive Things To Do Online When You Have 15 Minutes To Kill

Opera 18 Brings WebRTC For Desktop, Redesigned For Android Tablets Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:30 AM PST Opera already has plenty of cool features that make it worth checking out, but it's just got a few more with the launch of Opera 18 for both desktop and Android. On the desktop, it brings support for WebRTC and getUserMedia, along with themes. On Android, the team has made several major changes and brought some of Opera desktop's best features to tablets. Opera 18 for Desktop On desktop, Opera 18 enables access to the camera and microphone with getUserMedia. "Try using your head to control a game with FaceKat, which uses gUM and the open-source headtrackr JavaScript by Opera’s... Read the full article: Opera 18 Brings WebRTC For Desktop, Redesigned For Android Tablets

Enjoy The iOS 7 Look On Any Device! Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST Have you installed iOS 7 on your Android yet? No? Well, that’s probably for the best, but it doesn’t mean you can’t get your chance to enjoy the iOS 7 look without an iPhone. iOS 7 brought many new features to the table, which you might be curious about even if you’re not an Apple user. Alternatively, you may just like the looks of it, but don’t want to give yourself over to the Apple side. No worries, we’ve got you covered. If you like dressing up your tech, you can now dress up Android, Chrome and even Windows in... Read the full article: Enjoy The iOS 7 Look On Any Device!

Cook All Of The Food In Frantic Restaurant Sim Cook Serve Delicious Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST Cook Serve Delicious ($4.99) might just be one of the best games on the iPad, which is odd considering it’s a punishing time-management game in which you chop, slice and serve virtual food. The game was initially released on the PC, requiring users type in each ingredient by hand as requested on-screen – tiring but addictive. Thankfully the controls have been properly optimized for the touch interface, so the iPad (and Android version) makes for a slightly smoother yet equally frantic experience. A Cooking Simulator Recently I reviewed Chippy, a fish and chip shop simulator that shares many similarities with Cook Serve Delicious. Despite both... Read the full article: Cook All Of The Food In Frantic Restaurant Sim Cook Serve Delicious

What You Need To Know Before Buying A PC Or Console Racing Wheel Posted: 21 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST Keyboard and mouse controls, though excellent for many genres, have always been a problem for racing games. Arrow keys are no substitute for a wheel. The rise of cross-platform controller support has lessened the issue by making it possible to play with a Xbox 360 gamepad, but for those who are seriously into virtual racing, a wheel remains the standard. Just one problem; wheels can be very expensive. Spending $100 will net you a bargain basement model and the best wheels sell for more than $500. You're going to want to know what you're buying before you lay down that... Read the full article: What You Need To Know Before Buying A PC Or Console Racing Wheel

Kindle Fire OS 3.1 Integrates Goodreads, Introduces Chromecast-like Second Screen Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:30 AM PST Amazon has launched an update for its Fire OS, which powers the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HDX tablets. And as noted in the Kindle Fire HDX review, it's the software experience that makes it different from any other Android tablet. Fire OS 3.1 has deep integration with Goodreads, the community of book lovers for recommendations and reviews. There's no need to leave a book and open the Goodreads app, as users can capture and share quotes, see what friends are reading, add books to the want-to-read shelf, rate and review a book, and import all of your Amazon books... Read the full article: Kindle Fire OS 3.1 Integrates Goodreads, Introduces Chromecast-like Second Screen

Action Cam – A Dashboard Camera For Windows Phone 8 Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:00 AM PST Need to keep a video record of journeys in case of an accident and subsequent insurance claim? For Windows Phone users, Action Cam is a strong choice, but will it do the job reliably? Perhaps inspired by the success of police car chase TV shows, dashboard cameras (better known as dash cams) have become increasingly popular over the past few years, to the extent that they can be picked up for under $50 on eBay. You can keep your hand in your pocket if you own a smartphone, however, as several dash cam apps are available. On Windows Phone 8 (also... Read the full article: Action Cam – A Dashboard Camera For Windows Phone 8

Microsoft Store Opens On eBay For Online Shoppers In The U.S. Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:30 AM PST Microsoft expanded its retail footprint with the opening of an official store on eBay (U.S). Microsoft has its own online shopping portal with the Microsoft Store. The Microsoft Store on eBay is positioned as a complementary offering especially as the busy holiday shopping season draws near. Microsoft's lineup of products like Surface and Xbox, as well as various Microsoft accessories will be available here. Microsoft would obviously benefit from another point-of-presence that could make it more convenient for eBay shopping loyalists. The screenshot (below) from the store's homepage also advertises the benefits of the eBay experience. Customers can also avail... Read the full article: Microsoft Store Opens On eBay For Online Shoppers In The U.S.

5 Great Gift-Buying Websites You Haven’t Heard Of Yet Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:00 AM PST For some of us, the stress of holiday shopping is already hitting us in full force. The gift-giving season is a wonderful, joyous time for the most part, but it can be a daunting task trying to find the perfect gifts for our loved ones. Add to that the inconvenience of actually making the purchases in time? More stress. So why not do all of your shopping online this year? If you're new to shopping online, have no fear: our online shopping guide will get you started with all you need to know. But if the usual online shops aren’t... Read the full article: 5 Great Gift-Buying Websites You Haven’t Heard Of Yet

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