Facebook has made a major investment in virtual reality technology by purchasing Oculus VR, a virtual reality technology firm for $2 billion US dollars. For the past several years Oculus VR has been developing Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset ... that is said to revolutionize home entertainment. The Oculus Rift was first unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (or "E3") during the summer of 2012. The head-mounted display generated a great deal of interest among the video game community. This interest led Oculus VR to initiate an August 2012 Kickstarter campaign to further ... (view more)

ProcessKO 3.44 Knock out a hanging program with ProcessKO. This small but very useful tool allows users to quickly and easily kill any process or program that is failing to respond. This program is compatible with most versions of the Windows ... operating system. http://www.softwareok.com/ Pocket Radio Player 170314 Looking for a new Internet radio player? Pocket Radio Player provides users with a simple and accessible interface. It's a no-frills approach that won't bog down your system. Pocket Radio Player is compatible with the Linux, Mac, and Windows platforms. http://www. ... (view more)

Google says it is going to mediation over claims it unlawfully scanned the contents of emails for advertising purposes. It's a surprise move, considering that Google recently won a major court victory over the affair. The legal dispute centers on ... the fact that Google's computers scan through the contents of email messages sent via its free Gmail service. Google then uses keywords that appear in messages to produce advertisements that appear alongside the message in the user's inbox. As an example: if you received a message from a friend mentioning an upcoming golf game, you might ... (view more)

DSpeech 1.58.5 This Text to Speech (TTS) program comes equipped with Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, allowing it to effectively read the text you have typed. This program is simple and small, limiting its impact on a system. ... http://dimio.altervista.org HomeBank 4.5.6 This completely free but very effective program was designed to help you better manage your personal finances. It gives users access to filtering tools and graphs that clearly reveal your financial situation and allow you to plan for the future. http://homebank.free.fr/ (view more)

Microsoft has revised its Hotmail / Outlook email privacy policy. It's in response to concerns after the company admitted to reading emails and instant messages of a blogger who allegedly tried to sell Microsoft intellectual property without ... permission. Former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo is currently being investigated for stealing Microsoft trade secrets. According to Microsoft, in 2012 Kibkalo acquired pre-release Windows 8 source code, which he emailed to a mysterious blogger who has not been named. It's the anonymous blogger who had his email and instant messages snooped. ... (view more)

Adapter 2.1.0.1 Compress and convert multiple videos in a jiffy with Adapter. This completely free program not only converts video, but it can capture images from video, time crop video, and control your video's resolution. Improvements to the ... software are sent along through automatic updates. http://www.macroplant.com/adapter/ Rainlendar 2.12.2 Rainlendar allows you to create a fully customizable calendar. You can create separate lists for events and tasks and set alarms for particularly important events. Rainlendar is also available in fifty different languages and is compatible with ... (view more)

Security experts are warning users to take extra caution when seeking information about the lost Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 online. Reports suggest that cybercriminals are taking advantage of the media buzz surrounding the missing plane in ... order to spread computer malware through malicious web sites, social media, emails, and bogus links. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing on March 8, 2014. It's still not clear if the plane was hijacked or crashed, let alone where the impact might have taken place. A coalition of 26 countries is currently looking for the aeroplane. (Source: ... (view more)

SearchMyFiles 2.48 Looking for an alternative to Windows' standard "Search for Files and Folders" feature? Then try SearchMyFiles, which gives you a number of unique tools for searching through the files and folders stored on your system. Users can ... search by wildcard, by last modified / created / last accessed time, by file attributes, by file content (text or binary search), and by the file size. http://www.nirsoft.net Fotor 2.0 This completely free online photograph editor allows you to create exciting high-definition images of your friends and family. Using this program, you ... (view more)

Politicians in California are to consider a proposed law that would give drivers more control over what happens to data gathered in their high-tech cars. It's prompted a heated debate between driver clubs and automobile manufacturers. According to ... senator Bill Monning, around one in five new cars are designed to automatically send data to manufacturers. That proportion is expected to grow rapidly in the next 10 years as more cars integrate mobile technology and rely heavily on electronic control systems. (Source: latimes.com ) The type of data collected varies widely. In some cases it ... (view more)

Unreal Commander 2.02 (Build 982) Unreal Commander is a free file manager built for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. It features a two-panel interface, extended search tools, thumbnail mode, folder tabs, and customizable visual ... styles. http://x-diesel.com/ Efficient Sticky Notes 3.62.356 Never miss another important event by downloading and installing Efficient Sticky Notes. This completely free program allows you to create customized reminders and stick to your PC's desktop background. This program supports multiple languages. http://www.efficientsoftware.net (view more)