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Norton Zone offers a stylish cloud storage solution with plenty of space, but it could be faster. It runs neck and neck with names like Dropbox and Google Drive in terms of features. Its performance is just as smooth and it works on plenty of different gadgets. However, it's not as fast or as flexible as its rivals, which is a major downfall.

Norton Zone makes you sign up for an account during the install process, but it doesn't take long. Once you have one, you can manage your files over the Web, and on your smartphone or … Read more

Softkey Revealer quickly digs out product and activation codes from any of the programs on your computer. It delivers on its promises, but doesn't have much use once you've found the codes you need. Still, if you're the type to ditch the manual the second you open the box, it will come in handy.

This slim download installs and operates quickly. During testing, it scanned a few dozen programs in about a minute. It only found one program that needed a code, and it found the correct code that came with it. Once Softkey Revealer finishes finding … Read more

Funny Face Effects lets you melt, bloat, and warp your face into all sorts of bizarre images. This app is fun for a little while, but you'll probably wipe it from your device once you see all the ads it brings with it.

Before you can get started, the app tries to get you to agree to let it install nasty ads. These mostly take over your browser, so you might miss them if you don't surf with Android's default browser. Though it's called Funny Face Effects on the Google Play store, it appears as "… Read more

Ludo is a classic game, so there are dozens of variants on the App Store, but LUDO Board Game is one of the better options currently available. Offering numerous variants, themes, and attractive 3D visuals, it is one of those games that actually translates quite well to the iPad, even when there are three or four people playing.

The rules of LUDO are the same. Role dice and move tokens around the board, and then fill up your row of spaces at the end. If you've played similar games like Parcheesi, you know the rules to Ludo. The age … Read more

iZip is at times a mixed bag, with numerous features and responsive performance, but often frustrating navigation. The result is an app that resolves an issue many iOS users have, opening and creating ZIP files; but that will not be a perfect fit for everyone due to the complexities in setting up and using the app.

The core function of iZip works well and is easy to use. This is a very good thing because, for most people, it is the only reason to download iZip. Download a Zip folder to your iPad and you can unzip it with the … Read more

Instaframe is designed not to replace but to augment Instagram, offering additional tools and features beyond what the core app can do. With a buggy interface, odd menu options, and generally slow load times, it is an app in dire need of additional work before it can be a useful addition to your photo editing suite.

After opening Instaframe, you can choose from one of numerous frames. There are dozens of cutout frames, multiframes, and classic square frames that allow you to change how your images look or to fit a larger photo into the square space used on Instagram. … Read more

HTC is expected to release a huge 5.9-inch smartphone in the second half of the year, a number of sources report.

This fall should see the arrival of a larger, more powerful take on the HTC One experience, according to Taiwanese analyst Laura Chen.

Aside from the ultralarge screen size, the only other detail tipped for the device is an "upgraded" processor, though even that specific is unclear.

Considering HTC's history of working with Qualcomm, I'd infer that Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 chipset could power the phablet.

Prolific handset tipster @evleaks has also apparently gathered … Read more

With so many free PDF converters to choose from, AnvSoft's PDFMate PDF Converter stands out in a crowded field by offering a super-easy, wizard-based conversion process in an easy-to-use layout. PDFMate bundles six conversion tools in one interface: PDF to EPUB, Text, Image, HTML, SWF, and Word Converters, plus a tool for shrinking multipage PDF documents down to a single page. The latest release of PDFMate PDF Converter, Version 1.6.2, is suitable for Windows XP to 8.

PDFMate's immense, colorful, and clearly-labeled icons and buttons and step-by-step process make it a tool that nearly anyone can … Read more

Perfect Keyboard Free Edition, a free macro builder and editor from Macro Toolworks, creates and plays macros in all Windows applications when triggered by keyboard hotkeys, mouse buttons, or autocomplete commands. It's based on the developer's automated macro software, although with fewer features than their shareware offerings. But Perfect Keyboard Free Edition is an excellent choice for frequent typists and anyone who would like a fast, easy-to-use alternative to entering the same data and clicking the same buttons over and over again.

We highly recommend allowing Perfect Keyboard Free Edition's installer to finish by opening the program'… Read more