Google Chrome is garnering some momentum these days with global market-share hovering at around 24% and an expected takeover of Firefox. Personally, Chrome has become one of my favorite browsers largely due its relatively low resource usage and the overall “snappy” look and feel. Many users also favor this browser because it has a very [...]
A few week’s ago we had a blog post, in which we explained the reasoning behind developing our power-saving feature, TuneUp Economy Mode (part of our TuneUp Utilities 2012), and how it works. But in the end, it all boils down to one question: How much battery life can I really save? Today, we’ll put [...]
If there’s one thing that’s really important for PC users on-the-go, it’s battery life. Thanks to the massive performance enhancements in laptops such as the second-generation Core i7 and AMD FX CPUs, many users tend to look out for energy efficiency and battery life instead of just raw processing power. To prevent your laptop from [...]
In this radio interview with “Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline“, Sandro Villinger details the key functions and new features and enhancements that come with TuneUp Utilities 2012. Listen to this clip to hear our blog editor-in-chief explain how TuneUp’s software can give PCs a complete performance “makeover” with its ability to deactivate background processes that [...]
This is a question we’ve never dared to ask before—our flagship product, TuneUp Utilities, has been known to significantly improve PC performance and has won a fair share of awards for doing so. However, we’ve read some negative comments and heard some say that our software actually slows down PCs. We were shocked to hear [...]
Are you a TuneUp Utilities user who recently upgraded or are thinking of upgrading to Windows 7 Service Pack 1? If so, you can take advantage of our automatic software update to ensure your PC stays up to speed with the latest Windows service pack. Because we work closely with Microsoft, we’re able to constantly [...]
By now, you’ve heard about TuneUp Program Deactivator. It’s the answer to performance and stability problems caused by having too many programs running at once. Program Deactivator works by turning off programs that drain your PC’s resources and once you need them again, turning them back on. In our last post, we gave you all [...]
TuneUp charts new optimization territory each year with its releases of TuneUp Utilities. This year’s version lays a cornerstone in our development cycle, and introduces an entirely new approach to speeding up your PC and making it more reliable. It’s called: TuneUp Program Deactivator. In this week’s blog post, I’m going to share how I [...]
Have you ever wondered what defragmentation really is? How an optimizer works or what lies behind a “Windows error code”? Tired of searching the Web for the right answer? With the TuneUp Glossary (available in English, German and French), you have a handy PC encyclopedia right at your fingertips. The TuneUp Glossary provides easy-to-understand explanations [...]
Thank you to all those that have already taken the time to complete our brief survey about the TuneUp Blog about Windows. (Don’t forget to give us your feedback—there’s still time to win one of ten TuneUp-branded jackets for your MP3 players.) The team has received some great comments so far and discovered how much [...]
