This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

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• OpenELEC Is a Fast-Booting, Self-Updating Version of XBMC for Home Theater PCs (Windows/Mac/Linux) OpenELEC aims to make home theater PCs as much like your DVD player as possible, using a lightweight, instant-on version of XBMC that updates itself for a maintenance-free media center. [1]
• Espier Launcher Makes Your Android Phone Look Just Like iOS (Android) Android has some great advanced features, but if you prefer the simple, beautiful home screen look of iOS, Espier Launcher gives you the best of both worlds by recreating the iOS experience on your Android device-without Apple and their walled garden. [2]
• BluePoison Disables Windows 8 Immersive Start Menu, Unlocks Hidden Features (Windows) BluePoison is a handy program for Windows 8 Developer Build that can unlock hidden features such as Moonrea (a multimedia storage and creation utility using a metro interface) and has the ability to disable Windows 8′s Immersive Start Menu. [3]
• Focusbar Intelligently Reminds You to Avoid Procrastination (Mac) If you find that procrastination often gets the best of you and you need help focusing on your work, Focusbar is a free utility that can help you out. It pays attention to what application you’re using to do your work and bugs you when you sneak off to do other, less productive things. [4]
• Lookout Enhances iPhone and iPad Security with Wi-Fi Check, Remote Management, and More (iOS) Popular mobile security app Lookout, previously available only for Android, Windows Phone 7, and Blackberry users, is finally available for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad folks. The free app adds protection against privacy and security threats. [5]
• ChatON, Samsung’s iMessage-Like App, Offers Free Messaging for Android (Android) Samsung’s alternative texting, multimedia messaging, and chat app is now available in the Android Market. Similar to Apple’s iMessage and BlackBerry’s BBM service, ChatON could possibly help you save on messaging fees-once Samsung starts sending verification codes, that is. [6]
• Text by Voice for Android Reads Incoming SMS Messages Aloud, Sends Them Using Your Voice (Android) There are a lot of apps out there that can send text messages using your voice, including Google’s own in-built Voice Actions. However, not many read your incoming messages out loud when they arrive. That’s where Sonalight’s new app, Text By Voice, comes in. [7]
• 500px for iPad Is a Gorgoeus Photo Browser and Slideshow Creator (iPad) 500px is a new iPad app that lets you browse some of the web’s most interesting and attractive photos, and then use your iPad as a digital photo frame to display your favorites, the best from the 500px community, or your own photos, set to a soundtrack from your iTunes library. [8]
• Volume Concierge Controls Your PC’s Volume on a Schedule to Prevent Those Loud Surprises (Windows) If you’ve ever turned on your music in the morning only to be jolted awake by volume set to 11, Volume Concierge can save you by automatically setting your volume to different levels at a certain time of day. [9]
• Our Pad for iPad Allows for Multiple Accounts on Facebook, Gmail, and More (iPad) One of the problems with sharing an iPad around the house is the lack of multiple user accounts, Our Pad manages to solve the problem in an official capacity by letting you switch and browse accounts inside the app. [10]

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1. ^{^} OpenELEC Is a Fast-Booting, Self-Updating Version of XBMC for Home Theater PCs (lifehacker.com)
2. ^{^} Espier Launcher Makes Your Android Phone Look Just Like iOS (lifehacker.com)
3. ^{^} BluePoison Disables Windows 8 Immersive Start Menu, Unlocks Hidden Features (lifehacker.com)
4. ^{^} Focusbar Intelligently Reminds You to Avoid Procrastination (lifehacker.com)
5. ^{^} Lookout Enhances iPhone and iPad Security with Wi-Fi Check, Remote Management, and More (lifehacker.com)
6. ^{^} ChatON, Samsung’s iMessage-Like App, Offers Free Messaging for Android (lifehacker.com)
7. ^{^} Text by Voice for Android Reads Incoming SMS Messages Aloud, Sends Them Using Your Voice (lifehacker.com)
8. ^{^} 500px for iPad Is a Gorgoeus Photo Browser and Slideshow Creator (lifehacker.com)
9. ^{^} Volume Concierge Controls Your PC’s Volume on a Schedule to Prevent Those Loud Surprises (lifehacker.com)
10. ^{^} Our Pad for iPad Allows for Multiple Accounts on Facebook, Gmail, and More (lifehacker.com)
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