There are three simple ways to check and control uTorrent remotely: two browser-based, and a little Android app that is just as easy to use as the uTorrent desktop client.

First of all, you need to open Preferences in uTorrent, click on 'Remote', then enable remote access. Give your computer a name and associated password and you're ready to go:

To connect remotely, use one of the following three methods:

Humble Bundle Inc have released another set of games, but this time also for Android and it's a typically excellent selection.

The Humble Bundle is a collection of games where you pay what you want, supporting developers and charities.

This means that you can pay almost anything for the three games that are part of the sale: Osmos, EDGE, and Anomaly Warzone HD are the three games that Humble Bundle is offering.

If you pay more than the average purchase price, you also get World of Goo included, one of the best indie games ever made. Additionally you get the same games on PC, Mac, and Linux as well as the soundtrack to each game.

Boldy going where many MMORPGs have gone before, Star Trek Online goes free-to-play this morning.

On its original release, Cryptic Studios' take on Star Trek had a generally lukewarm reaction. Despite the huge possibilities that the Star Trek universe offers, it felt bland and lacked character. Thankfully since then there have been lots of updates and episodic content to play through.  The Space combat was exactly what fans wanted, but down on planets, Star Trek Online felt like a bit of a grind. I was surprised by this, as Cryptic's super-hero MMORPGs are some of the best in the genre, and great fun to play.

We'll be taking another in-depth look at Star Trek Online later today when the Free to Play version is released - lets hope more fun has been injected into the game, as the camp humor of the series should be able to differentiate it from po-faced Star Wars The Old Republic!

You can sign up for a free Star Trek Online account here. Cryptic Studios' other MMORPGs, City of Heroes Freedom and Champions Online Free for All are still available to play for free, and are highly recommended!

Smartphone users can now listen to free music through Grooveshark on their device thanks to the launch of a new mobile web app from the music streaming service.

Grooveshark’s native apps were removed from both the Apple App Store and Android Market last year due to record label complaints. However, Grooveshark has now launched an HTML5-based music streaming service – effectively bypassing the app store owners since approval is not needed.

The Grooveshark web app can be accessed through many mobile web browsers, supporting iOS, Android, BlackBerry and HP devices. To use the service, simply visit html5.grooveshark.com from your mobile and start listening.

You can use the Grooveshark web app to search for and listen to a particular song or artist, or hear playlists generated by genre through the Stations section. The Popular tab lists the most searched-for tracks of the moment. The Grooveshark web app has a compact and easy-to-operate user interface, although it lacks the range of features and functionality that the short-lived native Grooveshark app had.

Microsoft's hugely successful motion sensor technology Kinect is being released for Windows on February 1st. This will allow Windows 7 (and later Windows 8) users to interact with PCs without a keyboard or mouse.

As well as motion control, Kinect for Windows also includes voice control, which could make Windows 8 a really interesting and flexible operating system. Microsoft's Kinect for Windows SDK for developers has been available for a couple of months now, so developers can already get stuck into experimenting with Kinect integration into apps.

I am excited about the possibilities for Kinect for Windows - in recent years Apple's excellent trackpads have been my favorite navigation tools, but I can imagine Windows 8 with motion control being fantastic. Using gesture controls on an office desktop would be really comfortable as a replacement for a mouse if it's precise enough - for me motion control on a desktop makes much more sense than touchscreens, which are better used on portable devices.

With Kinect for Windows, 2012 has got off to a great start for PC users, and the potential for new software is huge.

Tumblr's on the move again when it comes to adding new features. This time it's a new way to privately message other users.

Called Fan Mail, this new features allows Tumblr users to send stylized messages to blog users they're following. Currently there are two skin options for the message body and three font choices, one of which looks like actual handwriting. Just type in the username of the blog you want your message sent to, pick your style options and write your message.

According to Tumblr founder and CEO, David Karp, you'll be able to send unlimited private messages via Fan Mail, which can be accessed through your Tumblr inbox, the avatar drop-down menus of the users you follow and on the top corner of the main page on each blog you follow. Unlike the current messaging system, you can't post Fan Mail messages publicly on your blog without the use of a screen capture program.

Tumblr has a history of adding new features and making big changes to the dashboard interface, so this new feature isn't necessarily a surprise. What might surprise some users though is that Tumblr developers have chosen to focus on this particular feature. Tumblr already has a private messaging system that, until recently, allowed unlimited messages (asks) to be sent. In the past few months, however, this feature has been limited, both by restricting the number of daily messages you can send and limiting the characters each message can contain. While Fan Mail does look neat, some users might find it a little redundant or wonder if it's meant to replace the current ask feature altogether.

What are your thoughts on Fan Mail? Does it have potential or is it just plain unnecessary?

Mozilla has released the latest Alpha version of Firefox - Firefox 11 Aurora. Most of the major changes in Firefox 11 Aurora are in the Android version, which now finally supports Adobe Flash and has a native Android interface. Syncing has been temporarily removed, however.

For Windows and Mac users the User Account Control panel has been withdrawn after installation and you can now import bookmarks from Chrome.

Other changes are mainly under the hood, including more support for HTML5 and Google's SPDY protocol for faster site loading can now be tested. In addition, there's support for 3D web page visualization and HTML5 video controls have been redesigned. There are no major changes to the appearance.

Note that Firefox 11 Aurora is an developmental release and therefore can be unstable and may not work with many add-ons. If you want the stable version (version 9), you can download it here for Windows and Mac.

Download Firefox 11 Aurora for Windows or Mac.

Facebook has launched a beta version of Facebook Messenger for Windows which allows you to chat with your contacts from your desktop. At the moment, it is only available to a small number of selected beta testers.

Facebook Messenger for Windows not only lets you communicate with your Facebook contacts but also gives you access to your news feed and message notifications giving you access to all the essential tools of Facebook.

The interface of Facebook Messenger for Windows is very clear and divided into two separate windows. One is dedicated to contacts and feeds like the right column of Facebook and the other opens chats. Any notifications appear as pop-ups on your desktop.

Note that although this is the first official Facebook desktop app, there are already several programs that allow you to chat with Facebook contacts including Digsby Trillian Astra, Nimbuzz and Skype.

Download Facebook Messenger for Windows

It's been a long time in coming but the beta version of XBMC 11 has now been released. Version 11 "Eden" adds lots of new features and improvements to the open source home theater software for both Mac and Windows.

The most notable changes are Addon Rollbacks and vast improvements to the default skin Confluence.

There are also significant speed increases thanks to what's known as "Dirty-region rendering", a new JPEG decoder, a simpler, better library, additional protocol handling, better networking support, better handling of unencrypted BluRay content and structures, adjustable display refresh rates in OSX (to match the already available feature in Windows and Linux), AirPlay support, an upgraded weather service, and much more.

You can find details of all the new additions and changes to XBMC in the changelog.

Although not finished yet, there are also important changes in progress to XBMC Live to make it more like a full “*Buntu” version of XBMC with major changes to the boot and install process.

Mac users can get some free Skype credit by signing-up to test Skype's new "Click to Call" service which allows Mac users to make calls from directly within their browser.

The service is in closed beta and you have to take a survey first and sign a non-disclosure agreement with Skype to test it. You're then entitled to an unspecified amount of free Skype credit for calling landlines and mobiles as a thank you gift. In addition, a "larger gift" will be given to the top contributor.

Successful applicants will be contacted over the next few days and you can get started with the survey here. Remember that it's only open to Mac users.

Mozilla has released the final version of Firefox 9 beta meaning it won't be long before it is confirmed as the next stable version of Firefox.

The latest update features improvements to Javascript that Mozilla claims boosts performance by over 30 percent. Mozilla has also tweaked Javascript with something called Type Inference for faster loading times. The other improvement is greater theme integration and swipe navigation for Mac OS X users.

Mozilla's frequent update policy still isn't popular with users - especially because they don't seem to deliver major improvements and break add-ons. Let's hope when the final version of Firefox 9 is confirmed, the transition will be smoother and the improvements more noticeable.

You can download Firefox 9 beta final for Windows and Mac or just wait for it to update automatically.

Back in September, we covered and discussed the new features Facebook planned to roll out, as announced at the F8 event in San Francisco. One of the most talked about features was Timeline, a totally revamped look for Facebook profiles.

Timeline is a user interface revision of Facebook's profile page. Its aim is to let users easily access older content they've shared or posted. This is done by streamlining the profile page into a layout that's broken up by year. Simply click on the year you want to access, and you'll be able to view it.

To begin with, Timeline was only available to preview by developers. Now it's going live for everyone. Facebook users currently have the ability to opt in to the change for the next week. Facebook is calling this their 7-day review period. This means you're allowed to make changes and tweak your profile, without people on your friends list being able to see it just yet. You can choose to publish your new profile whenever you like, but after the week is out Timeline will automatically become visible to your friends.

The new profile can also be viewed currently in the official Facebook app for Android and via mobile sites.

In addition, there's also greater integration with apps on the new Timeline profile. A great example of this is how listening to music in Spotify shows up on your new profile.

Recent Spotify music will show up just like shared links and status updates, within the main interface of your profile. Mousing over a specific song will give you more information about the track, as well as allow you to comment on it, like it or even share it with other friends.

As with all changes Facebook implements, this one will take some getting used to for many users. The 7-day review period will help ease users into the new features though, and make it possible to customize your profile to perfection before the big reveal to friends and family.

Grand Theft Auto 3 has been released today for mobile devices, promising  iOS and Android users all the fun, action-packed gameplay of the controversial original game. Its release is designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original launch.

As you can see from the trailer, GTA 3 for mobile is a very faithful conversion of the original for the small screen. You play as Claude, a career criminal who must work his way up the crime ladder of Liberty City in order to get revenge on his ex-girlfriend who betrayed him during a heist.

Full of great 3D graphics,  fast cars, fun storylines, and brazen violence, Grand Theft Auto 3 is well worth the five bucks it costs from the app store. Find out more by reading our review of GTA 3 for iOS and Android.

The BBC have finally released an official BBC iPlayer app for iPhone. Although iPhones are already able to access the iPlayer via a web browser, this is the first official app which gives iPhone users a similar experience to that found on iPads. The new app also supports streaming iPlayer video content over 3G networks to your iPhone.

The new app includes additional improvements such as more free content and AirPlay for both subscribers and non subscribers. Note that the new app also works with  iPod Touch and the AirPlay feature that allows you to stream content to your TV requires iOS 5.

Good Old Games is offering the popular strategy game Empire Earth free until 10.59 GMT (02-59PST) on December 14.All you have to do is sign up for a free account here, and you can download the game immediately, DRM free.

The game hails from 2001, but still holds up as an engrossing strategy title today, even if it is aging graphically. You have to guide your population through 500,000 years of history, so you can't argue with the scope of Empire Earth - it's huge.

GOG is a site that offers old PC games, made compatible with modern Windows PCs. Its catalog goes right back to Ultima and Zork from the 80s, although it's far from a complete history of PC gaming at the moment.

Which games from the past would you like to see resurrected?