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    10 Top Utility Apps from Intel AppUp

    Intel's AppUp application store for MeeGo and Windows operating systems has been taken out of beta. Since its introduction in January, the AppUp store has amassed 450,000 users. Intel is also combining AppUp with the Atom Developer Program, which will now be known as the AppUp Developer Program.

    We’ve compiled the 10 utility apps rated highest by Intel’s AppUp store users.

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    Click through for 10 top-rated utility apps from Intel's AppUp store.

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    EZ Virtual Drive enables the creation of virtual drives with ease. With a few quick clicks, your new virtual drives are ready to use. This utility is optimized for use on your netbook, operating with minimal overhead.

    Cost: $1.99

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    Phonsai is an online platform that creates do-it-yourself mobile applications for several platforms without coding. Phonsai is designed for average PC users to develop mobile applications easily. Phonsai will compile mobile applications for iPhone, BlackBerry, J2ME, Symbian and Windows Mobile platforms.

    Cost: Free

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    Wouldn't it be nice if you were able to log on only once to your operating system and all password-protected programs and services without entering a password again and again? Abylon LOGON SSO Home offers this opportunity. Besides the gain in ease of use, this app makes spying on your passwords by key loggers much more difficult.

    Cost: $19.98

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    Abylon CRYPTDRIVE offers an effective shield for your documents, videos, photos and programs. The encryption and decryption of your files works automatically in the background. As additional protection against key loggers, the software offers a password scrambler and image objects to mask the password input over the keyboard.

    Cost: $11.99

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    ScreenSpace enables you to resize and move any application the way you want, so that you can expand to full screen any part of an application. Classic magnifier tools just zoom what is shown on the screen, and the result can be messy as the pixels get blurry. ScreenSpace avoids this as it allows you to get full screen windows without losing any of the rendering quality.

    Cost: $9.99

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    Quick Config is a simple tool for quickly changing various settings of your computer. Quick Config can be used to create one or more configuration profiles and set required settings for each profile.

    Cost: Free

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    Little Fingers provides an easy way to protect your netbook by locking your netbook keyboard and mouse from accidental input.

    Cost: Free

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    Unit Converter converts units of length, weight, area, pressure, temperature, energy, bytes, time, volume, speed, angle and power. A total of 142 units of 12 categories are supported by this app.

    Cost: Free

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    iAlarm manages tasks, reminders, appointments, anniversaries and almost everything that you can forget. The app sits on your desktop and notifies you for all the alarms configured by you so that you never miss a thing again. The app also syncs seamlessly with Google Calendar so you can access your meetings and reminders from anywhere and through any device. You can leverage the features of Google Calendar, like SMS, Email Alert, Sharing Calendars with friends, Mobile Access, Sync with Microsoft Outlook, Apple iCal and Mozilla Sunbird and other features.

    Cost: $9.99

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    The Radius Alarm Clock program lets you set a time for an alarm to go off. You can save a preset of the alarm time and minimize the program to the tray to let it run in the background.

    Cost: Free

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