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Google has sparked mystery by launching an unexplained new year wish ..   If you go to Google, make sure the search box is empty and click on the “I’m Feeling Lucky” button, you will see the blooming Happy New Year wishes all over the search box.     Google has released no statement explaining the hidden new year wish, but initial speculation that the search giant had advance warning of the end of the world appears wide of the READ MORE...

The idea of integrating Xbox LIVE into Windows Mobile has been bouncing around since Steve Ballmer’s CES 2009 keynote where he and his associates showed off Windows 7, Windows Mobile and the new Xbox Experience and promised that “Microsoft will connect your entertainment experience.”   Xbox LIVE integration may be the ace up Microsoft’s sleeve and may help bolster Windows Mobile’s position as a consumer oriented device. As Bill Gates READ MORE...

YouTube shows what friends share on Facebook – A great news for Youtubers..   YouTube which has long encouraged users to blast its videos across other sites–has launched a feature to gather that activity back up. YouTube users had previously been able to find their Facebook friends on YouTube as well as update their Facebook profile with their various actions from the site.   Now, YouTube just rolled out a feature that keeps you up to READ MORE...

The new version is due to get an updated Web browser engine. Using the same Gecko project that Firefox is built atop means Thunderbird messages can integrate with Web activity such as Google Calendar.   Another possibility for 3.1 is a revamp of the Thunderbird start page, Mozilla Messaging CEO David Ascher said Friday. That redesign, which Ascher described in May, could show more useful information than the present splash screen–for READ MORE...

We all are pretty much wanting to say many things when we get ticked off when some BIG OLD company doesn’t do what it is supposed to do, in proper manner, and when negligence takes place all they can say is “SORRY” instead of helping us. Sounds kind of familiar? Singer Dave Carroll faced a similar situation when flying with United Airlines last year. I wont say much as the videos would tell you all of it in a humorous kind of READ MORE...

So are are fed up with the over mass of your social media life? Especially on Facebook? Social networking makes you want to end it all? You may be ready for online ritual suicide with the aid of a new website that helps your social identity but with honor using the “anti-social network” Seppukoo. Something similar but totally Anti social unlike Facebook, offering users the ritual end of you VIRTUAL SOCIAL LIFE, giving you a fabulous RIP page as READ MORE...

  With the huge popularity of iTunes as a music store by Apple and the recent acquisition of Lala by Apple, we were definite that something bug is coming. And we are sure that Apple is going head on with music streaming companies like iLike, MySpace etc. Now you could listen to music and not even need iTunes on your device physically, all feels like “Music in the cloud”. And the best part is Apple might be help you stream a song for READ MORE...

The AT&T and Verizon battle has been going on since the release of Driod, with amazing videos from Verizon and AT&T’s Luke Wilson ads has been peppered by startling doses of objectivity. Luke Wilson comes up again with these ads to promote how much AT&T is good at 3G services, but clearly the game is already been won by Verizon.       Leave us your comments… READ MORE...

As people engage within online social media more and more, Facebook is trying to give users more privacy over their data. Facebook is rolling out the changes they announced on December 1st. Now when posting anything before sharing, you can select options that are: “Friends, Friends of Friends, Everyone and Customized.” so that you can control who sees what of your content. Mostly people get confused over where to set privacy filters on READ MORE...

Today, Google Chrome for Mac is available in beta. Many MAC users have been looking for a more speedy, much reliable browser for along time. Similar to the windows version users can apply new themes for their pleasure, and just like in teh windows version you can view latest site that you opened in a thumbnail form. The Google chrome for MAC can now be downloaded by Mac OS X 10.5 or later users. Google has also released Chrome for Linux as well READ MORE...

While many of us might be inspired by how Pranav Mistry’s Sixth Sense technology might change the world, but Google is already a step ahead. Today at their Search Event in Mountain View, Google launched a new Google Labs project dubbed as: “Google Goggles”. So what is it? It is as simple as this, you point at a thing, take a snap, you can search instantaneously on the web using Google using image recognition. Currently an android app is READ MORE...

The wave of Google CEO Eric Schmidt joining Twitter with the username @eschmidt0, became a phenomena overnight. Clearly @ericschmidt0 was something very strange for guy like Schmidt. But just an hour ago the username @ericschmidt has been verified as the account of the mountain view chocolate factory’s CEO. The wonderful fact is  the account has over 5,400 followers already, thus brining into context how social media has changed our lives, how READ MORE...

Well today, when I saw that the likes of Google, buying premium text links on its primal rival, Microsoft Bing, I was astonished. The fact of the matter was when I searched for U2 songs on Bing, the first result within sponsored links that came up was, www.Google.com/Music New expanded search results when you search for musicians on Google! Look at the top link in the above image. You can search for any music band and add the term songs to it. READ MORE...

The Microsoft Visualization Language (or the Vedea project) is a prototype of a new experimental language for creating interactive infographics, data visualizations and computational art. It is designed to be accessible to people who are either new to programming or whose primary domain of expertise is something other than programming. Vedea is designed to enable scientists and domain experts to create and incrementally refine interactive READ MORE...

It’s a big money making industry, that is music streaming, from the likes of Apple to MySpace to MOG, entering the field as millions stream music everyday. Apple has aquired music streaming service lala today and with Apples web-connected mobile device such as the iPhone, it seems that Apple’s interest in Lala would be to bring an online streaming music experience to iTunes users. So for all of you iPod and iPhone users, now you can listen to READ MORE...

Twitter has really become a phenomena for all of us. Everyone uses it everywhere to update status, promote products or even send messages along loved ones. But would you, on your day of your wedding, before saying the “I do”, tweet out to the world about your present status of standing at the altar and getting married? Well this couple doesn’t mind so, and it’s so unbelievably awesome and romantic that, I believe that really social media READ MORE...

As we near towards the Office 2010 being released with big fight of online Office supremacy being fought with Google, Microsoft is at it again, offering people discount at the end of the year. The new Office sales offer is called the “Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007 No Better Time Promotion.” Under terms of the deal, Microsoft is enabling partners to offer customers 20 percent off the price of Office Professional Plus 2007. Those who take READ MORE...

Facebook has been playing with its privacy policy for a little while. Now that facebook has over 350million users worldwide and expanding, many users have different privacy needs. Looking into that you might notice today when you logged into your facebook accounts, a personal letter from the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg. It has been a great year for making the world more open and connected. Thanks to your help, more than 350 million people READ MORE...

Customers are being faced with increasingly complex buying decisions, especially when it comes to technology and services. As a result, increased pressure is being placed on store associates to provide knowledgeable service to customers. Razarfish has yet again come up with a fantastic platform to help people do “smart shopping”dubbed as the “Razorphone”. The Razorfone solution is focused around providing an experience where customers can READ MORE...

We covered an exciting story day before yesterday of Google selling bathroom napkins, but today we saw that Google is so famous, that people of many countries are now using the terminology, marginally changing it to their own sense for selling their products. The above picture, is of a IE page, with the title saying “ The world’s creamiest Gola”. for those of you not knowing the term “GOLA”, it is a ice popsicle made with fresh ice covered READ MORE...

Last month, our favorite social networking site, Facebook, revamped its UI just to get more functionality rolled out as it prepares to take on twitter for live updates search. But it seems like facebook is doing more than what it just did last month to give more power to it’s users. Here are our top 3 observations about the upcoming Facebook homepage redesign, along with screenshots:   1. All menus go on the right hand side 2. Search Comes READ MORE...