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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 mark.   What a mystery, Simply great.. Continue Reading

Microsoft: Xbox 360 LIVE Enabled to WinMo7

Posted by AliAziz On December - 31 - 2009
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 promised years ago that you’d be able to enjoy Continue Reading

Find out Fb friend's videos on Youtube..

Posted by AliAziz On December - 24 - 2009
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 date on the videos that your friends are sharing Continue Reading

Mozilla Messaging seems to release Thunderbird 3.1 in April..

Posted by AliAziz On December - 21 - 2009
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 example, information about what activity people has been Continue Reading
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 way.     What we like about it is that, Dave was Continue Reading

Facebook Killer App – Seppukoo – Helping you die on the Social Web…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 11 - 2009
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 well. ‘Rather than fall into the hands Continue Reading

iTunes – Coming soon on the Web…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 11 - 2009
  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 10cents. What do you think would this buisness model Continue Reading

FRESH: New AT&T ads against Verizon – Luke Wilson is headless…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 10 - 2009
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… Continue Reading
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 Facebook, thus this method  would give users Continue Reading

It’s Alive – Finally Google Chrome for MAC is here [Video]…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 9 - 2009
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 for all of you Linux Lovers. Continue Reading

"Goggle Search" by Google – A new way to Search[Video]

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 7 - 2009
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 available for this. Using OCR technology, you can Continue Reading

Google CEO Eric Schmidt – Now on Twitter…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 7 - 2009
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 people are hungry to learn and follow aspects Continue Reading

Google buys "Sponsored Ads" on Bing – Are we seeing a change…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 6 - 2009
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. looks like either Google is trying to bring back Continue Reading

Introducing Vedea – The new Visualization Language by Microsoft…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 5 - 2009
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 visualizations suitable for data exploration and publication Continue Reading

iTunes to Stream Music, Apple acquires LaLa…

Posted by Samir Saleem On December - 5 - 2009
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 complete previews (we guess that what Apples Continue Reading

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