Google never ceases to grow, that’s the mark of a company which is good to invest on. Their latest addition to their tally is an add-on to its Google Maps engine, aiding bikers to find routes across the US.
Shannon Guymon, product manager for Google Maps said, “We wanted to include as much bike trail data [...]
Paypal, which had mysteriously stopped all transactions to and fro from India is back up and running. This is a huge relief for thousands of freelancers from India and also the minute section of exporters from this country.
Paypal had stopped all transactions based on a direction from the Reserve Bank of India, which holds the [...]
Four years back, we presented Top Ten Dorky Computer Gadgets. That post was a hit then, and we tried to replicate it with an updated list. We hope carry this legacy on year on year. Here’s a list of some of the funniest gadgets that would make really great gifts for dorks and nerds who [...]
Apple’s iPad is perhaps one of the few products from the company where the concept is unoriginal, and consequently has failed to take off. First it was the Chinese ExoPC Slate which carried Windows 7, it offered all the features that iPad would and beyond. Apple is currently in a legal feud with the Chinese [...]
This is indeed one of the most shocking piece of news; even worse for the Indian PayPal customers as well as for those non-Indian customers who’ve sent any payments to India after 1st Feb, 2010!
There has been no official information/announcement from PayPal yet; and poof! All the transactions to and from India are being reversed [...]
The most popular webmail currently, Gmail is offering loads of new features. It seems like the web giant is beginning to unleash plenty of free options along with some paid ones too.
Here are some of the new features on Gmail:
1. Secure Gmail – Gmail is now enabled with HTTPS protocol and users can now choose [...]
Well, it does not look like this fight will end anytime soon. The emperor of mobile phones, Nokia is in a constant battle with the fast rising star, Apple. Yet again, Nokia claims that Apple is using certain features on iPods and iPhones that is patented by Nokia.
The suits will be addressed by the US [...]
Twitter has banned approximately around 370 passwords from being used during sign-up, and also at any point later in time. This is to ensure that the most common passwords don’t make Twitter look weak in security.
The ban is not new. Do a google search for ‘twttr.BANNED_PASSWORDS’ and you will get the same list that [...]
In the age of blogs, the feedback mechanism which goes hand in hand with blogging is on the brink. It is a sorry state of affair and reasons are far too many.
For starters, we have over a million blogs and users find a new blog for the unique information they may need. So, the question [...]
In the world of printers, bigger is often considered better. A large printer is typically capable of holding a variety of different kinds of ink and paper, which means it offers a combination of maximum productivity with maximum convenience. However, a big printer has a matching footprint and if you don’t have a lot of [...]
Sure thing, you can pick-up a ready-made HDTV antenna, but for the DIY lovers and those who don’t want to shell out even a penny on buying one, here’s a handy guide to make a homemade HDTV antenna within an hour or so.
Here’s a party game which needs nothing but a working internet connection (say, a notebook or cell phone), and Google.com’s web search. The goal is to create the longest phrase that Google can find by alternately adding one word to the end of the other player’s search phrase. Say, the first person [...]
Passwords are bound to be lost. The options to retrieve them are hence on the rise. The most common ways to retrieve a lost password are to provide the email address or an user id, answer some secret questions or enter some personal information that has been already fed into the system.
If you are a regular reader on this website, you probably know that my articles originate from absolute necessities. Recently I was looking around for a wordpress theme for one of my blogs and found one that I really liked. Unfortunately, it had an encrypted footer with ads embedded on it. I respect the template’s [...]
