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15 Things You Didn’t Know About Steve Jobs [Infographic]

Abhishek — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:21:26 +0000

Think you know everything about the man behind the Mac? If not here's a quick infographic. Via: Online Schools

Firefox brings a new evolution to Tabbed Browsing

Abhishek — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:03:52 +0000

Firefox's creative lead Aza Raskin presented today a cool new concept which could revolutionize the way we browse.The early project called Tab Candy makes tabbed browsing less cluttered and more organized by grouping tabs together. If you're one of those people who works with a dozen of tabs open yet finds it a quite a hassle to manage them,this new project might be a life saver for you.Just push a button and an overview of all tabs will show up just like expose in Mac.Then you can group your tabs to organize your work-flow.The tabs could also be categorized according to their context to simplify browsing experience which is explained at great length in the video below. An Introduction to Firefox's Tab Candy from Aza Raskin on Vimeo. Firefox tab candy is not an extension,it will be a built in feature in future Firefox builds.To try out this great new concept head over to this link and download an early build of Firefox with Tab Candy built in.

Firefox Overthrows Internet Explorer In Browser Market Share

Abhishek — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:07:28 +0000

Remember the days when Internet explorer reigned supreme?When the computer was vulnerable to a zillion malwares? Then came Firefox,a swift browser which became a macrocosm of the Free Software culture and a dynamic browsing tool. Firefox gained unprecedented success on not just Windows but across all computing platforms due to its amazing speed, security and stability. Moreover the functionality of add-ons was an icing on the cake. Firefox is also the default browser for popular Linux distributions like Ubuntu,Fedora and many more and now Firefox has become the world's most popular web browser.

A leading statistic website Statcounter has reported that Firefox has recently overtaken Internet Explorer 7 in browser market share. This news is a delectable victory for not just the Mozilla team but also for the million and growing Free Software enthusiasts over the world. Along with Firefox, Google's sleek new browser Google Chrome's userbase is also growing rapidly. So if you are still stuck with IE6,7,8 what are you waiting for? Get the world's most popular browser now!

Looking for a perfect Christmas gift? Google has one!

Abhishek — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:57:18 +0000

From fascinating and artistic youtube videos to creative television adverts, the Google Chrome browser is literally everywhere these days. Google has decided that it will leave no stone unturned in the publicity of the fast and sleek IE-killer and why not, after all its the backbone of the soon to be born Google Chrome OS.

As for the holiday season,the search giant has come up with a new breathtaking site which allows people to give the gift of Chrome.

The Chrome for Christmas site allows users to send greeting cards to their loved ones(or even strangers) with a gift i.e the Google Chrome Pokeball neatly wrapped in artistic designs to be chosen by the sender. The sender can attach a photo and a video too along with a short message. The receiver gets a link which shows the Google Chrome logo popping out of the gift wrap in a funky way leading to a link to download Google Chrome. This campaign is definitely avant-garde as far as browser publicity is concerned which itself might give the browser a lot of attention. There is also the plain old,Give the gift of Chrome site which allows users to gift chrome 365-days a year. So,if you haven't found the perfect Christmas gift yet, why not give the gift of Chrome to the frustrated IE users? Links: Chrome for Christmas Give Chrome Google Chrome Download Poll: [polldaddy poll=2386724] Picture Credit : JohnChow.com

Google Goggles : A new visual search application for Android phones

Abhishek — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:09:11 +0000

Imagine a book you spotted in a bookstore and wanted to get more information about it instantly. Or maybe a monument you saw and you wanted to know the history behind it."C'mon you can't take Google with you everywhere" is what you would say. Or not if you own an Android phone. Google recently unveiled Google Goggles, a labs application for Android phones which allows users to google about a particular object by merely pointing the phone's camera at it. This project, still in the early stages is yet another unique innovation from the Big G. More about Goggles The visual search application works on phones that run Android v1.6 or later. Pointing the camera at say 'Taj Mahal' would immediately provide related search results. On a smaller scale, pointing at a book shop's name would search for the book shop, its address and even reviews. It currently won't work on your bonsai plant or your cute dog but Google plans on improving the technology to the point where you could be able to search the plant's name by photographing its leaf. Let's hope Google comes out with Goggles for non-Android phones too. Similar Technology from Nokia A similar technology has been already developed by Nokia and is aptly titled 'Nokia Point and Find'. It is available on select Nokia phones(N97,N95,E71 and a few more).You can download it from Point and Find's website(see link below) Links: Google Goggles Nokia Point and Find

Lost for words? Not anymore .. Google dictionary is here

Abhishek — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:04:59 +0000

Google is on a roll these days owing to the number of new technologies they are coming up with at such great speed.One addition to the ever growing list is Google Dictionary. Earlier the same link used to provide word definitions from various web resources but now it has become a full fledged dictionary tool à la dictionary.com. It has a very simple interface and is available in many languages. Earlier finding meanings was limited to dictionary.com or by using the traditional define: function in Google search.But this scarcity is quenched by Google dictionary which offers a full fledged dictionary sans flashy adverts or useless links.The online word search tool is available in many languages and has a feature which allows the user to 'star' words so that they could be stored(in Google accounts) for future reference.Searching for a word gives the meanings of the word,related phrases and web definitions. This is not it,Google dictionary proves to be a very useful tool for non native English speakers as it has translation capabilities built in.So if you want the meaning of the word 'Onomatopoeia' in Hindi,you can change the language to English-Hindi and the result will appear in an instant.Other features include the ability to listen to words(in English).Who knows Google might replace that bulky Oxford dictionary on your desk in a few years. Link : google.com/dictionary [polldaddy poll=2350845]