These days, privacy is one of the hottest subjects on the web. With the launch of so many websites and services, we are always connected and sometimes, such basic rights as anonimity are being neglected. Recently, as we’ve showed in our Tech This Week article, Huawei and ZTE, both Chinese companies, have been declared as threats to U.S’ national security. [...]
Feeling like having some fun? If you are the type that usually pranks his friends at every corner, then this tool might be right down your alley. Hack My Facebook allows you to hack your own Facebook account and see your friend’s reaction when they start seeing hilarious posts on your account. We’re not sure if this application will get [...]
Volkswagen is at it again! The German automobile major has yet again set a new benchmark with newspaper advertising. After the ‘talking newspaper ad‘ two years back, Volkswagen has teamed up with Times of India and Hindustan Times to attach a motorised vibrator on the back page of September 11th edition, which sets off automatically on opening the paper. Feel [...]
Do you know that first ever registered domain name was symbolics.com and this happened in March, 1985? This interesting infographic highlights some very interesting facts about the Internet industry that I’m sure most of you weren’t aware of. Join us as we will try to extract the most valuable information provided and share with you details about the domain name [...]
Technology evolves, and it does that rapidly. The fate of various household objects has been swiftly ended during the years, with the launch of handy gadgets. Computers, tablets, TVs, microwaves and even the tiniest electrical gear has managed to incorporate the use of many others, but what about the smartphone? What about our daily companion, the one that we cannot [...]
We are used to believe that what we see represents the ultimate truth. But, in many cases, what we see is only the tip of the iceberg, the bigger part being hidden or hard to discover. Such is the case with the Internet, or the Web. For many out there, the Internet’s main piece is represented by Google and other [...]
Everybody’s talking about Apple’s huge pile of cash these days, and they are all supposing as to what Apple should do with it. It’s a business world governed by strict laws of profit and money, so there are minimal chances that Apple will take some non-business paths and decide to invest its money in something else than its own success [...]
The web can be a great source of information, where you can find almost anything about anyone. But, another very important part of the web is entertainment. There are a lot of websites that put a smile on our faces every time we access them. It’s true, not many have quality humor, but if you search enough, you will find [...]
From time to time, I take one or two hours per week just go wander in the social media world. I “escape” on Facebook and watch what others are doing, what movies do they watch, what are their description. I do the same thing on Twitter and, more recently, on Google+. Many people have in their profile description “tech lover”, [...]
The spring of the year 2000 saw a huge leap forward in GPS capabilities. Mapping and navigation became the new trend. You just needed a GPS capable device and you were on your way. The uses of the newly updated technology were almost countless and some people saw more opportunities than the majority. One such example is Geocaching. Some of you [...]
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