It is reported that FBI is looking forward to scrape the maps and other information of individuals and organizations from social media. Twitter, FB, google groups will be playing a major role in this. But this pops out a major question in our minds. That is whether all the information in social networks in true. [...]
VLC Media Player 2.0.0 RC 1 is Here With a Slightly Improved UI!
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VLC is getting ready to release the next major version of their famous media player. The new VLC 2 is going to have a huge amount of changes. More codecs, improved video and audio output, and many more cool changes. Not only that, it have also made some slight changes to the interface which was [...]
Ubuntu Unleashed 2012 Edition : Be an Ubuntu Master! [Book]
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The Ubuntu Unleashed series books are one of the best-selling guides to learn Ubuntu. From installing the OS, up to managing the kernel and setting up a server you can learn many novice and advanced topics on Ubuntu Linux. I just checked the chapter topics and user ratings and I’m impressed! The latest version of [...]
The New KDE 4.8 is Released to the Public
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After Gnome, KDE is the next most popular desktop environment in Linux. But unlike most of the others, KDE have more features and functions packed inside it. Some will call it “too much fat”. The new KDE 4.8 contains some major updates to the KDE Plasma Workspaces, KDE Applications, and the KDE Platform. It also contains [...]
Google Maps Add Google Alerts
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Emergencies strike at moments we never think of. Marking another milestone of Google Maps, they have introduced emergency alerts in Google maps. This system will notify any alert whether it’s a public, security, threat etc. This cool feature gets constantly fed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Weather Service, and [...]
Sony Expects To Upgrade All Its Tablets And Smartphones
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Official reports say that Sony plans to upgrade its Android tablets as well as its Xperia smartphones to the latest updates of Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. Further more Sony expects to introduce a new tablet to the market called “Tablet P” which is very tiny with a foldable design, two 5.5-inch screens, NVIDIA [...]
Wikipedia Says Free In Africa
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Wikipedia played a major role in stopping the SOPA act. Wikimedia foundation announced that they’re making the digital encyclopedia and its store of information available to a continent of people with limited access to information resources. Wikipedia is an important service, a public good — and so we want people to be able to access [...]
Microsoft Officially Announces Xbox Release Date
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The next Microsoft Xbox, is expected to launch in the 2013. According to the Microsoft, XBOX 720 will be on Advanced Micro Devices’ 6000 series graphics processor, with support for DirectX11, 1080p HD, multi-display output, and 3D. Simply, the new xbox will be six times the more processing power as the xbox 360. The xbox [...]
Ubuntu is Going to Replace the Boring Old Menus with HUD!
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Mark Shuttleworth have just announced their next big plan. Replacing the “boring” menus with the new Heads Up Display. It a new feature coming in the next Ubuntu 12.04. Earlier, you navigated through your menu with your mouse. But now, you use your keyboard. Simply press the Alt key to activate the hud and tell [...]
State of the art Cufflinks [Vid]
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There was a time that almost anything was awesome with bluetooth. It seems that this trend has passed along to WIFI too. Creators has tried implementing WiFi in almost everything , even in the toilet. But going further beyond —> WiFi Cufflinks? Weird? Awesome? Well, you tell me after this superb video.