Monthly Archive:: May 2012

Google Needs A Nexus Tablet, Now!

Rumors of a Nexus tablet backed by Google aren’t new. It has been the trend with smartphones (or superphones as Google calls them). Now, people expect Google to do the same for tablets. In 2010, Google under the Nexus program worked with HTC to bring out the Google Nexus One phone, since then two more [&hellip

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The New iPhone Having A 4″ Screen Would Need A Technology Breakthrough

It’s close to 2 years since Apple first introduced the Retina Display and as the smartphone market heats up, talks of Apple releasing an iPhone with a larger screen goes up. Even before the latest gen iPhone 4S was released, we are hearing rumors of a 4″ iPhone with edge-to-edge display. So has Apple decided [&hellip

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All India Congress and Supreme Court of India websites attacked by Anonymous

Over the past week, blockage of Pirate Bay, Vimeo and other websites in India have infuriated the online hacker group Anonymous. As a response, they initiated Operation India. We have started to see the effects. The All India Congress and the Supreme Court of India websites have been pulled down by Anonymous. A DDoS attack is being speculated [&hellip

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Humanizing Search : Google aims to treat search more seriously

When you are searching, all you input is the query which is a collection of words. The machine can’t really figure out the context and produces results only based on “relevancy” of search terms. This often creates a problem when the machine does not understand the actual query. Google launches Knowledge Graph to “intelligently” understand [&hellip

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Rumour : Apple switching to 4 inch screen for next iPhone

Smartphone battles are turning intense. Samsung introduced Galaxy Note with a 5.3 inch screen and Galaxy S III with a 4 inch display. Rumour has it that Apple plans to release the next iPhone with a 4 inch screen, 0.5 inches larger than the current version. WSJ points out, Asian Suppliers like LG have landed [&hellip

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Pirate bay, Vimeo blocked in India : Anonymous launches Operation India

Following the ban in UK, Indian High Courts have instructed the ISPs to block access to the Pirate Bay and Vimeo. The ban has taken place immediately. As the leaders of the internet censorhip battle, the hacker group Anonymous have expressed their support and initiated Operation India (#OpIndia). This is the first time India has seen [&hellip

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Talk to Sachin Tendulkar on Airtel : Shady Schemes

Airtel’s service called Talk2Me allows its subscribers to talk to celebrities and guests directly using their cellphones on a designated time and date. On 18th of May, the next guest is Sachin Tendulkar whose public appearances craved for, and this being the IPL season makes it so much easier for the telecom company to set it’s trap. They’re [&hellip

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Piratebay UK Ban : Any publicity is good publicity

The Piratebay, the swedish torrent website known for its notoriety and “large scale breach” of copyrights and Intellectual Property Rights was to be blocked by the leading service providers from the UK, as ruled by UK’s high court. Interestingly, the ban brought PirateBay 12 Million more visitors that day. The ban was quickly followed by the [&hellip

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