If you’re keen on using words such as freedom, liberty or democracy for your domain name, then you had better go back to the drawing board because China has successfully managed to ban 12,000 words it finds politically offensive from…
Amitabh Bachchan fights back after Twitter account is hacked
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan was in a state of shock when he learned that his Twitter account was hacked and it appeared that the superstar was following porn sites. However, little damage seemed to have been done to the veteran…
Microsoft Windows 95 is 20yrs Old
Microsoft’s Windows 95, with a comparatively intuitive user interface for the time, was released to desktop PC users on 24 August 1995. Twenty years after the release of the OS which brought about a revolution in the PC segment across…
Facebook lets celebrities broadcast live to your News Feed
Get ready for some interactive TMZ-like videos on Facebook. The social network just launched “Live,” a live-stream feature for celebrities. Using their smartphones, high-profile people can broadcast live, directly to your News Feed. Sharing is caring:
Making Those Long Web Links Short
Just when you thought the web couldn’t possibly fit any more, URL shortener is on the loose, this time however, it actually makes some sense. bitly offers URL shortening and link tracking services. The customized bit.ly version allows you…
Why Google Became Alphabet, Explained In 120 Seconds
What are the pros and cons of Google reorganizing itself as Alphabet? Well, Larry gets to play with the future, Google can focus on more ambitious projects, and it could help the company retain top talent. But will the independent…
Meet the new Google CEO Sundar Pichai
In his blog post Monday announcing the surprise restructuring of Google into a conglomerate called Alphabet, Larry Page said this about Sundar Pichai, 43, the eleven-year Googler who will replace Page as Google’s CEO: “Sundar has been saying the things…
5 Reasons to own Branded Email addresses
Which dental practice would you choose to contact given the following email addresses: info@ dentistsmiles.com or toothrepair33@gmail.com? It’s probably safe to assume you’d pick the first one – in a recent Verisign survey, 92% of small businesses said that they…