Archive for January, 2011

Tech

Facebook Puts HTTPS Security Guard on Full-Time Duty

January 27th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Facebook says it will beef up its user security policy by enabling full use of encrypted HTTPS connections, rather than just encrypting data when the user signs on to the service. The feature will roll out on an opt-in basis. The social network will also make use of a more personal approach to CAPTCHAS, asking [...]

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Tech

Mac App Store Offering Reports Sales of $1 Million

January 26th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Pixelmator, a photo-editing application offered on Apple’s new Mac App Store, has reported revenue of $1 million in 20 days. The company attributed its “gigantic” success to the Mac App Store. Also benefiting from the Mac App Store is Evernote, which reported a jump in sign-ups for its free Evernote for Mac that could lead [...]

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Tech

How does Google Apps work?

January 12th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Google Apps is a web-based hosted solution, which means you can access Google Apps at anytime, anywhere you have an Internet connection. You might hear this type of technology referred to as “software-as-a-service” or “cloud computing”. “Cloud computing” or “software-as-a-service” is a computing model in which IT applications are provided “as a service”, allowing users [...]

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Movies

The Dilemma

January 11th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Release Date: January 14, 2011 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: Ron Howard Screenwriter: Allan Loeb Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah Genre: Comedy MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic elements involving sexual content) Official Website: TheDillemamovie.com Review: Not Available DVD Review: Not Available DVD: Not Available Movie Poster: View [...]

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Tech

A brief history of the Apple iPod

January 11th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

It’s hard to believe that the Apple iPod has been around for nearly a decade now, but in that time, it has revolutionised the way we buy, collect, archive and listen to music. Ten years ago, a playlist was something a radio DJ compiled; a dock was where a cargo ship was unloaded; and most [...]

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Celebrity

Rihanna has mended her long-running feud with her estranged father

January 11th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

The 22-year-old beauty ‘ whose strained relationship with former drug addict Ronald Fenty for worsened after he spoke to the media about her assault at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February 2009 ‘ reconciled with her parent in her native Barbados over the festive period. Ronald, 57, said: ‘ saw her twice before [...]

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Automotive

Redesigned Audi A6 is lighter & aerodynamic

January 11th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Compared with the previous A6, the 2012 edition is slightly shorter and lower in overall length and height, but the wheelbase is nearly 3 inches longer and approximately 0.7 inches wider, benefiting interior roominess. DETROIT — The exterior of the redesigned Audi A6, which now matches the A8 flagship, has a commendably low drag coefficient [...]

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Celebrity

Michael Jackson’s doctor accused of hiding drugs

January 8th 2011 | Posted by Keshav

Michael Jackson’s doctor has been accused of hiding bottles of drugs and misinforming paramedics, as the hearing continues into the singer’s death. A paramedic who treated the pop superstar on the day he died described his interaction with Dr Conrad Murray (pictured) as he tried to revive Michael. He said: “I asked Dr Murray ‘Did [...]

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