Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 8th August 2010
After using IE for several years, I switched to Firefox when I learnt about extensions. I enjoy using Firefox and I can’t imagine going back to IE or using any other browser unless they offer the same extensions that I currently use. For my research projects, I sometime have to open sessions with several tens of tabs. But there is a drawback: Firefox is a devourer of memory.
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Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 18th November 2008
Qualcomm has announced Kayak, its offering to the developing world for surfing the Internet without using a computer. The device, which has the form of a “box” with an antenna on the top, connects to 3G wireless broadband and uses normal TV sets, or PC monitors, for displaying web sites.
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Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 9th November 2008
We all have to deal with a capricious Internet connections from time to time. That may be due to our own ISP or a bottleneck on web. But when it comes to Gmail, the free email service may be paying the price of its popularity. No matter what’s the reason, Google is trying to make accessing your mail a less difficult task.
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Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 2nd September 2008
If you are a user of the popular Google Talk, you will be pleased to learn that, with the help of “bots”, the service lets you do more than the normal IM, voice calls, Gmail notifications and file transfers.
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Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 21st August 2008
What is the secret behind those instant search results from the leading search engine ? The search giant is secretive about its data centers as it believes that they constitute its competitive advantage.
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Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 13th August 2008
Metamaterials could be the key to get more juice from your Internet connection. Researchers have found that the bottleneck comes from routing the information and not its transportation. High speed fiber optics networks route the information with the frequency of light. But when it comes to sending data to your modem, a conversion is needed.
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Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 13th August 2008
Sending video messages with Eyejot is as easy as sending email. Just login to your account, record or upload your video, and send! The recipient gets a friendly email message telling them they have a new video message, and they can watch it with a single click.
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