Google Your Way to the Top of Your Industry! It’s great to have a punchy Web site, but if you aren’t optimizing your search-engine presence, you’re just another company lost in cyberspace. With Be #1 on Google, you can instantly put your company in the top spot of relevant online searches—and dramatically increase sales. An [...]
On 07.26.10, In News, by Ishaq Shinwari
Hacking and making is no longer just about hardware and software, increasingly it is about wetware – that’s biology to the uninitiated. Those starting to hack biology want to do for it what the web and easy to use tools such as the Arduino programmable controller have done for hardware hacking. That is make it [...]
On 07.23.10, In Softwares, by Ishaq Shinwari
Health advice smartphone app launches in South Africa Afridoctor is a virtual health clinic, created by technology company Blueworld Communities based in Cape Town. It offers a “snapdiagnosis” service, in which patients can send pictures of their ailments to a panel of doctors who will then reply with a diagnosis within 48 hours. “It is [...]
On 07.21.10, In Mobile, by Ishaq Shinwari
A Japanese electronics firm has shown off a vibration-harvesting generator that could replace standard batteries. The Vibration Energy Cell batteries deliver power after a vigorous shake Brother Industries, better known for its line of printers, claims the devices could be used in place of AA or AAA batteries for some applications. At an event in [...]
On 07.20.10, In Telecommunication, by Ishaq Shinwari
Helping older people get online is vital, and part of a wider transformation, says Bill Thompson. It’s Silver Surfers’ Day on May 21st and over one thousand five hundred events will be taking place across the UK offering older people a gentle introduction to using a computer and getting online in supportive and friendly settings [...]
On 07.20.10, In News, by Ishaq Shinwari
A web hosting company has said it shut down a blogging platform that was home to over 70,000 bloggers because a “link to terrorist material” and an al-Qaeda “hit list” was posted to the site. BurstNet said Blogetery.com also posted “bomb-making instructions”. The company said it acted after receiving “a notice of a critical nature [...]
On 07.19.10, In News, by Ishaq Shinwari
NASA and Microsoft Research are bringing Mars to life with new features in the WorldWide Telescope software that provide viewers with a high-resolution 3-D map of the Red Planet. Microsoft’s online virtual telescope explores the universe using images NASA spacecraft return from other worlds. Teams at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., and [...]
On 07.18.10, In Tips & Tricks, by sokaniwaal
7 tips for working securely from wireless hotspots Wireless hotspots are changing the way people work. These wireless local area networks (LANs) provide high speed Internet connection in public locations—as well as at home—and need nothing more than a mobile PC such as a laptop or notebook computer equipped with a wireless card. In fact, [...]
On 07.14.10, In News, by sokaniwaal
Apparently, with an aim to enjoy the monoply, PTCL has started charging “Installation Charges” on every new Broadband and Broadband Wi-Fi connection. One time Installation charges of Rs. 500 will be charged from every subscriber. The installation charges are applicable from July 1, 2010. Previously this service was provided without any installation charges by PTCL [...]
On 07.12.10, In News, by Ishaq Shinwari
Facebook has announced it will allow a “panic button” application on its social networking site. The button, aimed at children and teenagers, will report abuse to the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) and Facebook. Once installed, the application appears on their homepage to say that “they are in control online”. The launch [...]
