Archive for the ‘TechNews’ Category
Greasemonkey add-on for Google Chrome Users
2, Feb 2010Greasemonkey was one of the most widely used third party add-on on Mozilla FireFox. Greasemonkey will soon be available for Google Chrome users — working on this single-serving enhancement add-on for Firefox.
Energy Harvesting Rubber might lead to the Invention of the First Human Powered Charger
29, Jan 2010As you read this, researchers from Princeton and Caltech are working on a power-generating rubber material that could harness walking and other movement to charge electronic devices. This might be the first Human powered Mobile charger in the making.
Apples Next Stop – Solar Powered iPods
22, Jan 2010Well, this is the age of Green Energy. From what we heard at TechGiraffe, Apple is all focused on solar powered iPods as of now. Apples had applied for a patent relating to powering electronic devices using integrated solar cells. This application was filed in August 2008, however was made public on Thursday, this week
- In: Gadgets / Computer| TechNews
- Tags: apple, solar ipod
How to Improve Security on Internet Explorer.
19, Jan 2010Only if you are new to computers, you wouldn’t be surprised how Internet Explorer 8 facilitated in the hacking incident of a Gmail account in China. Recently, the Anti virus companies have accepted the fact that most virus attacks are via Adobe’s Flash Player and Reader PDF software – so the Chinese attack on IE is a give away. Many Techies have already stopped recommending Internet Explorer at all.
- In: Security| TechNews
- Tags: Internet, internet explorer
Words and Websites that are Censored in China
17, Jan 2010Ever since the Google-China issue, we have been updating our readers about the details and the cause. After talking to technicians in China, we understand that there are two kinds of internet censorship in China. Some websites are completely blocked or the government instructs local search engines to modify the search to fit the constituency of Chinese government.