Opera Mini 5 Beta is out!

18 September 2009

Opera have just released a Beta version of their next Opera Mini release. Opera Mini is a java based browser therefore making it compatible with almost any phone that supports java. Opera Mini is one of the most widely used mobile browser in the world with approximately 30 million users.
New Features in Opera Mini 5:

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Facebook starting to make Profit!

16 September 2009

Two major milestone today at Facebook today. The first is that Facebook has surpassed 300 million users again proving their dominance in social networking. The growth rate of Facebook is phenomenal as it only passed 250 million back in July.
The second big news today is that  Facebook has started seeing green on their cash flow [...]

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Top 5 Alternatives to Windows Media Player (Video Edition)

16 September 2009

I really hate the way Windows Media Player (WMP) handles videos and audios. It does not come with inbuilt codecs to play all the formats,  it can be a major memory hog when playing large files and the user interface is ugly and bloated with useless features eg. Online Store? wtf?.
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Facebook Lite is alive!!

15 September 2009

A couple days earlier Facebook launched a simpler, cleaner version of its popular social networking platform Facebook Lite. Facebook Lite strips out all the applications and usual facebook annoyance like poke, quizzes and chat. Thus improving the page loading speed of facebook.
The unveiling of Facebook Lite proves once again Facebook’s dominance in social networks. Personally, [...]

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Browsers Can Extend Laptop Battery Life

15 September 2009

The image above says it all, with a proper browser you can save precious battery life on your laptop. The best performer Internet Explorer 8 outlasted 34minute longer than the worst performer Safari 4.
Big surprise was that IE8 came in better than Firefox with adblock installed by 7 minute. However if your doing some intensive [...]

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New Windows 7 Commercial Will Make You Go “Awww”

13 September 2009

A new commercial out this week for Microsoft’s next operating system which is set to scheduled for retail next month. The new campaign for Window 7 features Kylie, who appeared in another Microsoft commercial earlier this year.
I have to say this “cuteness” strategy is a good move by Microsoft after receiving many bad comments for [...]

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Firefox Extensions I have Installed (Part 1)

12 September 2009

Some of my friends always ask me what extensions I have installed on my installation of firefox that make its look so different and unique. So I thought hey why not make a post about it.
What makes me choose Firefox over all the other browser is that additional features can be easily installed. The robustness [...]

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