Google launches Start Searching India campaign

Google today introduced its Start Searching India campaign here to help internet users get the most out of the web with its search tool. "Internet is no longer restricted to the domain of working professionals and is fast emerging as a life enriching tool catering to the varied needs of the people from all walks of life," Google...

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How to customise Windows 8 manually

Like earlier versions of the operating system, Windows 8 can check to see if software updates for your computer are available from Microsoft— and then install them for you so you don't have to remember to do it yourself. Security updates and other software patches deemed important or critical are typically installed automatically...

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Step-by-step guide to protecting Facebook privacy

With the latest addition of the Graph Search to social networking site Facebook, it has become time consuming and cumbersome to customize settings for every post and each photograph. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a few quick clicks here and there can help restore a profile to being less vulnerable to public...

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Indian develops tech to make software unhackable

A unique system has been designed by researchers that will encrypt software in order to make it impervious to reverse-engineering.UCLA computer science professor Amit Sahaiand a team of researchers have developed a system which will only allow someone to use a programme as intended, while preventing any deciphering of the code behind...

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UK top target for cyberterrorism: Report

British lawmakers have claimed that the country has become the top target of online crooks, paedophiles and terrorists with increasing threat of cyberterrorism. According to The Mirror, a probe by MPs found banks did not even bother to report everydayonline thefts. Labour MP Keith Vaz, head of the Home Affairs Select...

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Google, others working on ‘mind-reading apps‘

In Hollywood, there are umbrella holders. Outside corner offices, there are people who know exactly how much cream to pour in the boss' coffee. In British castles, royals have their valets.And then there is Silicon Valley, where mind-reading personal assistants come in the form of a cellphone app.A range of start-ups and big companies likeGoogle are...

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Google Glass to help students learn filmmaking

Beauty is in the eye of theGoogle Glass wearer.At least that's what the internet search giant hopes a handful of young filmmakers will discover. Google is enlisting film students from five colleges to help it explore how its wearable computing device can be used to make movies. The $1,500 Google Glass headset is already being...

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Hackers take down New Zealand PM‘s website

The hacktivist group Anonymous on Tuesday briefly crashed New Zealand Prime Minister John Key's website in protest at plans to allow the country's intelligence agency to spy on local residents. A group identifying itself as Anonymous NZ posted a clip on YouTube saying it had attacked Key's website www.johnkey.co.nz and 12 others...

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Google gets 100m takedown requests since Jan

Search engine giant Google has reportedly received 100 million 'takedown' requests since January 2013 for pages infringing the copyright laws. According to the BBC, copyright holders send millions of 'takedown' requests to Google every week in an attempt to make pirated material harder to access online. A technology analyst...

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Twitter launches ‘tweet abuse‘ feature following protests

Microblogging site Twitter has reportedly launched a feature that allows users to report about 'tweet abuse' following the recent incident in which a feminist activist Caroline Criado-Perez campaigning for a woman to replace Charles Darwin on the new 10 pound note was faced with tweet threats of rape and murder. According...

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MEA India becomes top app on Apple‘s App Store

In less than 24 hours after its launch, MEA India app has topped the charts ofApple's App Store. The application, launched by the Ministry of External Affairs, was leading in the free category of the App Store. If you have an android or iOSplatforms phone, then you can track your passport application with its...

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How mobile phones are making your bicycle ‘smart‘

It has happened to many a bicyclist: the car beside you suddenly cuts into your path or passes close enough for you to feel the heat of its exhaust on your leg. A big part of avoiding those close calls is being noticed, but for years bicyclists' only defences were bright clothing, battery-powered incandescent bulbs and the cheery ching-ching...

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