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Take It From AjaxDaddy!

Do you want to incorporate some cool Web 2.0 interactive widgets in your website? How about having interactive widgets in your website without sacrificing bandwidth? Then maybe, you would want to consider using Ajax. But since Ajax is not really our main topic today, here’s an excerpt from Wikipedia’s entry on Ajax to explain it a bit:

Loki on July 2, 2008 | Filed Under Programming | Leave a Comment

6 Better Ways to Search Google

Everyone uses Google these days and often multiple times each day. We use it for work, for fun and for general interest. It has made our researching so much easier. Google makes looking up the most mundane detail simple. Need a phone number for the pizza place down the street? Google it. The possibilities are endless. However, did you know you can get more from your Google searches? It’s true and here are six tips to achieving more productive Google search results:

Daniel Scocco on June 30, 2008 | Filed Under Search Engines | 8 Comments

Best Online Flash Games: Desktop Tower Defense

Last week we covered the Helicopter game, and this week we have another classic of the online flash games: Desktop Tower Defense.

Daniel Scocco on June 26, 2008 | Filed Under Funny Stuff | 1 Comment

Nokia Gets Symbian. More Challenges to Mobile Software Development

Nokia’s acquisition of majority stake in the mobile OS maker Symbian and plans to make the software available as open source are clear indications that the world leader in mobile handsets is preparing to take on the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Google.

Arun on June 25, 2008 | Filed Under Mobile | Leave a Comment

A Robotic Storage Facility Danny Ocean Could Love

Remember Ocean’s 11, where Danny Ocean pulled off an elaborate, overly complicated heist on one of the most secure vaults in Vegas? Maybe we’ve seen too many action flicks, but a robotically controlled storage facility with biometric recognition and retinal scanning seems like the perfect opportunity to try this out in real life.

Alexandre on June 24, 2008 | Filed Under General | Leave a Comment

Is Apple Aiming at the Clouds?

Apple’s WWDC ( World Wide Developer Conference) held few days back was on the dot with respect to expectations. There were announcements of the newer 3G version of the iPhone, the lower priced versions and also the availability of them in several countries. But what was also important was Apple’s announcement of the availability of new cloud service called MobileMe.

Daniel Scocco on June 23, 2008 | Filed Under Software | Leave a Comment

Using Gestures for Mobile Interaction

The iPhone has received all the attention for its intuitiveness and display area that makes mobile internet access effortless. New technologies based on interpreting gestures could take this innovation much further.

Arun on June 19, 2008 | Filed Under Mobile | Leave a Comment

High Tech Pranks for the Office!

TechCult.com is the new site on our network. It will basically cover all things tech, but always with a humor and sarcastic slant. If you want to get a couple of laughs while reading about tech, that is the place to go!

The latest article there is titled The 25 Best High-Tech Pranks, and it is a killer piece. Check out the first prank:

Daniel Scocco on June 17, 2008 | Filed Under Funny Stuff | 2 Comments

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