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Ferman Aziz

Jailbroken iPads May Start Running Flash After All

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Apple still doesn’t allow Adobe Flash on its iOS as allegedly Steve Jobs personally dislikes the software. Needless to say, some fans get frustrated. If you own a jailbroken iPad, your problem may be solved in the near future. The company behind the Spirit Jailbreak, Comex, has developed a new application called Frash which allows […]

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Youtube & iTunes Hacked, Wikipedia Down

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A huge numbers of online complaints via social media and updates by news sources created a small pandemonium today when YouTube was hacked by the famous internet prankster group 4chan and a few other computer whiz kids. A huge number of videos went down but the biggest brunt was felt by the 16 year old […]

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What’s Still Wrong With Facebook’s Privacy Controls

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Facebook has been on a major damage control spree for the past few weeks regarding its privacy controls and has introduced simpler and easier to understand options and lots of new features too. The company though has addressed quite a few issues based on users complaints from around the world but has chosen to ignore […]

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iPhone Banking for Chase Customers

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If you’re an iPhone user and also happen to have a bank account at Chase, your life just got easier. Chase (one of America’s biggest Banks) is now providing another facility to its customers by updating its iPhone applications and offering a new feature, Quick Deposit. The new update to the free app allows users […]

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Now Insert Batteries In Any Direction With Microsoft’s InstaLoad

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Once in a while we all insert batteries the wrong way in devices and it’s a real problem for visually impaired people or those with learning disabilities. Same goes for little children who always struggle with batteries for quite a while before learning the right technical way to insert them in toys and other electronics. […]

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And Now, First 3D Laptop with a 500 GB Hard Drive

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After 3D movies and TV channels, the next logical 3D destination had to be computers and almost all major manufacturers are on board the 3D bandwagon. However it’s Lenovo that’s offering the first ever 3D laptop for order on its webstore from today. The machine being first of its kind is obviously way expensive than […]

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Facebook’s New Face Detection Technology Makes Tagging Easier

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Sharing photos with friends and family on Facebook is one of the top most user activities and about 100 million photos are uploaded to the network every day. As if uploading 220 photos of your wedding, vacation or graduation is not tedious enough, tagging several people in each of the photographs is a drag. Facebook […]

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Apple Says Software Update Coming Up For iPhone 4 Connectivity Problem

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Apple is changing tune over the new iPhone’s connectivity issues after denying the problem and blaming users of holding the phone wrong. In a press release issued today, Apple admits there is indeed a problem but don’t think its agreeing with users’ complaints of a faulty antenna and all other complaints doing rounds online. According […]

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Never Watch a YouTube Ad Again

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Wall Street Journal reported today that YouTube is about to introduce a skip button to allow users to stop playing an ad embedded in a video and will not charge advertisers for ads that were skipped. This was announced today at a Google press conference by senior product manager Baljeet Singh. YouTube began testing skippable […]

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Yahoo Mail & Messenger Apps for Android Launched

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Yahoo and Google may be rivals when it comes to email and internet search but Yahoo is making a smart move by recognising the massive size and potential of the smartphone app industry and has launched today Yahoo Mail and Messenger apps for Android users as well as a Yahoo Search Widget for Android. Not […]

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First 24 Hour 3D TV Network Launched In The US

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It may seem a little ambitious right now but this could be the first step towards a new revolution in TV viewing. It’s already happening in the world of cinema where every other movie is now shot in or converted to 3D (like in the case of the 7th Harry Potter movie) after filming. It’s […]

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Evidence Reveals Dell Knowingly Shipped Faulty Computers

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Dell is one of the most trusted PC manufacturers in the world and its name has been synonymous with quality but things went horribly wrong a few years ago when an alarmingly large number of Dell computers went faulty at the same time across the US and around the world. When the Math department of […]

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Facebook Introduces A Simpler Application Permission System

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Facebook’s privacy settings woes seem far from over as the company continues to roll out simpler versions of several of its functions. The latest is a much simpler application permission system where third party apps specify exactly what data they need to access and gives users the option to opt out later if they wish. […]

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7-Inch Android Based Business Tablet Unveiled From Cisco

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After smartphones, tablets seem to be the next most popular device among manufacturers as new models equipped with all sorts of smart functions possible keep popping up in the market every now and then. The latest to join the club is a 7-Inch Android based tablet called Cius (pronounced ‘See us’) from Cisco. Aimed at […]

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Android 2.2 Roll Out Begins With Google’s Nexus One

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All Nexus One owners are in for a pleasant surprise today: An over-the-air-update to Android 2.2. The upgraded version, also known as FroYo was revealed last month at Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Showcasing major speed upgrades, WiFi hotspots and tethering functionality, cloud-to-device integrations and Adobe Flash 10.1, it became one of the most […]

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Nokia Makes Fun Of The iPhone’s Connectivity Issues

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Did Steve Jobs really think that Apple will get away with brushing off the iPhone 4’s connectivity issues by asking users to “hold it right”? If they did, well, looks like not only complaining users but cell Phone giant Nokia won’t let them off the hook so easily. Considered the makers of the most durable […]

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Must Buy This Summer: Yahoo’s Style Guide For The Web

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Yahoo is taking upon itself the responsibility to bring solutions to all our digital publishing queries and problems as it has announced the launching of “The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World”, on July 6 by St. Martin’s Griffin. It will not only be available […]

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Browser Wars: Chrome Beats Safari In the US Too

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Web analytics company Net Applications had reported in December 2009 that Google Chrome has become the number three browser in the world and its popularity was expected to soar in the future. That future is here already. Latest statistics released from StatCounter show that in just 6 months Chrome has beaten Apple’s Safari in the […]

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