Pwn2Own contest has really thrown some challenges for Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. While Chrome stood tall at the contest with contestant hackers finding it difficult to find any security loopholes, the others famed browsers failed in arresting the onslaught of hackers.…
How many times you had hoped and longed for a utility which could help you in converting YouTube videos to mp3 or mp4 formats. You would have always wanted to make your own collection of videos for offline viewing on desktop or laptop which you could have watched in your leisure. …
Surprise! Surprise! There is one piece of news which will gladden the hearts of all proponents of Open Source software products. Microsoft Web Installer 2.0 now installs PHP and a host of other open source applications like WordPress, Drupal etc.…
Present day operating system are quite big in terms of their RAM and hard disk space . Almost all of them occupy lots of space on the computers and slow down the running applications. Linux operating systems have been quite lightweight and if one can prioritize the work and applications, then Linus OS can provide amazing speeds on netbooks and notebooks.…
I have switched over to Linux on my Laptop recently. I was earlier running Vista which came bundled up with my Laptop. Initially I was a bit apprehensive. Since I had never used Linux, I was not willing to let my familiar OS go.…
Green computing is the new buzzword today. Its origin dates back to 1992 when EPA launched in Energy Star labels. Over the years the term has grown in importance and assumed great significance. The recent news item linking Google search to CO2 emissions caused by single query has further brought this topic in to prominence.…
PC makers now have extra four months to sell Windows XP. Microsoft, it is reliably learnt, has extended the deadline for phasing out of Windows XP from Jan 31st to May 30th 2009. Microsoft is extending this option to small PC builders and resellers who are in a position to place their order by Jan 31st 2009 and shall be taking deliveries by May 30th 2009.…
Microsoft has released Silverlight 2.0. Every .NET developer was awaiting with bated breath since 2007 when the Silverlight 1.0 was launched. Now Flash will have competition. Earlier Silverlight 1.0 version was only a video only version with some javascript/AJAX support rolled in to it.…
