Photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid We’re happy to announce that Make: Online’s very own editor-in-chief, Gareth Branwyn, was recently interviewed by SyFy for their Eureka Idea Lab. Here’s a snippet: Pick one: personal jetpack, warp drive, or Lee Majors-level bionic implants
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SyFy interview with editor-in-chief Gareth Branwyn
Flipboard the much heralded social magazine which allows users to flip virtual pages on the iPad as they search news and activities has a new addition to their app. As of today you can connect your Twitter and Facebook accounts and flip through them as easily as you might flip through tech news. I did notice the second of three times I entered the program it didn’t pull up my social networks and when I clicked through on a Facebook posted I had to login to the ubiquitous social network once again.
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Flipboard Finally Goes Social
In the wake of strong U.S. government statements condemning WikiLeaks’ recent publishing of 77,000 Afghan War documents, the secret-spilling site has posted a mysterious encrypted file labeled “insurance.” The huge file, posted on the Afghan War page at the WikiLeaks site, is 1.4 GB and is encrypted with AES256.
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WikiLeaks Posts Mysterious ‘Insurance’ File
Here is a quick update to all our readers. From the past 2 years we were serving daily emails to our Blog Subscribers through the Google Feedburner Service which is a decent service for the initial stage of blogging because its completely free & easy service.
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Switched to Aweber Blog E-Mail Subscription from Feedburner
Google Voice is getting more and more popular with latest offers around, new feature updates and more people joining. So Google Voice has come up with another new feature that is faster dialing on Android and Blackberry phones. Blackberry and Android have a…
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Google Voice on Android and Blackberry devices with faster dialing
Incessant rains, which the state witnessed recently, have lead to the Selaulim dam overflowing after crossing the 41.150-metre mark. However, there is no threat of floods to the residents living in the vicinity. An official in the water resources department said that the dam is overflowing as there are no gates to release the water in river.
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Goa State dams flowing to full capacity
Wouldn’t it be nice if your mobile phone could be charged using any device, anywhere at anytime? Universal charging is something that’s becoming more of a reality every day and a recent announcement from the Wireless Power Consortium indicates that we’re one step closer this month. The group has revealed that its Qi low power standard is now ready.
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Qi Standard Finalised; Universal Charging Solutions Getting Closer
Well, it seems that the earlier predictions were right. According to a statement from HTC, the Desire will be getting Android 2.2 in Europe from this weekend. HD video recording, the App Share facility and iTunes syncing are just some of the highlights
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Confirmed – Android 2.2 coming to the Desire this weekend
The UK has now upstaged America as the most preferred campus destination for Indians. Blame it on the declining job opportunities in the US which is battling the worst downturn in decades or it could as well be that America is still more expensive to study in than Europe
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Indian students now prefer UK over America for Overseas Studies!
The BlackBerry 9800, or Slider as it has also been called, could be making its official debut next Tuesday if reports are accurate. RIM are holding an event in New York where they’re going to be joined by AT&T, who are expected to have the exclusive rights to the phone in the USA.
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BlackBerry 9800 Slider to Launch on Tuesday?
An expert committee report: Harnessing the India Post network for financial inclusion has been released. This is a joint effort between Department of Post, Department of Financial Services, Department of Economic Affairs and Invest India Economic Foundation
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Post offices and financial inclusion
Picture Post service on Airtel is a Rich Content Alert Service that leverages the power of Mobile Internet to distribute Premium Content on topics as varied as Bollywood, News, Sports, Travel, Learn English, Jokes, Recipes etc. Presently, Picture Post is one of the largest subscription services in the country with more than 6 million users
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Airtel Picture Post – 55563
Google, having dominated the search engine industry for quite a while now, desires to conquer the social networking world too. This exact motive of Google’s has compelled it to ideate and carry out talks with leading online game developers like Playdom Inc , Electronic Arts Inc’s Playfish and Zynga . Rumour has it that of these three, Google has already made an investment in Zynga that approximately amounts up to $100 million, for the very purpose of launching an online gaming site.
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Google breeding a ‘New Weapon’ to beat Facebook
An Army private suspected of leaking classified information to WikiLeaks was admonished as a trainee in 2008 for uploading YouTube videos discussing classified facilities, according to an Army official with direct knowledge of the incident.
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WikiLeaks Suspect’s YouTube Videos Raised ‘Red Flag’ in 2008
After the leaky-deaky Galaxy S Froyo update appeared yesterday there’s been a lot of interest in just when the official update will arrive on devices. Samsung now state via their Twitter feed that it’s still in development, but will arrive “for all networks at the end of September”. Link – Twitter Credit – Ken Musdan Read on and add your comments .
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Galaxy S to get Froyo at the end of September
LAS VEGAS — Attribution is one of the biggest problems on the internet when it comes to cyberwarfare. How do you hold a nation responsible for malicious attacks if you can’t determine whether the activity was state-sponsored
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Former NSA Director: Countries Spewing Cyberattacks Should Be Held Responsible
The privacy of Facebook users was violated when personal details of its 100 million users of were available for download after they were published by an online security agent. Ron Bowles, who works for Skull Security, used a code to scan Facebook profiles.
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Facebook Exposed: Personal Details Of 100 million At Stake?
A recent post from the Facebook blog revealed a lot of plans which clearly states one thing and that is- Facebook is the No.1 Social Networking Platform with 500+ Million Users and is under some serious expansion mode. We have heard stories about facebook wanting to expand in the Location Based Market as well which is a no brainer if it comes to such a huge and active population. Coming back to the post, Facebook has come up with Facebook Questions, a beta product that lets you pose questions to the Facebook community.
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From ‘Poke Me’ To ‘Ask Me’ – Facebook Adds A New Feature
Traveling abroad very often? Worried about the high expense you incur in making calls back home and work? Don’t sweat! With international calling cards you cut your long distance phone bills but almost 50%.
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International Calling Cards & International Phone Cards
In another tie-up in the media space, Midday have acquired the “Indian craigslist ” in SnatchKing.com. The details of the acquisition have not been disclosed as of now. SnatchKing is supposedly one of the leading classifieds in India with everything from cars and bikes to books and apartments finding sellers and buyers on the website
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Midday Snatch Up SnatchKing – Will It Help Them Grow?
I wrote a column in the Financial Express today, titled Monetary policy is easy; Financial regulation is hard , where I contrast the complexity in public administration of doing monetary policy versus the complexity of getting to good financial regulation.
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Monetary policy is easy; Financial regulation is hard
I have always admired fashion shows and their glamorous models. Not so much for their skinny and anorexic looks but for their amazing ability to change their clothes, make-up and persona within minutes and then walk the ramp with such élan and confidence. What these models teach me is how to manage change without hesitation
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What Entrepreneurs must learn from Fashion Models!
The Indian Entertainment and Media industry that is back on the right path if the latest study conducted by the PricewaterhouseCoopers’ – Indian Entertainment and Media Outlook 2010 is to be believed. It reports that the Media industry would swell by 12.4% in the next 4 to 5 years. This comes after most Media and Entertainment types suffered decline or underwent gradual growth in the year 2009 vis-à-vis the current trend (2010); and also the future trend.
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Indian Entertainment and Media Industry To Grow 12.4% In 4-5 Years
Today we were honored to have wireless visionary, serial entrepreneur and CEO of both Xircom and Xirrus, Dirk Gates in the TMC Newsroom in our Norwalk, CT headquarters. Xirrus Arrays provide super high-capacity 802.11 access points by utilizing cell phone tower technology used by wireless carriers and are capable of sending signals in three directions, Having done a long-term review of one of the company’s products, I can tell you the AP we have works and works well
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Xirrus Doubles Sales Again
LAS VEGAS — In a city filled with slot machines spilling jackpots, it was a “jackpotted” ATM that got the most attention Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference, when researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated two suave hacks against automated teller machines that made them spew out dozens of crisp bills. The audience greeted the demonstration with hoots and applause
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Researcher Demonstrates ATM ‘Jackpotting’ at Black Hat Conference
With Apple dishing out free covers and the fallout from the iPhone 4 issues still bouncing around the web, there’s another competitor ready to take advantage. Last week Samsung poked a bit of fun at Apple with this ad and now Motorola are running this “No Jacket Required” advertisement
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Motorola target iPhone 4 issues
eDreams , the Spanish online travel giant, has changed private equity hands once again. In a deal reportedly worth €250-300 million, the UK’s Permira has acquired a majority share in the site from its previous owner US private equity firm TA Associates .
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Private equity firm Permira acquires online travel agency eDreams from TA
When we first profiled Map My Tracks , a web service which provides real-time GPS tracking for cyclists, runners and other sporting types, we liked the concept and user experience but were critical of the subscription model employed. That was back in February 2008 and since then the service, developed by UK-based digital agency Tinderhouse , has ditched premium for a combination of free for unlimited live tracking and a one-off fee for its iPhone app.
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Map My Tracks partners with Team Sky to deliver iPhone app for cyclists and fans
IRCTC seems to hitting rough weather with Indian Railways – First their Menu went off the table, and now it is the e-ticketing business which seems to be at stake.
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First the catering and Now E-ticketing – Indian Railways flushing IRCTC out of job…
Greater Toronto is expected to run out of phone numbers and may need a new area code by July 2015, according to the Canadian Numbering Administration. Numerous regions throughout North America have been running out of area codes in recent years, due to rapid population growth as well as a surging wireless market
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Toronto May Need New Area Code in 2015