September 2011
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Google Beta Tests Encrypted Search
Google has today started rolling out their new encrypted search feature to some chrome users, enabling them to have end-to-end encrypted searches between their computer and Google search.
The encrypted search service has been available for some time in beta by visiting a specific URL but its the first time Google has started redirecting users directly to the new secure search page. Using the new...
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Google+ For iPhone, iPad And iPod Gets Updated
Google has updated its Google+ app for iOS devices which include the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, and the latest version comes with a range of bug fixes as well as some minor new features.
Google+ will now lets you re-share other users content with your friends on Google+, and Google has also added a number of performance enhancements to the latest version of Google+
You can find out more...
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Google Enables Google Voice Data Export (video)
Google has today announced via its “Data Liberation Front” team thats its now provided Google Voice users the ability to export Google Voice data from its service, using the Google Takeout service. Watch the brief presentation video announcing the new data export feature for Google Voice after the break.
Google Takeout has been created by Google to enable users to extract and backup data from...
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Yahoo Fires CEO Carol Bartz And Maybe Up For Sale?
Beleaguered search engine Yahoo has today fired its CEO Carol Bartz replacing her with Timothy Morse and may now by open for sale. Its been revealed by an email written by Bartz and sent the the AllThingsD website. That Bartz was fired over the telephone, and communicated this to her employees via her last email, which can be viewed after the jump.
In addition to the firing of its CEO, a Yahoo...
August 2011
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Apache warns of DoS tool targeting open source web...
Developers of the Apache open source project today warned users of the popular web server software that a denial-of-service (DoS) tool is circulating that exploits a bug in the program.
The tool, called “Apache Killer,” showed up last Friday in a post to the “Full Disclosure” security mailing list.
Today, the Apache project acknowledged the vulnerability that the attack...
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TalkO’Clock Alarm Clock Allows Strangers To Wake...
If you are a little bored with your existing alarm clock waking you up with a standard tune or beep, you might be ready to give the new TalkO’Clock alarm clock a go. TalkO’Clock describes itself as a peer-to-peer social alarm clock that allows complete strangers to call and wake you from slumber.
Don’t worry though as the TalkO’Clock app doesn’t give out your personal number, it just stores it on...
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Facebook Adding Instagram Style Photo Filters To...
New reports suggest that Facebook is setting its sights on Instagram, and looking to including Instagram style photo filters in a new update its about to roll out to its Facebook application. Facebook is apparently working on the new photo filters and hopes to release the new updates to its application over the coming months in an attempt to draw users away from Instagram.
Two Facebook engineers...
July 2011
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Facebook still unpopular with US consumers, survey...
In half a decade Facebook has become one of the most successful companies on earth but also, a new survey of US consumers has found, one of the least liked.
The level of Facebook’s unpopularity uncovered by the 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) will make difficult reading for its management on a ranking that placed it 15thfrom bottom of 227 companies across a variety of...
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BearExtender n3 review
The BearExtender n3 Wi-Fi adapter has one purpose: To extend the range of your computer’s built-in Wi-Fi radio, allowing you to send and receive wireless signals over far greater distances than the radios built into standard Macs and MacBooks. The BearExtender is cheap and it works; its only problem is a confusing software interface.
Extending your reach
Based on technology originally...
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Astroclip Lets You Photograph The Cosmos With The...
We have featured quite a few different accessories for the iPhone 4 here at Kalovski Itim Online, I think this is the first one that is designed to let you photograph the moon and galaxy, the Astroclip.
The Astroclip was created by designer Matthew Geyster from Base One Labs in Boston, and it is an add on for your iPhone 4 that lets you hook up your iPhone to a telescope, you can then take...
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Pandora Passes 100 Million Users And Finalises New...
This week Pandora the Internet radio service has announced its now passed 100 millions users and is adding around 36 million active users every month. The new members have allowed Pandora to increase its radio listening market share within the US from 2.3 percent in 2010 to 3.6 per of all radio listening in the United States in 2011.
As well as passing milestones Pandora has also announced that...
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Don’t just walk on water. Hop on it.
The AquaSkipper’s patented design, hydrofoil wings and fiberglass spring let you fly across the water by hopping up and down. The secret to your awesome power? Hydrofoil wings have very little drag in the water. Plus, the aircraft aluminum frame weighs a mere 26 pounds. So take on the surf. Try new tricks. Race your friends. And turn heads everywhere you ride.
When the fun is done, quickly...
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Solowheel Will Soon Be The Next Unicycle Craze
The latest revolution in pedestrian mobility is upon us. Like all the other single-person transports that have aspired to turn sidewalks into mini highways, we’re not sure if the Solowheel really is a revolution or destined for smashing success. It does look like heaps of fun though.
Unlike other unicycles featured here, Solowheel has no seat, so you’re standing upright while guiding the Li-ion...
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Export Facebook friends to Google+ with Chrome...
The world is already abuzz about Google+, even though it’s not accessible to most. Still, many doubt that anyone, even the mighty one from Mountain View, can catch up to Facebook’s half a billion (at least) active users. Unless, maybe there was a simple way to import your Facebook friends to your Google+ Circles.
Inevitably, there is now an app for that. Actually, it’s a...
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Google+: The seven year struggle to deliver A...
Launching years after Facebook and Twitter, it’s easy to look at Google as simply playing catch up in the social networking game with the release of its Google+ “field test.” But look back in time and it’s clear that Google has been playing in the social world for years, but never quite put all the pieces together in one place.
Here’s a chronological look at the...
June 2011
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Mega Button Chrome Extension Adds Quick Setting...
I use Google Chrome as my main browser on a day to day basis and have a multitude of Chrome extensions installed to help with productivity and tasks.
If you use the Chrome browser a new Chrome extension has launched this week called Mega Button which might interest you which adds shortcuts to settings right on your toolbar and has been created by Haroldinho. Check out the brief video to see the...
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Awesome EDWARD Electric Diwheel Vehicle (video)
Looking for a more fun and original way to get around? Then why not take a look at this fantastic vehicle created by a team of students at the University of Adelaide, Australia from the School of Mechanical Engineering.
The new vehicle has been named EDWARD and is an electric diwheel creation with both its wheels axially aligned, instead of one in front of the other like a bike. Take a look at...
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Google drops search portals for Linux and Mac....
Fans of Linux, Microsoft and Macs used to be able to search for information about those topics on Google using specialized search tools that narrowed the results to a focused set of highly relevant Web sites.
Earlier this week, however, it was discovered that Google has pulled the plug on many such specialized search portals—including Google.com/linux, Google.com/microsoft, Google.com/mac...
April 2011
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Garmin Forerunner 610 Touchscreen Watch (video)
Garmin has just unveiled its first ever touchscreen watch in the form of the Garmin Forerunner 610 and becomes Garmin’s new flagship model. Its equipped with a highly responsive touch screen and high resolution display and has recently won the coveted Red Dot Design Award.
It also comes equipped with a new feature called Virtual Racer where runners can race themselves over their previous bests...
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Google Docs Gets Updated, Adds Pagination
Google has updated their online document editing software, Google Docs, and the latest version adds a couple of new features, which include Pagination and have also added native printing.
Today, we’re doing another first for web browsers by adding a classic word processing feature—pagination, the ability to see visual pages on your screen. We’re also using pagination and some of Chrome’s...
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MIT Research Births Solution To Better Cellular...
MIT Research Births Solution To Better Cellular Connections
With millions of mobile devices roaming urban streets day in and day out, it’s no wonder why people are always griping about dropped signals and slow mobile internet speeds. A team of MIT researchers recently presented a possible solution by using the built-in sensors that are now regular features in most smartphones.
The team used...
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Microsoft’s Kinect Used For Video Conferencing...
We have featured quite a few different Microsoft Kinect hacks here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is video conferencing using the Microsoft Kinect, and the results are pretty impressive, adding in a range of cool features that you wouldn’t normally see in standard video conferencing. Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have used the Microsoft Kinect to create video conferencing which has depth and...
March 2011
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Nanotube Research Might Be The Key To Future...
A secret race is going on while you read this. Despite the widespread use of flash memory in various electronic devices, the medium has almost reached its limit. The problem is transistors used to build flash memory arrays can’t get any smaller, so flash memory can’t keep up with the pace of miniaturization.Enter phase-change research. It’s a new frontier in nonvolatile memory alternatives that...
February 2011
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Facebook buys old Sun campus for elbow room With...
The social networking company, which has been undergoing explosive user growth, is moving to a 79-acre office campus to accommodate its growing business.
A Facebook spokeswoman confirmed to Computerworld on Tuesday that the company bought the former Sun Microsystems campus in Menlo Park, Calif. That property, which served as the corporate headquarters for Sun until the company was acquired by...
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Windows 7 app turns laptop into Wi-Fi access point...
A developer has found an unfinished feature of Windows 7 that turns any laptop into a wireless access point, allowing other devices to share the connection without special software.
Nomadio, which specialises in military network consulting and development, used the new “Virtual Wi-Fi” feature in Windows 7 to create Connectify, a free application that it has released as a beta. The...
DNA molecules can 'teleport', Nobel Prize winner...
A Nobel Prize winning biologist has ignited controversy after publishing details of an experiment in which a fragment of DNA appeared to ‘teleport’ or imprint itself between test tubes.
According to a team headed by Luc Montagnier, previously known for his work on HIV and AIDS, two test tubes, one of which contained a tiny piece of bacterial DNA, the other pure water, were surrounded by a weak...
December 2010
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Motherboard With 8 x PCIe 8 x USB 3.0 And 3 x BIOS...
MSI have unveiled their monster flagship the Big Bang Marshal Motherboard equipped with no less than 8 x PCIe slots, 8 x USB 3.0 ports and 3 x BIOS Chips combined in a XL-ATX form factor.
If you are wondering how MSI managed to get enough bandwidth for eight x16 PCI Express slots, the simple answer is, they didn’t. The board is equipped with four slots with x16 bandwidth and if you want to use...
Kinect Hack Allows You To Use Gestures To Control...
We have featured a number of great Kinect hacks here since Microsoft launched its new motion controller, but this new Kinect hack created by the University of South California’s Institute for Creative Technologies is definitely one for all World of Warcraft players.
The Kinect hack allows you to take control of your WoW character using gestures, immersing you even further into the gameplay. Watch...
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The Thousand Core Processor.
These days, every lab and company (IBM, Intel) with enough dough is striving for the ultimate in processing power. The geniuses at the University of Glasgow are no different. Their thousand core CPU prototype has just leaked in the press and has caused quite a stir.
The team of researches doing the grunt work are led by Dr. Wim Vanderbauwhede and what they just managed to pull off involved...
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Christmas concert played on iPhone and iPad
It’s nothing out of the ordinary for a band to play Christmas songs during the holiday season, but when those songs are performed entirely on iPads and iPhones, well, that gets our attention.
In this Santa-approved video, a small ensemble takes to the stage at North Point Community Church near Atlanta, and, using a variety of music apps, performs a dazzling medley of re-envisioned Christmas...
November 2010
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Ubuntu sees explosion in open source business...
If you use Ubuntu in your company, you’re already familiar with its many advantages for businesses. But guess what? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet, as they say.
Particularly in the wake of the release last month of Canonical’s user-friendly Ubuntu 10.10, or Maverick Meerkat, partners have been virtually lining up outside the company’s door to help deliver business tools...
Sony Unveils Handycam NXCAM Camcorder With E-Mount...
Today Sony has announced that is currently developing a new Handycam NXCAM with E-Mount Lens. The new type of E-mount interchangeable lens camcorder is being designed for professional use in mind and it will be equipped with a Super-35mm equivalent large format CMOS sensor.
Sony is also hoping to add support for 1080p (60p / 30p / 24p*2 or 50p / 25p) recording modes. For a brief look at the new...
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Social networking to overtake email in future says...
By Maxwell Cooter Move over Outlook, make way for Twitter and Yammer. The hegemony of email as a business medium is set o be superseded by social networking in the future according to new research from Gartner. The company is predicting that 20 percent of business communication is going to through social networking sites by 2014.
The company said that collaboration was slowly moving to the...
October 2010
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VMware angles Spring as premier Java development...
Could Spring overtake Enterprise Java Beans? VMware and Google think so, but Red Hat remains doubtful. Oracle may own the Java trademark, but VMware is touting its own Spring framework as the best programming model for enterprise Java developers.
“In the innovation of the Java programming model, I think Spring really plays a leading role there,” said Rod Johnson, who is senior vice...
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Deterministic Parallel Java concepts to be...
Computer scientists at the University of Illinois have developed extensions to Java intended to address the tough issue of parallel application development. And they are ready to do the same for C++. Called Deterministic Parallel Java, the open source technology assists developers in halting parallel bugs, said Vikre Adve, computer science professor at the university. Development of parallel...
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Deterministic Parallel Java concepts to be...
Computer scientists at the University of Illinois have developed extensions to Java intended to address the tough issue of parallel application development. And they are ready to do the same for C++. Called Deterministic Parallel Java, the open source technology assists developers in halting parallel bugs, said Vikre Adve, computer science professor at the university. Development of parallel...
September 2010
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Innovation is the key.
Some of our readers will remember the Always innovating Touch Book that we featured on the site a while back, it seems they have been working on a new product called the Always Innovating Smart Book. As you will see in the following video, the Always Innovating Smart Book , is three devices in one, a smartphone, netbook and a touchscreen tablet. It certainly looks very interesting and having...
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Updated Android Google Maps Now Includes Walking...
Google has just announced that its next update of its Google Maps for Android will now include enhanced ‘Walking Navigation’ system that combines the already existing ‘Navigation’ and ‘Walking directions’. Walking Navigation has a few useful features to help you find your way while walking. For example, your phone will vibrate when you need to make a turn. You can even turn off voice guidance and...
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Upcoming Google TV
Paul Otellini expressed his confidence in the upcoming Google TV that hits stores this month. In a fresh interview with The Wall Street Journal the CEO talked about the virtues of the Google TV over the Apple TV, the mammoth $7.68 billion purchase of McAfee and the future of the PC market. Mr. Otellini is optimistic about the performance of Google TV with its 50% Intel software. Calling it “a...
August 2010
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Small projector for small meetings.
AXXA have just released details of a new Pico Projector they have added to their range called the AAXA P1 Jr. A pocket sized projector that AXXA says is the worlds smallest LCOS pico projector with an onboard MP4 player. The AAXA P1 Jr. Pico Projector is fitted with a 10 lumen LED light so you will need to use it in a darken room to get the best use. The included re-chargeable battery with...
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Shuttle Rocket Booster Camera Falls Back To Earth.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fall back to earth from space? Well a camera strapped to the rocket booster capsule on a shuttle flight has recorded the whole journey. Watch the video after the jump and enjoy.. fantastic. NASA attached a camera to one of the solid fuel boosters on the STS-124 Space Shuttle Discovery launch. The video starts with the shuttle in flight climbing...
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Ubuntu 10.10 Linux To Provide Multitouch And...
The up and coming release of Ubuntu 10.10 will provide the foundations for multitouch and gesture support that is hoped will be used by programmers to develop the feature and add additional functionality for the Linux platform. Ubuntu’s multitouch support relies on some of the recent improvements in the Linux kernel, the Xorg display server, and the Gtk+ toolkit. Red Hat’s Peter Hutterer, author...
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Giant Robot Snake developed potentially important...
The Hirose-Fukushima Lab at Tokyo Institute of Technology has created a monster robot snake with an on researching how snakes can move forward without the use of legs. Watch the video after the jump to see how it performs. The ACM-R5 robot snake and been designed to move just like a real snake both in and out of water. Each one of the eight joints along its body has its own controlling CPU,...
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SanDisk Postage Stamp Sized Intergrated 64GB SSD
The new category of embedded SSDs should enable OEMs to produce tablets and notebooks with an unprecedented combination of thin, lightweight form factors and fast performance,’ said Doron Myersdorf, senior director, SSD marketing, SanDisk. The SanDisk iSSD offers 160MB/sec sequential read and 100MB/sec sequential write speeds for greater system responsiveness. With no moving parts, the tiny SSD...
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Five billion gadgets connected to the internet.
By John Cox Sometime this month, the 5 billionth device will plug into the Internet. And in 10 years, that number will grow by more than a factor of four, according to IMS Research, which tracks the installed base of equipment that can access the Internet. On the surface, this second tidal wave of growth will be driven by mobile phones and new classes of consumer electronics, according to an IMS...
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VuQube Portable Satellite Dish.
The VuQube Portable Satellite Dish is an in-motion antenna all rolled into a compact design to provide on the move automatic satellite hookup. The automatic In-motion tracking provides uninterrupted satellite TV reception as you travel. So there’s no excuse to not have one fitted to your limo or RV. As long as you have a clear view of the sky the southern sky, the VQ3000 will be able to give you...
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Safer Aqueous Lithium Ion Batteries.
Aqueous Lithium Ion batteries are now new technology an have been around for some time. The major draw back with them has been that the capacity drops down to 50 percent after a thousand cycles. Which is far from perfect. However researches from Shanghai’s Fudan University have now made some progress in an area that has previously proven to be particularly tricky before. While experimenting...
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Futuristic quantum computers using photons - light...
By Chris Mellor Futuristic quantum computers using photons - light - instead of electrons came closer as two research efforts showed trapped light could store data. NTT researchers in Japan slowed light down by having it enter a crystal with nano-scale holes inside it. While IBM researchers have diverted light beams into microscopic rings to form a delay line. Both sets of research showed how...
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Obama 'Internet kill switch' plan approved by US...
By Grant Gross A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack. Senator Joe Lieberman and other bill sponsors have refuted the charges that the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act gives the president an Internet “kill switch.”...
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Netflix Sealing a Deal with with Paramount, MGM &...
You’ll soon be able to watch “Dinner for Schmucks” (::shudder::) via Netflix instant streaming. The company inked a deal with Epix, a new pay TV channel, for the rights to Paramount, MGM, and Lionsgate movies. The deal cost Netflix $1 billion. That’s quite a bit of money, yes.
The deal, which will go into effect on September 1, gives Netflix access to a whole new library of films. More...