A Swedish telecom firm has become the first carrier to offer 4G wireless service, albeit on a very limited basis. TeliaSonera announced Monday that its 4G/LTE network for data services would be available initially in Stockholm, Sweden and Oslo, Norway, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The carrier plans to expand 4G [...]
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Ever wanted to setup subdomains on your Cpanel server, such that a keyword is the wildcard part of your domain? Something along the lines of: keyword.yourdomain.com keyword2.yourdomain.com keyword3.yourdomain.com It’s not as difficult as you might think, however, you will need access via SSH to edit a few server files, or, contact your web host to [...]
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Nvidia has introduced a new range of GPUs aimed specifically at the notebook market and already appearing in some laptops. In total there are seven GPUs forming the new GeForce 300M range and offering optimizations for Windows 7. Usually Nvidia use five categories when talking about its processors including Value, Mainstream, Performance, High Performance, and [...]
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Google has posted on its official blog this afternoon and decided to share a difficult decision it is having to make about the company’s presence in China. Apparently Google and a host of other large companies have recently been targeted by a highly sophisticated attack on their corporate infrastructures. To begin with it was thought [...]
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I’ve been asked this question many a times: Why can’t we create a folder by name CON? Although it seems a wonder or magic that we can’t create a folder by that name, in reality, it is not so. It has a definite reason, and in fact, a folder can be created using that reserved [...]
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After moving this blog to a new host, I installed some new WordPress plugins which required me to know the Feedburner Id of my RSS feed. But my RSS URL (http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnicallyPersonal) doesn’t contain any ID as such. Then I got to know that the Id is a numeric sequence such as 2263754. To find your [...]
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Of course, it’s not that simple; but if you believe Dr Tracy Alloway from the University of Stirling in Scotland, Twitter and Facebook are very different beasts when it comes to improve your “working memory“, which relates to “the structures and processes used for temporarily storing and manipulating information in short-term memory.” Dr. Alloway has [...]
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The on-off relationship between Microsoft and Yahoo has been consummated. A new 10-year deal will bind the two companies as they seek to compete with Google. In January 2008, Microsoft originally offered $47.5 billion to buy Yahoo outright. Despite Yahoo’s ongoing financial difficulties, the deal was rejected because co-founder and then director Jerry Yang demanded [...]
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Search for Michelle Obama’s name via Google’s image search and you’ll likely find an image that has been characterized as a racist caricature of the first lady of the US in the top results. The image is offensive to many and while some are demanding it be removed, Google (Google) is holding firm and yet [...]
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The domain name russia.com has been purchased by an undisclosed buyer for $1.5 million through marketplace Sedo, reports Yakov Sadchikov over on the Quintura blog. Currently an online guide for travelers who would like to visit the country, Russia.com is an operation of Paley Media, a Seattle, WA-based consultancy firm that runs the show for [...]