Although PHP is a very much preferred programming language on the web now, especially on open source applications, but we must not forget Microsoft IIS. I was doing a web project for a client when I realized their server is running on Microsoft Windows and obviously their application server is running on IIS. I had […]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
Hulu – The Next Best Thing in Video Streaming
So we are all familiar with YouTube and Metacafe, both serve as video streaming platforms for users to upload and share video clips. But what about Hulu?? As I was reading through an article: You Like Hulu: Video Site Shows Strong Growth, I was having jaw-dropped moments when it announces that Hulu has been showing […]
PSP4000 the iPod Touch killer?
Sony has confirmed the next PSP will be called PSP4000. Initially, the name suggests an incremental update, thinner form factor perhaps, maybe a longer battery life and better screen resolution. Nothing earth shattering. However there have been rumors stirring that the PSP4000 might well turn out to be the PSP2. Currently it is slated for […]
Twitter The Social Media Frenzy
Twitter has recently, emerged as one of the hottest trend in social media. People are literally talking about it all over the world and news media; even celebrities are joining Twitter. Now what’s the deal with Ashton Kutcher beating CNN in twitter followers’ count, and Oprah tweeting from her talk show? What is so special […]
NVIDIA Ion Goes Official
If you have been following the NVIDIA Ion story, you should know by now the long and challenging history faced by this diminutive platform as it faced down rivals from Intel and their criticisms about the viability of such a platform. There is even a rumor that the exasperated NVIDIA might be approaching and buying […]
Next generation iPhone and iPod Touch coming real soon
Based on some connect-the-dots theory, Apple might be gearing up to launch a next-gen iPhone/iPod Touch in the not-too-distant future thanks to some industry data on flash memory chips. Last year, around the same time now, Apple placed an order for about 50 million 8GB NAND flash memory chips and many people speculated that the […]
Chartbeat Real Time tracking better than Google Analytics
Bloggers and webmasters (now that’s a term that I haven’t heard in a while) have long used Google Analytics to provide information on their website such as who’s visiting, where do they come from, how long did they spend on the site, and other miscellaneous info that is important to allow you to tweak your […]
Ultra Flat Speaker Technology
I came across this cool piece of news the other day. Researchers at the Warwick Audio Technologies, part of the Warwick University have developed what can only be described as the world’s thinnest speaker technology; at 0.25mm, that’s hard to beat. They are calling it the Flat, Flexible Loudspeaker (FFL) and it started life off […]
MSI X340 challenges Macbook Air
The Macbook Air has inspired many geeks out there with its sleek profile, and even now it’s still a wonder to look at. It’s just so thin! Well since then a few companies have tried to rival the Air in terms of engineering, and the latest is MSI with their X320 and X340, which is […]
P1 WiMAX USB Modem Officially Launched
The folks at P1 are really nice and fun to hang out with. They not only invited a bunch of bloggers and gave us free WiMAX USB Modem to play with, they also invited us to their official launching ceremony of the WIGGY. Yes, we get to use and play with the WIGGY even before […]