What is the difference between Hacking and programming? One opinion I have heard expressed is that a hacker can put a lot of code together in a hurry but if a change is needed the code has to be completely rewritten. A programmer may take a little longer but if […]
Microsoft Store India hacked
Microsoft’s online storefront in India has been hacked and subsequently defaced by a Chinese hacking group that goes by the alias of EvilShadow. As of 12PM EST, visiting the website will display the message as screenshotted above. Links to the hackers’ blog have also been included, in which a post […]
High performance HTML5 content in Metro-style Apps
Metro style apps in Windows 8 have all the performance benefits of IE10 when showing Web content. In Metro style apps, Web content is always JIT compiled and hardware-accelerated. Other platforms do not provide the same level of performance in apps. For example, Cocoa apps on iOS offer significantly worse […]
Study finds chemical reason behind Facebook ‘addiction’
From time to time, you hear people make the tongue-in-cheek assertion that they’re “addicted” to Facebook. But recent data suggests that there might be some truth to such statements. A group of researchers from the University of Milan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) identified chemical reasons at the […]
Google TV goes Android 3.2, next up Ice Cream Sandwich
Google rolled out a significant update to its Google TV platform this week, which started to reach Sony’s Google TV devices a few days ago. The update brings Google TV to Android Honeycomb 3.2, which makes this the last big update before the platform migrates to Android 4, a.k.a. Ice […]
Develop a simple application using LINQ
We saw how LINQ works with data and objects. In this article which is a part of a series, we will develop a very simple inventory application for a grocery store (let’s call is Evergreen Store). Over the next five articles in this series, we’ll see the basic operations in […]
Reports: Google to release Nexus tablet within six months
If reports are to be believed, Google will be coming out with a new tablet within the next six months. The upcoming tablet is being rumoured to be the first Google Nexus tablet, running on the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The rumours of a Google Nexus tablet are triggered […]
Sound Mug Speaker
This particular device could look a little bit strange at a first impression but actually it’s a damn cool thing. The crazy looking speaker can fit in your car’s cupholder and don’t worry about batteries, the gadget is powered by car’s accessory socket.
iOS 5 Features You Probably Didn’t Know About
Ever since Apple unveiled iOS 5 last June, most of its features have essentially been public knowledge. Notification Center, iMessage, etc. — we’ve been talking about this stuff for several months now. But the latest version of iOS includes over 200 new features, and many of them have gone unnoticed. […]
AFGT Gaming Device
This gadget seems to be the holy grail of the gaming world. Its interesting feature is the tactile feedback that is used to enhance the gaming experience. This very interesting gadget is made out of touch sensitive silicon, to be more specific, silicon air pockets, each with a pressure generator.