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Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2008

2008-12-29T02:29:00.000+02:00

2008 is nearing its end, time to make a list of the top 10 BitTorrent sites that got the most traffic this year. The Pirate Bay is out in the lead followed by Mininova and isoHunt. TorrentSpy shut down earlier this year and is the most notable absentee. The list is based on traffic rank reports

One of the coolest 3D Animation clips :)

2008-12-16T00:45:00.001+02:00

World War - 3D Animation @ University Of Hertfordshire 2008 from Digital Animation Herts Uni UK on Vimeo.

Use Your USB Stick As a Key to Start Your PC

2008-12-15T01:48:00.001+02:00

Most of us are concerned about the security and privacy of our data. We put login passwords, encrypt data and do various other tricks to ensure that someone cannot access our system without our authorization. Hardware manufacturers have also started exploiting our desire for data security by offering fingerprint readers, face recognition and other fancy stuff. If you are paranoid about who

Windows 7 Beta 1 to be released on January 13, 2009

2008-12-03T19:13:00.000+02:00

When Steve Sinofsky told everybody at PDC 2008 that Beta 1 would ship sometime early next year, apparently he meant really early. A recent blog post from Microsoft Architect Evangelist, Bob Familiar, reveals that those attending the MSDN Developers Conference will receive their very own copy of Windows 7 Beta 1. MSDNDC takes place from December 9th 2008 to February 19th 2009 in a number of states

How to Recover Data From a Dead Hard Drive

2008-12-02T00:14:00.000+02:00

Let’s dispense with the I-told-you-sos. If you find yourself facing a data recovery job, then you have probably forgotten the cardinal rule of computing: All hard drives eventually fail. And you didn’t back up your data, did you? We’ve been there—hey, everybody has to learn this lesson once. Now what? Panic! Just kidding. Actually, the first thing to do is determine if it really is a hard-drive

Some Bugs in the Facebook

2008-07-21T19:17:00.004+03:00

Yes, I found some bugs and Tricks in the facebook, I'll mention two of them here and if I find anything else I'll keep you updated.First one:You can browse some photo albums even if he/she is not one of your friend, also if he/she categorized you as a limited profile, easily if one of your friends commented on his/her friend photos click on it, the facebook will take you directly to the album,

Another key early Facebook employee, Jeff Hammerbacher, is leaving the company

2008-07-11T14:32:00.000+03:00

Facebook may now be the largest social network in the world, and it may be continually innovating with nice new products like its Twitter-like iPhone application, but more and more beloved early employees are heading out the door. The latest rumor I’ve heard is that the head of the company’s data analysis team, Jeff Hammerbacher, has

Ancient 'Dead Sea' Stone Tablet Might Rewrite the Bible

2008-07-10T20:39:00.005+03:00

A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew found near the Dead Sea in Jordan that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is raising eyebrows in biblical and archaeological circles.

Swastika Symbol in Google Trends !!!

2008-07-10T20:30:00.001+03:00

Odd. Google Trends’ “Hot Trends” feature, an aggregated overview of recently popular search queries, shows a swastika today in one of the top spots. A swastika has been used as a symbol for different purposes in the past, like in Hinduism and Buddhism, but it was also used by the Nazi party. Could this possibly be some kind of defacement group-effort (or scripting), trying to sneak a Unicode

What are Major Web Service Companies to Make of the Facebook Platform?

2008-07-10T20:24:00.000+03:00

When it comes to major web companies experimenting with promoting their web services via Facebook applications, the road has proven challenging: while many applications by independent developers have achieved sustainable engagement on a large scale, many applications produced by large internet companies haven’t. For example, let’s look at Amazon which, like eBay, Yahoo, Google, Digg, and others,

Facebook for iPhone

2008-07-10T20:15:00.000+03:00

Last August we launched our Facebook iPhone website, and almost a year later it has over 1.5 million people using it regularly. We are thrilled to see so many enjoying Facebook on their iPhones, so we've been working on ways to take our iPhone experience to the next level. Today, Apple has opened the doors to its App Store which features a new application we've created: Facebook for

Optimizing your search box

2008-07-09T13:47:00.000+03:00

Following on the five tips on AdSense for content optimization our Sydney team presented a couple weeks back, now let's turn to AdSense for search. As you may know, we recently integrated Custom Search Engine into AdSense for search to provide additional customization options and improved targeting. Whether you've already implemented an AdSense for search box on your site or you're just getting

Google Releases 3D World Lively

2008-07-09T13:12:00.000+03:00

Google just released Lively, a 3D world where you can chat with others and create your own rooms. Traces of this program appeared back in 2007 under the name of My World (this project also received the rumor nickname Google metaverse; TomHTML, Tony and I also lately saw traces of something called Google Rooms, though we aren’t 100% sure it’s related). After installing the desktop setup for

Confirmed: Facebook Redesign Beta Launching Next Week

2008-07-09T13:03:00.001+03:00

While Facebook has long been saying the profile redesign would launch by the end of July, the company confirmed today that users will be able to migrate to the new version starting next week. Facebook did not specifically indicate when all users would be forced to start using the new version.Users will be able to start exploring Facebook in the new layout starting the week of July 14. Unlike the

Dubious AdWords?

2008-07-07T18:36:00.001+03:00

Google has a couple of “success stories” on their AdWords promo page... like “Five Star Alliance used Google AdWords to increase sales by 75% in just one month” or “Twiddy used Google AdWords and Google Analytics to transform the way it does business”. I wonder what the success story to the following ad might look like: Perhaps “we fooled Google searchers into clicking on the ad using a

What to Do with an Old iPod or iPhone

2008-07-07T18:31:00.000+03:00

Apple products are the gifts that keep on giving. Right before the July 4th holiday, AppleInsider reported on how first-gen iPhone buyers can still operate their handsets as iPod Touch devices - Wi-Fi and all - if they decide to buy the new 3G iPhone. This met with some derision on the AppleInsider forum as an iPhone costs more than an iPod Touch, but the realists in the group pointed out

Solar-Powered LCD Brings TV to Anywhere the Sun Shines

2008-07-05T20:20:00.000+03:00

As part of Sharp's recent efforts to shove itself to the forefront of solar innovation, the company is showcasing a prototype of a 26-inch LCD Aquos TV that can be powered entirely by the sun. Now even the 1.6 billion people on earth without electricity won't have an excuse to miss the next season of Lost. The set has a contrast ratio of 10000:1 and a

What comes next in this series? 13, 33, 53, 61, 37, 28...

2008-07-05T20:19:00.000+03:00

Posted by Marissa Mayer, VP Search Products & User ExperienceLate one night in the summer of 2000, I found myself answering user support emails in response to two new features we had just released, Advanced Search and Preferences (at the time catchily called "Language, Display, and Filtering Options" :)). Busy crafting answers about how to set Safesearch or change the number of results offered by

Updated Details on F8 Event

2008-07-05T20:17:00.000+03:00

Facebook has posted updated details. on what panels will take place at their F8 event in San Francisco Later this month. Aside from a keynote by Mark Zuckerberg which will announced all of the new features on the platform, there will be three tracks that developers can take. While it appears that there will be a panel on developing on Facebook Connect there is no discussion of building on top of

Firefox 3 Available on Tuesday

2008-06-12T17:11:00.003+03:00

For those who've been eagerly awaiting the next Firefox but have been too scared to deal with release candidates, Firefox 3 will be released Tuesday, June 17th. (That's just next week.) And yes, they're trying to set a marketing ploy world record. Then again, it's tough to blame a company for shameless self-promotion of a superb free product. It'd be like shunning the world's largest free ice

USB 3.0 Host Controller Spec Will Be Free, Intel Says

2008-06-12T17:06:00.000+03:00

Intel plans to make the specification for a USB 3.0 host controller freely available during the second half of this year, hitting back at rumors the chip maker wanted to keep the technology for itself.The specification will be made available under a contract that doesn't require royalty payments. "Basically: free, gratis, unpaid, zero dollars, free of charge, at no cost, on the house," wrote Nick

Gmail.com Domain Made Disfunctional In Germany

2008-06-12T17:03:00.001+03:00

Surprise... I usually enter “gmail.com” to jump to my email inbox, but today I’m greeted with the following message after doing so (the message sits at mail.google.com/gmail/):We can’t provide service under the Gmail name in Germany; we’re called Google Mail here instead.If you’re traveling in Germany, you can access your mail at http://mail.google.com.Oh, and we’d like to link the URL above, but

2 Congressmen Say Chinese Hacked Their Computers

2008-06-12T00:23:00.000+03:00

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two House members said Wednesday their Capitol Hill computers, containing information about political dissidents from around the world, have been hacked by sources apparently working out of China. Virginia Rep. Frank Wolf says four of his computers were hacked. New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith says two of his computers were compromised in December 2006 and March 2007. The two

Facebook Begins Recommending “Apps You May Like”

2008-06-11T18:27:00.001+03:00

Facebook today is launching (or at least previewing) the first major upgrade to the Application Directory that we’ve seen in a while. Instead of recommending apps that have been globally popular recently, Facebook is now recommending “Apps You May Like.” Based on earlier things I’ve heard, this list is likely generated by looking at which apps your friends are engaging with in combination

Is Facebook the New Ning?

2008-06-11T14:16:00.000+03:00

When Facebook Pages was released last year, it was aimed at attracting the attention of brand managers globally. With the opportunity to reach Facebook’s more than 70 million active users, Facebook Pages provided a simple solution for brands to reach out directly to their consumers. The way that brands can promote their pages is through the use of Facebook’s SocialAds. Additionally, the branded

Rumor: A WebKit-based GBrowser?

2008-06-11T13:32:00.001+03:00

In the post The Google Browser from earlier this year, someone going by the name “the Lizard” says that Google is developing its own, WebKit-based browser. Lizard argues that it is strategically dangerous to bet too much on just Firefox, which sends a lot of paid search traffic to Google, and that this made Google start an internal project in mid-2006 titled “GBrowser.” According to the Lizard

New third parties for the Google content network

2008-06-11T13:28:00.000+03:00

About a month ago, we announced that we certified a number of third-party ad servers, rich media ad agencies, and research firms to serve and track display ads on the Google content network. Today, we're adding Atlas and Tumri to our list of certified third parties.Atlas and Tumri customers can now save time by managing their Google content network campaigns and their other online campaigns

The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour (Dubai)

2008-06-11T02:44:00.003+03:00

Don't miss it, it is fantastic you wont believe. it is really funny :D :D

Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft

2008-06-10T18:00:00.001+03:00

It is Amazing 'Warcraft' Sequel Lets Gamers Play A Character Playing 'Warcraft'

Flies Playing Video Games...Could Lead To New Flying Robots

2008-06-10T17:48:00.003+03:00

They don’t call them flies for nothing. While we try to avoid the relentless aerial acrobatics of flies, some scientists have built them their own flight simulator. As this ScienCentral News video reports, the work could lead to new flying robots.

Google Reader's Easter Egg

2008-06-10T13:03:00.003+03:00

Hi all,Just visit : Google Rederand press : Down Down UP UP left right left right a band :D

Yamli, Transliterator to Search Arabic Pages

2007-12-17T21:16:00.000+02:00

Yamli.com is a search engine front-end where you can search the Arabic-language web, but using Latin letters... which are then dynamically transliterated into Arabic, and forwarded to a Google search. Ramibotros, who pointed this out in the forum, explains:When we, arabic-speaking tounges , mail/sms/chat together, we often prefer to write how the arabic word would sound like but in latin words

Another $60 Million For Facebook

2007-11-30T13:34:00.000+02:00

from TechCrunch by Michael ArringtonWhen Facebook took a $240 million investment from Microsoft last month at a $15 billion valuation, they became, in theory, one of the most valuable Internet-only companies on the planet. But that valuation was tenuous at best. Microsoft and Facebook expanded their year-old advertising relationship as part of the deal. And Facebook was unable to get a third

Facebook Is Now 5th Most Valuable U.S. Internet Company

2007-11-30T13:30:00.000+02:00

Yesterday came news that Microsoft invested $240 million into Facebook, valuing the company at $15 billion. How much is $15 billion? It’s hard to understand how much money that really is. But this evening a friend helped put it into perspective in a conversation about the deal: among the pure-play U.S. Internet companies, only Google, eBay, Yahoo and Amazon have larger market capitalizations.

Enable Auto-Complete on Google Homepage

2007-11-27T10:57:00.000+02:00

Spotted by Ionut Martin Porcheron, Google lets you add the auto-complete feature to the Google.com homepage. Just log-in and visit the Experimental Search homepage, and click on “Join this experiment” next to the “Keyword suggestions” section. With auto-completion on, you can see the search box expand to a list of popular queries as you type.Google’s experimental search is a way for Google to

AdSense Enhancement

2007-11-23T16:19:00.000+02:00

Similar to what Google has been doing with ads in search results, they also now restricted the clickable area in AdSense (the kind of Google ads webmasters can include on their pages). Instead of allowing a click to be triggered in a broad rectangle around the text – which used to include whitespace in that area – you must now click specifically on the underlined title or the colorized URL below

Fire in City Stars mall

2007-11-19T02:00:00.000+02:00

Today as usual I went to city stars mall in Cairo to watch a movie. (Its my lonely way to spend time in this country -I'm not Egyptian-).The security men closed all gates and didn't let any one to enter !!!, Why it was my question they told me that there was a big fight !!!.In fact I didn't believe this story, Closing all the mall because of fight, no way.I returned to my home again sure I was