Category Archive: Internet

Oct
14
2008

Opera 9.6 is officially out

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As the browser-competition heat grows with the launch of Google Chrome, Google’s Free and open-source web browser, other browsers like Opera and Firefox have already started planning strategies to out-throw Chrome in any possible way they can. Today! Opera declared its war against Chrome by releasing the new Opera 9.6 which promises some unique new …

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Sep
26
2008

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 is out

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After months of beta testing, Yahoo! has officially released the final version of Yahoo!  Messenger 9.0, which means no more betas! Just after a week after Microsoft released Windows Live Messenger 9.0, Yahoo releases its popular IM for Windows XP and Vista, and comes packed with many new features including the new and improved user-interface. …

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Sep
03
2008

Google Chrome Browser

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And so it seems that a new browser war is inevitable. Yes, Google enters the browser arena with Google Chrome. Google has released their open-source web browser named Chrome today. Built upon Webkit, the same rendering engine as Safari, and with some features from Firefox, Google Chrome poses as a serious competitor to current browsers. …

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Aug
20
2008

View and Manage Downloads from a Statusbar in Firefox

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I have been a die-hard fan of Firefox since atleast 5 years now and have come across some fantastic add-ons during this time. Never thought about going back to Internet Explorer, to tell the truth. Here’s a but about a must-have Firefox add-on which has very nicely been described in this article I came across …

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Aug
19
2008

The ‘DonateBandwidth’ Project – work of a Pakistani Scientist

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It was refreshing to see quality work being done by one of our own scientists right here in Pakistan. The best part of it all was that we Pakistanis are most likely to be the first to benefit from such technology. Dr. Umar Saif, we are proud of you indeed! MIT Technology Review (TR), a …

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Aug
16
2008

404 Error Messages – not annoying always

I’m sure that you’ve all come across those 404 error messages nagging you when you click on a link – and  yes, they are a nuisance! However, here’s a list of some very interesting 404 pages compiled by Maile Ohye that were actually fun. Enjoy! http://www.metrokitchen.com/nice-404-page“If you’re looking for an item that’s no longer stocked …

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