Internet of Things

The Sony BDP-S780 looks like a great Blu-ray player. It comes with a large and well chosen selection of Internet apps, including a Web browser.

Nov 28th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

It comes with a large and well chosen selection of Internet apps, including a Web browser.
The Sony BDP-S780 looks like a great Blu-ray player.
including a Web browser. You can convert 2D to 3D and adjust the 3D settings. It’s the fastest Blu-ray player I’ve tested yet.
But the gotchas are big ones the browser won’t play [...]



Mozilla’s been making 64-bit builds for Firefox for quite a long time. Firefox code optimized for 64-bit architecture, you can try Waterfox.

Nov 18th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

If you want to try some Firefox code optimized for 64-bit architecture, you can try Waterfox.
Mozilla’s been making 64-bit builds for Firefox for quite a long time, none of them received the official stamp approval to be released.
The developer of the application actually took the Firefox source code and compiled it to run on x64 [...]



Firefox celebrates its seventh birthday and Firefox 8 hits the interwebs. Firefox 8 is Mozilla’s fifth major release in 2011.

Nov 10th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

In recent years, Firefox has lost ground to browsers such asGoogle Chrome.
Yet Firefox remains a significant and important part of the browsing landscape.
It’s a big week for Mozilla, as Firefox celebrates its seventh birthday and Firefox 8 hits the interwebs.
Firefox 8 is Mozilla’s fifth major release in 2011.
After releasing Firefox 4 in March, Mozilla adopted [...]



Yahoo hopes to reach readers with iPad magazine. The magazine software unveiled is called Livestand by the end of June 2012.

Nov 5th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Yahoo hopes to reach readers with iPad magazine.
The magazine software unveiled is called Livestand.
Yahoo is joining the computer tablet bandwagon with a digital magazine designed for the iPad.
It can be customized to pull content fromYahoo’s website and other participating publishers to cater to each user’s interest.
Yahoo is counting on Livestand to keep its brand and services [...]



China will take greater strides in promoting the development of its mobile Internet sector. Wang Xiujun chief engineer M.I.T said.

Nov 2nd, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Wang Xiujun, chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Said that the government will step up policy support for mobile Internet because it “promotes industrial integration and leads to revolutionary changes in development and technology.”
Wang said the country will speed up comprehensive upgrades for its information networks and boost the development of [...]



5 easy ways to increase your landing pages conversion rates.

Oct 31st, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things, Social Networking

Here are 5 easy ways to increase your landing pages’ conversion rates:
Keep your most important content above the fold.
You want to make it as easy as possible for your website visitors to say “yes” to your offer.
Place your opt-in box above the fold the point on your web page where visitors would have [...]



Etisalat says customers with laptops will be able to surf with 4G internet before mobile phone users.

Oct 11th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Ali Al Ahmad, chief corporate communications officer at etisalat, said the company would start selling USB dongles giving users super speeds within two months.
Etisalat says customers with laptops will be able to surf with 4G internet before mobile phone users.
His comments come amid a reported row over which UAE telecom operator will be first to [...]



Yahoo and ABC newsPartner ship.The companies’ combined efforts will reach more than 100 million viewers. Executives said at a news conference in New York.

Oct 5th, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Yahoo said, Yahoo Inc will feature more ABC news content on its site and partner with the network on original series for the Web in a push to drive advertising revenue amid continued problems at the Internet company.
ABC, which is owned by Walt Disney Corp, will be the “premier” news provider on Yahoo News and that [...]



Brazilian operator Oi has officially launched its Velox internet service in 100 towns and cities in seventeen states.

Oct 3rd, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

Brazilian operator Oi has officially launched its Velox internet service in 100 towns and cities in seventeen states.
They are Acre, Alagoas, Ceara, Goias, Maranhao, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pernambuco, Piaui, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rondonia, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sergipe and Tocantins.
Velox provides 1 Mbps broadband at BRL 35 per [...]



Satellite based solutions,upon offer download speeds of up to 10Mbps. Ignore poor broadband coverage.

Sep 21st, 2011 | By omar shaikh | Category: Internet of Things

UK people who are looking to purchase a new home that they should not “let poor broadband coverage stop them.
Buying their dream house” because Satellite based solutions, some of which can offer download speeds of up to 10Mbps, are already available to everybody.
The comments were made in reaction to our February 2011 survey (here),
Which [...]