Tag: Google

  • Whatever happened to differentiation?

    Remember when Facebook was just that, Facebook. And twitter was twitter. And Google+ was, um, Orkut? Then Google+ came along, took everything that Facebook had, and added a bit of twitter [ one way subscriptions ], and a bit of google [ circles/hangouts ] to it. Then it was Facebook’s turn, so they added a…

  • Draw graphs in google!

    Google recently added another feature to its search – Graphs. Wolfram Alpha, the computing knowledge search engine, has had this feature for a long time, but now that Google’s picked it up, playing around with graphs will be more accessible. Just type in any function, and you will get a graph of it, along with…

  • Nokia N900 gets a bite of the Ice Cream Sandwich

    A hacker by the name of Drunkdebugger has served dessert to the Nokia N900, in the form of Android 4.0.1, Ice Cream Sandwich. The ROM provides you pure Google Goodness, with a touch of modifications. The project is still in beta stage, and the ROM is buggy, but there is hope for the excellent hardware that…

  • Get the new Google Bar before everyone else!

    Salivating for this redesigned Google bar? Here’s what you’ve gotta do to own it: 1. Go get this extension to change cookies. http://goo.gl/CeKtT 2. Load Google.com and right-click anywhere on the page, and in the context menu, click “Edit Cookies“. 3. Change “PREF” to this: ID=03fd476a699d6487:U=88e8716486ff1e5d:FF=0:LD=en:CR=2:TM=1322688084:LM=1322688085:S=McEsyvcXKMiVfGds 4. Don’t forget to save your changes at the…

  • Get the new YouTube design now!

    2011 has been a year of make overs for Google products. Google search, Gmail, Google reader, and finally, YouTube gets its due. As with all the other redesigns, YouTube redesign make YouTube more Google+esque. The new design, apart from making YouTube more pleasant, also adds functionality. Although the new design is being rolled out, but if you want it now, here’s…

  • Tech-giant Google releases Ice Cream Sandwich source code, The Next Gen Android!

    Are you ready for this? Because this is one hell of a release! After months of life-hurting wait, Google has finally released the source code for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This means you will soon be able to get the latest update running on your Android devices, assuming you have the programming skills. Or…

  • iPhone envy? Forget about it. You can have Android.

    Since the rise of Apple as a major smartphone manufacturer, people worldwide have been suffering from a great plague. iPhone envy. They have spent nights praying for an iPhone, or for it to be available at cheap prices in their respective countries. India, not being as developed in the telecom sector, not yet into the…

  • Invite All Your Facebook Friends In One Go!

    Do you own a Facebook page? I surely own a number of them, including our official TheTechIris Facebook Page. You must’ve seen the “Invite Friends” option on your Facebook pages which lets you select your friends and send them invitations to like your page. Well, it’s not much of a problem if you have a…

  • Why I ? the new Gmail design?

    If you use Gmail, you will notice a box in the bottom right corner, asking you to switch to the new look. [ If you have your tasks window open, you will have to close it, minimizing won’t help ] These are the 8 major reasons you need to switch to the new look –…

  • Is blekko what google wants to be?

    It’s a widely acknowledged fact that the primary purpose of Google’s +1s and Google Plus itself was to get what facebook has. User data. Why? Better search. It’s been clear for quite some time, that having an awesome algorithm, with high levels of complexity, does no more mean better search results. What does? Well, in…

  • Sync FB events to your phone’s calendar

    How many times have you been in a situation where you planned an event on your phone, only to find out on Facebook that there was already an event at that same time? This article will help you avoid such situations. STEP 1: Go to facebook events and select the export link on the bottom of…

  • Facebook messages – Attach any file type including mp3s and pdfs

    I just noticed this, Facebook now lets you attach any type of file in a message. The recipient can download the file to his computer, as they do not have support for online viewing, like popular e-mail services [ read Gmail ]. What this means is now we have one more reason to not use…