Following the Punjab Government’s recent move to impose taxes on internet services, several Pakistani bloggers have started a protest campaign, which was confirmed by in a press conference by the digital publishers of Pakistan in Lahore. The Punjab Government, in a bid to raise revenue, imposed a massive 19.5% tax on all internet services which […]
They do not call it the World Wide Web without a reason. According to latest findings, the global internet population has doubled in just five years now and continues to do so at an ever increasing pace. Even parents and grandparents have become accustomed to using the internet for basically each and every need. […]
Jan 16 2013 | Posted in
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Broadband internet is one of most widely used electronic technology in virtually every field of life and United States being the top subscriber has the densest use of it. However, in the latest findings by a research company, Leichtman Research Group, the odds are not all showing prosperity. According to the research, about 90 percent […]
Sep 5 2012 | Posted in
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Apple dropped a bomb with FaceTime a couple of years back on cellular carriers. Then came the iMessage from the same company. Now, Skype has started to show-off with its mobile app. The likes of Verizon and AT&T are on the run for their money. Recently, Verizon rescheduled its monthly plan for air time and […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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(Reuters) – The principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the Internet’s creation are facing their greatest-ever threat, the co-founder of Google Sergey Brin said in an interview published by Britain’s Guardian newspaper on Monday. Brin said the threat to freedom of the Internet came from a combination of factors, including increasing efforts by […]
Apr 16 2012 | Posted in
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Apple, Inc.’s 2012 model of the Apple TV is out for the same $99. As it goes with new models and especially in the case of Apple, there are always new features in the latest releases. However, to some length, the new Apple TV becomes the exception to general moto of new devices, and of […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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The interface has been made more user-friendly with larger and crispier icons and broader lists. Every app has its own icon and every feature owns its own. It looks like Apple TV’s OS is maturing by the day. The whole software has been lifted to 1080p resolution, which is a welcome update. If you’re used […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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Apple’s ecosystem is the major motivation for those who are interested in a set-top box. The device is little useful for web surfing and Netflix. However, when you have other iOS device(s) and iCloud access, then it is a different story to tell. The iCloud plays a big role in making the device look attractive […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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The 1080p bump in the resolution support on the new device looks impressive on paper. But repeated observation reveals a little difference between 720p and 1080p formats on 2011 and 2012 devices. The 1080p Apple TV’s picture may have been very slightly sharper and richer, but there wasn’t a single moment I could pick out […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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Only the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and the new iPad support mirroring so far, but Apple is including mirroring in its upcoming Mountain Lion operating system, due out later this summer. That should let you display anything you can play on your computer–possibly even regular Hulu.com–on your Apple TV. The new sleek and simple remote […]
Mar 20 2012 | Posted in
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You surf the internet and think you have your privacy intact. Think again! There have been many articles and websites dedicated to vaporize the delusion of privacy on the internet. In fact in the last few years, there have been many reports made public on the heinous activities of the very companies that have helped […]
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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For that reason, Facebook has revamped the security of the website and on the scale of 0-100 defined by PrivacyChoice in their privacy tool, PrivacyScore, it scored a whopping 94. Its major counterpart in the business of social network in the internet, Google + scored exactly 85. In fact, the whole network of Google, Inc. […]
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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