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Amazon launches Amazon Echo, a crazy speaker that talks to you

Posted on November 8, 2014 by sherly

Well this one came out of nowhere: Amazon is building a speaker that’s controlled with your voice. It’s called Echo, and Amazon tells The Verge it will be “shipping in the coming weeks.” Available on an invite-only basis to start,

WhatsApp to remain free for Indian users

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Here is a great news for WhatsApp users in India, as the company has declared that it will not impose any renewal charges on its Indian subscribers. The mobile App has already put a lot of pressure on its competitors

How to discard local commits in Git without local directory deletion or redownload

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Sibi Antony

I have modified something in my local branch and but the changes not looking good. So I just tried by pulling the files from remote server using following command git pull origin master Nothing has happend and my local branch

Locate files owned by nobody and delete

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Annie

This is very useful for locating files that have been uploaded using an exploit and are still owned by the nobody user. The below command will search all user document root for files owned by nobody and display them on

Swype Keyboard selected as Apple’s latest free App of the Week

Posted on November 7, 2014 by sherly

Normally priced at $0.99, Swype is one of the new third-party keyboard apps that was released alongside iOS 8, Apple’s newest operating system that enabled systemwide third-party keyboards for the first time. Swype, from Nuance Communications, is a gesture-based keyboard

Open sourcing Twitter emoji for everyone

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

After being the partner of Iconfactory to design emojis for its web client, Twitter has decided to open source the entire cutesy library. Developers can grab the library from Github and start implementing the fancy little characters into their apps,

6 Kinds of killer use Facebook to commit crimes

Posted on November 7, 2014 by sherly

Researchers have identified six different types of killers who turn to Facebook to lure their victims. The researchers analyzed cases of homicide in which the social networking site had been reported by the media as a significant factor. A reactor

Microsoft’s new Office mobile apps comes to the iPhone.

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Annie

When you’re mobile, you likely want robust, free software that works with a lot of apps and that can be accessed anywhere. So far, Microsoft has failed to embrace those concepts — but it’s working to change that. The software

WhatsApp will introduce voice calling feature

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Sibi Antony

It has long been known that WhatsApp will introduce voice calling feature in its app soon, but there is no word on when it will be rolled out. However, it seems that the launch of this feature may be imminent.

Honda Civic Type R Ad Is Secretly Two Films In One

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Sibi Antony

A double sided Honda film that changes when you type “R” on your keyboard. Try it out at the website. A new campaign to bring Honda’s other side to life for the launch of the new Civic Type R in