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How to Find the Location of Your php.ini File

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Annie

Create a script to display your php information You’ll need to create a very simple php script and place it in your home directory. Open a text editor and create file called phpinfo.php with this code: Save the file and

Amazon wants to hire 80,000 seasonal employees

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Amazon plans to add 80,000 temporary employees to its quickly expanding logistics and delivery network for this year’s holiday season. The company announced Thursday that it would hire thousands of new workers to staff its more than 50 fulfillment around

Google introduces .SOY Web domain for Latino audiences

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Google announced it is bringing a new domain name to the Web: .’SOY’. Not to be confused with the popular vegetarian alternative to meat, the new domain means “I am” in Spanish. .SOY is a space for this influential community

Photo-sharing site Twitpic to shut down on October 25th.

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

A month or so after telling the world Twitpic would be shutting down, then backtracking and saying it had found an acquirer, Twitpic has reversed its position once again. The photo sharing service, which was one of the first initial

Twitter to display tweets from accounts you don’t follow

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Twitter has decided to take your timeline into its own hands and show you tweets from accounts you don’t follow. The social media giant, which has long been experimenting with our timelines by inserting promoted tweets and other suggestions into

How to Install WhatsApp on your Computer

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Sibi Antony

WhatsApp is one of the most popular cross-platform messaging app which allows you to send and receive SMS without any charges. Whatsapp has one of largest active user base of 300 million and around 20 million in alone India. WhatsApp

Videocon launches gesture controlled smartphone for Rs 10,499

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Mini Soji

Videocon Mobile Phones launched a smartphone, Infinium Graphite, with gesture control feature at a price of Rs.10,499. The intelligent sense feature facilitates function such as ‘auto answer’ to answer calls in proximity to ears, ‘auto switch speaker’ feature that automatically

Apple and Facebook will pay for female employees to freeze their eggs

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Sibi Antony

Facebook and Apple are making it easier for female employees to delay having kids and focus on their careers instead. Both companies have now offered to pay to freeze their eggs. Many tech companies offer wild perks such as unlimited

Twitter Tweets Start to Sing Stream Music, Audio via SoundCloud Tie-up

Posted on October 17, 2014 by sherly

Twitter began letting people instantly listen to music and other audio by clicking on tweets from the popular messaging service. The new Twitter Audio Card feature, launched on Thursday in partnerships with SoundCloud and Apple’s iTunes store, will allow users

Twitter and others kill SSL 3.0 support after “Poodle” bug discovery

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Vineesh Mohan

Twitter has gotten rid of support for SSL 3.0 in order to disable a vulnerability. While the social network has dropped support for SSL 3.0 to improve security, it also means the site will no longer work properly in older