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App Piracy heaven Hackulo.us Shut down

Bhavik Solanki — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:39:47 +0000

We are informed that the infamous cracked apple apps repository http://cydia.hackulo.us has been shut down. A Message on their website states: Goodnight, sweet prince. We are very sad to announce that Hackulous is shutting down. After many years, our community has become stagnant and our forums are a bit of a ghost town. It [...]

Infographic: Patent Suits Between Mobile Industries

Smit Sanghavi — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:42:12 +0000

This info graphic from Reuters is an updated version of one the Guardian built nearly a year ago and it shows how many companies are involved in litigation over mobile patents, and how they are all interconnected. A quick look at it reveals how Apple is involved in most number of patent lawsuits and Android [...]

Yahoo uses Facebook to test six degrees of separation theory

Smit Sanghavi — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:28:47 +0000

How many people separate you from, well, me for example? Yahoo Research is testing whether the theory about six degrees of separation—that any two people can be shown to be connected through friends in six links or fewer—is true. And if you have a Facebook account, you can participate in the project, called the Small [...]

Stay Safe on Facebook: Read the Guide to Facebook Security

Smit Sanghavi — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:26:41 +0000

After the launch of Google Plus, Facebook has been going through a tough phase. One of the biggest reasons why people are opting for Google Plus, is the new social network’s better security and privacy features, compared to Facebook. The two sites may be equally good, but when it comes to security Google Plus clearly [...]

How To: Windows 8 Metro EIGHT Start Page (or New Tab Page) for Web Browsers

Smit Sanghavi — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:37:01 +0000

The Windows 8 immersive Metro UI is started to getting popular among Windows enthusiasts, who continue to transform various components to Metro stylish interface. Web browser’s start page and new tab page is the next target. A new Windows 8 Metro style HTML web page has been created to be used as the start page and/or the [...]

How To: Implement Google Instant Pages on your Website?

Smit Sanghavi — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:48:30 +0000

The chart above represents the approximate market share of different web browsers worldwide as determined by Statcounter, the web analytics service. Google Chrome continues to grow at an impressive rate and in some regions, the UK for example, Google’s browser has overtaken Firefox to take the second spot. The reason why I shared that chart [...]

Report: Eclipse is the most open project, Android the least

Smit Sanghavi — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:23:55 +0000

Vision Mobile has published a new 45-page report titled "Measuring the true openness of open source projects from Android to WebKit" (PDF, via Ars Technica). In it, the company showcases eight mobile open source projects, and rates them on a scale of openness. The group set out to research and investigate for six months. The software [...]

Sony Pictures and Sony BMG hacked, 1 million user’s details stolen

Bhavik Solanki — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:11:58 +0000

A few days ago, a hacker group known as "LulzSec" claimed that they would launch a huge attack against Sony. It appears this group was true to their word as they have just released a large cache of data that was stolen from Sony Pictures and Sony BMG. In what they are calling "Sownage", LulzSec [...]

IMEI Based Permanent Unlock for iPhone 4 & 3GS

Smit Sanghavi — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:08:24 +0000

You can now unlock iPhone 4 baseband 04.10.01, or iPhone 3GS 05.16.02 baseband. Some websites are now offering permanent unlock for iPhone, that is independent of iOS versions. Negri Elelectronics brings a new method, remotely unlocking after receiving your iPhone’s IMEI code, which is permanent and lasts through firmware updates and other software modifications. You [...]

See your Facebook Friends on a Google Map

Smit Sanghavi — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:35:44 +0000

WhereMyFriends is an interesting mashup that will show the geographic location of your Facebook friends on a Google Map. You simply connect your Facebook Account with WhereMyFriends and the app, within a minute or two, will fetch the location of all your Facebook friends and puts them on a map. You can hover or click [...]