Demonoid is Dead – Site Pulled down by CRIA
This is shocking isn’t it. The Biggest loss to the Bit Torrent world is here. Demonoid is dead and is no longer available for anyone in the world. The CRIA managed to put pressure on the company renting servers to Demonoid and its been pulled down. Here is what the message on the site reads : The CRIA threatened the company renting the servers to us, and because of this it is not possible to keep the site online. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding. This is... Read The Rest →
Apple Releases iPhone 1.1.2 Update
The Cat and Mouse game is on, and this time its Apple that’s got the upper hand over the Hackers. Apple has just released the firmware update to Apple iPhone. The latest firmware version is 1.1.2. The iPod hasn’t got a firmware update as yet, and it looks like Touch users will have to wait for some time. You can download the ipsw file directly from Apple or upgrade straight in iTunes. The documentation is available on the Apple Site here. Preliminary reports from people who have upgraded to the... Read The Rest →
Rumor : Digg May be for Sale
The Rumor mills are at work again, and this time its Digg which is making the rounds. Apparently Digg is up for sale for about $300 Million. Valleywag editor Owen Thomas tells that "a source rules out all the big Internet players–not Microsoft, not Google, not Yahoo, not News Corp.," and that CBS had "taken itself out of the running." Thomas also went on to speculate who the actual buyers might be, and he thinks it might be the New York Times, or the Washington Post. The reason you are... Read The Rest →
Google Announces Mobile OS Android
Rumors about Google making a mobile phone have been floating around the internet for quite some time now. But after repeated denials by Google regarding the making of a phone. Google decided to launch Android the next generation Mobile OS that encourages an open environment, where the customer is the real king and not the service providers.. Android is a stripped down version of Linux, and it will be available under the very popular Apache Software Licence. By Being open source, I am sure Android will appeal to a large... Read The Rest →
Joost to have Chat thanks to Meebo
The Hottest Online Video Startup in town just got a little more hotter. Lets say its burning hot right now. Joost has just announced integration with Meebo to provide inline Chat into the Joost software that is installed on millions of PC’s worldwide. If you are a Meebo user, then you can chat within Joost to your buddies on Yahoo, AIM, Gtalk etc.. which means no more shuffling between your favorite messenger software and Joost, the best thing to happen to Online TV.. For the time being the Meebo integration... Read The Rest →
Reliance Partners with Microsoft to Introduce IPTV in India
A Lot of Indians have been waiting for ages for IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) to be introduced in India, but finally the wait is now Over. Reports have surfaced regarding a partnership of Reliance Communication and Microsoft to introduce IPTV in India Reliance Communication will invest about US$ 500 Million in this joint venture. IPTV will first be launched in Mumbai and then Delhi by 2008. IPTV is a technology that makes TV interactive and enabled the user to connect their Internet to TV. Thus you can record programme, as... Read The Rest →
Microsoft Comes up with a Google Gears Competitor
Well Microsoft has finally come up with a product that potentially looks like a competitor to Google Gears that was launched earlier this year. Dubbed as Microsoft Sync Framework it will help developers take their web services and Databases offline to work in an environment without being connected to the internet. The Framework will offer P2P synchronization of any file type, including contacts, music, videos, images and settings, and provides built-in support for synchronizing relational databases, NTFS/FAT file systems an RSS feeds. According to Microsoft, “The advantage of a synchronization-based... Read The Rest →
Take Amazing Screenshots in Firefox Using Fireshot
If you are a person who is regularly taking screenshots to share your screen with others then Fireshot is for you. There are variety of tools available in the market that allow you to take screenshots, but Fireshot stands out with its unique Image Annotation capabilities. Fireshot adds a toolbar to your Firefox Browser that allows you to take screenshots confidently from your Browser Window. Once you’ve taken the screenshot, the screenshot is displayed in a new window along with tools for adding text, transparent shapes you can use to... Read The Rest →
[How To] Share Starred Items in Google Reader
Google Reader by default allows you to share items that you mark as shared while reading your feeds. But I don’t use the share feed feature but instead I star the items that I like. I was always looking for a way to share the Starred items in Google Reader, but thanks to Tech Recipes I found a simple way of sharing my Starred feed items. If you want to do the same, then read on.. Sharing the starred items isn’t that difficult, the only problem is that the... Read The Rest →
I'm Looking for Advertisers
I’m looking for a few advertisers to keep this blog running and cover up my hosting expenses. Before I tell you what kind of Advertisers I’m looking for let me tell you something about this blog, dailyApps is over 3 months old and is one the fastest growing tech blogs in the blogosphere. It is highly ranked in Technorati, and has broken into Technorati Top 10k in a space of 3 months which I believe is a commendable achievement. Readers of dailyApps are the people who are Tech Savvy and... Read The Rest →
