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Adding Taranfx Blog to your RSS reader

Monday, March 30th, 2009 | Author: admin

Many of you have asked this, here it is.

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/taranfx

Will be adding link to Subscribe to rss on sidebar too. Happy Blogging

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Category: RSS | Tags: Adding rss, RSS, subscribe, Taranfx Blog, technology blog, your RSS reader | View Comments

Conficker worm might have originated from China

Monday, March 30th, 2009 | Author: admin

There’s been a lot of fuss about theConficker worm. However, there is a $250,000 question: the origin of the virus.

This is the amount Microsoft is putting up as a reward for any information leading to an arrest related to the case. Folks at BKIS, a Vietnamese security firm that makes the BKAV antivirus software, announced Monday that they found clues that the virus may have originated from China. Previously, there were rumors that it might have been from Russia or Europe.

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Category: Worms/viruses | Tags: china, conflicker, origin, worm | View Comments

Study: Video game play may improve eyesight

Monday, March 30th, 2009 | Author: admin

Playing action video games may help adults improve their eyesight, according to a study released Sunday.

A new study finds that playing action video games such as “Call of Duty 2″ can help improve eyesight.

(Credit: Activision)

People who used a video-game training program saw improvements in their contrast sensitivity, or the ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray, according to a study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience. The training could be beneficial to people who have amblyopia–commonly known as .. Read Further »

Category: Gaming | Tags: eyesight, game, may improve, play, Video | View Comments

Skype for iPhone: It’s official

Monday, March 30th, 2009 | Author: admin

Inside Skype for iPhone–photos

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Category: WiFi, iPhone News, Jailbreak, Unlock Guides, Hacks, wireless | Tags: iPhone News, Jailbreak, Unlock Guides, Hacks, official, Skype, voip, WiFi | View Comments

Fake it till you Make IT

Sunday, March 29th, 2009 | Author: admin

World is a big cane,
Gives you things to blame
For those who are not so smart,
feels like a shame for art!

Everything we do, whatever we do, is for profit,
You may fake it, till you make it,
but u know there’s just one thing,
its about NOT touching the ring…
coz you are not afraid of the king.

The day u`ll realize the the role of your soul,
it shows the .. Read Further »

Category: Poetry | Tags: fake, fake it till you make it, IT - Information Technology, make It, poem, poet, Poetry | View Comments

Tesla prototypes First sports car

Friday, March 27th, 2009 | Author: admin

Courtesy Tesla Motors

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Category: Cars, Concept | Tags: Cars, First, prototypes, sports, Tesla | View Comments

WWDC2009: June 8th, let the rumors begin

Friday, March 27th, 2009 | Author: admin

Yesterday, Apple announced that Worldwide Developer Conference 2009 will commence June 8 in San Francisco. Will Apple release the next iPhone that day? I doubt it.

But there will be scads and scads of speculation about the iPhone when Apple observers should really be asking what the event means for Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard.

GOT A TIP OR RUMOR?

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Category: Apple, Laptop, Netbooks, Windows 7, iPhone 3GS, iPhone News, Jailbreak, Unlock Guides, Hacks, macbook | Tags: 2009, Apple, iPhone News, Jailbreak, Unlock Guides, Hacks, leopard, mac os, steve jobs, wwdc | View Comments

Crisis Call: Is Sony Ericsson Heading for Divorce?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 | Author: admin

The joint venture in mobile phones is dragging on both parents and needs a lot of cash. Can Ericsson let it go? Could Sony afford control?

http://images.businessweek.com/story/09/370/0325_sony.jpg

Sometimes it’s easier to stay in a troubled marriage than to undergo a costly and messy separation. Consider Sony Ericsson, the world’s fifth-largest maker of mobile phones. The eight-year-old joint venture between Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony (SNE) and Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (.. Read Further »

Category: Sony | Tags: ericsson, Sony | View Comments

Google changes search results, now includes semantics

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 | Author: admin

Mountain View (CA) – Google is working hard to deliver the highest level of quality where their search results are concerned. The company is now employing a semantic search technology, altering the existing algorithm in an attempt to make Google’s suggestions more relevant.

In the past, the search engine relied on the analysis of keywords to conduct searches. The search engine was not capable of deciphering the meaning of words in effort to .. Read Further »

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How likely is your software to survive the recession?

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | Author: admin

TechRepublic guest post via Chad Perrin. A recession economy can affect more than just your employerâ€™s revenue stream; it can also affect the software you use. Itâ€™s time to start thinking about how to minimize any negative effects that may have on your systemsâ€™ security. You can find more posts like this on TechRepublicâ€™s security blog.

In todayâ€™s recession economy, IT industry companies may run into financial trouble. Many smaller software vendors are likely to fail or get swallowed up by larger vendors that have a different vision for the software they provide. Even larger organizations may cut major product lines, or perhaps even disappear entirely, if .. Read Further »

Category: recession | Tags: recesion, software | View Comments