Google launched WebP to outdo JPEG. Now a new version is designed to take on another dominant graphics format on the Web, PNG. WebP is based on the open-source compression technology used in Google’s WebM video encoding technology, and with it, Google hopes to reduce Web page file sizes and thereby speed up the Net. [...]

Adobe Systems just crippled Flash Player, but it hasn’t put the browser plug-in out of its misery. Today, Adobe confirmed that it’s extinguishing the Flash Player plug-in for mobile devices. The move came as a surprise, given how hard Adobe worked to develop and promote the software and given that a key benefit of Flash [...]

Windows 7 is a good operating system right out of the box, but tweaking some of the settings and using keyboard shortcuts can enhance the Windows experience. Here are seven useful Windows tips and tricks to help you get more out of Windows 7: 1. Bypass the Recycle Bin The Windows Recycle Bin is a [...]

Growl, a widely used open-source notification tool that lets Mac OS X applications tell users about events such as incoming instant messages, is no longer free. And not everybody is happy about that. Starting with version 1.3, Growl became a $1.99 purchase. Growl developer Chris Forsythe described the changes this way yesterday: Growl as a [...]

Fedora Linux version 16 (code name “Verne”) has been released and available for download ( jump to download link ). Fedora Linux is a community-based Linux distribution which is sponsored by Red Hat, Inc. This release is dedicated to Dennis Ritchie, who co-invented Unix and the C language. Fedora is considered as the third most [...]

These are instructions on how to perform a semi tethered jailbreak of your iOS 5 iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. A semi-tethered jailbreak is an interim solution which solves the problem of being unable to reboot with a tethered jailbreak. The semi tethered jailbreak by BigBoss will allow you to reboot on the road, but [...]

Our FAQ section is updated in last few days with new howtos: Lighttpd: network.c:483: error: ‘EC_KEY’ undeclared (first use in this function) Error and Solution memcached: Failed To Set rlimit For Open Files Error and Solution Mplayer Shuffle Command: Play Files In Random Order Bash Shell: Find Out If a Variable Is Set or Not [...]

In addition to announcing stellar iPhone 4S sales, Apple also revealed today that iOS 5 and iCloud are off to a running start. According to the company, 25 million people are already using iOS 5, even though this version of the mobile operating system launched just last week. In addition, Apple’s iCloud, a cloud-based data [...]

Microsoft has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype Global, giving the software company a major foothold in the growing market for Internet telephony services. “Skype is a phenomenal product and brand that is loved by hundreds of millions of people around the world,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in a statement late last night. [...]

Ubuntu Linux (a GNU/Linux-based computer operating system) version 11.10 has been released and available for download. The new release includes some enhancements to make your experience even more enjoyable. The Default user interface is set to unity shell on top of GNOME 3.x. However, you will get a 2D version of Unity as a fallback [...]