Google Search Gets Improved Dictionary Definitions With Sample Sentences, Synonyms, Translations And Usage Stats
Here is a small but cool update to Google Search: Google’s dictionary definitions — which you can invoke by using a query like “define crunch ” — now feature significantly more information about virtually every word in its catalog. The update, Google says,
Facebook Wants to Get the Entire World on the Internet :: TheMech.in
In either a selfless bid to change the world or an unsurprising play to get another billion users on Facebook, good ol’ Zuckerberg has announced a new initiative called Internet.org that teams up Facebook with Samsung, Nokia, Qualcomm and Ericsson to
Battery-free Wireless Devices Let You Send Texts After Your Phone Dies
We’re one step closer to a true internet of things with the development of new technology that lets devices communicate with each other using existing TV and Wi-Fi signals. The most impressive part? They don’t require batteries. A team of researchers from
Android grabs 80 percent of global smartphone market in Q2 2013
There are a ton of studies about smartphones done every month, but here’s an interesting one. A study by Strategy Analytics has found that Android is the most dominant operating system on smartphones in the world. The study states that around 80
Windows XP Secrets
Notepad Secrets Create a log Open Notepad On the very first line, type in “.LOG” (without quotes) then press Enter for a new line Now you can type in some text if you want, then save the file. Next time when you
How to Get Movies, Music, and More From Your Mobile Device to Your TV
There’s not much your phone or tablet can’t do these days, beyond maybe displaying their troves of mobile content on a screen larger than 10 inches. But that’s what televisions are for. And, with one of these five methods, you’ll be able
NASA’s 3D-Printed Rocket Injector Test: A Beautiful Inferno
NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne tested their first 3D-printed rocket engine injector today. What you see above is the little guy passing the test with flying-and flaming-colors. Success is a beautiful thing. The process used to create the injector, which NASA likes
For Just $250 a Week You Can Rent Your Very Own Satellite
On August 4, a resupply mission is scheduled to take off for the International Space Station carrying a satellite for hire with it. It’s actually a nanosatellite, since it’s only 10 centimeters wide, and it’s yours to use if you’ve got
How computers have revolutionised our cars
Computer modelling is becoming an increasingly important part of car design, chopping testing times down to a fraction of what they were and enabling engineers to innovate and tinker with greater ease. In fact, Mercedes-Benz performed computer modelling to test solutions for
Facebook directed to prominently say kids younger than 13 years not allowed
The Delhi High Court Tuesday asked social networking site Facebook to upload a disclaimer on its home page that children below the age of 13 years cannot open an account on it. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice B.D. Ahmed