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Fireball flies through the sky over Norway [Amazing Photo of the Day]
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When you hear the word “fireball” what do you imagine? Wizard and witches battling for supreme dominance? Harry Potter? Hadouken? Kamehameha? Whatever “fireball” may remind you of, we can all agree fireballs aren’t actually real — at least not in the magical sense. Or are they?
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Read More »YouTube modifies content removal system to be more pro-user, gives us hope in the age of excessive copyright claims
YouTube has a system in place called ‘Content ID’ which provides content/copyright owners an automated way to force the removal of YouTube videos (or monetization of the videos) that contain copyrighted audio or video. Up until now, it was very hard to fight back when your YouTube video was removed [...]
Read More »MPAA chief wants everyone to know four-strikes-you-are-out anti-piracy scheme lives on, even if SOPA and PIPA are dead
Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA) are two acts that were proposed in the United States Congress as an attempt to fight online piracy. Because of their ruthless nature, the acts met with a lot of backlash from now only Web 2.0 companies but also many [...]
Read More »[Chrome, Opera] No need for a real keyboard if you have Virtual Keyboard (by Google)
If you are on a touchscreen device, or don’t like your physical keyboard on a non-touch machine, then having an onscreen keyboard is a good idea. Virtual Keyboard by Google gives you that ability in Chrome or Opera with very little fuss.[...]
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Read More »[Chrome, FireFox] Quickly access Google websites with Google Shortcuts
If you use a lot of Google products then Google Shortcuts is for you. It lets you quickly get to all of your favorite Google sites.
What is it and what does it do
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Google Shortcuts provides a toolbar or drop-down menu (you pick) that lets you quickly [...]
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If you don’t like all of those annoying YouTube annotations that most YouTube producers love to add do their videos, then YouTube Hide Annotations is for you.[iPhone, iPad] Cooliris provides a better way to view your photos
The native photos app in the iPhone/iPad is simple and elegant. But this classic look tends to be boring after using it for some time. You might even envy your buddy with a Galaxy or Xperia because of their amazing gallery apps. Now, prepare to show off your gallery to [...]
[iPhone, iPad] Quickly note down ideas or reminders with Catch Notes
Catch Notes from Catch.com enables you to quickly jot down your ideas and capture them for later. Never forget that “eureka” moment again, with Catch Notes.
What is it and what does it do
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Catch Notes is basically a note taking app where you can store any [...]
Read More »1 out of 7 people in the world (aka 1 billion people) use Facebook
The human population of Earth is estimated at just under 7 billion. (to be exact, the World Bank estimated our population at 6,973,738,433 in 2011.) 1 billion of these 7 billion humanoids are “actively” using Facebook. Wow.
In an interview with TODAY, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, dropped the bombshell:[...]
Read More »Run Firefox OS on your computer using r2d2b2g, a convenient Firefox add-on
Firefox OS is Mozilla’s attempt at an HTML5-powered mobile operating system. There are already ways to test Firefox OS on your desktop but all those ways are extremely complicated to setup. So a Mozilla developer put together r2d2b2g, a Firefox add-on that allows users to easily test Firefox OS [...]
Read More »[iPhone, iPad] Quickly type words by swiping with Swype Input Method
One of the innovative features introduced by Android is the swipe input method. Some love it while some hate it. If you are of the former group, the app Swipe Input Method – Swipe to Type is for you. But after using this app, you might shift to the latter![...]
Presidential debates = bickering [Comic]
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Those astute political fellows among us know a presidential debate took place between President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. While the debates may be enlightening for some, those that don’t care much for politics typically don’t pay any attention. In fact, the latter may agree with the following comic. Check [...]
Read More »Would you work in an office designed like this? [Amazing Photo of the Day]
![Would you work in an office designed like this? [Amazing Photo of the Day]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2012/10/sqare_office_in_sf-290x160.jpg)
Most of us are middle class folk who work for a living. Between us, people hold various difference types of jobs but the lionshare of the jobs we hold are probably office-related — work we do at an office. Seeing as we spend so much time at work, it would [...]
Read More »[iPhone, iPad] Give your photos a twisty caption with I’d Cap That
You might have guessed by the name of the app — I’d Cap That — that this app allows you to add your own caption to your photos. If so, you got it wrong. Actually all the captioning is done by the app itself and not by us. The app [...]
[iPhone] Watch YouTube videos with Play Tube
YouTube is the largest video sharing site in the world — 6 hrs of content is uploaded each minute to YouTube. With the ever-shining YouTube on one hand and the removal of native YouTube app from iOS 6 on the other, YouTube apps have sprouted in the App Store like [...]
[iPhone, iPad] InstaCollage lets you merge and create collages with images
With the Instagram waves hitting the shores, a large number of similar and supporting apps like Viddy, Textagram, etc. were born. Another one of these babies is InstaCollage Pro – Pic Frame & Pic Caption for Instagram FREE.
What is it and what does it do
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FTC takes aim at fake tech support from India, shuts down more scareware operations
Yesterday we learned Innovative Marketing, a firm that developed scareware programs, has to pay a fine of $163 million. In the comments of the article, Rob mentioned another scareware scam — “tech support” calling up people, telling them there are issues with their computers, and charging them for the privilege [...]
Read More »Samsung says foreman of the jury is a liar, wants a retrial [Apple vs Samsung]
What happens when an entity loses a court battle in the United States? They appeal, of course. When Samsung lost Apple v Samsung and was handed a $1 billion fine in late August, we knew they would appeal. To no one’s surprise, appeal they have. What is a bit surprising, [...]
Read More »The dangers of opening too many tabs in your browser [Comic]
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Tabs were invented to help make our browsing easier. For some people, like myself, they have actually made our browsing more hectic because we feel the urge to keep opening tabs and opening tabs and opening tabs and opening tabs… you get the picture. If you are one of those [...]
Read More »Amazing photo of a goat-shaped aurora borealis over Greenland [Amazing Photo of the Day]
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Here on dotTech we have featured a photo of an aurora borealis before, and we aren’t strangers to odd phenomenon in the sky, dragons or otherwise. Despite all the exposure we have to amazing photos, the photo I have to share with you today might shock you.
The following is [...]
Read More »[iPhone, iPad] Turn your videos and photos into movies with Splice Video Editor
As the name suggests, Splice Video Editor helps to edit videos on your iPhone and, unlike the name suggests, Splice does more than just trimming and joining your video. Surely, you are not going to make a Martin Scorsese from your videos, but you get what you need.[...]
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Read More »Use the ‘define’ keyword on Google to quickly learn the meaning and proper spelling of a word [Tip]
Yesterday I posted a tip about how Google is the best spell checker, ever. As is typical of dotTechies, some of you posted tips related to using Google for spell checking purposes. One of these very useful tips is to use ‘define’ as a modifier for your search query.
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Read More »Court orders developer of scareware programs to pay $163 million
In this day and age, most semi-tech savvy computer users know what scareware is. For those that don’t, scareware is not malware, per se, but it is software that make you think like you have a problem on your computer (when you actually don’t) and charge you a large sum [...]
Read More »[iPhone, iPad] Pulse News brings you news, blog, and magazine feeds in one app with a beautiful interface
Are you crazy about certain niches like sports or technology or current affairs? Do you wake up in the morning and surf the web to read all the stories you can find? Do you want to keep updated about news at all times? Take a breath, because Pulse News[...]
[Firefox, Internet Explorer] Download videos, remove ads, and more with YouTube Enhancer Plus
If you are anything like me, you don’t have a satellite or cable TV service; you most likely get your entertainment from sites like YouTube. If you are in this category, or if you like to watch lots of YouTube videos, then YouTube Enhancer Plus is for you.[...]
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Read More »Apple pulls another Jobs, tells iPhone 5 owner an obvious camera defect is “normal”
Unfortunately for Apple, quality control on the iPhone 5 has fallen short of spectacular with iPhone 5 owners complaining of many issues ranging from scratches and scuffs on brand new phones to light leaks on screens to purple “halo” effects on photos taken with the camera. And that isn’t even [...]
Read More »Samsung officially sues Apple over iPhone 5, junction on Galaxy Tab 10.1 is lifted [Apple vs Samsung]
We knew it was coming and it has arrived: Samsung has officially included the iPhone 5 in a lawsuit against Apple. In the lawsuit Samsung alleges the iPhone 5, among other Apple products, infringes on eight Samsung patents. As ArsTechnica points out, two of these patents relate to cell phone [...]
Read More »Google withdraws complaint against Apple in ITC, is no longer trying to ban iDevices from the United States
Well now, what do we have here. In August Google’s subsidiary Motorola Mobility filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission alleging Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices infringe on seven of Motorola’s patents. This complaint gained particular attention not only because it was, more or less, Google’s first offensive [...]
Read More »[iPhone, iPad] SeizeTheDay is a simple to-do list app
Need a way to keep up with tasks and be reminded when they are due? Seize your life day by day with the simple, free to-do list app, SeizeTheDay.
What is it and what does it do
Main Functionality
SeizeTheDay is a task tracking app that brings today’s tasks [...]
Read More »[Firefox] Tab Badge puts new message notifications for e-mail accounts and social networks in your tab
In the age of e-mail and social networks, we are often bombarded with new messages, may those be e-mails, Wall posts, or tweets. In fact, we get so many messages it can often be hard to keep track of the new ones. That is where Tab Badge comes in.[...]
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Read More »Google is the best spell checker around, use it when you cannot spell a word [Tip]
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I am notoriously bad at spelling. I heavily depend on spell check when writing articles. Most of the times, the spell checker built into WordPress and Firefox work well enough. However, there are times that I have absolute no idea about how to spell a word, so I sound it [...]
Read More »Wikipedia makes us more intelligent [Comic]
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Wikipedia is the world’s largest free encyclopedia. In fact I would venture to say it is the world’s largest encyclopedia period, free and paid. Aside from being filled with information, what makes Wikipedia great is it is literally accessible at your finger tips — simply open up your browser and [...]
Read More »Stunning photo of the Earth’s skyline and the Moon, as seen from space [Amazing Photo of the Day]
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Today could be considered a space day here on dotTech. Aside from the space we are providing you for the next few days (see what I did there?), we have posted about a space video and will now show you an awesome shot of space.
The following is a stunning [...]
Read More »See what an astronaut sees from space in this voice-narrated video
We have already seen a time-lapse video of the space, as seen from the International Space Station. Today I have another space video to show you, although of a different kind.
The following video is of the view astronauts have of Earth from the International Space Station. What makes this [...]
Read More »There will be less activity on dotTech for the next few days
Hey dotTechies,
I just wanted to give everyone a heads-up that there will be less activity on dotTech for the next few days as I assemble a new team of superheroes. This is, of course, temporary and I see us back at full throttle by the weekend at the latest.[...]
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