What is Cyber Security… You may have heard about malware, viruses, firewalls, hacking and protecting consumer data. Maybe you’ve have read headlines about HeartBleed, POODLE, ShellShock and other odd names. But what is cyber security as a whole, and what does it have to do with these new stories? What does it mean for us…
Have you got your hands on your favorite gadget, but there’s this pesky little thing that’s not letting you fully enjoy it: the fact that it’s network locked? Whether you got your Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge from a different carrier for a smaller price, or you want to travel with it and can’t…
The electronic SIM is likely the future for GSM-based smartphones. The ability to immediately transfer service from one handset to another without having to carry a SIM card, which may or may not fit in another device properly, is one of the selling points for the upcoming technology. The tech won’t likely be available for…
Microsoft’s Windows App Team today announced the availability of a Facebook SDK for Windows App Development. This will allow app developers to include various Facebook functions in their apps. The SDK supports Universal Apps both on the desktop and on mobile devices for Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10. Developers can now incorporate…
Top Search Engine Optimization Techniques Search Engine Optimization is a very hot topic on the World Wide Web. After all, everybody wants to rank higher and come up on the first page of Google search and get more traffic. Sometimes it is easy to get carried away with SEO though. In my opinion, the best…
HTML5 Datalist is a new html tag shipped with HTML5 specification. HTML5 Datalist can be used to create a simple poor man’s Autocomplete feature for a webpage. In this tutorial we will go through the basics of HTML5 Datalist tag and check some quick examples of autocomplete. Introduction to HTML5 Datalist tag As part of…
The Android One program targets consumers in emerging markets who are looking for smartphones with an untainted Android experience, devoid of the typical bloatware and customizations that they can expect from major vendors like Samsung. At the same time, Android One is also about offering that vanilla Android experience in an affordable package, so that…
CakePHP, CodeIgniter, and Laravel are all great frameworks in their own rights. They each have their pros and cons which I will cover here. Bear in mind that these are my opinions and forming your own by messing a bit with them is always the best policy.
On July 29, Microsoft will officially release Windows 10, but nine days beforehand, on July 20, the company will launch the final version of its Visual Studio 2015 software development tools. Microsoft will also make Team Foundation Server 2015 and .NET 4.6 available for download on July 20. Visual Studio is used by millions of developers around the…
Microsoft has launched a new app called Calls+ that allows you to configure call forwarding and call waiting on your Windows Phone. You have the option of enabling call forwarding when you’re unreachable, don’t answer or when you’re busy. Also included is functionality to configure settings for two cellular networks should you be using a…