After launching their much awaited operating system, Google launched a new free DNS service – called Google Public DNS – Google now thinks they can make the internet a very fast place. For those who aren’t familiar with DNS, Google offers you an explanation.
Most of us aren’t familiar with DNS because it’s often handled automatically by our Internet Service Provider (ISP), but it provides an essential function for the web. You could think of it as the switchboard of the Internet, converting easy-to-remember domain names – e.g., www.google.com – into the unique Internet Protocol (IP) numbers – e.g., 74.125.45.100 – that computers use to communicate with one another.
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If you already hooked with Linux, the release of Fedora’s latest version 12, code-named Constantine, might get you even more hooked. Fixes and features include better Blue-tooth reception, latest network and chat apps, improved CPU and GPU performance. For the full list of fixes and changes you can refer to Fedora’s full documentation .
Fedora 12 is a free download, works on Intel and Power PC-based systems. Give it a go, just grab a Live CD or USB image.
Fedora 12 (release notes) [Fedora Project]
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Novell-backed project the OpenSUSE has its latest offering the OpenSUSE 11.2 sporting sleek and snazzy looking KDE 4.3 . Also the latest version of the popular GNOME desktop 2.28 is integrated alongside a brand new theme, with improvements including GNOME’s Webcam and video applications and many other improvements. Also included is the latest version of OpenOffice.org 3.1 .
OpenSUSE 11.2 is available for download for free, hit the download link below.
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This is something I have been thinking of owning. You operating a computer system from/with your sixth sense. Pretty cool eh? MIT student Pranav Mistry wants everyone to build it themselves to enjoy it instead of marketing it and waiting for the market to accept it.
Pranav doesn’t want his invention to comply with some ‘corporate policy’ and wants people to immediately start working on their own sixth sense prototypes.
The sixth sense system consists of a camera and projector that will hang around your neck. The camera which is connected to a PC with internet connection will record your hand gestures and acts accordingly.
Pushkar
Facebook has rolled out its much awaited new feature of tagging people. Lets just say Twitter is happy with this and just to make it a tad different from them, Facebook has removed the mention of ‘@’ symbol. Otherwise, its all the same.
Instead of you having to remember the person’s name (like in Twitter), here all you have to do is remember the first letter and Facebook lets down an auto-suggestion box for you to choose from. This new feature not only allows you to tag friends but also groups, events, meetups and lot more.
Pushkar
Thats right. Another real life contraption to relate yourself with exciting virtual world called gaming. Mr.Nintendo DS Lite is the ambassador this time. NAMCO BANDAI have announced that they will ship ‘Easy Piano’ which gives the gamers to learn some real piano. Really.
The 8 Note full octave keyboard lets you play the keyboard quite enthusiastically. You can switch between modes like ‘Learn’, ‘Play Along’ and ‘Create Your Own Compostion’.
Easy Piano will offer 40 of the most awesomest tracks in the world. And you can play along with different difficulty modes.
Pushkar
The Nokia N97 is soon going to be launched around june 2nd.
The June launch is something we’ve been hearing quite often, but the hype surrounding this device has greatly decreased, since all major websites started criticizing the handset’s CPU. We’re dealing with a processor that’s a tad over 400 MHz and doesn’t do multitasking, but otherwise the N97 is quite a decent smartphone, with pretty hot features.
The N97 should be available in the next weeks for $699, although the actual price might be a bit lower than this.
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