See How Many People Googled 'Sushil Kumar' after he Won Rs 5 crore on KBC !!

Windows XP Still Tops Desktop Operating System Market Share !!

Windows XP usage dips but but still won't give up its crown as the most used operating system. It is 10 years since Microsoft released the Windows XP operating system, and in those years Microsoft has tried to tempt users away with not just one, but two major OS releases, neither of which seemed to be able to pull entrenched, and mostly business, users away from XP.

Microsoft has committed to support the Windows XP OS until 2014.

Tell us in comments which Destkop OS you use ?

Half of All Spam is Relayed via Asian Computers says Sophos !!

Sophos's latest report reveals that, although the USA remains the single worst offender, Asian nations contributed a significantly higher proportion of global spam than for the same period in Q3 2010. 

During Q3 2010, Asia was responsible for 30% of all spam. The output has now increased to 50.1% from 35.1% at the beginning of 2011.

The top 12 spam relaying countries for July-September 2011

The top spam relaying continents for July - September 2011

If you want to help fight spam: Don't ever be tempted to buy anything via spam, as that's what makes it worthwhile for the spammers.

Chris Strouth Tweeted "sh*t, I need a kidney" then got one !!

Chris Strouth had been living with kidney disease for 3 years, but suddenly it was getting worse. He needed a transplant. Not knowing what else to do, he turned to Twitter and wrote:

"Sh*t, I need a kidney"

Within a few days, 19 people offered to find out if they might be a match. One of the people who replied was an acquaintance named Scott Pakudaitis, who hadn’t seen Chris in years.

After seeing the Tweet, Scott researched the procedure, talked to people who had been through it before, then decided to get tested to see if he would be a match.

When the match came back positive, he decided to donate his kidney. After the procedure, he sent a get-well-soon message to back to Strouth—on Twitter.

TRAI Raises 100 SMS Limit To 200 per Day !!

Consumers will now be able to send up to 200 SMSes per day from a SIM, as against the earlier limit of just 100 SMSes per day imposed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). 

The regulator had earlier put the cap at 100 SMS a day in a bid to tackle unwanted messages sent by telemarketers. The new change comes after various user groups expressed concern at the cap.

"The authority has received representations from some of the service providers and consumers to increase the limit of 100 SMSes per day per SIM. The authority has considered these representations and decided to increase the limit of 100 SMSes per day per SIM to 200 SMSes per day per SIM," TRAI said in a statement on Tuesday.

The new cap of 200 SMSes per SIM per day will be effective from Today.

Twitter Shows Impact of a Single Tweet by Launching Twitter Stories !!

Twitter has launched Twitter Stories, a site that shows the impact single tweet can have.

According to the official Twitter blog –

"Today we’re launching the first in a series of Twitter stories. Read about a single Tweet that helped save a bookstore from going out of business; an athlete who took a hundred of his followers out to a crab dinner; and, Japanese fishermen who use Twitter to sell their catch before returning to shore. Each story reminds us of the humanity behind Tweets that make the world smaller. "

If you  have a story than you can submit by mentioning @twitterstories or by using the hashtag#twitterstories. Include a link to a photo or video that helps illustrate your story to the world. 

All Halloween Google Doodles From 1999 - 2011.

Celebrating Halloween in Google's way, we have collected all the Halloween Google Doodle's from 1999 to 2011.

1999 

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009 Part 1

2009 Part 2

2009 Part 3

2009 Part 4

2010 Part 1

2010 Part 2

2010 Part 3

2010 Part 4

2010 Part 5

2011

This is how Google celeberates Halloween. Happy Halloween !!

Amazing Steve jobs Halloween Pumpkin by Raymond Tsai [Pic] !!

Raymond Tsai's Steve jobs Pumpkin featured in Mashable's "8 Amazing Social Media & Tech-Inspired Jack-o-Lanterns" is an incredible homage to Steve Jobs.

Happy Halloween !!