ICICI Bank phishing scam hits again

icici phishing Phishing is nothing but a technique used to commit online fraud to steal personal and confidential information (Identity Theft) which includes credit card number, bank details including password and account information, passport information etc. ICICI bank which is one of the most leading banks in India is being targeted more often than any other in the country. Today I too received an email which is part of the phishing scam and liked to share it with you guys.

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July 13th, 2009 | 3 Comments

Its time to get a name for your Face

facebook Facebook is one of the most popular social networking sites with over more than 200 million active users worldwide. This weekend millions of Facebook users will be fighting up to  get a unique username for themselves for their profile making it easier for members to be located online. The web address for member’s profile or groups will contain the username going forward replacing the numeric id’s to easily direct friends, family, and co-workers to your profile.

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June 11th, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The great Google collapse

google error How many of us can imagine a day without Google ? Web users have already given a taste of life without Google last night as the Internet Search Engine giant experienced some serious technical problems which took them out of service for couple of hours. Lot of bloggers have already dubbed this incident as ‘Great Google Failure 2009’, ‘GoogleFail’, 5/14 etc. Google experienced a similar failure sometime back in February which was popularly mocked as Gfail. Popular Google services including Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google News either performed sluggishly or unavailable to users from Europe and US affecting millions.

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May 15th, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Refine your search with Google Wonder Wheel

blogging-wonder-wheel Google has unveiled new Aussie-developed search technology that makes it easier to find answers to queries when users are not sure about what they are looking for. The new “Wonder Wheel” option has been included in the results page with the search options link. This new wonder wheel allows user to view forums, video and review related to the search or displaying pages updated in the last 24 hours, week or later. The new Google search options were officially announced at the at the Searchology event on 12th of May.

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May 15th, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Google rolls out star gazing app for Android phones

sky-map-prototype Google Earth is now getting better by allowing users to identify stars and planets in the sky during night user their Android-powered mobile phone using a Google application. The application for Android was initially said to be named as Star Droid which uses the camera in your mobile but Google Official Blog mentions it as Google Sky Map and it doesn’t use the camera. Google Sky Map turns your Android-powered mobile phone into a dynamic window on the night sky. The new Google Sky Map technology makes use of the Android’s GPS systems to identify the position of the user and compares this with existing maps of space. The application then automatically attaches name tags to the stars, planets and constellations through a specially constructed map giving you a whole new sky mapping experience.

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May 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments