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Spoof SMS Service. Send anonymous SMS from any number or name - SMSGang.com Google Buzz: What It Means for Twitter and Facebook GMAIL USERS: You can now follow Mashable's official Google Buzz profile here: So far, Google has failed to launch a successful social web product to U.S. Internet users. Orkut has taken off in including Brazil and India, but not in North America. Is Buzz — Google's new Twitter and Facebook-like social stream — the product that's going to win Google a dominant — or at least prominent — place in the social web? That all depends. We ought to consider the consequences of Buzz's relationships with Twitter and Facebook. Google Buzz and Twitter: Probable Peaceful Partners When you post a new tweet using Twitter, Google can import that tweet and send it out to your Buzz followers with the rest of your Buzz updates. However, you won't be able to publish out to Twitter using Buzz, which makes this all seem less useful. That's disappointing, but it's no where near as disappointing as Buzz's completely nonexistent relationship with Facebook.

Sci-fi illustrations by Shigeru Komatsuzaki Here is a collection of sci-fi illustrations by the prolific Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915-2001), whose fantastic work appeared on plastic model kit boxes and in magazines and picture books in the 1960s to 1970s. Click the "+" under each image for a larger view. The Missiler, 1970 [+] Giant Shocker Machine, 1975 [+] Space colony, 1980 [+] Crawler, 1968 [+] Mobile marine airport, 1980 [+] Tokyo volcano, ca. 1965 Attack Boy, 1970 [+] Undersea super tunnel, 1981 [+] SHADO-mobile, ca. 1970 [+] UFO, ca. 1970 [+] Solar City, 1982 [+] Thunderbird 1, 1964 [+] Thunderbird 2, 1964 [+] Thunderbird 3, 1964 [+] Thunderbird ships, 1964 [+] Rikishi Boy, 1970 [+] Frog car boat, 1961 [+] Baron car boat, 1961 [+] Highway rescue boat, 1981 [+] Space train, 1981 Moon bus [+] Air car [+] HariHari, 1970 [+] Sea monster battle, 1954 [+] The Mole (Jet-Mogura Tank), 1968 [+] Thunderbird 6 - Sky-Ship 1, 1968 [+] Thunderbird Mars Explorer - Zero X, 1967 [+] Proteus Bluebird CN7, 1963 [+] Long John - Spirit of America, 1963 [+]

L'internet sans internet c'est par ici Avec son service SMSGyan, cette start-up indienne a créé un moteur de recherche offline qui permet aux personnes sans accès internet de faire des recherches basées sur des mots-clés, via SMS. L’Inde a toujours été reconnue comme étant des pays les plus actifs et avancés au monde en matière de sciences informatiques. Mais c’est aussi un pays qui abrite une populations parmi les plus pauvres de la planète. Certains modèles de business initiés dans ce pays peuvent être profitables aux 4 milliards de personnes qui, selon l’ONU, ne seront pas encore connectées à internet, d’ici 2014. Nous avons récemment évoqué la start-up U2opia, qui utilise la technologie USSD pour connecter les téléphones basiques à Facebook. SMSGyan ne s’éloigne pas de cette vision « internet pour tout le monde ». Au cours de sa keynote par Skype, lors de la conférence Wired 2013, Deepak Ravindran, co-fondateur de la start-up, a expliqué : (Source : TNW) Image : Pixabay

Watch How to Spy on a Mobile Phone, EASY MUST SEE via YouTube Online About Movies How many times have you sat down for the evening, gotten comfortable with your drink and your lounge pants, only to discover there are no good movies on? For most people, it happens frequently, especially if you are not a fan of sporting events or a reality show junkie. Finding a movie to watch through Yidio is very easy to do. By Genre Are you a fan of dramas? By Rating If the family is all available to sit down and watch a flick, you might want to choose a G rated movie. By Source If you want to watch the movie immediately, it can be purchased or rented through Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Hulu, Crackle and My Lifetime. As you browse through the movie titles, once you select one it lists the brief plot, the rating, the length, the actors and the genre it belongs to. The movies spool through the computer and can be viewed on your monitor in the comfort of your home.

NetXMS — Welcome Welcome to OpenSMART Top 5 Websites To Learn How To Hack Like A Pro You might be surprised to learn just how many people want to learn how to hack. The stereotype is that of the young college guy – a computer science major for sure – who spends his evenings and weekends writing up intricate hacking scripts to break into whatever computer system he can get his hands on. The truth is that what was once a male-dominated community is fast changing into one that includes folks – men and women – from many walks of life, from many countries and with many backgrounds. A recent CNET article about DEFCON makes note of the fact that claims of sexual harassment and unwanted advances are increasing. This is the natural evolution of such communities, and in time the scales will balance and men and women will hack side by side – but when searching for places to go online to learn how to hack, it’s important to remember that because demographics and the world itself is changing, what you’ll find at most of the hacker websites are also changing significantly as well.

13 Alternative Search Engines That Find What Google Can't Advertisement R.I.P Google. What would be your first reaction if you saw this? Scared, because your life is completely enslaved to Google. Well, no one is chipping on that digital tombstone yet. But it does not mean that there is no grass outside that fence. These Search Engines Do What Google (Still) Can’t Some are worthy contenders for the second-place medallion while some are just go into those niche corners of the web. 1. Google does good for the world in its own way. Read through their FAQ where they open up about the project and also show you the progress of their planting programs. 2. Open your bag of privacy tools to add Qwant to the collection of no-tracking search engines. Even when you are connected with an ID, we don’t use any cookie nor any other tracking device when you browse the site. Local storage on your machine is used to save your settings and data. 3. Any search engine that does not store user data is always worth a try. 4. Google has some wonderful collaborative apps.

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