http://www.techxav.com Technology Magazine topics on electronics, computers, tablets, cell phones, internet, social media, education. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:09:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/22/tiger-woods/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/22/tiger-woods/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:09:19 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=8330 Since the fateful night of the "car accident" at his Florida mansion on November 27, there's been watershed of Tiger Woods stories in newspapers and on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. However, it seems that the media frenzy that surrounds his infamous scandal has disappeared and the negative events are starting to turn into positive ones. According to AppShopper, a site which lists and tracks sales of iPhone/iPod Touch apps, sales of EA's Tiger Woods PGA Tour game has increased after sliding rapidly when the scandal first broke out. The graph below shows that the PGA Tour game has reached an all-time high of #31 in the 'Category Top 100' listing in the past month. However, the scandal has resulted in a sudden drop to #84. Surprisingly, AppShopper reported a dramatic turnaround, rising to #70+.]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/22/tiger-woods/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/21/twiback/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/21/twiback/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:40:25 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=8221 How attractive your background is determines whether people will follow you (although there are much more factors such as how interesting your tweets are, etc.). However, using the same old background isn't a good idea. Once in a while, you need to change your Twitter background or profile icons so your followers won't get bored when they view your profile. If you're looking for a way to rotate your Twitter background without any much hassle, here's how to do it. TwiBack is an app that enables Twitter users to use multiple backgrounds and profile pictures and rotate them automatically. Users can upload their photos, icons, avatars, patterns, designs, background wallpapers, even advertisements and they will change automatically on Twitter's background on a specific time. This is indeed useful as you need not to head down to the "Settings" options to upload a new background anymore.]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/21/twiback/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/19/googl/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/19/googl/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:30:14 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=8139 Few days ago, Google entered the URL shortening business by introducing their latest product: Goo.gl, a URL shortening service that enables users to shorten long URLs into short ones, making it easier to share, tweet, or email to friends. It works like any other URL shortening services like Bit.ly, TinyURL, Ow.ly, etc. The Goo.gl service is currently only available on Google's Feedburner or its Browser Toolbar. So if you're just too lazy to install a two megabyte toolbar, then this is when the simple Goo.gl bookmarklet created by Matt Flaschen comes in really handy. Simply drag the bookmarklet to your preferred browser's bookmarks bar, click on it whenever you'd like to share a webpage with your friends, copy the shortened URL from the pop-up box, and you're good to go!]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/19/googl/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/18/microsoft-employee-got-fired-because-he-didnt-bing-good-enough-video/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/18/microsoft-employee-got-fired-because-he-didnt-bing-good-enough-video/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:05:21 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=8077 A Microsoft employee was laid off by Steve Ballmer because he didn't pronounce the word "Bing" in a fun way. Well, I've seriously no idea whether this is a joke or not, but it's super funny, especially the part when he demonstrates how he was asked to say "Bing" in an energetic way. Watch the video after the jump and I'm sure you'll laugh your heads off!]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/18/microsoft-employee-got-fired-because-he-didnt-bing-good-enough-video/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/17/90-of-chinese-internet-users-prefer-to-use-clones-of-popular-global-websites-2/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/17/90-of-chinese-internet-users-prefer-to-use-clones-of-popular-global-websites-2/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:04:27 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=8012 While the world goes gaga over Facebook, China's netizens swear by Kaixin. Few outside China have heard of Youku, but few within have heard of YouTube. It may be called the World Wide Web, but China's netizens live in a parallel cyber universe with a complete distinct set of clone websites they have created and embraced. The world pays with Paypal online, China uses Alipay. Millions chat online with ICQ, but Chinese prefer QQ. Baidu, which copied Google's clean-screen look, is the No. 1 search engine here, taking 60 per cent of the market. Just 25 per cent of Chinese netizens use Google, making China one of the few places on earth where the global behemoth is a loser.]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/17/90-of-chinese-internet-users-prefer-to-use-clones-of-popular-global-websites-2/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/16/virtual-lockbox/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/16/virtual-lockbox/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:55:32 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=7969 It seems that technology has now made it possible to connect and enhance human relationships into the future. Virtual LockBox is a website that functions similarly to a bank vault, allowing users to deliver contents such as image, video, audio, and document files that recipients receive in the future. It offers a safe, simple and reliable place to store and share memorabilia online. You may think that it's yet another virtual online storage system. But according to the entrepreneurs behind this start-up, it's more than that. According to Sanjay Maharai, President & CEO of Virtual LockBox, "We wanted technology to connect and enhance human relationships.]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/16/virtual-lockbox/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/16/nexus-one/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/16/nexus-one/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:25:13 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=7954 Ever since the Nexus One, or commonly known as the Google phone, was given out as a Christmas gift to Googlers working in the Googleplex located in Mountain View, California, photos and videos of the smartphone have been spread like wildfire in the blogosphere. Here's a picture featuring the Google Search homepage and its virtual QWERTY keyboard. Photo courtesy of TheNexusOne.com]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/16/nexus-one/feed/ 0 http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/14/top-10-best-and-worst-buzzed-celebrities-in-2009/ http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/14/top-10-best-and-worst-buzzed-celebrities-in-2009/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:36:58 +0000 Brad Thompson http://techxav.com/?p=7836 Zeta Interactive, a leading provider of integrated interactive services in the U.S., has released the list of the top 10 best, and worst, buzzed celebrities in 2009. The New York agency monitors over 100 billion blogs, tweets and other online posts to gauge positive and negative “buzz” about celebrities. Among the celebrities that generated the most positive comments this year include 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson, talk show host Oprah Winfrey, singer Taylor Swift, and actor Patrick Swayze. Apparently, it seems that the death can do wonders for a star's image. Both Michael Jackson and Patrick Swayze, who kicked the bucket on June 25 at age 50 and on September 14 at age 57 respectively, have managed to clinch the top few placings in the list of 'Top 10 Best Buzzed Celebrities'.]]> http://www.techxav.com/2009/12/14/top-10-best-and-worst-buzzed-celebrities-in-2009/feed/ 0