Google has updated it’s Contacts feature. Based on user feedback, a bunch of new features has been added to Contacts. Improvements like sorting contacts by last name, keyboard shortcuts, and custom labels for phone numbers will provide a better contacts experience. Contacts work a lot more like Mail. Selecting and grouping contacts is now more like selecting and labeling email. Read more »

Love YouTube HD videos? Now, it’s time to go beyond HD! And the good news is that YouTube now supports 4K videos. At 4096 x 2304 pixels, 4K resolution is over four times the size of 1080p or full HD. The ideal screen size for a 4K video is 25 feet, which makes IMAX movies look dwarfs as they are Read more »

Running Firefox web browser version 3.6.4? Ever noticed the plugin-container.exe process? Wondering whether or not it is a safe program? Read on to know more. Firefox 3.6.4 provides uninterrupted browsing for Windows and Linux users even when there is a crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins. The crash protection in Firefox is provided by loading Read more »

Good news for Gmail users! Now you can view your .doc attachment files right in your web browser. The Google Docs viewer that allows you to view .pdf, .ppt, and .tiff files in your browser now supports Microsoft Word file formats .doc and .docx. Editions include Standard, Premier, Education and Partner Editions. The Google Docs viewer supports all languages supported Read more »

Google has moved it’s encrypted search to a new location. Now, users can access the new encrypted (SSL) search at https://encrypted.google.com. With Google encrypted search over SSL, users can have an end-to-end encrypted search solution between his/her computer and Google. This secured channel helps protect their search terms and search results pages from being intercepted by a third party. So, Read more »

Google has added another cool new feature to Gmail Labs. And this time it is Google Maps previews right in your Gmail inbox. When you get a new address in an email, what you do to find the location? You copy that address, open Google Maps and paste it in to search the location. Isn’t it? Now, with the help Read more »

Want to organize your favorite web sources in a magazine-like start page? Now you can do that with a simple Firefox add-on called Feedly. Feedly us a RSS Feed reader based on Google Reader and Twitter. Feedly is a full feature RSS reader exposed through fast/interactive magazine-like interface. It supports a wide variety of RSS and ATOM feed formats and Read more »

Popular social networking site Facebook has got a new mobile version: 0.facebook.com. And it is free! The new slimmed-down version includes all of the key features of Facebook but is optimized for mobile access and speed. Initially it is available through more than 50 mobile operators around the world. On those select network, users can access 0.facebook.com without incurring data Read more »