YouTube has decided to increase the video length limit from 10 minutes to 15 minutes.
YouTube had added a 10 minutes limitation back in 2006 was that a lot of users uploaded full-length movies and TV shows. Now that YouTube uses a content identification software, Google's video site can safely remove this arbitrary limitation. YouTube is cautious, so it will release incremental improvements. [More]

One wallet becomes more difficult to open as its owner’s bank account runs low on money; another wallet swells and shrinks, depending on the available cash; a third buzzes when there’s any kind of movement in the account.
Researchers at the Media Lab created a new way to curb big spenders: this Proverbial Wallet becomes harder to open as the balance of its owner's bank account shrinks.
These “proverbial wallets’’ — objects that react to information that is stored and transmitted digitally — are being created at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Laboratory, and represent a new direction toward virtualization of physical world. [More]

Here is a list of 500 very commonly used passwords that you should also avoid using.
The above sample data clearly shows that it is off-course not impossible to crack down your password. The only thing which we can do is to make it tougher for the automated cracker to crack it.

As you can figure out from above figure, the password is difficult to crack if it is lengthy and complex. At-least for today's computer speeds, we can safely say that a password with 14 characters including at-least 1 number and 1 special symbol is a very strong password. [More]

It may not be just look more than a rainbow to most of us, but to the programmers this will make perfect sense.
Basically, sorting of numbers, strings etc. is used a lot in programming. The way this is done will vary by what algorithm you use.
Aldo Cortesi visualizes these sorting algorithms and has created a rainbow image of each of the algorithm used commonly in computer programming. [More]

I just found Mark Zuckerberg's (Founder of Facebook) picture on one of the site. He is wearing an Indian ethical dress and is dancing too.

I am not sure if this is an original image or is a morphed one. But just wanted to share as it looks good. [More]

Recently, I received an email from Facebook saying that my account has been accessed on a mobile somewhere in New York. It was strange for me as i had not visited New York in the last one year.
The facebook security alert immediately guided me to change my password in case this was not me who accessed my account via mobile. [More]

Got a new offer letter from a new company and struggling to find out exactly how much would you get in your pocket after various tax and other payroll deductions?
Then, here is an easy to use intuitive in-hand salary calculator for India developed by AM22 Technologies. The calculator is absolutely free of cost and you can use it anytime and any number of times. [More]

The best ideas win here at Apple. We have healthy debates in this company. We debate how to tie shoe laces and we even debate about what great is. We’re an engineering company, we think like engineers and scientists, and we think it’s the right way to solve real, hard problems. We try to have our cake and eat it too, we try to have great design and great performance. If you look at our products, that’s what we deliver. We are working really hard and we can’t run really faster. There are cars in the parking lots at all hours, people have cots in the office. [More]

The artist Charis Tsevis, has apparently hit on a pretty clever design theme that has now been duplicated for multiple influentials, including Mark Zuckerberg. Wired magazine contracted with Tsevis for the magazine’s U.K. edition to create a mosaic portrait of the company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. [More]

While not much more is revealed in the latest trailer, there’s a number of actual clips from the movie included in this video preview. It’s clearly aiming to be a dramatic movie and it’s actually looking like something worth watching. While Facebook is concerned about drawing negative publicity to the company, the clips don’t appear to be too damaging, although they definitely are drama-filled. You can check out the full clip below. [More]

Here are the pdf versions (E-book) of NCERT course Books. You can download the zip files and start reading them. [More]

You are in a meeting or watching movie with your girlfriend; suddenly a voice mail comes up and you don't want to hear it. How about reading it? Sounds weird but useful.

It looks like Google heard this wish and has now come up with this brilliant concept in its Google Voice Services. [More]

According to the world wealth survey done by Capgemini and Merill Lynch for the year 2009, the HNWI (High Net Worth Individuals) of the world invest most of their money in Fixed income and equities followed by Real estate. [More]

If you are interested in the story of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook and how he made 500 million friends and completely redefined how people interact on internet?

Sony Pictures is making a movie on social networks and here is the trailer of the movie.

“The Social Network”, which is loosely based (sensationalized) on the history of Facebook. While the new trailer doesn’t provide many details, it definitely emphasizes the dramatic perspective of things. The movie’s official site has been posted and is currently slated to be released later this year. [More]

The Indian currency is set to get a symbol for the first time in history. It will now sport a distinct identification symbol like the world's major currencies - $ (US dollar) , £ (pound sterling - UK), ¥ (yen - Japan) and the € (euro - Europe).

The five shortlisted designs are unique and contemporary. Some of them reflect the Devanagari script 'R' crossed with lines. The selected designs are simple, easy to write and are designed to appeal to the Indian and international community. [More]